c-span.org/history. in travels with george: in search of washington and his legacy, nathaniel philbrick discusses the historical journeys by george washington through the new united states and describes his own experience as he followed the same experience in the present day. nathaniel philbrick s progress and fox are conveyed in washington s own words and preserved in his diaries. transcriptions of those diaries in his correspondence on founders online hosted by the national archives, through the national historical publications. founders online has transcript of thousands of documents written by and to the nation s founders. you can find washington s letter to his cabinet written in savanna, georgia, his itinerary and instructions should any serious matter occur in his absence. you can read entries from his diary recording places he was in, the conditions of roads and lodgings, the weather and the terrain and the crops of the area. following washington s path, nathaniel
founders online hosted by the national archives, through the national historical publications. founders online has transcript of thousands of documents written by and to the nation s founders. you can find washington s letter to his cabinet written in savanna, georgia, his itinerary and instructions should any serious matter occur in his absence. you can read entries from his diary recording places he was in, the conditions of roads and lodgings, the weather and the terrain and the crops of the area. following washington s path, nathaniel philbrick came to know our first president not as a monumental figure from history but as a man traveler like himself, and the words preserved in traditional and digital archives, we can become more familiar with washington and the other founders. nathaniel philbrick is the author of award-winning books including new york times bestseller mayflower which was a finalist in 2007 pulitzer prize in history and the los angeles times book prize. h
to know the first president not as a monumental figure of history but as a man full of life, himself. in reading the words in traditional and additional archives we can also become more familiar with washington and the other founders. nathaniel philbrick is the author of award-winning books include in the new york times bestseller mayflower, which was a finalist for both the 2007 pulitzer prize in history and the los angeles times book prize. his book in the heart of the sea won the national book award for nonfiction and adapted as a film in 2015. joining me in conversation is devin thomas, the author of various books including the very best man of kennedy, sea of thunder, and john paul jones. now, let s hear from nathaniel philbrick and edmund thomas. thank you for joining us today. hello to the national archives, both nate and i are delighted to be here to talk about, both of us are veterans of speaking at the national archives. we know a lot of you are history buffs, gla
jefferson, we will probably know something about jefferson as an older man when he was president. it gave me a chance to explore, middle aged in the 1780 s, jefferson was going into his 40s. he almost did not travel to france at all, he had been asked twice to go over there to be ambassador for the united states and declined it both times. there were two traumatic events that really changed his mind and changed his whole life. in the early 1780 s, that led him to take his trip. one was he was governor of virginia for two years during the revolutionary war. it wound up being a very difficult time, jefferson, he is a brilliant guy but he was not a good wartime governor. there were many challenges, he had trouble calling the militia. the british wound up over running the state. jefferson, himself, was almost captured at monticello. the dragoons charged up the mountain and came within a few minutes of catching him. jefferson left office and was fiercely criticized by this inciden
israeli hamas cease-fire. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. 4-year-old israeli american abigail is now at an israeli hospital with her family. on october seven to moss thomas terrorists ransacked her kibbutz murdered her parents. a wound abigail s grandfather said will never heal she s one of the 14 israel is hamas read today. the hostages ranging in age from four 84 bringing the total number releases release 240 since the beginning of the cease-fire. team fox coverage this hour at lucas tomlinson with a presidential press pool in nantucket, massachusetts cb cotton in her new york studio. we begin with alex hogan who is life in jerusalem right now, alex? it has been a third day securing the release of more hostages. now for the first time the release of an american citizen. little avigail idan turn four on friday. she was covered in blood when she was found on october 7 the blood of her parents who had been murdered before she was taken hostage by