I think he had other problems besides that. He couldnt farm so they moved to that chilly Northern City of philadelphia. Im not sure if you know so much about her thoughts of slavery. How is it that she reconciled herself to actually having slaves in the white house . I think thats a good question. Im not sure i know the answer to that. But she did not free any of her slaves as her father had. And she didnt speak out against slavery so the quaker background there did not effect her slave holding. Are there letters about that . This is why historians have a hard job. Its a real dichotomy. Her father frees slaves and then shes this beautiful 25 yearold widow. And you could argue she could have had her pick of any man but she picks James Madison. Turns out to be a great pick. But why does she do that . Its one of those moments she said i could go back to the world i lived in but we dont have anything from her at the. What we do know is by the time shes a woman in middle age and old she has
Resolution. Tip oneill needs no introduction to this body. Those respect and admire tips record, and his long shadow he cast over the peoples house. We all know his best known fame, all politics is local. Its certainly true today as we propose to name a building right here at the foot of capitol hill, a stones throw from this great dome, in honor the our 55th speaker. This is one of those moments when you wonder how the honoree would feel. Especially when its someone like tip who never quite held back his opinions. Perhaps he would have enjoyed seeing leaders from opposite sides of the aisle come together to give him a well deserved hurrah. Surely he would have gotten a kick of being flanked by a building named after Hubert Humphrey and jerry ford, also leaders from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Tip actually considered mr. Humphrey one of his heroes. And he had one of humphreys quotes put up on the wall in his office. Now, as for jerry ford, they didnt frankly agree on much
Lot of talk, even more tension from congressional leaders pushing for the g 20 summit to be moved which was not going to happen or for the u. S. To consider withdrawal from the olympics, which are to take place in russia next year. The early reaction to this announcement has been positive. He had a comment from Chuck Schumer saying the president made the right decision. In the the press past that putin has been behaving like a schoolyard bully. Host moving ahead, what happens next . It will be interesting to see what russia reacts. Thereve been questions about the move with snowden and with others in standing up to the United States or being perceived to stand up to the United States lays well domestically in russia. The question will be whether officials will think they have gone as far as they can go or to up the antent and want to be seen as standing their ground. The response from moscow will be interesting. Host the headline, amid snowden tension, obama cancels the newton meeting
Charged three other officers. These are the mug shots of the exPolice Officers. For Derek Chauvin who kept his knee on mr. Floyds neck long after his heart stopped beating his charge was raised from third degree to seconddegree murder. And president obama adding his voice in a virtual town hall. And tonight we will talk with Kareem Abduljabbar, a basketball and a civil rights legend. Other breaks news on the military response to demonstrations, a stunning rebuke from james mattis, the president s First Defense secretary and a retined marine corps four star general. General mattis not only slams the president s photo op at the church, but the entire approach to military and governing. The president he says is the first in his lifetime who quote does not try to unite the American People, does not even pretend to try. Let me just repeat that. The man handpicked by the president to be his First Defense secretary, a man who spends his life in service to this country and to this countrys con
You are looking at that kind of hit. Host you also mention a broader impact economically overall. The what are you looking at . Caller the Aviation Industry is very nervous about this. There are many different groups. The travel industry is very nervous about this. They rightly point out that when air traffic slows down, they become a target for this. They are afraid they could become the face of sequestration for the average person. When it comes to a cat within a government, the average citizen a cut within the government, the average citizen may not feel the impact, but when they go to the airport and have to wait an extra hour, they will feel that. Also, the southern border issues, many people look at that and look at that as just a security issue, illegal immigration, that kind of thing. That is an area where trillions of dollars in commerce floats over every year. And every minute of slowdown is millions of dollars worth of trade. At age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows i