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Jon: well, right now the nsa leaker edward snowden is defending his decision to reveal government secrets. now, some are calling him a hero. others see him as a traitor. so here s an interesting question: what would george washington have done with edward snowden or somebody like him? logan burn is the author of blood of tyrants, it s a new book about george washington, the military leader who became president. thank you for being here. thank you for having me. jon: obviously, no internet in washington s day, therefore, no metadata, no national security agency. some people think the constitution couldn t have possibly anticipated the kinds of questions we re dealing with today. so you tell me, what would george washington have done with edward snowden? ....
Volunteers since washington s day but after pearl harbor president roosevelt examined the women s auxiliary army corps. suddenly women were in uniform too. they didn t just sing and dance and make coffee but equal status was still a long way off. when world war ii ended and women went home, they and the country would never be the same. in 1948, president truman defied fierce opposition and ended segregation in the military. urging the president to action, a new movement was taking shape, the civil rights movement. 16 years later the civil rights act became law. today, with the end of don t ask, don t tell, the next chapter has begun. the military has always been the way we homogenize this country. which is why i believe in some sort of national service. once more, we change the military. it will surely change us. when we come back, a deal was reached today on the 9/11 responders health bill. we ll talk to a fire fighter who was at ground zero and has since been diagnosed with thy ....
Today, president obama signed the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. the president made history today but it wasn t the first time the president had used his pen to change the mill taerl. and in so doing change the country. in 1863, abraham lincoln began to recruit black soldiers in the union army. the civil war was still in doubt. lincoln needed victories and he needed soldiers. the addition of nearly 200,000 block troops helped give him both. it also showed the nation the courage and patriotism of black soldiers could not be doubted. african-americans continued to serve in so-called colored units. change was coming. once again, the military was the battleground. women had served as nurses and volunteers since washington s day but after pearl harbor president roosevelt examined the ....