Us on facebook at cspan history. Interested in American History tv visit the website cspan. Org history. You can watch recent programs. American artifacts, road to the white house rewind, lectures in history, and more. Cspan. Org history. Matthew ifill i am park Ranger Matthew ifill at the historical park in philadelphia, we are at Independence Hall in the assembly room. We are in a building that was about 40the 1730s, years before there is any such thing as the United States of america. Starting in may 1787, we today call the constitutional convention, they are going to sit in the same room and address these issues plaguing the young United States. It will start with about 11 states. New hampshire will show up late. Unfortunately, rhode island never attend these meetings. These are guys that were trying to engineer something, because they know something needs to be done to hold the states together. They know separate entities, you go back to Benjamin Franklins design of the snake cut in pieces that Benjamin Frankel and put together during the french and indian war when he is calling for this union, join or die. A snake cut into pieces is going to die, but a snake put together is dangerous. That is what these people are embracing in the summer of 1787. The question they will face in this room is, what exact is it that we want . So your going to have Benjamin Franklin come in the very last day of the meeting. He is 81 at that time. There are days he is literally being carried in and out, he can hardly walk. One of the Great Stories that comes afterwards if he had supposedly asked what kind of government they have created here in philadelphia, he would say a republic, if you can keep it. His last warning to the rest of us. States, oneunited of the things i look to finish with is this idea we are still using that same constitution, then using that still using that same government. It allows us to improve, because slavery in the United States does not end of the civil war. It is the 13th amendment, the 15th amendment will give equality and voting. Color. The 19th amendment will give you quality and voting by gender. Through the years, you make it slowly. We faced every issue that came up, and the constitution has allowed us to solve things and continue to move forward. This little humble room is really everything that United States has been and will be. It is going to grow from the events that happened over about a 10 or 11 year period in this room. Amazing when you think about this humble place and the men that sat here and the things they did. It is really incredible the things that have grown in this space. Announcer monday, july 4 on American History tv, Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor join with historians to talk about the food traditions. Here is a preview. There is evidence that the marshal for justices like to share regional Food Products with each other. They were proud of the food in their hometowns. John marshall sent virginia hams up to joseph in boston. He responded by sending down salted cod. And a recipe for cooking salted cod, because it is not easy. You have to soak it, and he was not sure virginians know what to do with it. My question is for both justices , starting with justice ginsburg. Are there examples are justices today bring court from their hometowns or back from their travels . Ginsburg or their hunting trips. We had someone would bring everything back from fish to bambi. [laughter] to wild boar, and he was generous in sharing. Not so longreyer, ago, decided he needed to introduce his land children to pheasants. Caught by our colleague, and presented the pheasant, cook it at home for his grandchildren. He explained they had to be careful because there might be pellets. [laughter] and they refused to eat it. As Ginsburg Justice Ginsburg beef jerky. It was made by sandra day oconnors brother on the family ranch. Times, she would bring in lots of it. Beef jerky. Did you try it . It was very spicy. Justice ginsburg it was very spicy. I would have loved it. I understand Justice Breyer and Justice Kennedy have brought wine for the court to share . Justice ginsburg only on very special occasions. Dinnerthe traditional before the state of the union message. And one year, Justice Kennedy came with a couple of bottles of opus one from california. Your he alsoyor brought more from california. Justice ginsburg that was before the state of the union. [laughter] announcer watch the entire program on the Supreme Courts through tradition, monday, july 4 at 6 30 eastern at cspan3 American History tv. Up next on American History for el america, fate space for this educational and recruitment elm showed women employed by the agency in a variety o