[applause] john thank you. Its an honor to be here. A great thing to be talking about George Washington. In itself it tells us a lot. Had you get interested in the project and why is the interest today. Imagine if the first Founding Fathers sat down with Alexander Hamilton in James Madison and wrote a memo to future generations, to us, specifically about the forces he feared. Rooted in the lessons of his life and understanding of history. He did. That is the farewell address. It was the philadelphia executive mansion on market six street. And he wrote it over years as the autobiography of his ideas. And it really was the sum total of his hardwon wisdom, john all the aspects of his life as a soldier, surveyor, father, statesman. Washington doesnt always get the respect he deserves as a thinker. As a man of great wisdom. He wasnt a shining wit. He was enormously insecure. As opposed to the great confidence he felt as a general, as a farmer. He really did cultivate his character conscious
[applause] john thank you. Its an honor to be here. A great thing to be talking about George Washington. In itself it tells us a lot. Had you get interested in the project and why is the interest today. Imagine if the first Founding Fathers sat down with Alexander Hamilton in James Madison and wrote a memo to future generations, to us, specifically about the forces he feared. Rooted in the lessons of his life and understanding of history. He did. That is the farewell address. It was the philadelphia executive mansion on market six street. And he wrote it over years as the autobiography of his ideas. And it really was the sum total of his hardwon wisdom, john all the aspects of his life as a soldier, surveyor, father, statesman. Washington doesnt always get the respect he deserves as a thinker. As a man of great wisdom. He wasnt a shining wit. He was enormously insecure. As opposed to the great confidence he felt as a general, as a farmer. He really did cultivate his character conscious
Good afternoon, everyone. I would like to start todays final luncheon of the season. My name is william. I would like to welcome you on behalf of my colleagues and the rest of the u. S. Capital Historical Society. Our speaker today is barbara wolanin. At this point, people usually by sayingthe guests the person needs no introduction. And i will be introducing her, but truly, no one deserves that kind of honor more than barbara. She has been a good friend or everyone who cares about the everyone who cares about the u. S. Capital. Capitol. Her background is from harvard lend harvard and the university of wisconsin madison, all these wonderful academic institutions. For the last 30 years, she has been good friends to anyone who needs to know almost anything about the u. S. Capitol and its art. I would like to introduce barbara wolanin. [applause] ms. Wolanin thank you, chuck. Part of my job has been liaison with the capitol Historical Society, and one of the things im really proud of is t
5yearold black girl in florida handcuffed a handcuffed and sent to jail for throwing a tantrum. Five years old. Imagine that being your child. This is happening in communities all over our country. As mr. B has told us, the river of blood that flows through the streets of our nation flows most from the bodies of our black men and children. As we stand here today, we can commit to stopping that river. Two years ago, i cocofounded justice league, nyc. I called on my Black Brothers and sister. I called on my latino allies. I called on my muslim sisters and brothers to the table. We built a Multiracial Movement that will not rest until justice is served. We are the ones we have been waiting for. I come here today as a mexicanamerican woman, proud chicana to raise our voice loud and clear. 50 years since selma, 20 years since million man march and we are still fighting. Twenty years from now, we will stand here again, we will stand in victory celebrating with our heads up high and our fifty
Make vur your mute your television or radio when you call in so you wont feed back. Or you can send us a tweet. Same question, should the u. S. Invest more in africa . We will get to your comments and your posts in just a bit. E u. S. africa summit getting underway today in washington. It is a largely economic gathering. African leaders converge on the summit. They write it is a largest gathering of african government officials in washington in an effort to bolster the u. S. Relationship with one of the worlds Fastest Growing economies but preparations for the historic summit have been overshadowed by the march of the ebola virus in west africa, a crisis that has claimed more than 700 lives and has International Health officials scrambling for solutions. Here are some comments from the or as well. Ct some have cast africas otential in a new light. An unprecedented threeday conference between u. S. Officials and more than 40 african heads of state underscore the gains that have been mad