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 the people said he should do it. half said he shouldn t. but he couldn t turn it down. that was then used against him as a corrupt bargain. andrew jackson was his great nemesis. what was jackson s position on slavery? much more hostile than probably one of the first presidents. he marched into florida mainly to clear out what he considered a threat from florida. one of his major campaigns into
washington knowing to support ad amounts. mistake was not supporting adams. it was getting enough states to vote for adams to be president because he didn t need it. adams was elected. clay made a big mistake and accepted the offer of the secretary of state position from john quincy adams. stepping stone to the presidency. half his people said he should do and it half the people said he shouldn t. he couldn t turn it down. that was then dash used against him as a corrupt bargain. andrew jackson was his great nemesis. what was jackson s position on slavery? much more hostile than probably one of the first presidents. he cleared out what he considered a threat from florida. he s one of his major campaigns into florida was the issue of free blacks with british support. living in florida. along with native americans who were raiding into american tefts, taking slaves out of the united states. so he s very hostile towards any idea of freedom and much more so. nextel phone
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 reporting that you have done, what has transpired. this is this is unique compared to what we have seen transpire because the senate in the past, they have done with the house leadership asked them to do, passed a bill with the broad, bipartisan support. it is ready to be voted on and passed by the house of representatives. and it is simply perplexing for all of us, to understand why house republican
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 challenge to create jobs, all the better. this should be the centerpiece. how do we create jobs, grow the economy, and use the tax code, and timing of cuts and investment to create jobs? i had called upon the table of 12 to act in a way that favors the entrepreneurial spirit of america and the role that small businesses play in creating jobs. i was particularly happy that was part of the emphasis
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 well. the man known as the great compromiser, the man that forced these compromises that not only kept the country together but were constructed. as well as all the things he did in his life, a clarion call over and over to say to us again and again that we can do a lot of things if we just try like the self-made man, henry clay, did. a very complex and interesting time of american history. let s