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said he favored john quincy adams for the presidency. adams had the same viewpoints. at that time, jackson he called a mere general. clay always fear eed the napoles of the world. so clay really went to washington knowing he was going to support adams. his mistake was not supporting ada adams. in fact, that may have been his best compromise. adams didn't carry but nine states. 13 before needed. clay did that. adams was elected. then clay made his big mistake. he accepted the offer of secretary of the state from john quincy adams. that was the steppingstone of the presidency. half of ...

their taxes go up -- will they come back to get over the finish line before the end of the year? >> we are asking for the house to follow the lead of the senate, to pass a bill or an amendment to a bill that has received overwhelming bipartisan support on this issue, to make certain that american taxes do not go up in 12 days. it is time for us to step back and look at what has transpired here. we have been in this situation where the way the public is, and the vast majority of people in washington -- this is at variance with the subsection of one-party. it is clear based on the repo...

chairman for hearings on the president's proposal. also, i have written to speaker boehner asking him to initiate those hearings on the legislation. you should have it. it would be a sign of our unified commitment to acting quickly and in a bipartisan way. urge your chairman to pass the legislation. the hearings will be the first step in that. the point i want to make is that this proposal comes at a time when it should enhance the possibilities for the table of 12. i do not know how they have been characterized. some have said it will increase their challenge. if it increases their ...

this man, unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outside influence on american history. we are in henry clay's parlor right now. let me introduce you to jim carter, state historian. why henry clay -- why is he relevant to americans living in our time? >> first of all, his famous caveat, i would rather be right than be president, still speaks to us across whatever we are doing, whether we in politics or something else. he also said that politicians need to remember their country and sacrifice for their country. that is still something we need to remember as ...