Im jimmy. Thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] i appreciate that. Thank you. Please, relax, relax. Im glad, thank you very much. Im very happy youre here. Im happy im here. Its great to be back in las vegas. [cheers and applause] let me ask a quick question. How many of you in our audience tonight, how many of you actually live in las vegas . [cheers and applause] jimmy i lived, i lived in las vegas at one time. Now im trying not to die in las vegas, because this is our fourth night here. You know youve been in vegas too long when you see someone stepped off an elevator, and youre surprised theyre not holding a yardlong plastic bong full of purple margarita liquid or whatever the hell that is. Las vegas is the city that answers the question, how many times a day can a man stop you on the street and ask you if you want to go to a strip club. The answer is a lot of times. Last night i saw a college kid, although he probably wasnt in college. He was riding a jazzy scooter through t
Last night i reported on the uk governments ideas for solving the irish border question. Today their Northern Ireland partners were in downing street. And. She is, at home, a typical teenager. But then when she leaves the house, everything changes. The anxiety disorder so severe it renders many children speechless. We have access to a therapy camp for sufferers of selective mutism in new york. It was phrase coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 but 71 years later is there really a special relationship between america and britain and, if there is, how does a president promoting far right videos and questioning the british Prime Minister on twitter affect it . This is now a very 21st century diplomatic conflict with British Government ministers taking to social media to attack donald trump and the president responding in kind. Today theresa may resisted calls to cancel a state visit to britain planned for mr trump and choosing her words carefully said that the president s retweets yesterda
Jim thompson discussing his new who is billy lee, George Washingtons mulatto man. Toward acquired, in his words, 1767. Atto man, in he was wellknown known to washingtons staff, including lafayette. Thompson presents an analysis of washingtons complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. Mr. Thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginias aristocracy and Thomas Jeffersons enlightenment. After his presentation, there will be a q a and mr. Thompson will be happy to sign copies of his book. Please take the opportunity to explore our library and museum with its new exhibition, remembering the american resolution. We also have 31 period rims detecting life in early america. Resources are free and open to the public. O, pleaseurther ad welcome jim thompson. [applause] mark, for the, fine introduction, and thank you all for coming today. I appreciate you joining me and learning with me abou
Youre watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend, on cspan 3. Follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history dues. History news. William lee, known as billy lee, was short washingtons personal slave. Washington granted billy lee land and freedom in his will. Next, author James Thompson discusses his theory explaining why washington may have taken this action. The daughters of the American Revolution hosted this onehour event. Today, we are pleased to have jim thompson discussing his new book, who is billy lee, George Washingtons mulatto man. Toward acquired, in his words, my mulatto man, in 1767. He was wellknown known to washingtons staff, including lafayette. Thompson presents an analysis of washingtons complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. Mr. Thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginias aristocracy and Thomas J
Number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginias aristocracy and Thomas Jeffersons enlightenment. After his presentation, there will be a q a and mr. Thompson will be happy to sign copies of his book. Please take the opportunity to explore our library and museum with its new exhibition, remembering the american to 1890. N, 1776 period rooms31 detecting life in early america. All these resources are free and open to the public. Without further ado, please welcome jim thompson. [applause] jim thank you, mark, for the fine introduction, and thank you all for coming today. I appreciate you joining me and learning with me about billy lee. Im going to begin with a couple brief comments about my background and my approach, my view of the past, and how i research. Then im going to talk about the book. Im only going to focus on a couple aspects. Im going to focus on the first point is, how was George Washington related to billy lee . I believe they had a family b