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Coming up tonight, booktv in prime time features books about the founding fathers. First, the author of first entrepreneur. And then the life of john quinty adams. And then lous louisa. Next, Edward Lengel talks about his book on George Washington. It took place at the president s former home mount vernon. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. Lovely to get a full crowd like this. My name is Doug Bradford and i am the founding director of the study of George Washington which is where you are in the ruben stein hall. You made it. It is very exciting to have these book talks, free bo...

It was a really sad moment. Washington saved the day with one of his famous speeches. You probably heard it in school. Ive gotten old serving my country and ive grown blind and the soldier said no whatever, well do it. Hamilton hamilton had tried to use this potential army coup to gain more power for the federation government. Washington walked wrote some very strong letters to hamilton in the mid 1780s. One line i do remember he said, its its like an older, very successful military officer talking to a young headstrong guy. He said remember an army is a dangerous thing to play with. In other ...

Man who became his surrogate father and that was his brother. I think he saw that brother as a model. When he died washington was on his own. He was never close to his mother. In fact, they had not a pleasant relationship. Washington learned somewhere along the way of an extraordinary selfcontrol of his emotions, his speech, he was often guarded to the point of seeming aloof, but he had a sense of leadership that came across how pleasant it would be of some of our other political leaders had his characteristics. He listened and made counsel and reflected on what people said. Then he made his d...

Veteran. And that even ties boo what i will into what i will talk about in a moment about washingtons views of peace and how essential peace is. As a combat veteran, washington understands a number of things about the nature of war and what war does and what its impact is not only on those who are at the front lines, but on those who are at home who are also affected and in their own ways participants in war. What war does to a country and to a people. He also learns, i think, here too the extreme importance of fundamentals, of basics. This is one element of washingtons character that i saw ea...

Of washington which is were you or, so you may get. Congratulations. And its very exciting to have these book talks, these free book talks, and theyre sponsored by ford. The forgetting the doctor and, of course, weve never accepted any government money. They been offered in mount vernon since the 1860s, since 1861 it took over the estate of George Washington. They were the founders of National Historic preservation but they are an all Woman Run Organization and they are all built on private donations unpatriotic individuals and foundations from the people who coming the people who coming to vi...