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Continued to meet with political figures in the new capitol in the district of columbia and often called upon to craft policy. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Hosted this hour and 15 minute event. Our speaker tonight. Dr. Peter henriques is professor of history emeritus from george mason university, peter lectures widely on subjects relating to George Washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for cspan. And we greatly appreciate their being here this evening for this lecture....

We have our George Washington leadership fellows here with us. You are 16 students here who are spending five weeks on the stage in a Leadership Program inspired by George Washingtons life and egacy. They are here through the generosity of david m rubenstein, who made a wonderful guest and helped us conceive of the idea to have this group of people here. I would like you all to stand so we can all recognize you. [applause] megan this is our second class of fellows. They have just arrived this we...

The early days of the republic until 1791. George Washingtons Mount Vernon home posted this one hour and 20 minute event. Hello. My name is megan dunn. I am the chief of staff here at mount vernon. You are about to have a fantastic event. Them forwant to thank continuing to provide for the monthly talk, which is very popular throughout the year. I would also like to recognize a very special guest in the audience. We have our George Washington leadership fellows here with us. You are 16 students ...

Letters at the university of texas library. They are quite something. We have to say Douglas Macarthur in the end be also to his first wife they were cool way in the 20s become not only was Douglas Macarthur great military commander and a great statesman, and any the master of erotic pros. Cspan and then somebody else got involved there was enormous conflicts of how much money was to be appropriated for the rv over questions which branch should get the support necessary. Macarthur was certain an...

Jesse holland. Mr. Holland talked about his book subseven the invisibles. Jesse holland you write in your brandnew book, i decided i would write a second book in 2008 while riding on that then senator Barack Obamas president ial campaign bus and he made a week and stopped at his home in chicago illinois. Why did you leave your forwarded back . Guest part of the reason why i wrote about the africanamerican history in washington d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. It brought up a l...

Of the republic from 1789 until 1791. George Washingtons Mount Vernon posted this and 20 minute event. This is new york in 1789. We are standing in front of federal hall looking towards these river of new york. And the city even then, although the buildings were four or five stories high has some of the bustle and teaming qualities that its had for the last 200 years. Federal hall, even though the appearance i will show you look very classical, it is here. This is another image of new york and i...

He reads passages from his book and discusses the leading men the earlysed republic. Mount vernongtons hosted this hour and 20 minute event. In 1789. S new york we are standing approximately in front of federal hall looking toward the east river of new york. Even though the buildings are high,our or five stories they have some of the bustle it has had for the last 200 years. Federal hall, even though the image i will show you in a minute looks very austere and classical, it is here. This is anot...

Of the action is taking place. It is on wall street. The coffeehouse, the scene that. Showed first, is behind us we are looking in the direction of the hudson river. Congress, despite the significance, the First Congress has generally been treated as an convention. R the the government the constitution outlines, thats what it was, and outline, spurring fullgrown from the document. It did not. It took two years of creative and sometimes twofisted down and dirty politics to accomplish the job. Tha...

Bit, reflect his evolving views, is it fair to think of him still as the father of the constitution . I dont know that he was the father of the constitution, but the thing i came away with was how terribly important the document is. Not as an object of record but for as a way for us to understand how difficult that task was that they face. I came away from the whole project with enormous respect for how close the country was too falling apart, and a much different people with different opinions ...

Why did you lead your forward with that . Jesse part of the reason why i got into writing about africanamerican history in washington, d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. There was a lot of interest in African American history, having the first africanamerican president in the white house. I was lucky enough to be assigned by the Associated Press to cover obama that weekend. I remember pulling up to the obamas townhouse in chicago thinking about what book will i write next. And r...