Microphone you to speak into, so it will get reported for , and all of your residence in oklahoma will be able to jump out of their chair when you speak. We will go in the order that people are listed in the program, so i will jump right in. Douglas bradburn holds a ba in history from the university of geneva and if each the in history from the in mercy of chicago. From 2005 to 2013, he taught in the History Department at beaman Temple University bennington use o university. He was named founding director of the Fred W Smith Library at mount vernon where he oversees Mount Vernons efforts to safeguard original washington many scripts and encourage scholarship about George Washington and the founding era, and develops outreach activities. He received the chancellors award for excellence in teaching in 2010 for his books include the citizenship resident revolution, politics of the creation and the american union, and early modern virginia, reconsidering the old dominion, published in 2011
Presided, taking an active role in shaping the constitution as we know it today. For me, this lecture, beginning with the last one and concluding a month from now, concludes an amazing year that began a year ago, last september, with the opening of the Fred W Smith Library for the studying of George Washington. During that year, as a library fellow, i finished my book on washington which came out this week and i was able to give a copy away. During that time, while i was here, i learned what a rich treasure, we all have, especially those of you who live near it, here at mount vernon. The staff here is extraordinarily dedicated, loyal and collegial. Years, the Mount Vernon Ladies Association has kept this place special. With the new library that i got to enjoy and the Orientation Center and the education center, i would say that no group of women have done so better, at least since martha did it alone, and among those more remarkable women, you are able i want toem speak, mention them i
All right. Good to see everybody today. Lets get this thing going. For those of you who dont know, i am douglas bradburn. Welcome to mount vernon. Welcome to the fred w. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington, which is where we are. Im the founding director. This is our evening bookstores. The Ford Motor Company has been a great supporter of mount vernon since henry ford donated the first fire engine to the estate. We want to make sure that the mansion doesnt burn down. Thats been a longtime concern of ours. And an ongoing issue. But were really thankful to ford the ford family and the Ford Motor Company, for their continuing support for all of our projects. Mount vernon, of course, doesnt take any government money. Its all supported by private funds. So we depend upon people patriotic citizens around the world to support the mission of educating people about George Washingtons life and legacy. Its great to see everybody out here tonight. Its great to welcome cspan a
History. Next on American History tv historian and author Jeffrey Hadley talks about issues and the media wars they waged in newspaper ms. The election of 1796 was the first time the voters had to choose between candidates between competing Political Parties. Discussing the tactics used and the Democratic Republican Party to sully the reputations of john adams and Thomas Jefferson. The talk is about an hour and 20 minutes. Im doug brad burn. Welcome to mt. Vernon, fred w. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington. Im the founding director. This is our ford evening book talks. The Ford Motor Company has been a great supporter of mt. Vernon since henry ford donated the first fire engine to the estate. We want to make sure that the mansion does not burn down. Thats been a longtime concern of ours and an ongoing issue. Were really thankful to ford, ford family, ford Motor Vehicle for their continuing support for all of our projects. Mt. Vernon doesnt take government money.
Defibrillators, or delay that. Also, they do want military paychecks to keep coming. But again, that is the house version where they stand. The senate says no way, the only thing they would consider is simply keeping the government open, nothing that would affect the health care law. So the contest begins, canke odonnell, i know you will be watching, thank you, joining me this morning, ted cruz, the man in the middle of the fight. So here are the stakes, defunding, say you and other republicans, the president says no way. The law is moving forward. Are you in control . At the end of the day every senator has to decide how he or she is going to vote. Every representative has decided how they are going to vote. The house last night voted to keep the government open, to fully fund the government, but at the same time the house responded to the millions of americans who are hurting under obama care, and i think the senate needs to do the same thing. I looked at polling that shows the law i