It doesnt happen that often the Founding Fathers papers will be published when we are all dead. The fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell a story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all because you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly given the fact that bill clinton said the constitution should be called lets make a deal. We in the press went there which made it a lot easier and then theyve got this piece of paper and come out and basically sell it and they solved it quite variously with different people selling Different Things and contradicting each other. I read the executive sections of the federalist papers and the way madison and hamilton started out is quite stark. Here they are. Theyve written this thing and sold it to the public or at least to the router fires and now they have a country to figure out. That is left to this grou
We ought to get that tax bell out of the committee and that civil rights bill passed through the house. And we ought to get started in the senate. And we ought to just have a minimum of time. Lyndon johnson really captured it very well. The promise of the first year which is youre elected and you have a mandate working with the congress. You the president , the executive branch. But as Lyndon Johnson said when he became president , no matter how big your majorities you get one year before they the congress stops thinking about you, the president , and starts thinking about themselves, their own reelection. And at about january of your second year, after youve done your first year, all the members of congress are thinking about their midterm elections. And theyre really cautious about taking any risk to help you get your mandate and your agenda through. Which is why president s early on in their administration are so eager to get things done. Because they feel this is the moment theyll
Monday july 18th. Coming up next on American History tv, we talk about tudor place and the descendants of george and Martha Washington. He discusses the collection of artifacts at tutor place. The daughters of the American Revolution museum host this 45 minute event. Our current exhibit is remembering the American Revolution. Is looking at the ways that people say things. What people saved to remember the American Revolution, why they save them. What things grew out of that tradition. Im delighted to welcome our guest here today who will talk a lot about some things that are very similar to what is in our exhibit. He comes from another museum that has a significant collection of George Washingtons items. It ties in very well to our collection so im delighted to introduce the curator at tudor place to store cass and garden. Prior to coming to tutor place, he was the assistant curator of collections at the James Madison mike kelly or and worked for nearly nine years on the mansion interi
People saved things. What people saved to remember the american revolution, why they save them. What things grew out of that tradition. Im delighted to welcome our guest today it will talk about some themes that are very similar to what is an art exhibit. He comes from another museum that has a significant collection of George Washingtons items. It ties in very well to our collection. Im delighted to introduce the curator at tudor place to store historic home and gardens. Prior to coming to tudor place, he was the assistant curator of collections at the James Madison and worked for nearly nine years on the mansion interiors Initiative Team to research and furnish the Market Leader mansion following is architectural restoration. Prior to his arrival, he was the staff archaeologist at james monroe house on long island. He has a master of arts in anthropology with a concentration in historical archaeology from the university of south carolina. Please look at me grant uetermous. Grant q [a
Salons jacob weisberg, and we take a look at the life of florence kennedy. And finally, david reef questions if ending extreme poverty and hunger around the world is possible. Those are some of the highlights for this weekend. For a complete television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, this weekend 72 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now were kicking off the weekend with Brian Kilmeade and dan yeager. Their book, Thomas Jefferson and the tripoli pirates. [inaudible conversations] here we go. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] like were coming to court. You afraid of the audience, brian . I wanted to have a dramatic entrance. Oh, all right. [laughter] actually, he doesnt want to be seen on the same stage with me. Hes already found out im a little too smart alecky. Which he is, by the way. Five minutes, see what you learn . Good afternoon, welcome to the heritage foundation. We, of course, welcome those who join us on our heritage. Org web s