The ordinary servicemen of the armed forces of ukraine, the question arises, how could this general be fired, and he could be, receive unfitness, and they are the third there a year, and some even more in the trenches and cannot get it, well, that is, there are very, very many questions , to what extent all this will affect. This will be promoted now, it will be used against zaluzhny unequivocally. It can be explained simply, as the doctors say, there are no healthy people, there are those who are underexamined, yes, of course, that there are some, maybe there were, well, there was no candle, maybe there were some arrangements for him to go there, well, someone. Will be critical of this, someone with understanding, thats right, but the very fact that, well, for me the general is a hardworking, honest general, why doesnt he tell, while he was a military man, he couldnt talk about his ambitions, even if they were, well, they are or arent, well, actually they will push him now , but if he
In the book, we acknowledge mary thompson, who is one of the historians here on staff for her invaluable insight and great scholarship. Set here, whether it is the knowledgeable docents or the master craftsman, or the historians in the abundant johnves have turned kennedys description of washington, d. C. On its head. Mount vernon is a place that has northern efficiency and southern charm. [laughter] that in itself exemplifies the character of George Washington which was orderly discipline and benevolent. I think you would be most pleased with what goes on here. Now we did actually do a little work in preparation for our caper here. This evening, we would like you the stress with us that can befall the stress of relationships. Our title is from Samuel Johnsons observation that a gentleman should keep his friendships and constant repair. It seems like good advice. But unfortunately the circumstances, for Different Reasons and different people, it was washington, the friendships between
David jeanne and i are delighted to be at mount vernon. It is a treat to come back to the home of George Washington which is a monument to him. They have preserved his home and the ground on which he walked. Its always a pleasure to be in the company of good people who are dedicated and diligent and the good people here at mount vernon combine that admiral admirable bull trait with a gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. Stephen macleod has smoothed the logistical edges of our journey here. In the book, we acknowledge mary thompson, who is one of the historians here on staff for her invaluable insight and great scholarship. The staff here, whether it is the knowledgeable docents or the master craftsman or the , historians in the abundant archives have turned John Kennedys description of washington, d. C. , on its head. Mount vernon is a place that has northern efficiency and southern charm. [laughter] david that in itself exemplifies the charact
Theyre also very different. And i suspect that the truth is somewhere in the middle here, and i couldnt tell you which one is better. And this is another one. This is an image that came out of one of the books that i did and it is showing the british piling up material, and this is in the Capitol Building. And if youll notice, the guy on the left, on the back, hes carrying a backpack that would carry two cases for a congrieve rocket. Rocket and if youll notice the man standing on top of the pile, hes literally taking the projectile material that would have been inside of that rocket and hes sprinkling it over the top and then thats how they would light that fire and here is the actual account and this is by Benjamin Henry latrobe. There was no want of material for the conflagration. For when the number of members of congress was increased the old platform was left in its place and another raised over it giving an additional quantity of dry and loose timber. All the stages and seats of
In the war of 1812, obviously. So its my pleasure to welcome colonel eshelman to the podium. [ applause ] good morning, everyone. Thank you. That was a kind introduction. I have never been called colonel when im been introduced. Thank you very much. I want to add to the accolades expressed about the wonderful job the partners and all the individuals have done to put this symposium together. I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you have as well. We still have an afternoon to go as well. Itis not over and im looking forward to it. Before lunch, which is an important thing for all of us, i have a few words i would like to say about some of the myth that surround washington, d. C. Specifically, im going to talk about three myths. Im going to present them to you in the form of a question. The first one is did the british really burn Washington City . Question number two. Is the white house really called the white house because it was painted white because of the scorch marks when the britis