What has it done to your thinking of history . Fan ofd i might be a john because he was a good old yankee. But i am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Mr. Wood probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. Home not gotten to see his until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes on his writings, i got to know him. I know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a tyree and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Adams was a puritan in that sense. Tradition, of that they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in that diary. He sai
Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. To know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Gordon adams was a puritan in that sense. He came out of that tradition, they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in th
Brian gordon wood, as a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. W
As a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a new englander has affected me onsciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because i did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a diary and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do you think
Targeted by the ban can no longer go home or travel abroad for scholarly work. Virginias lawyer told the judge two students are stranded in foreign lands. One a young woman from libya who goes to george mason university. She is now stuck in turkey unable to return to her studies. That means were going to be working to help folks right now who are being harmed by the immigration ban, including students, professors, workers in virginia. Reporter also part of todays hearing, attorneys representing three visa holders detained at dulles last weekend, stripped of their documents and put on planes back to africa. This engaged couple flew here last weekend, her visa in hand, hoping to start her new life with her husband to be, a u. S. Citizen. My client went from cheerfully recountng yesterday when we told him that theyre ready to bring his fiancee back. There is real emotional impact of these cases. These are real people, the kind of people we want to be in this country. Reporter there was sh