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and washington recognizes this washington actually says he thinks she was doing this to make some money. she has a small trust that was put in her name from her father to keep it out of her husband's hands, but that probably didn't supply a lot of money so she reminds us about women working her whole life. she's sort of going to follow when he put picks up and move somewhere else but in each place for her giving lectures and then running a school becomes away to earn money and to basically support to support both of them and it's a really important reminder about the fact that education particularly female education was one of the few avenues open to women as a way for them to have a job and to make money and to become independent. and that will be that will continue right for a very very long time into the 19th century that so many of the women activists who we come to know in the 19th century enter public life if you will by way of the classroom, and then what they do with the classroom and in the classroom, i always think when i encounter those figures, you know, what was going on in

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it's part of american historical roar that george washington -- you know the story about george washington and the cherry tree? and how he chopped down the cherry tree, and his father said, you know, who chopped down the cherry tree? he, said i cannot tell a lie. i chopped down with my acts, and so on. so, we have this impression that george washington couldn't tell a lie. i don't actually think that's true. i read enough of washington's diaries and letters to know that he found the truth. but, whether or not george washington couldn't tell a lie, he could not tell a joke. he couldn't tell a joke, or maybe, it's just that he wouldn't telegenic. nor, would he laugh at jokes. and, this, in part, because he is self consciously presented himself to the world as this very sober minded, serious character. as a young man, he got a hold of this list of, sort of, principles of life for a young man. there's something like 110 of them. and one of them said, laugh seldom, and never in distinguished company. he wrote this down. and, this was words that he came to live by. now, i really don't know that

but george washington, whether or not george washington couldn't tell a lie, he could not tell a joke. [laughter] and he couldn't village look, or maybe it's just that he wouldn't elegiac. nor would he laugh at asia, have jokes. this in part because he presented himself to the wall that is very sober minded, serious character. as a young man, he got a hold of this list of sort of maxims and principles of life for a young man. something like 110 of them. and one of them said, laugh seldom and never in distinguished company. he wrote this down. and these were words that he came to live by. now, i really don't know if in his private life, george washington -- now, i don't think it told jokes. he might have left at jokes. but in his public life, he certainly did not. and people would try to warn him up. there's a story that is told on good authority about george washington at the constitutional convention. this is before he's president. he's actually president of the convention. and he is this austere figure, he is the commander of the continental army, he is the one who won the revolutio

in the darkness of washington. quite beautiful. host: if daniel chester french is somebody you're intrigued by, monument man, the author of the book is carol holzer. up next, good morning. caller: good morning. two points, my wife who died a while ago, used to work for the department of interior and i know they use to -- i don't know if they still do -- give tours into the monument underground, to other recesses but typically would not be apparent and the other point just last week i was listening to testimony by deb haaland about the atrocities that have happened to the indigenous people here and it should be duly noted and recognized that it was under lincoln that i think the largest mass execution of people were done, so we just have to be able to tell all of the history. guest: i agree. i would love to talk about both of those things. first, i think the caller is referring to what people call the under croft of the lincoln memorial. the memorial itself is 99 feet high. the undergirding, the basement, call it the under croft, is

washington people do not like him at all. there is probably 15%, 20% of republicans that cannot stand him but the rest like him. host: how much was the senate republican primary in the keystone state? how much was that about trump in your mind? caller: i don't think it was much, i really don't. but i do think this state has problems with elections. and my personal opinion is i think people -- like when i went to vote, i think i should show my identification. i think it is absurd that we doubt. i think you should be able to determine -- i do not think it is asking for much. and it is not racist, it is just american. it should be the way it is. host: did you vote for dr. oz? ca: i did not. i voted for mccormick and for governor i actually voted for dave white. host: here is what some of the voters in pennsylvania were seeing other televisions when it came to ads before the primary. this dr. oz's ad. [video clip] >> has been raining nonstop all day but that is not stop locals from turning out in force at a huge rally. >> republi

she knew how to work her way around washington. she followed a lot of madison in getting the right people together, people on both sides of the aisle. they respected her. she would read the newspapers every morning and give him a summary. she worked on his speeches when he was running for governor of tennessee. she was in his second campaign when he was the incumbent governor. she was essentially watching over the governorship while he campaigned. she took a lot of that same practice to the white house. she would give him far more advice. he would listen to her advice more than some of his cabinet officials. when she was accused of being too powerful or controlling him, she would essentially say, you know, i am saving his health. she also manage his schedule to try to, once again, save his energy. i am just being a good wife. she used that domestic sphere as her defense. i am just looking out for his well-being so he can be president and do the right thing. that was how she deflected the criticism. she was essentially a chief of st

well, it seems to me that one of the things that we mentioned about martha washington. and again, we'll lead us into dolly is the concept of soft power and i am a pseudo historian. i'm really trained as a political scientist. so we like to think in terms of power and how power is used and defining power and typically political scientists and others. will define soft power as diplomatic power diplomacy cultural exchanges, and we know that first ladies certainly have excelled at that. so let's think in those terms in lynn. let's turn to dolly in that you called it catherine when we were first talking this unofficial role because again, this is a position that that is given to this woman. who's the spouse of the president simply because she's the spouse of the president. yeah, and i mean i at some point somebody's going to ask the very rude question. why should we care about first lady and one of the things is that by studying first ladies the same way studying women their words their work their lives. we learn things we would not have known about and it cannot just be a r

they even had a lady washington's brigade. and that was sort of the vestige of the british past, but she was also an example of what a southern bag would do. so, that was the beginning. >> great. >> i just think it's really striking. so, in other venues, i've actually said that dolly madison was the first first lady. and i'm prepared to defend that. but treat, as you're right. right from the beginning, martha washington is getting the message, but what's also true, again, there's an in intentionality from her, so she begins dressing a certain way. and she, along with george washington and alexander hamilton, maybe john j, they start communicating about the kinds of ceremonies that would be proper for a new republic. because of course, at that time, they got a real tight kind of like lane to stay in. the american colonists have rebelled against the monarchy. they were going to create the world anew, the world turned upside down. and i monarch all, anti king, anti royalty. it's all going to be new. except when it came to ruling,

in the darkness of washington. quite beautiful. host: if daniel chester french is somebody you're intrigued by, monument man, the author of the book is carol holzer. up next, good morning. caller: good morning. two points, my wife who died a while ago, used to work for the department of interior and i know they use to -- i don't know if they still do -- give tours into the monument underground, to other recesses but typically would not be apparent and the other point just last week i was listening to testimony by deb haaland about the atrocities that have happened to the indigenous people here and it should be duly noted and recognized that it was under lincoln that i think the largest mass execution of people were done, so we just have to be able to tell all of the history. guest: i agree. i would love to talk about both of those things. first, i think the caller is referring to what people call the under croft of the lincoln memorial. the memorial itself is 99 feet high. the undergirding, the basement, call it the under croft, is

get herself invited there in order to talk to george washington in martha washington about sort of her teaching career. so she's an entrepreneur role in that sense. and then she is also just economic sort of in an entrepreneurial sense. her lectures are subscription lectures. which meant you are supposed to pay upfront. so what that meant was that you'd have to get the money, you've got the money before you give the lecture. and you try to encourage people that you are gonna have like a whole course of lectures that you could get a big subscription of front. and she does that repeatedly in cities. incredible, the other person who wrote a wonderful article about entrepreneurial lecturing points out that one thing people did was in order to start a school, you need some sort of expenses. covered and so if you arrived in a location and gave some lecture, you should yourself off as a teacher. and then you also sort of got some enough money to be able to rent a house and get supplies and things like that. so she's exceptionally savvy. and she recognizes other women who are career women and

growing up as i did in washington, dc. when the town was majority black growing up middle class growing up surrounded with the comforts that middle-class life would give a person in the 60s and 70s. i didn't really understand. i was black. i just know it was a happy kid. and i was catholic. so i really know i was catholic. it wasn't until i was 13 years old. that i discovered racism here on the west coast actually in california. las vegas sorry. so i used to be a broadcaster. i don't know what happened to that broadcaster's voice. it's gone. is this better? okay, great. i'm glad you said that thank you. so when i was 13 years old. reality started thinking into my life. i learned that my parents had a fractured marriage i learned about racism. i was visiting las vegas. i write about that in the book. and there was a lot of tragedy a lot of discomfort unfolding in my life. at the same time i learned while overhearing a conversation my sister and my dad were having that we were descending from thomas jefferson, and i want to

we're the home of the reagan foundation in washington d.c. just across lafayette park and i hope you all have a chance to come to visit today. in honor of our men and women who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. you may be seated. now, before we get started there are a couple people in the audience i'd like to recognize. first, governor hogan's wife, the first lady of america, welcome. [applause] and the executive director of the ronald reagan foundation institute my boss, john highbush. [applause] >> now, tonight it's my honor to welcome you to the reagan library for the latest installment of the reagan series, a time for choosing, this is the 10th event in our series, 10th is the best, governor, i want you to know that. now, since last may we've heard from speaker paul ryan, vice-president mike pence, secretary

washington democrats' socialist energy price fixing act. citing the lowest level of gasoline production since 2017, jpmorgan are predicting gas will reach a record of $6.20 a gallon by the end of the summer. we already have seen the high sticker price for gasoline ever, and we haven't even scratched the surface of what this administration is capable of. paying at the pump isn't a -- is the intended effect of the policies. they admitted it. the more affordable electric vehicles and the green new deal policies become. rather than incentivizing innovation and unleashing energy potential, this bill will strip away the purchasing power to strong arm their rush to green agenda. if you've seen president biden's approval ratings, you know that plan is backfiring, which is why house democrats are anxiously attempting to deflect blame onto oil companies, saying they're price makers, instead of what they are, price takers. this is not the first time that government control of gas and oil. in 1970's, it led to rationing and mile-long lines at the gas p

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well, what does that mean for the washington post, which washington do they fail as the host of fox across america, which should be fairly joins us says jimi, this is a problem for the post. yo,"t this is my favorite thing in the world. the idea that this snuck into the washington post bocker apparently jeff bezos put the brick and mortar eds out of business too because'v they should have caught this . it's absurd and it's such a cellphone. but i wantto to start atip the tippy top man. opthis whole idea of declaring war on dead presidents drives me personally crazy becauseof george washington by the standards of the day he lived in no a one with an outstanding human being. but number two, this is m personal. my son is named lincoln. i have one kid, tucker . we decided to stop reading after the first report card. we were like, you knowknow what? we should probably get a dog. oh , this isn't working out.a but i have a son named lincoln. and even his name is controversial now. so he's going by his middle g name o.j. but no thing really stick with me here because this drives me crazy. everybod

we are the home of the reagan foundation in washington, d.c. just across lafayette park from the white house. i hope all of you have the chance to come and visit someday. as is our tradition at the library in honor of our men and women who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. please be seated. before we get started there's a couple people in the audience i would like to recognize. first the first lady of maryland. welcome. [applause] the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation institute, my boss. [applause] tonight it's my honor to welcome you to the reagan library for the latest installment of the reagan foundation speaker series a time for choosing. this is the tenth even in the series. since last may we've heard from speaker paul ryan, vice president mike pence, secretary mike pompeo, gov

so what exactly did washington do? well, they edited their website and they remove the part about not recognizing the island is being independent of china. here's what it used to say. united states recognize the government of the people's republic of china as the sole legal government of china, acknowledging the chinese position that there is but one china and taiwan as part of china. the united states does not support taiwan independence. and here is what it says. now obviously, washington plans to expand their engagement. their taiwan is a key us partner in the endo pacific the united states and taiwan share similar values, deep commercial and economic links, and strong people to people, ties which form the bedrock of our friendship and serve as the impetus for expanding us engagement with taiwan. china seas this as a straight up provocation from the united states. they're hinting at a rather strong response to on that such political manipulation of the tie. one question and the attempt to change the status quo acros

washington. that was not something that could have happened anywhere in washington d. c.. and so, that space that first ladies and first families in general have provided for gathering americans across the political divide has been a crucial part of it. i think that's why an historical, historian solidarity with dr. allgor there -- the officials fear it is such an important term rather than -- i know, political science and soft power -- but the unofficial sphere is integral to what the first video, always has been, even down to the. day so changes, well there are many changes in and we can talk more about these, but it has to do with the growth of gender expectations, the growth of women's activity in the world as we move through the century of civil war, it makes changes. women's war work. and then as we get toward the gilded age and moving into the [inaudible] this out of work that women do in the world to move out of their domestic sphere, which was the socially dictated acceptable place for women to be. >> just education. >> yes. yes, carry on. there's a million change

you see corruption in washington goes a long way. a lot of money flows in if you just meet the shadeiest people you can find. around the globe there's always a sketchy billionaire who wants to blow money on the most powerful family in washington. and if you're a biden, you do what bidens do best. you take the bait and rake in that pretty penny. better yet, you take in millions of dollars and don't ever look back. peter schweitzer's been all over the biden family. he's the author of "red handed." peter, you did a lot of this work yourself. i think the country owes you a debt of gratitude. more and more information still continues to come out though, doesn't it? >> yeah. i mean, that's right, jesse. good to be with you, as always. yeah. the more revelations that come out, it confirms what we know. if you look at the hunter biden laptop, and we've gone through all the e-mails. there's not a single e-mail, a single e-mail, where a partner, an associate suggest something to hunter biden involving the father and hunter biden says no, we ca

at washington directly opposite the capital in which congress meets? the grandiose building that is america's citadel of the written word. and arsenal in the battle against ignorance a monument to the ideals of free expression and free thought the library of congress was first established for the exclusive use of the men who made america's laws. brought it as since become the nation's reading room opened to every man. surrounding the main reading room with a stacks of general reference books. to which the reader can come directly for the volumes he wants. but in a library containing nearly six million books and pamphlets only a small proportion can be kept at arm's length. the rest are stored in great stack rooms where modern air conditioning is eliminated the traditional must and dust the housing of a great and diverse collection of the materials of scholarship presents many technical problems. the library of congress must have files for its million and a half maps. portfolios must be provided for more than half a million prints. and cases are needed

's washington correspondent to me some a scandal. so me give us an update if you can on the situation on the ground in texas. anthony, a lot of information is pouring in, i should say, not all that can be verified. we have to be very careful with what we say. but we do know that the police chief of this district of all day and texas spoke a little earlier and said the investigation is continuing and that multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies or on the ground, including the f. b i is. this is a mass shooting and volley is around a 130 kilometers west of san antonio and not far from the mexican border. so apparently among the 1st responders on the scene, we're actually customs and border protection officers. and so this really is also, we should say, a heavily latino, latino community that has been impacted here and asked for what happened. we have learned that the shooter drove up to the scene, abandoned his car and then entered the school and started shooting. we have learned from the governor that he had a hand gun and

thus led some critics to accuse washington of putting america last. those are tease, racial, blevins reports. politicians are supposed to represent the people who elect them and put their interest 1st. but many us lawmakers appear to be promoting the interest of an entirely different country. south of representatives has approved nearly $40000000000.00 and funding for ukraine, with just $57.00 out of the $435.00 members voting against the measure. that says, congress refused to approve around $10000000.00 in koby 19 release funding for americans. previously, i had recommended the congress take over do action on much needed funding for coal treatments, vaccines, and tests as part of the ukraine supplemental bill. however, i have been informed by congressional leaders in both parties, that such an addition would slow down action on the urgently needed ukrainian aid. so congress is making it clear that it's funding for ukraine 1st in covey, really for american 2nd, was someone makers, openly saying that ukraine is their top priority? i think we all agree

glenn kessler of the washington post. on the way here i saw him on the street offering for pinocchio's for one dollar. mr. president, that is on you. what about maggie haberman? for four years, exclusive. the president doesn't read his daily briefings, on and on. now look at her, she spends all day fighting with random people on twitter. of course, president biden doesn't often have to deal with the media directly, your boss hooked us all up. what going on? the word on the street is jen psaki is going to msnbc next month. just being on c-span, the ratings were too high. she wanted more of a challenge. don't put the camera on her. if it's true, congratulations. moving to msnbc is going to be a big switch up. when trump was in office, your show was about how bad he was. now that biden is in office, consistency is important. also, shout outs to joe and mika. most adorable hr violation in town. that is why we're here. we are to honor the media. first and foremost, let's give it up for the white house prosper. -- press pool. [

in washington.— called it a shameful day in washinuton. a . ., ~ washington. as you are talking throu~h washington. as you are talking through all— washington. as you are talking through all of— washington. as you are talking through all of the _ washington. as you are talking through all of the various - washington. as you are talking i through all of the various debates in the united states on gun laws, it strikes me, the fact that we were listening to the governor of texas a little earlier and he has said that the gunman had a handgun, possibly a rifle. what do we know about the rights of people in texas in terms of carrying weapons, are permits required? it's my understanding that the carry laws in texas restrict, the carry laws in texas restrict, the firearms to people over the age of 21 tobias kempe to be corrected on that but that's my recollection. that would pose the question as to how this 18—year—old, a former student of the school, the robb elementary school managed to get his hands on what officials say was a rifle and a handgun. we were m

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from washington. i know because i tried it's very hard. how important do you think the relationship, the culture that reporters live in and with each other to the reporting how affected are they? >> i think it's fundamental i don't romanticize the past but it is true that 50, 60, a hundred years ago journalism was a working-class profession. they relied on deals, unions. they hated the elites you went into it to bring him down a peg the kind of expose them to the world. you can go into journalism if you want to get integrated to the culture you wanted it because you want to throw rocks at it. beginning of the 50s-60s-70s. they took over cbs, disney started buying abc and journalist become famous and wealthy much more than before instead of living in different places and feeling very distant from the people they were covering suddenly they were their neighbors, the schools went to the same background. in washington it's even worse for living next door to the cia director and across the street from a ra

i wonder, as i was reading, i wonder, why didn't it kirbo not go to washington? what would you say is the influence that he continued to have, even when carter was in the white house? >> that is a great question. kirbo refused to go to washington. he was offered by carter the position of chief of staff. he was the only person offered that position. when kirbo said no, i want to remain -- i cannot afford to move to washington was his line. it was a little suspicious, he was fairly well off, powerful atlanta lawyer. >> that was very true of burt lance, -- >> well exactly. later on, kirbo said, burt lance would have been better off if he followed my advice and not move to washington. kirbo it was interesting to me, the surprising thing was he helped to explain to me carter's political orientation. carter's and enigma as a politician and president, liberals can't figure him out, conservatives can't figure him out. he has different positions. he is hard to categorize. but kirbo, it is clear when you read the memos, kirbo himself, in that great historical tradition of

general whaley, the escort commander, led the procession in windy washington d.c. down delaware avenue, three blocks to the east front of the capital. the procession included the army band, the national color detail, the case on, and the body bearers, the personal cyber, and the groom with the -- horse blackjack. next was the hoover family and limousine, president johnson followed with secret service escort, with ten cars with other dignitaries. as the column moved down delaware avenue to the south, escort troops were in units lined up along the east side of the avenue facing the center of the street. in order to the south were accompanied from each of the service academies, accompanied from the army, marine corps, navy, air force, and coast guard, and a composite company of servicewomen. the army national guard, air force reserve, and postcard reserve. completing the line at the southern and, more representatives from eight different veterans organizations. as the procession moved along delaware avenue, hundreds, including the press, gathered at the east front of

for instance, there is no taiwanese embassy in washington. taiwan's interests are represented by eight representative office. so there is this really complicated issue of being able to use the right language and describe taiwan that is a country but effectively acting as an independent government, for instance a member of the united nations and that has been a tremendous challenge for taiwan. host: who are some of the 14 who have taken the step to officially recognize taiwan? guest: most are in latin america and the pacific islands. some would argue that these are countries that really depend greatly on taiwanese development of systems, so the motivation is to get more money. they can manipulate that and say, well, if you don't give us what we needed, we will turn to the chinese. that puts taiwan in a tough spot. at the same time it does give taiwan more recognition in the international community. host: shihoko goto is the deputy director at the wilson cente ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. every day, we take your calls live on the air on

an incredible sight to see them rolling through washington. these memorials are happening all across the country. kids and parents can go and remember the veterans that gave their lives. >> that is right. >> one that you can share with your children. griff: we have more of those sights and sounds of america this memorial day that we will bring to you right after this break. ♪♪ book an exam today. [birds chirping] [female voice] i'm always the first one up. ♪ i'm always up for a challenge. ♪ i'll overcome any obstacle. ♪ i don't believe in limits. ♪ i refuse to be average. ♪ as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts... saving you up to $500 a year. and it's only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today.

a group of 150 people boarded the train and departed for washington dc at 9:35 at 9:305 am. the funeral train reached the station at 1:25. president and mrs. johnson greeted the hoover family. just outside union family the johnsons into thes lined up to watch the casket loaded onto the case on. the escort commander led the procession in washington dc down delaware avenue 3 blocks to the east from the fred fiumano. this included the army band, the national color detail, the caisson and the body barriers, the personal flag bearer, the comparison horse, black jack, next was the hoover family and limousines, president johnson followed with secret service escort and cars with other dignitaries. as the column moved down delaware avenue to the south, escort troops were in units along the east side of the avenue facing the center of the street. in order to the south were a company from each of the service academies, from the army marine corps, navy, air force and coast guard and composite company of servicewomen, the army national guard, air force reserve and coast guard reserve com