So but you know, it is the way we were brought up some socalled standardized english was what we spoke. It was not surprising to me. I am getting a wrap sign. You want to see the debate. Take two more. Okay. Beautiful woman in the back. You mentioned in the beginning that you grew up in terms of class and then structuring class and class, upperclass, lowerclass. Are you surprised that today most we still live in that manner, especially with a lot of gentrification that is going on now. No. No. America is so riddled and it is not just america, america, my god. But it has always been, you know, hierarchical, class based. It is always pretending not to be. America is so strange. We can become donald trump, but we need to move. Prove yourself and dominate whether its money or other kinds of power. That is what this country is you. You know, i am not surprised at all, and there is not any group, some of his members havewhose members have not grasped for that and found it and dont use it. We
As it was, into a National Political campaign and a nickname for himself. He was called old tip. You probably would not have been able to spin the victory here into as big of a thing as it was had he not been subsequently a successful general in the war of 1812. He ran for president in 1836, was unsuccessful. He ran again in 1840 with john tyler as his running mate. There was a Large Campaign rally here that attracted some 30,000 people. A rally in 1840 was probably the first modern style Campaign Rally of the type we see today. Probably the number one question i get here at the museum is, what does tippecanoe and tyler to meano . Harrison ran for president with tyler as his running mate. The meaning was, if you vote for tippecanoe, you get tyler too. They won the campaign that year, and harrison died three days after the inauguration, and tyler became president. The battlefield today is surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The fence pretty much and closes the perimeter of the army camp
On the presidency, will here of five years in which Thomas Jefferson served in paris as the minister of the united dates. Author James Thompson describes it as a transformative experience with his friendships with french revolutionaries and progressives turns him from a political loner to an activist. Mr. Thompson is the author. He spoke at the Virginia Historical society. This is about an hour. The summer of 1784, Thomas Jefferson traveled to paris as minister of the united dates to friends and lived there for 5 states to france for five years. He made a series of excursions , an influential member of French Society. He appointed johnson not only to the city and its people but when the enlightened ideas of french thought. Today speaker will talk to us about this transform is period and Thomas Jeffersons life. James thompson studies philosophy as an undergraduate and graduate student at the university of virginia and as an grad student, he lived on a farm of Thomas Jeffersons eldest ma
On American History tv. We hear about the five years during which Thomas Jefferson served in paris as the minister of the United States to france. Author James Thompson describes period as a transformative time for jefferson. Is the author n of Thomas Jefferson enlightenment. Thomas jefferson traveled to france and lived there for five years. During this time, he made a a mber of excursions with philosoph and influential of french society. To us s speaker will talk about this transformative. In Thomas Jeffersons life. James thompson studied philosophy as an undergraduate and graduate student at the risd virginia. Grad student, hugh lived on a farm of Thomas Jeffersons oldest daughter. Four years there, he began what has been an Ongoing Investigation into the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Thompson developed an of erest in the history ideas teaching courses on philosophy, religion, and ethics. Of several books, veil of g, beyond the wrote that while virginian birth of aristocracy a
Is 00 p. M. In washington dc and you are watching rt. Welcome to week three of the government shutdown. The lights on capitol hill are being illuminated by bickering. At least it feels that way. Over the weekend, senator reid met with Mitch Mcconnell to hammer a dell. Both men are publicly expressing optimism about an agreement. Or at least trying to raise the debt ceiling anyway. Meanwhile today, house and Senate Leaders were supposed to take yet another trip down possibly you avenue pennsylvania avenue. It was postponed because leaders said they need more time to work on a deal. A longer this debate continues the more ordinary americans are feeling the sting. If you are waiting for justice and immigration or civil case, that weight is going to be a little longer. Federal courts have been operating on emergency funds. That money is drying up. Prosecutors who already working with a skeleton staff are being forced to go home themselves. Immigrants who are waiting for a green card are be