We need to go big. And if we waste some money now, we waste some money. Absolutely we have too many people hurting and the economy is going to sputter and weve got to get ourselves out of this mess. And this is the way we need to go right now. Let me tell you something, that man has a future in Northwest Florida politics. I like him. Or West Virginia. Mika, thats interesting. Thats from the republican governor of a state that donald trump got 69 in. Jim justice, governor of West Virginia, urging congress to go big on covid19 relief. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, february 2nd. We have columnist and Associate Editor for the Washington Post, david ignatius. Back with us, capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early, kasie hunt. And it seems more and more likely that democrats will push through the Biden Administrations nearly 2 trillion Economic Relief package with or without republicans. The president met with a group of Senate Republicans for about two hou
Their workplace or household or what have you. There was a lot of cheap labor available for people willing to carry a gun and tin badge for a paycheck. Bob hutton, thank you very much. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to historic places. We traveled to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. Steve the idea for the museum goes back a century went descendents of George Washington put up for sale the tent that houston in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are in comparable. They have no pair. No peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique, oneofakind. They bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and nev
Ocean of people falls in the line of march. Perhaps for a picnic to end this day, a truly special day our countrys birthday. As the last of the rockets red glare fades in the night sky the city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old milwaukee and becomes again americas fourth of july capital. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. Next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. The idea for the museum goes back a century when descendents of George Washington put up for sale, the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which
Oversee the creation of these exhibits. He is a ph. D historian in the American Revolution. At the same time, he has been a screenwriter for historical productions and hes created exhibits. So, hes deeply experienced, not just in the history and meaning of the revolution but the material culture, the objects, artifacts, the equipment that were used to bring about the revolution. Scott so, i pulled together a selection of objects from the collection. To give you some of the highlights and also give you an indication of the big storyline we are telling in the museum. The first gallery that you will come into is going to take visitors back to the end of the french and indian war, about 1763. There is a new british monarch the first British Foreign in the 18th century, george iii. He is young, very vibrant. He considers himself to be a real patriot king. Americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. They have just disappeared in one of the most dramatic victorie
The collections for the museum are incomparable. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique, oneofakind. They bring to live his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and never wavering from his goal of success. At the same time, we have objects that represent the common footsoldier, the calvary man. We have objects that reflect the role of not just american soldiers but british and french and native american. Our collection will enable us to present the entire story of the revolution to all who come to philadelphia. As american colonists again shouting very loudly and increasingly loud about their rights as englishmen, and their feeling that there is a conspiracy to enslave them under way in the british parliament, the whole issue of slavery, of chattel slavery increasingly the contravention of these calls for liberty with the presence of slavery, particularly in america becomes louder. So, this next item is an incredibly rare and im