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Tweet us. Join the cspan conversation, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Since 1985, John Douglas Hall has been portraying president james madison. He has been in mount vernon, montpelier, and gatsbys tavern in alexandria, virginia. Next, to mark the 200 anniversary of the signing of the treaty of ghent by the president ending the war of 1812, the Octagon Museum hosted an event. Using his 30 years of experience researching and portraying president madison, mr. Hall discusses popular opinion of the time and the origins of the world 1812 or it this event is about 30 minutes. Good day to all of you. I am pleased to welcome friends here to the home of the which we have been occupying since last weve been here since february september. Of 1815, certainly in anticipation of great alterations to national circumstance. This is well to be evidenced. I find that, from ti ....
The result of long planning long preparation with the loss of often thousands of men. But when something comes along that is unexpected and you have this great prize, there is great alarm. In other cases you planned for it, expected it. Here you come along with something that gives a quick lift to the morale of the whole force. Everyone, from private up to those in washington and london, they knew that the war was over. Everyone of us realize that if hitler had the slightest sense [no audio] the gallantry of the men that did it is something that should never be forgotten. And something that the American Government should like to keep. The people they love their bridge. They loved it because it was an attraction for visitors from all over the countryside. They loved to stroll across it on sunday afternoons, to have technics near the site of it and they were right proud of the fact that the bridge was a strategic link between t ....
Virginia presidential site s new marker commemorates revolutionary figures meetings at fragile moment in U.S. history. The Marquis de Lafayette s 1824 visit, for nation s 50th anniversary, renewed citizens’ faith in republic s ....