A time when american moral was really, really low. A turning point in the war of 1812. And a lot of americans dont know much about the war of 1812. So lets explore the war of 1812 and why it was important for to see that flag and how it inspired him to write those words that became our National Anthem. This would have been the main line of defense against the british ships. What was this war of 1812, and why did the british come to baltimore . Well, what a lot of people find surprising is really the war of 1812 was one of americas most unpopular wars. I think thats because the causes were so complex. And on one side, you can say the United States had a totally good reason to go to war. The british were seizing american ships, dictating who we should trade with, could not trade with, stealing american sailors and forcing them into the british navy. And it was deeper than just making up manpower shortage in the british navy. There was a whole question of citizenship that went with that.
I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. So there you go. For me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year that began just a year ago when the library the fred w. Smith library for the study of George Washington opened and i was able to take a seat as one of the inaugural fellows. During that year, i learned what a treasure always of you have in mount vernon led by kurt brands and with library led by Doug Bradburn the staff here is simply extraordinary. They are extraordinaryily loyal. For 150 years, the mount vernon ladys association has kept this place special. With the new library the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job than the current one, at least since martha did it alone. Among those remarkable women, of course let me thank gay gains and ann petri. Well let me begin tonight with a question. Retirement. Today we think of retirement as
For that introduction, thank you so much. I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. So there you go. Well, for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year that began just a year ago when the library, the fred w. Smith library for the study of George Washington opened and i was able to take a seat as one of the inaugural library fellows. During that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mt. Vernon. Led by kurt v. Brands and with the library led by doug bradburn, the staff here is simply extraordinary. Theyre extraordinarily dedicated, theyre extraordinarily loyal and theyre extraordinarily collegial. For 150 years the mt. Vernon Ladies Association has kept this place special. And with the new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better job than the current one, at least since martha did it alone. Among those remarkable women, of
Move. There. We think of retirement as golf, bridge, a condo in florida with no grass to mow. But what would it mean to George Washington . He used the word often in 1783 as the revolutionary war was winding down and he prepared to resign his commission as commander in chief of American Forces in december. Mt. Vernon would be the and im quoting here, the seat of my retirement from the bustle of the busy world, washington wrote in one typical letter. Yet what did he envision . What did he envision that retirement to be . He was only 51 years old. And the most celebrated man in america, if not the world. The master of one of virginias largest plantations and both deeply committed to and profoundly concerned about the future of his newly independent country. If by to retire one means to rest, he knew that would not be the case. First, he had plenty to do on the plantation. An almost entire suspension of everything which related to my own estate for near nine years has accumulated an abund
Characters in the family which a dress. She argues that too little remembered victorian sisters changed the course of womens rights and American History sunday night at 8 00 on cspans q and a. Live on cspan a bit of a mob scene inside the South Entrance to the Washington Hilton Hotel looking at the red carpet arrivals at the white house Correspondents Dinner. Welcome to cspans live coverage here. For the next several hours well bring you the red carpet arrivals and the dinner eist, president obamas speech and joe mchale and much more here on cspan. We are in amongst the media of the s they get shots celebrities and politicians arriving at this dinner. Not only will we have video from you but well love to hear from you on twitter and follow the reporters as they post their video and photos from the event tonight. You can follow cspan on twitter slash schat our cspan for lots more. Post your thoughts and well show you a photo gallery. Coming up a look at our schedule or later on. The gue