Found the washington, everything Martha Washington did likewise. It was a business relationship, but not without affection. I think they had deep respect and affection for each other. She was as close to her hometown and she would get. She owned most of this whole block going back a couple of acres, which means she owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman, what that means an 18th century is now what it means today. When she marriage George Washington, she brings with her to mount for then 12 house slaves and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. It would take her ten days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage with her slaves and this was a difficult journey. Marthas experience had prepared her to become the first first lady. Born in virginia in 1731, Martha Washington was 57 years old and 1789 when she and George Washington, once again, l
from george washington, a bomb shelter, and a signed photo of woodrow wilson. i am the curator at tudor house and historic garden and we will take a look at some of the amazing things we have in our collection. tudor place was home to the peter family from 1805 until 1983, five different generations lived here. it was the wishes of the last owner that the house become a museum so that the public could enjoy the amazing collection of objects. i want to talk about the architecture. when thomas and martha peter purchased the house it was eight and a half acres and only the two end wings were here with nothing in between. originally planned to add more to the house but never did. they started talking with their friend, a doctor and amateur architect, about designing a grand house for them. he designed the octagon house in washington. wingsorporated the two and a center block of the house into a five-part house, and architectural style very typical and the chesapeake and they 18
you again in 2018. thank you very much for coming. you are watching american history tv, all weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. monday night on the communicators. michael beckerman, president and ceo of the internet association made up of 40 internet companies including google, facebook and amazon talks about new internet regulation proposals from the fcc and how to preserve a free and open internet. he is interviewed by margaret harding magill. it looks like the fcc is proposing to move internet traffic exchange. can you explain why that might be a problem for your members? day it isend of the about consumers. you are looking to access the internet. you pay your internet service provider and you are paying a lot of money and you want access to the entire internet. if your experience is altered in some way or your site is blocked and other things are going on, as a consumer you do not know where that is happening. it co
grant: hi, i am the curator at tudor house and historic garden and we will take a look at some of the amazing objects we have in our collection. tudor place was home to the peter family from 1805 until 1983, five different generations lived here. it was the wishes of the last owner that the house become a museum so that the public could enjoy the amazing collection of objects. i want to talk about the architecture. when thomas and martha peter purchased the house it was eight and a half acres and only the two end wings were here with nothing in between. the owner originally planned to add more to the house but never did. they started talking with their friend, a doctor and amateur architect, about designing a grand house for them. he designed the octagon house in washington. he incorporated the two wings and a center block of the house into a five-part house, and architectural style very typical in the chesapeake and they 18th and 19th century. the key is the domed portico. a
coming up tonight, booktv in prime time features books about the founding fathers. first, the author of first entrepreneur. and then the life of john quinty adams. and then lous louisa. next, edward lengel talks about his book on george washington. it took place at the president s former home mount vernon. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. lovely to get a full crowd like this. my name is doug bradford and i am the founding director of the study of george washington which is where you are in the ruben stein hall. you made it. it is very exciting to have these book talks, free book talks, and thank you for supporting the book and mount vernon has never accepted any government money. they have been operating since the 1960s when they took over the estate of george washington. they are on all-woman run organization and they are all built on private donations from individuals and foundations and the people that come there visit. it is a great honor to serve tha