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indeed, the years that she reigned over washington. it was not dolley madison as a hostess or a conciliator of political factions or as the arbiter of fashion. it was dolley madison as the
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retaliation did not bring the british to washington. this gentleman, admiral george co burning brought the british to washington. he was a really one of the most remarkable figures in all of the war of 1812. as andrew lambert mentioned yesterday, he was a protoge of nelson. he got his start in 1793, just when revolutionary france declared war on great britain. and he would rise high during the two decades of war that followed. and early in his career he was assigned to a squadron where his -- he was commanded by young captain named horatio nelson who took a great liking to coburn. "zeal and courage" which are conspicuous. at age 24, coburn served as a senior captain in nelson's squadron and nelson actually trusts him with command in his absence telling him that, quote, we're so -- we think so exactly alike on points of service that if your mind tells you it is right, there can hardly be a doubt, but i must approve. so in 1812, at the relatively young age of 40, coburn reaches flag rank. and the admiralty in london, looking for a new ass
retaliation did not bring the british to washington. this gentleman, admiral george co burning brought the british to washington. he was a really one of the most remarkable figures in all of the war of 1812. as andrew lambert mentioned yesterday, he was a protoge of nelson. he got his start in 1793, just when revolutionary france declared war on great britain. and he would rise high during the two decades of war that followed. and early in his career he was assigned to a squadron where his --...
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it was not that far from the washington navy yard, and in order to get into washington from more direct approach, the british would have to cross the river at this bridge, and the american commanders had set up r bridge ready to blow it when the british approached. ross opted tontwç;vq÷ cross the couple miles up river from where we are now. and august 24th at noon after%se sends forces across the river, first ones cross on the bridge which the americans neglected to blow in the chaos and confusion of the moment, and led by colonel william thornton, one of the brigade commanders, they hit the maryland militia head on, quickly were able to envelope the americans, get around them, and force the militia to retreat pretty quickly. the militia retreated to a second line of defense, and the british kept oncoming. they also had concrete rockets, a relatively new weapon at the time. coburn used them with quite a bit of effectiveness in the campaign, but most of the american militia troops had not seen them before, and these rockets were notoriously difficult to aim, but they were really weapon
it was not that far from the washington navy yard, and in order to get into washington from more direct approach, the british would have to cross the river at this bridge, and the american commanders had set up r bridge ready to blow it when the british approached. ross opted tontwç;vq÷ cross the couple miles up river from where we are now. and august 24th at noon after%se sends forces across the river, first ones cross on the bridge which the americans neglected to blow in the chaos and...
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he devotes washington from that says, i and washington know, i cannot come to all of you. but if you could come to me. stoic man. a this is the leader, the father of our country. be tears on ims to that evening. atthis -- that happened here this at fraunces tavern that you done today and it's set up as it would have been in the colonial times. the room at o rent fraunces tavern at private have tallies of what was served. if you had a party of 10, there bottles of rum, beer.n number bottles of you paid for your candlesticks and the playing cards. also what they served would have oysters. they claim in the hudson river t the time in the 1700s, the oysters were a foot long. hese are roast beef-sized oysters, pewter ware from china. public education so not everyone could read or count numbers, so they would use playing cards with symbols. everybody knew this was four because this was four hearts. have number four, it would have four hearts. if you were these a jeptleman in the 1770s. after he sold the tavern, in the 1800s, it had many owners and anagers, a boarding house, a gr
he devotes washington from that says, i and washington know, i cannot come to all of you. but if you could come to me. stoic man. a this is the leader, the father of our country. be tears on ims to that evening. atthis -- that happened here this at fraunces tavern that you done today and it's set up as it would have been in the colonial times. the room at o rent fraunces tavern at private have tallies of what was served. if you had a party of 10, there bottles of rum, beer.n number bottles of...
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in that memoir he quotes washington from that evening, and washington says, i cannot come to all of you, but if you could come to me and shake my hand. and this is a stoic man, this is the father of our country, and there claims to be tears on that evening. so that happened here in this long room at fraunces tavern, which you can visit today. and it's set up as it would have been back in the colonial times. if you were to rent a room at fraunces tavern for a private event, we have some tallies of what was served at those private events. so if you had a party of 10, there would be about 10 bottles of rum, certain number of bottles of beer, and you would pay for your candlesticks, and obviously the playing cards. so also what they would serve here would have been oysters, they claimed in the hudson river at the time the oysters were a foot long. so these are roast beef sized oysters. you would use pewter ware, some china. if you came to fraunces tavern, not everybody -- there was no public education, so not everybody could read or could count with numbers. so they would use playing cards
in that memoir he quotes washington from that evening, and washington says, i cannot come to all of you, but if you could come to me and shake my hand. and this is a stoic man, this is the father of our country, and there claims to be tears on that evening. so that happened here in this long room at fraunces tavern, which you can visit today. and it's set up as it would have been back in the colonial times. if you were to rent a room at fraunces tavern for a private event, we have some tallies...
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washington. this is now ft. mcnair, the national defense university is head quartered here. it is still an important army.ñ installation, and this is also the spot where some of the conspirators in the lincoln assassination were hung. after the arsenal explosion and the storm that hits town on the 25th, the british made plans for pretty quick departure, and they never intended to stay for long. this is something that we have to remember is a very is small for est, and general ross was definitely concerned about the possibility of a counter attack, baltimo baltimore. and washington gave consideration of going from washington to baltimore, but ultimately the decision was made that admiral cochran wants them back at the fleet, and tha&lh5ee low on munitions. so on the night of august 21st, they covered the retreat by making some fires and ordering a curfew, but they left the city ship ships on the01opo s tos on the and they z31vlalqñreturned to f virtually every vestige of powez destroyed. one for
washington. this is now ft. mcnair, the national defense university is head quartered here. it is still an important army.ñ installation, and this is also the spot where some of the conspirators in the lincoln assassination were hung. after the arsenal explosion and the storm that hits town on the 25th, the british made plans for pretty quick departure, and they never intended to stay for long. this is something that we have to remember is a very is small for est, and general ross was...
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washington. he stopped and pauses for a glass of wine and collects his thoughts and then gets on horseback to ride down here to georgeto georgetown where the sun is setting at this point. and there's a ferry known as mason's ferry that could carry people as well as horses across the river over here to mason's %% next to the virginia shore. today known as theodore roosevelt island. from there, madison, who's accompanied by paul jennings, the house, the madison house slave and several aides rides by causeway into virginia, and would spend the next three days as a refugee. there is no air force one or marine one helicopter to take them away. madison is on his own. georgetown are so clogged that she cannot reunite with the president. she ends up going further up river, chain bridge and crossing into virginia, and it would be better part of the day before ñ reunited. after burning theÑfz÷ capital, and coburn move with the troops down pennsylvania avenue to the white house. dolly and james madison
washington. he stopped and pauses for a glass of wine and collects his thoughts and then gets on horseback to ride down here to georgeto georgetown where the sun is setting at this point. and there's a ferry known as mason's ferry that could carry people as well as horses across the river over here to mason's %% next to the virginia shore. today known as theodore roosevelt island. from there, madison, who's accompanied by paul jennings, the house, the madison house slave and several aides...
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washington." and you will also notice this evening that there are c-span cameras around. v broadcasting those of you who are watching on c-span will be no stranger to anthony pitch. many of his lectures and programs have been broadcast for them before. we're lucky to have him tonight. ladies and gentlemen, mr. anthony pitch. n÷ >> thank you veepjz much for coming. just put that down. it's raining outside and so i'm very flad to see a lot of people here tonight. i want to tell you that a few years ago i escorted somebody into the white house, and his name was major ed ross, the same name major general robert ross who burnt the white house. he was a descendant. and he wanted to see the scorch marks that i told him were there. they are under the front door and there's a big stone archway where you can see massive scorch marks from the fires set by the british in 1814. and#@ñ the pastry chef who has offices close by couldn't stop giggling. he thought here's a man who's come to finish the job. i li
washington." and you will also notice this evening that there are c-span cameras around. v broadcasting those of you who are watching on c-span will be no stranger to anthony pitch. many of his lectures and programs have been broadcast for them before. we're lucky to have him tonight. ladies and gentlemen, mr. anthony pitch. n÷ >> thank you veepjz much for coming. just put that down. it's raining outside and so i'm very flad to see a lot of people here tonight. i want to tell you...
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washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's -- the point is that it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> okay. because the wheel white house was down on the potomac. >> all right. okay. i think we're going to cut so we have enough time to have lunch. thank you all very much. >>> friday night on "american history tv" in primetime we'll show you more of the speakers from the symposium on the british burning of washington, d.c. and the war of 1812. including kenneth bowling, author of "the creation of washington, d.c.: the idea and location of the american capital." pamela scott, author of "buildings of the district of columbia." william seale talks about his book "the president's house: a history." history." and co-authors of "madison and captioning performed by vitac >>> it was really inspite of rathe
washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's -- the point is that it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> okay. because the wheel white house was down on the potomac. >> all right. okay. i think we're going to...
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perhaps the solitary block on george washington's character, in fact, washington, d.c. was one of the greatest evils the people of the united states suffered. it should be destroyed and annihilated. that's all from the house debate. members of both side indicated their awareness that the decision to come south to the potomac had been a matter of barter. a north carolina representative threatened that if the removal bill passed the house, he would immediately call for the repeal of 1790 funding act. after a week of consideration, a motion to continue debate failed 5 1-35. on august 24th, 1814, british general robert ross burned several buildings in washington. americans at the time, and as pointed out this morning, british after the fact considered it retaliation for the american burning of government buildings at york, canada. perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the american army after all. this provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city.
perhaps the solitary block on george washington's character, in fact, washington, d.c. was one of the greatest evils the people of the united states suffered. it should be destroyed and annihilated. that's all from the house debate. members of both side indicated their awareness that the decision to come south to the potomac had been a matter of barter. a north carolina representative threatened that if the removal bill passed the house, he would immediately call for the repeal of 1790 funding...
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railroads came to washington in his time. hotels became numerous in the town had many visitors on business. political business, mostly. this trend would continue through time calling for a different requirement to suit different political circumstances and philosophical ideas. the white house never lost its association with president washington, but moved beyond that, gaining greater fame and respect and legend when madison pulled it back from ruin and monroe emphasized it with his grandeur. as time passed, the building's symbolism gained a less abstract presence and more substance through the lives of those who lived there by the succession of presidents. each with his own story, each with his own achievements and occasionally failures. it was increasingly seen that a president lived his life as president entirely in that symbolic place. and became a part of his history, as well as that of the house. all presidents that have to ask themselves what do i do about the white house? even doing nothing to it is subject to interpre
railroads came to washington in his time. hotels became numerous in the town had many visitors on business. political business, mostly. this trend would continue through time calling for a different requirement to suit different political circumstances and philosophical ideas. the white house never lost its association with president washington, but moved beyond that, gaining greater fame and respect and legend when madison pulled it back from ruin and monroe emphasized it with his grandeur. as...
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indeed, the years that she reigned over washington. it was not dolley madison as a hostess or political factions or as the arby tor of tags. it was dolley madison as the hero of 1812. in 1834, we have now skipped 20 years. in 1834, she finally got her chance to prevent her interpretation of events. the occasion for this was that she received a request from margaret smith, the wife of the editor of the national intelligencer and also writer and novelest, to supply smith for material for a bigraphical sketch of mrs. madison for the third volume of the portrait gallery for distinguished americans. dolley seems to be ambivalent. she sent smith little about her origins and of that, some was intentionally incorrect. she was concerned about her privacy and that of her husband and she instructed her niece, mary cuts, not to give smith, quote, anything of importance in my own eyes. dolley stalled, leaving smith largely to write from her own memory. but in one particular matter, dolley mailed margaret smith a letter. the letter she told smith sh
indeed, the years that she reigned over washington. it was not dolley madison as a hostess or political factions or as the arby tor of tags. it was dolley madison as the hero of 1812. in 1834, we have now skipped 20 years. in 1834, she finally got her chance to prevent her interpretation of events. the occasion for this was that she received a request from margaret smith, the wife of the editor of the national intelligencer and also writer and novelest, to supply smith for material for a...
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in washington. if the army came under counter attack, then having the royal navy squadron coming up the potomac would relieve pressure on them and perhaps they could carry out some of the army forces down the potomac if they were to get trapped at washington. beyond that, there were some important targets still up river from where they stood. primarily, this included the city of alexandria, which was then -- although in virginia, in the state of virginia, it was then part of the land making up the district of columbia. this was a very wealthy port on the potomac. and they also could pose a threat to other targets in washington that hadn't been taken by the british army. though they don't know this at this point. georgetown had been left alone by the british and there's an important foundry that makes weapons for the u.s. navy that is still sitting untouched. in any event, they were proceeding up river when they're hit by the huge storm. the remarkable storm that comes through washington on august 25
in washington. if the army came under counter attack, then having the royal navy squadron coming up the potomac would relieve pressure on them and perhaps they could carry out some of the army forces down the potomac if they were to get trapped at washington. beyond that, there were some important targets still up river from where they stood. primarily, this included the city of alexandria, which was then -- although in virginia, in the state of virginia, it was then part of the land making up...
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washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's the point -- the point is it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> us ba the real white house was down on the potomac. >> okay. i think we're going to cut so we have enough time to have lunch. thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> to all the presenters from today and yesterday, if you will meet with leslie in the back -- oh, right over here. and finally, we've heard a lot about benjamin henry latrobe, let me as a teaser read this short quote, something he wrote less than two years after the burning. "a greater benefit could not have accrued to this city than the destruction of its principle buildings by the british." well, we'll find out this afternoon why he said that and be back in your seats by 1:15. thank you. >>> live coverage here on c-span 3, confe
washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's the point -- the point is it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> us ba the real white house was down on the potomac. >> okay. i think we're going to cut so we have...
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when the british occupied washington. it's interesting he chose the title, "the burning of washington." if you look at the right hand side, this is a book not as well known, but also an excellent book by carol and it was published in 2005. the title of it is "august 24, 1814: washington in flames." you can stee burning of the white house. well, there's other books as well and i can't go into all of them or we'd be here all morning. it's interesting if you go to andy tully's book, "when they burned the white house," that was published in 1961. and then "the man who burned the white house" which is essentially a biography of george coburn, who we have already heard a lot during this particular symposium and this was 1987. here are two books where they don't talk about the burning of washington in the title. they talk about the burning of the white house. just in case you haven't had enough of that, there's the most recent book by peter snow, when britain burned the white house. all of these books are great but the question
when the british occupied washington. it's interesting he chose the title, "the burning of washington." if you look at the right hand side, this is a book not as well known, but also an excellent book by carol and it was published in 2005. the title of it is "august 24, 1814: washington in flames." you can stee burning of the white house. well, there's other books as well and i can't go into all of them or we'd be here all morning. it's interesting if you go to andy tully's...
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perhaps the solitary block on george washington's character, in fact, washington, d.c. was one of the greatest evils the people of the united states suffered. it should be destroyed and annihilated. that's all from the house debate. members of both side indicated their awareness that the decision to come south to the potomac had been a matter of barter. a north carolina representative threatened that if the removal bill passed the house, he would immediately call for the repeal of 1790 funding act. after a week of consideration, a motion to continue debate failed 5 1-35. on august 24th, 1814, british general robert ross burned several buildings in washington. americans at the time, and as pointed out this morning, british after the fact considered it retaliation for the american burning of government buildings at york, canada. perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the american army after all. this provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city.
perhaps the solitary block on george washington's character, in fact, washington, d.c. was one of the greatest evils the people of the united states suffered. it should be destroyed and annihilated. that's all from the house debate. members of both side indicated their awareness that the decision to come south to the potomac had been a matter of barter. a north carolina representative threatened that if the removal bill passed the house, he would immediately call for the repeal of 1790 funding...
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when the british occupied washington. it's interesting he chose the title, "the burning of washington." if you look at the right hand side, this is a book not as well known, but also an excellent book by carol and it was published in 2005. the title of it is "august 24, 1814: washington in flames." you can stee burning of the white house. well, there's other books as well and i can't go into all of them or we'd be here all morning. it's interesting if you go to andy tully's book, "when they burned the white house," that was published in 1961. and then "the man who burned the white house" which is essentially a biography of george coburn, who we have already heard a lot during this particular symposium and this was 1987. here are two books where they don't talk about the burning of washington in the title. they talk about the burning of the white house. just in case you haven't had enough of that, there's the most recent book by peter snow, when britain burned the white house. all of these books are great but the question
when the british occupied washington. it's interesting he chose the title, "the burning of washington." if you look at the right hand side, this is a book not as well known, but also an excellent book by carol and it was published in 2005. the title of it is "august 24, 1814: washington in flames." you can stee burning of the white house. well, there's other books as well and i can't go into all of them or we'd be here all morning. it's interesting if you go to andy tully's...
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washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's -- the point is that it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> okay. because the wheel white house was down on the potomac. >> all right. okay. i think we're going to cut so we have enough time to have lunch. thank you all very much. >>> friday night on "american history tv" in primetime we'll show you more of the speakers from the symposium on the british burning of washington, d.c. and the war of 1812. including kenneth bowling, author of "the creation of washington, d.c.: the idea and location of the american capital." pamela scott, author of "buildings of the district of columbia." william seale talks about his book "the president's house: a history." and co-authors of "madison and jefferson." friday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> ne
washington, even the british on their ships called it ft. washington. so my question is, how prevalent is the use of the white house? >> it's not prevalent. i only know of three instances. but it's -- the point is that it was known as the white house before. >> sure. >> and it really didn't become popularized, as you know, until much later, until the 1930s. >> okay. because the wheel white house was down on the potomac. >> all right. okay. i think we're going to...
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the silver inkwell on the table is engraved with washington's coat of arms. the 1792 london newspaper article about the lansdowne portrait delivered to england claimed washington was standing in support of the 1795 jay "and inecommending, viable union between america and great britain." this unfortunately did not foresee hostilities 15 years hence in which the white house portrait would become an icon. the white house portrait was probably sold to the u.s. government twice. the797, stewart sold it for american minister to paris. but when the diplomatic appointee was not recognized by the french government, stewart did not deliver the painting but seems to have quickly sold it to a second buyer. later he would compound his duplicity by denying it was his work at all. during conservation on the white house portrait in 1978, all four examples of the lansdowne type were examined by our conservators who wrote we feel all four versions were painted in their entirety by a single hand. the white house portrait is believed to be the last of the four, the one least mar
the silver inkwell on the table is engraved with washington's coat of arms. the 1792 london newspaper article about the lansdowne portrait delivered to england claimed washington was standing in support of the 1795 jay "and inecommending, viable union between america and great britain." this unfortunately did not foresee hostilities 15 years hence in which the white house portrait would become an icon. the white house portrait was probably sold to the u.s. government twice. the797,...
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more than jefferson, more than washington? adams. this apparent contemptment was certainly not due to want of grievances, the internal taxes pushed hard upon the people. but no portion of the country seemed pleased that a fourth virginian should be made president. and here is the real reason why madison is someone other than that flat nerdy caricature of popular history. that hopy changy thing we associate with president monroe and the era of good feelings, that cascaded from his nearly unanimous election in 1816, it was generated by his predecessor, little gemmy madison. a political revolutionary, life long student of government, forth coming, open minded, honorable, who lived to enlarge the boundaries of human knowledge, no less than any of his more storied contemporarcon. hail frodonia. thank you. [ applause ] >> the obligatory q&a begins. we'll just take a little bit of time for this because i know everybody wants to get to the refreshments. [ inaudible ] -- >> -- between madison about nullification. there are those that say madi
more than jefferson, more than washington? adams. this apparent contemptment was certainly not due to want of grievances, the internal taxes pushed hard upon the people. but no portion of the country seemed pleased that a fourth virginian should be made president. and here is the real reason why madison is someone other than that flat nerdy caricature of popular history. that hopy changy thing we associate with president monroe and the era of good feelings, that cascaded from his nearly...
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why can't washington do better? >> i think washington doesn't do better by them because washington isn't trying to do better by them. if you look at washington as a whole, i think this is the fundamental problem in our system right now. washington works for those who can hire armies of lobbyists, armies of lawyers, and get just the rules they want. it doesn't work for families. raise the minimum wage. nobody should work full time and still live inpoverty. minimum wage nationally hasn't been raised in over seven years. we need to make sure we have real rules on equal pay to equal work. we need to lower the interest rate on student loans. in every case, we, in the united states senate, have a majority. all of the democrats have voted in favor of this. occasionally, we even pick up a republican. the republicans have filibustered in the senate. they won't even bring things to a vote in the house of representatives. this is really a case where one party has said the usual rules of governing, you know, we'll come together
why can't washington do better? >> i think washington doesn't do better by them because washington isn't trying to do better by them. if you look at washington as a whole, i think this is the fundamental problem in our system right now. washington works for those who can hire armies of lobbyists, armies of lawyers, and get just the rules they want. it doesn't work for families. raise the minimum wage. nobody should work full time and still live inpoverty. minimum wage nationally hasn't...
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and washington. this was a fort that george washington, who lives across the river had urged be built, it's at this strategic point of the piscataway creek and the pa tomorrow augustd2xx river. the fort is built here in the early 1800s isn't that works, platforms up there on the high ground, but this -- because of the channel coming so close to the shore line here those guns from that height would have an enormous effect on any ships trying to sailhs by. it could have been a much stronger position if the u.s. government hadzrjy done more t fortify it, recommendations had been made that the fort be rebuilt into a stronger, more affected position, that hadn't been done. even so, it's an obstacle that british officers estimated it would cost them at least 50 men would try to take. it would cause some damage to some of these valuable ships if there had been a fight here. and the british, gordon and his men were expecting to have a real fight on their hands to get by this port they had just lobbed the fi
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rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want ray if i go to you in washington we have the u.s. defense secretary saying the islamic state threat beyond anything we've seen is it really of this magnitude here because we've heard this before about other groups and the march toward go ahead ray in washington. well we have a history of doing that i mean the government as we saw that pre two thousand and three with saddam hussein in iraq saying he had weapons of mass destruction he didn't we invaded anyway and now all of the rest of the world wonders about our credibility however we had an attack on nine eleven thirteen years ago that killed more than three thousand people and nobody wants to be the person in charge in the government who turns a blind eye to something like that rules out a potential threat and then comes to regret it later so certainly politically the pressure is on to always take these things seriously and then if they turn out not to be so bad to dial it back this may not be a case where we can dial it back if we keep stepping up the military action ok th
rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want ray if i go to you in washington we have the u.s. defense secretary saying the islamic state threat beyond anything we've seen is it really of this magnitude here because we've heard this before about other groups and the march toward go ahead ray in washington. well we have a history of doing that i mean the government as we saw that pre two thousand and three with saddam hussein in iraq saying he had weapons of mass destruction he...
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it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last refuge of the feebleminded, but it is the only refuge for historians. noticed this, it's underreported, under discussed in history texts. the war starts 15 months before independence is declared. it's going to cause, it's going to shake things in this explanation is that i'm going to offer you. anyway, washington is getting ready to leave mount vernon and he says to his -- what is that? >> [inaudible] >> flood warning,right. [laughter] biblical here. [laughter] somebody gave me that line. thank you, sir. washington said he was manag
it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last...
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anna payne cuts was also in washington. she wrote a quick message. it was undated but probably also composed on august 24th and her tone was frantic. quote, tell me, for god's sake where you are and what you are going to do, she dispaired. quote, we could hear nutting but what is horrible. i know not who to send this to and will say but little. soon afterwards, william jones, we identify as the husband of eleanor young jones, also secretary of the navy wrote a memo outlining his actions on the 24th. presumably quite close to the events. he said he had left the navy yard about 3:30 in the afternoon, which is to say about a half hour after he had initially been due for dinner, with supreme court associate justice gabriel duvall and soon learned that quote, our army was rapidly retreating and that of the enemy advancing rapidly. he and duvall went to georgetown and picked up the jones and carol families as well as dolly, anna and anna's husband, richard cuts. jones then received word from james madison to go to the works west of georgetown. so, quote, a
anna payne cuts was also in washington. she wrote a quick message. it was undated but probably also composed on august 24th and her tone was frantic. quote, tell me, for god's sake where you are and what you are going to do, she dispaired. quote, we could hear nutting but what is horrible. i know not who to send this to and will say but little. soon afterwards, william jones, we identify as the husband of eleanor young jones, also secretary of the navy wrote a memo outlining his actions on the...
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honeyman new raul and was a spy for washington and was able to to washington that raul was a strong prussian character who i don't respect for the american soldier whatsoever. to the point he refused to build fortifications around written. his famous quote is, if the americans are foolish enough to attack, we will repel them with our bayonets. he understood the enemy and understood weakness of the enemy. syncing is true with princeton as well. thanks to some crucial debriefing of deserters and his knowledge of the troops who were at princeton and the fact that a spy, only referred to as a young gentleman, was able to tell him the defensive positions around princeton and the one unguarded area that the british had not put up a defense. okay, so washington was unable to take princeton, another victory, another bit of morale and few more troops go some more enlistments. at a very crucial time in our history. he ends it all up with an excellent exception plan that causes -- deception plan. this is a classic deception plan to among other things, writing a false estimates of troop strength, leavin
honeyman new raul and was a spy for washington and was able to to washington that raul was a strong prussian character who i don't respect for the american soldier whatsoever. to the point he refused to build fortifications around written. his famous quote is, if the americans are foolish enough to attack, we will repel them with our bayonets. he understood the enemy and understood weakness of the enemy. syncing is true with princeton as well. thanks to some crucial debriefing of deserters and...
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vernon, george washington was a liberal hero. as far as british liberals on the left of politics were concerned, george washington was a very significant figure in the creation of british democracy. he taught important lessons by representation. they didn't burn the building. they stopped and the band came up and played washington's march. so the british were not making war on america. they were making war on the american government. they recognized that half the population of america were not enthusiastic about this war. the federalist response to the war was not particularly engaged. they saw that this was very much a partisan conflict within america, and they very carefully targeted those americans they believed to be the causes of the war. hence, the use of the division list. george washington, he's off limits. he's part of the history of britain and america. remember, he's an officer in george's army first. he is spared as are almost all public buildings, private buildings the british can spare. >> thank you. >> one left. >>
vernon, george washington was a liberal hero. as far as british liberals on the left of politics were concerned, george washington was a very significant figure in the creation of british democracy. he taught important lessons by representation. they didn't burn the building. they stopped and the band came up and played washington's march. so the british were not making war on america. they were making war on the american government. they recognized that half the population of america were not...
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>> fort washington. >> fort washington, that's right. and it was commanded by captain samuel dyson, a young man, and he held a conference with some of his people. and they said, i think we'd better surrender. we had better leave the fort. so without a shot being fired, they retreated from the fort. they left it to the british. the british couldn't believe the good luck. they just couldn't understand this. they thought it was a trick, but they destroyed the fort. naturally, and at a moment when the flag should have been flying, it was fold up in the darkness as the judge advocate general later said in a court marshal. dyson was convicted, kicked out of the military, and they didn't want anybody of that caliber. he said, what's the point of flying a flag if we're going to be overtaken anyway? it was the worst kind of commander that you wanted to turn out, and so the british took the fort and there was nothing between them and alexandria in virginia. so they sailed upstream, and they laid siege to alexandria. now, just about everybody from
>> fort washington. >> fort washington, that's right. and it was commanded by captain samuel dyson, a young man, and he held a conference with some of his people. and they said, i think we'd better surrender. we had better leave the fort. so without a shot being fired, they retreated from the fort. they left it to the british. the british couldn't believe the good luck. they just couldn't understand this. they thought it was a trick, but they destroyed the fort. naturally, and at a...
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he should have burnt washington. he got in trouble for not burning washington. admiral cochran was exceptionally greedy. not only did he hope to get a ransom for burning washington, humiliated if it surrendered. cochran petitioned for ransom in lieu of burning the public buildings. in other words, you know, the money we should have got from washington give it to us and the british government said no. >> thank you. question? right up here. >> i have a question for peter snow because i know you do a lof of tactical analysis of battlefields. we talked about america militia and that failure of the militia but is it more of a failure of the american command, you know, particularly looking at the final stages here where winder orders that withdrawal of the third line and without a rallying point and then we have barney continuing to hold an artillery against infantry is usually a massacre. so if we hadn't had that left flank breaking would this not necessarily have been such a defeat that it was? >> two things about that. first thing is in9g6u fairness winder, to be f
he should have burnt washington. he got in trouble for not burning washington. admiral cochran was exceptionally greedy. not only did he hope to get a ransom for burning washington, humiliated if it surrendered. cochran petitioned for ransom in lieu of burning the public buildings. in other words, you know, the money we should have got from washington give it to us and the british government said no. >> thank you. question? right up here. >> i have a question for peter snow because...
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washington gas issued a statement saying washington gas is a highly regulated regional utility. the welfare of our customers, the public and their property is fundamental to the proper management and repair of leaks. the top three d.c. risky projects are identified on a list approved for repair that our investigation on washington's aging underground natural gas time lines obtained a much larger list under the freedom of information act. that list remains secret, most of the document blacked out including the addresses of washington's top 100 high risk neighborhoods. >> i think that's sad because we need to know. as the public we really need to know. >> it does bother me because of time i come over here i smell it. >> reporter: there are hundreds of high risk natural gas sites in d.c., virginia and maryland that remain secret. we're continuing our open records fight to get those documents. so if you live near one of these sites, you'll know. i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek, wusa9. >> russ and the crew reported in gas smell to 311. an operator said they would send emergenc
washington gas issued a statement saying washington gas is a highly regulated regional utility. the welfare of our customers, the public and their property is fundamental to the proper management and repair of leaks. the top three d.c. risky projects are identified on a list approved for repair that our investigation on washington's aging underground natural gas time lines obtained a much larger list under the freedom of information act. that list remains secret, most of the document blacked...
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even washington. of course, he never lived there. it comes to us like a stage production with its characters, its ups, downs, few joys, amazing triumphs, many tragedies and sudden -- sad end. lincoln seems to have had no particular interest in the white house but respected its history. two times he referred to it as this damned old house, revealing it was an expensive headache. and then this big white house once when he expressed his respect for it among some young soldiers, symbolically as a house to which in american might appear to live. it was lincoln's residency there that intensified the symbolic house and gave it power it had never had before that protected it from the ambitious and indelible victorians who followed. actually, i think there might be no white house today symbol or not in lincoln's melodrama had not played out there. building experts lay in wait. the corps of army engineers suddenly eager to please the president with a new house stepped forth as the enemy of the whole white house and they would carry that great
even washington. of course, he never lived there. it comes to us like a stage production with its characters, its ups, downs, few joys, amazing triumphs, many tragedies and sudden -- sad end. lincoln seems to have had no particular interest in the white house but respected its history. two times he referred to it as this damned old house, revealing it was an expensive headache. and then this big white house once when he expressed his respect for it among some young soldiers, symbolically as a...
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madison's war and the burning of washington city. for those of you who may be just joining us, if have you one of these little devices, make sure it is turned off or in the silent mode, that would be fantastic. so i have the pleasure now of introducing dr. katherine algore. she is going to tackle james madison's other half and some of us might say his better half, dolly madison. katherine has written several very important books on dolly, including a perfect union.
madison's war and the burning of washington city. for those of you who may be just joining us, if have you one of these little devices, make sure it is turned off or in the silent mode, that would be fantastic. so i have the pleasure now of introducing dr. katherine algore. she is going to tackle james madison's other half and some of us might say his better half, dolly madison. katherine has written several very important books on dolly, including a perfect union.
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too often these events here in washington are kind of forgotten. and as early pulls back to virginia, he's going to say one thing. well, we didn't capture washington, but we sure as hell scared the hell out of abraham lincoln. we have to remember what abraham lincoln is going to write on the 24th day of august, that is five weeks after this day. and that day things are still not going well. butler's army and stymied in front of richmond and petersburg. sherman is stymied in front of atlanta. and president will write a letter to the file and he will say, and the democrats have met in chicago, adopted a peace declaring the war a failure and nominating for president george b. mcclennan and pendleton of ohio as vice president. and the president will write that day, as of this day, we will probably lose the election. therefore, we will have to work with the left to save the union after election day and before he's inaugurated as president on march 4th, because he will not be able to say it at at day. but, of course, just like everybody could remember, m
too often these events here in washington are kind of forgotten. and as early pulls back to virginia, he's going to say one thing. well, we didn't capture washington, but we sure as hell scared the hell out of abraham lincoln. we have to remember what abraham lincoln is going to write on the 24th day of august, that is five weeks after this day. and that day things are still not going well. butler's army and stymied in front of richmond and petersburg. sherman is stymied in front of atlanta....
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i worked at the washington times and went to my editor and said i am going to get a gun in washington, d.c., i heard it was difficult and i don't know the situation but how about i write utit for the paper. he said that is fine and it will take a couple weeks. washington, d.c. has laws in the country that don't exist anywhere else. until 2008, which overturned the 30 year ban on ownership of guns, but even after the supreme court acted they put together all of those gun control laws. so i started going through it. i had to take a written test and a class. this is just to own a gun. what i thought would take two weeks was four months and 17 steps and that was just to buy legally one ogun i am not allow today take out of the house. for the few murmurs in the room, i bet you are from the south and west. and those not reacting i bet you are from the northeast. who you are a from a blue state in the northeast and you say it took 17 steps people are like i don't get it because that is normal in the blue states. it is so hard to exercise your right to keep and bear arms. whe whe whe whereas
i worked at the washington times and went to my editor and said i am going to get a gun in washington, d.c., i heard it was difficult and i don't know the situation but how about i write utit for the paper. he said that is fine and it will take a couple weeks. washington, d.c. has laws in the country that don't exist anywhere else. until 2008, which overturned the 30 year ban on ownership of guns, but even after the supreme court acted they put together all of those gun control laws. so i...
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in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all know, and baltimore, i believe has it too, that -- they are basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly without human intervention figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it and often give a very accurate direction. that type of technology isn't so odd that we don't see it in our industries, and i think that's the reason i went on so long with this question. ms. norton i knows this, the district has a sophisticated system, and i think the committee is going to want to make sure not only does the white house have a heightened awareness of this system, but that the district's system be enhanced if necessary to make sure nothing like this happens again. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. director pierson, i had thought about all of this long and hard, and i think my major concern goes to the culture. it is very disturbing to know that secret service agents in th
in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all know, and baltimore, i believe has it too, that -- they are basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly without human intervention figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it and often give a very accurate direction. that type of technology isn't so odd that we don't see it in our industries, and i think that's the reason i went on so long with this...
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who needs washington? dysfunction left congress with all-time low approval ratings, the president not far behind. away from washington, american cities are growing and revitalizing rapidly under the leadership of some dynamic mayors. my colleague kevin tibbles now on how many cities have put partisanship aside to put people over politics. >> reporter: there are cities across this nation pulling themselves from the depths of desperate economic times. by rolling up their sleeves and going it on their own with little of washington's help or dysfunction. from houston and its rebuild houston plant, 200 projects to improve quality of life with quarter billion of mostly local taxpayer dollars. to seattle, which voted to raise the minimum wage and detroit where private money is revitalizing a moribund motor city. in oklahoma city, what used to look like this now looks like this. all designed to jump-start city economies. scenes us bureau figures now show many urban populations are on the rebound. >> how desperate
who needs washington? dysfunction left congress with all-time low approval ratings, the president not far behind. away from washington, american cities are growing and revitalizing rapidly under the leadership of some dynamic mayors. my colleague kevin tibbles now on how many cities have put partisanship aside to put people over politics. >> reporter: there are cities across this nation pulling themselves from the depths of desperate economic times. by rolling up their sleeves and going...
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if weld do a lot better had that success in washington. system, jobulatory energy, using it more efficiently, so there are some things that i am really excited about. done, becausethis we can expand more exports. >> i will go. nice to see you. >> without starting the quiet afternoon, could you give us an overview of your thoughts of what you would do in dealing with at least that characterization? in terms of the dysfunctionality? earlier, thissaid ,s going back over the history finding common ground, and it was not so long ago that we could figure it out, and to do it in a bipartisan way. and finally, it takes leadership. nothing big has happened in recent leadership without having involvement and engagement. , as you indicated, the legislative branch. but what happens, and i will give you an example, people said ronald reagan was crazy to engage in that. and they beat up republicans. things like that. and reagan said, we will do it right there, and we look forward to this. that was in 1983. and is popular in 1982 1983. tough decisions in
if weld do a lot better had that success in washington. system, jobulatory energy, using it more efficiently, so there are some things that i am really excited about. done, becausethis we can expand more exports. >> i will go. nice to see you. >> without starting the quiet afternoon, could you give us an overview of your thoughts of what you would do in dealing with at least that characterization? in terms of the dysfunctionality? earlier, thissaid ,s going back over the history...
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nevadans today see that we can get things done here in washington and washington can solve problems. and while today's bill is just a tiny crack in the dam of congressional gridlock, if we keep moving forward, where we have consensus, we can achieve great things for our constituents. i want to especially thank my colleague, representative amodei, for all of his hard work on this important legislation. our congressional districts both contain parts of lion county. he fought hard for this bill during previous sessions of congress. his support has been critical to getting this entire packing an of bills through this house and i want to continue working with him and our entire nevada delegation to put our state first. i also want to thank the ranking member, mr. defazio, for helping make this bill a top priority for our side of the aisle, as well as to the subcommittee chairman, mr. grijalva, for advocating for this bill to move quickly through the process. last but not least, i want to thank chairman doc hastings and the chairman of the subcommittee, mr. bishop, for working across the a
nevadans today see that we can get things done here in washington and washington can solve problems. and while today's bill is just a tiny crack in the dam of congressional gridlock, if we keep moving forward, where we have consensus, we can achieve great things for our constituents. i want to especially thank my colleague, representative amodei, for all of his hard work on this important legislation. our congressional districts both contain parts of lion county. he fought hard for this bill...
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that's the place in washington. you could see the white house all dark up there but the house on s street was all light and where the republicans and -- she was building a political sell-on there and that certainly becomes most apparent when jefferson with the diplomacy between great britain and the united states screeches to a halt. it's important to look atçmk th thomas jefferson years not as a stand-in for the first lady but she's building a power base and it's no wonder when james madison is elected, the people of the town are very happy to have mrs. madison as president of s. >> developing criticism of madison, wasn't it simply the unfortunate circumstance of seceding thomas +++p[z victors, which is in-fighting. with thomas jefferson sort of sweeping into town with this new party, the federalists were on their way out and they were going to let go without a fight and they were still on their way out. instead of holding together and katherine mitchell said, why do they keep fighting, they are just trying to pul
that's the place in washington. you could see the white house all dark up there but the house on s street was all light and where the republicans and -- she was building a political sell-on there and that certainly becomes most apparent when jefferson with the diplomacy between great britain and the united states screeches to a halt. it's important to look atçmk th thomas jefferson years not as a stand-in for the first lady but she's building a power base and it's no wonder when james madison...
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madison's war and the burning of washington city. declaring war, congress and the president exercised pourt that were granted by the constitution. for our young country only three decades removed from war of independence. the war of 1812 tested many of the ideas in the constitution and it called upon madison to abide by limitation of powers he worked so hard to institute. as we commemorate sobering events of 1814, this panel will be shedding light on scholarship and ideas about origins and outcomes of the war. fittingly i love we begin with the british context of the war. i'm pleased to welcome to the program dr. andrew lambert. he's professor of naval history at kings college in london. in addition to writing about british strategy and technology, he's the author of an award winning volume on the war titled "the challenge, britain against america in the naval war of 1812." it was just honored with the anderson award. if i can have you help me join in welcoming dr. lambert to the podium. [ applause ] >> have you very much for extreme
madison's war and the burning of washington city. declaring war, congress and the president exercised pourt that were granted by the constitution. for our young country only three decades removed from war of independence. the war of 1812 tested many of the ideas in the constitution and it called upon madison to abide by limitation of powers he worked so hard to institute. as we commemorate sobering events of 1814, this panel will be shedding light on scholarship and ideas about origins and...
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team captain, half back, number 32, denzel washington. teammate andrew penny remembers the game day well. >> unfortunately, we lost the game. and i remember after the game he was sitting there, and had tears rolling down his eyes. because he was so passionate about winning and being competitive. of that's denzel. >> denzel heads to college at fort ham university in new york city. academically, he jumps among majors in pre-med, poly sci and journalism. he gives basketball a shot. >> i was coaching the freshman team. >> pj carlissimo meets a walk-on. >> i think we tried out 70 or 80 guys. denzel made the team. wasn't a good offensive player, but he was a good defensive player. played very hard. he was really competitive. >> between practices, games and classes, denzel explores college theatre. eventually, basketball takes a back seat. >> he took a semester off. and i think when he came back, he first started to know he wanted to get into acting, because he had a couple different majors, as we all did going through school. he finally settled
team captain, half back, number 32, denzel washington. teammate andrew penny remembers the game day well. >> unfortunately, we lost the game. and i remember after the game he was sitting there, and had tears rolling down his eyes. because he was so passionate about winning and being competitive. of that's denzel. >> denzel heads to college at fort ham university in new york city. academically, he jumps among majors in pre-med, poly sci and journalism. he gives basketball a shot....