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I know who you are expecting. I am expecting him as well but in the interim please allow me and introduction. The name is lafayette though i believe that most of you americans will know me far better by my name of the ocean regime. And that of course is the marquis de lafayette. What a pleasure and honor to see all of you here on this simply magnificent day. This 14th of july, this fete national, the day in which we french celebrate the beginning of our revolution. While im here meeting with my ...

For being with us today. I look forward to a fascinating conversation. My pleasure. Thank you for being with us. I could not be the more delighted to welcome my old friend general washington to be in company once again. It has been a time, general. It has been, search. Its actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not understand how this is happening. Well i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution. One of the dut...

I first took my seat in the ancient bodin the spring of 1769. I must tell you, your excellency, you were already a legend in my family when i was a young boy. My father, peter jefferson, spoke very highly of you. He as you well know was a surveyor commissioned by the western authority surveying lintz of virginia and beyond. Lands of virginia and beyond. He was a young major. I believe you both sat together in the Virginia House of burgesss, just before he passed away. He passed away in 1757. Whe...

The scu impacting Santa Clara County, Contra Costa County and parts of alameda county. 35 contained. 20,000 structures, though, are still threatened. In the north bay now were going to jump up to the north. The lnu fire. This stretches from Sonoma County, you see santa rosa here, all the way over to napa and solano counties. Some of the numbers there, 33 containment. Five people have died so far. Now the august fire up in mendocino county. Its made up of 37 smaller fires. Way up here. Mendocino ...

Later Armstrong Williams discusses his book what black and White America must do now, a prescription to move beyond race. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Mr. Biden good morning. It is washington journal host good morning. Onis washington journal tuesday, september 8. Armor Vice President former Vice President biden called unamericanmp for his treatment of veterans. How would you rate the president s role of commander in chief . Here is how you c...

And monticellos historic interpretation manager, Brandon Dillard, discuss how depictions of both slavery and jeffersons life have changed over recent decades. Thomas Jeffersons Monticello recorded this program and provided the video. Good afternoon. My name is Brandon Dillard and i am the manager of historic interpretations at monticello. In previous live streams, i am behind the camera reading questions from our audience as they come in, so we can engage with you while we are talking to our fir...

They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn b...

I am honored by your nomination and i accept it [applause] may we please come to order to begin the 1976 Republican National convention. Mr. Chairman, the great state of nevada wishes to place a nomination, the name of Ronald Reagan. For the presidency of the United States of america, gerald r. Ford. 20 votes for gerald r. Ford. And we may be fewer in numbers than weve ever been, but we carry the message theyre waiting for. Election, 1976, the Republican National convention. Your host is politic...

Questions, Colonial Williamsburg and monticello. Thomas Jeffersons Monticello recorded this program and provided the video. Good afternoon. My name is Brandon Dillard and im the manager of historic interpretation here at monticello. You might recognize my voice because in previous live streams im usually the guy behind the camera and im reading questions from our audience as they come in so that we can directly engage with you while were talking to our first person interpreter actor bill barker ...

Treasure island camera. As we look towards San Francisco and were starting off our day in some spots with mainly clear skies. Although low clouds and fog in oakland at 59. So in the 50s and 60s but check out santa rosa right now. Down to 49 degrees. So as we take you through your afternoon were going to see that sunshine. 72 in San Francisco. 79 in oakland and upper 80s in san jose. And upper 90s for concord. Well talk about that excessive heat watch for our inland locations starting tomorrow. D...