modern navy, while she would have a lieutenant eppel on the left shoulder, she would have a navy purse on the right shoulder. they said claire, we really need that once you leave constitution. it s fun to tell the current story of constitution as well as her history. it s all a part of the story and now constitution has women as a regular part of her crew. joing us in the studio, nicole eustis the thank you for joining us today. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to be here. you write the war needs to be considered as much of a culture event as a military event. what do you mean by that? one of the things that makes it significant is that it s the first war which was formally declared through a constitutioco constitutional process. that makes it fascinating to think about if the public has a say in this war because there is a president who is elected and this is a democracy and he s answerable to the public. that term, passions of patriotism, what does that mea
birthday in 1997. aboard constitution the captain was michael beck, but the first lieutenant, our executive officer was claire bloom, the first female officer onboard constitution. so she would wear an 1812-style uniform which we have in our case here and because it was the modern navy, while she would have a lieutenant epaulet on the left shoulder but she would also have a navy purse. they said claire, we really need that once you leave constitution. it s fun to tell the current story of constitution as well as her history. it s all a part of the story and now constitution has women as a regular part of her crew. you can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting our website, cspan.org/history. watch american artifacts every sunday at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. you re watching american history tv, where this july 4th, we re marking the bicentennial of the war of 1812. up next, we hear from nicole eustace. for
history professor of new york university and the author of 1812, the war and the passion of patriotism, thanks for joining us today. thank you so much for having me bill. it s a pleasure to be here. you write in the book that the war needs to be considered as much a cultural event as much as a military, vent. one of the things that s quite significant in american history is that it s the first war which was formally declared through a constitution process. in the history of the united states and depending how you define it in the history of modern democrat see s period and that makes it fascinating to find out if the public has a say in this war because there is a president who is elected and this is a democracy and he s answerable to the public, let s think about how you debate the meaning of the war and how public opinion is shaped and what s the culture that surrounds patriotism in this period. that term, passions of patriot echl, what does that mean to you. if you
you write in the book that the war needs to be considered as much a cultural event as much as a military, vent. one of the things that s quite significant in american history is that it s the first war which was formally declared through a constitution process. in the history of the united states and depending how you define it in the history of modern democrat see s period and that makes it fascinating to find out if the public has a say in this war because there is a president who is elected and this is a democracy and he s answerable to the public, let s think about how you debate the meaning of the war and how public opinion is shaped and what s the culture that surrounds patriotism in this period. that term, passions of patriotism, what does that mean to you. if you think about it, passion of patriotism, what are the emotions that are underneath patriotism? in the era of 1812 people were very interested in passion and they were interested in passion for two reasons
1812 and taking your phone calls. here are the numbers to use if you re in the eastern and central time zoerngs the number is 202-737-0001. and 202-737-0002 and mute your television set when you call in. joining us in the studio here in american history tv for the war of 1812 nicole who was the history professor of new york university and the author of 1812, the war and the passion of patriotism, thanks for joining us today. thank you so much for having me bill. it s a pleasure to be here. you write in the book that the war needs to be considered as much a cultural event as much as a military, vent. one of the things that s quite significant in american history is that it s the first war which was formally declared through a constitution process. in the history of the united states and depending how you define it in the history of modern democrat see s period and that makes it fascinating to find out if the public has a say in this war because there is a president who i