jackson's popularity was so great that if you jackson endorsing due to run for president run for anyelected office or to get a bill passed and you had jackson's endorsement, very likely it would pass. so the were a constant flow of people coming here to see him and to get his support. so it was a very busy room. and today there's so many of his personal items in that room that it brought back from washington, things he was very proud of, his library. yet a library of about 800 volumes and we have over 750 of those volumes still today. one of the things people love are these large bounded volumes sitting on a floor if they are bound newspapers that he say. he was kind of a lyrical joke. he subscribed to i believe 16 different newspapers and had a number of inbound comment is large bound volumes that lay on the floor have his marginal notes. adjacent to that room is his bedroom that is very personal. all of the furniture, is original. the wallpaper is original. the fabrics are reproductions of what was there the day he died. even his bedroom slippers and his dressing gown are there in

andrew jackson. and these kinds of rumors circulated during the campaign. right. and jackson would attribute them to contributing to her death. right. so jackson is without a wife. his secretary of state and chief diplomat martin buren was also a widower by point in time. so some believe that with official position of first lady being empty that peggy eaton might fill role. right. might be the symbolic head of washington society. right. to be clear, she would not. it's going be jackson's late wife's niece, emily donaldson, who will fill that role. but there is a lot of anxiety that. this woman, right. is going to be, you know, organizing parties and events at the white house in the name of administration. right now, some of these fears and anxieties about too much democracy are going to seem to come true. as you can see here in this rendering of inauguration day at the white house. famously, it really got out of control. some historians refer to it as a riot. but a lot of these new voters are going t

great day to not be in jackson. amy: "always a great day to not be in jackson."kson is overwhelmingly african-american, over 80% of the city. talk about this. >> so governor reeves has mocked jackson residents. the governor thinks it is a joke. that was one of the reasons why we felt it was so important to file this title vi complaint with the epa because it is not fair that jackson residents for decades have seen the disinvestment in their cities, at the state capital, and also majority black. but you have a governor who is making comments like that and individuals don't even trust their tapwater, where they're spending their tax dollars with a should be able to have safe drinking water and that is not the case. at this title vi complaint demonstrates we are not going to be criticized and allow for someone who is in an elected position in the state to be able to allocate federal funds to places like jackson to get away with discriminated against the largest black city. this is something governor reeves has been doing for a while. even as lieutenant, when he was

his calculation is that he can beat jackson. we can bag tle crowd, he said before a longstreet gets there. and so he his attention and they brawl across the landscape, fan across the landscape from route 29 down to route 28, looking for thomas, jonathan jackson now doing this. you see thoroughfare gap right pope disregarded all of the possibilities that there might be some of you were at thoroughfare gap with us last year. how many of you were with us on the trip last year? quite a lot of you. the possibility of using we're calling the bull run mountains here in virginia, they're not really mountains, but they are fairly substantial obstacles to two troops using troops to block the gap and to extend the separation between lee and jackson. as lee isching in and with longstreet to join jackson, polk never considers that id right? at least not for more than a few. but mcdowell does. and on the morning of the 28th of august, 1862, mcdowell on his own initiative, detaches a division troops and sends them off to thoroughfare gap. all

and jackson! you know, jackson was one of the people that really stood by the president, right john? that is right. in many more, the one that was never published in his lifetime, i had the luck to find the manuscript and these families support to publish it. in four pages, he tells his experience with court packing. he recounts going over to the president, to the white house, for a meeting with the inner team in february when this has been announced. it is off to a bumpy start. jackson is telling the president, before you go fishing, before you head out of washington, you need to have another crack at explaining this. a pile of unaddressed certiaries -- is not during the day. roosevelt, according to jackson, positive, that is a terrible explanation, isn't it. they went into a fireside chat and started to tell the truth. it was more of a political process that had a chance thereafter. >> we have a lot of questions coming in. we want to jump over to a question from camilla about the connection betw

and we see this rising trust that jackson places in pelham and on the screen there is a quote of jackson's. and he says if i had a pelham on each flank i, could win the world. so it's how much admiration jackson has for this young artillery commander. but the battle of sharks berg -- i'm not sure if it's going to be clear on the map but we will try to make it work here and you will see stewart's name out there. and then the symbol for a few cannons. those are going to be under the command of pelham. and steward oversees the command of the battle days. but their first position is going to be at the confederates left wing at -- heights. at the battle unfolds and begins shifting tele-moves his cannon and this is not just a cannon of the horse artillery, these are other batteries that he is commanding from jackson score and they are going to move to the heights and not so effective and then they are going to move to a ridge behind west woods. so as he is going to the west woods and say, oh, these are the confederate lines, he's already raining waning on harper ridge and go into that area with

general thomas jonathan jackson. stonewall jackson has a passion for artillery. he really likes it when he sees artillery well handled. the battle of gaines mill pelham comes in with two cannons on the left of jackson's line. one gun drakes according to reports so it could have been caused in battle. things are going on with this one gun. pelham dismounts and helps to fight the remaining cannons that are out there. he brought to field batteries to a hault. jackson saw that and was very impressed. jackson said three more batteries over to the position to help pelham asked who he is and insists upon meeting came after the battle. pelham is mentioned in stuart in jackson's battlefield report and he goes on to some other feeds in the peninsula campaign including battling near white house landing firing on mcclellan's army. the peninsular campaign of seven day battle as a testing ground for pelham. how does he and his battery fit into the calvary and into the rest of his army and what are some tactics and what are some things that work with his guns on these battlefie

jackson center. he's the biographer of justice -- [inaudible] and editor of jackson's acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that man: an insider's portrait of franklin d. roosevelt, the last new deal insider's memoir. also with us, paul blumenthal, former new york times reporter and continues to be a periodic contributor of the times. the author of five books including "the believer" about the harvard psychiatrist john mack who investigated u if fos -- ufos and alien encounters. we'll talk about this in a minute. we'll starlet with professor if barrett. -- start with professor barrett. give us a little bit of your background, specifically your work on justice robert jackson. >> thank you, paul, for this opportunity and really the privilege to be at the roosevelt library and homestead in every sense except actual. the path that led he to all of this us -- was really being a lawyer at first. i worked in the bureau of investigations for about seven years and then became a law professor. among hi areas,

jackson center. he's the biographer of justice -- [inaudible] and editor of jackson's acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that man: an insider's portrait of franklin d. roosevelt, the last new deal insider's memoir. also with us, paul blumenthal, former new york times reporter and continues to be a periodic contributor of the times. the author of five books including "the believer" about the harvard psychiatrist john mack who investigated u if fos -- ufos and alien encounters. we'll talk about this in a minute. we'll starlet with professor if barrett. -- start with professor barrett. give us a little bit of your background, specifically your work on justice robert jackson. >> thank you, paul, for this opportunity and really the privilege to be at the roosevelt library and homestead in every sense except actual. the path that led he to all of this us -- was really being a lawyer at first. i worked in the bureau of investigations for about seven years and then became a law professor. among hi areas,

but a big-time recruit chooses to go to jackson state?e trajectory of so many other kids. now they're saying, hmm, if it's good enough for travis to go there and play, it may be good enough for me. so that's a game-changing decision that he made for so many. >> disruption? >> that's it.>> there is an uer aferan, get a taste of the full hbcu football experience, in stadiums packed with people who look like them, it could be a powerful pull. just listen to shedeur, deion's son, immediately after a lopsided home win last month. >> tens of thousands of fans, tailgate, band. what's it like playing a home game like this? >> man, it's amazing. you see, you see all these people, it's just real love there. just playing at home, in jackson, they needed us to pull it through. >> hbcus are starting to think big and dream big. >> you were a good high school football player. you said you -- >> i was a great high school player. >> you were a great high school football player. you said you weren't, weren't considering hbcus. >> they never recruited me. t

one-on-one and jackson just jumps him into the end zone. >> bo jackson is there. here's the throw.ackson to the 20 and out in front and only one man between him. easily -- can't run him down. he had the angle but there goes bo. and nobody catches bo, touchdown. >> he's still running through that tunnel. some of the incredible plays from the legendary bo jackson during his time playing both professional football and baseball. jackson's life is the subject of a new book titled "the last folk hero: the life and myth of bo jackson." the book's author jeff pearlman joins us now. it's great to see you. you've written so many great books about so many of the characters of the last 30 or 40 years that we've all grown up with. bo jackson might be my favorite, maybe the greatest athlete we've ever seen in america just on raw athleticism and the things he went and achieved. but you're also writing here about the myth of bo jackson. why do you call it that? >> because he did so many things we never saw. this is an era before social media. there's a story in the book supposedly in high school i

what does justice jackson mean to you?ll, i was thinking about the goodness of god, and how much of a blessing it was, and a distinct honor and privilege it was to be afforded the opportunity. i felt so proud and overjoyed, that i was there, and i could feel our ancestors in the room rejoicing, with that. and i felt like shouting. >> i don't know, if my memory is right, but after you all saying amazing grace, a lot of you were wiping away tears, it was just so powerful. doctor lundy, what did it mean for you to be part of that history? >> well, as one of the organizers for the ceremony, i was just so elated that we are able to choose music that was so be fitting for this historic occasion. i mean it was electric in the room, i think that all of us felt a sense of pride, i've been a part of this historic occasion, the duke ellington concert choir, washington d.c.'s own where there as you saw earlier, and the music, and this amazonian jazz ensemble. we truly had a celebration of this occasion. >> i turn to my friend robert s

jackson it was under jackson that in 1827 the democratic republican party, the only party left really after the war of 1812 renamed itself the democratic party. and they're there the agricultural party. they're the party of the yeoman farmer. we talked about some of this stuff last time with the with the market revolution. so these are the people more nervous about those market revolution changes and they're in the democratic party. jackson's it's it's figurehead at least his protege. was a man from tennessee named james k polk. who was the point man in the house of representatives when it came to the war against the bank for instance in the 1830s? his opponent was henry clay do we remember henry clay from the compromise? i known as the great compromiser clays a planter a slave owning planter like jackson, but clay thought a better idea was a diversified economy. he's like the the new alexander hamilton. other he's going to live to a ripe old age unlike hamilton, but so it's it's clay versus jackson clay as i mentioned the last time we met ran for a president several times and lost ev

jackson, it was under jackson in 1827 the democratic republican party, the only party left really after the war of 1812 renamed itself the democratic party. there, they had a cultural party, they were the party of the farmer, we talk about some of the stuff last time with the market revolutions. these are the people, more nervous about those market revolution changes. they were the democratic party. jackson, it's figurehead at least, his protegee was a man from tennessee name james tate polk, who is the point man in the house of representatives when it came to the -- in the 1830s. his opponent louis henry, do remember henry clay from the compromise? known as the great compromiser. clay is a planter, a slave owning planter late jackson. he thought a better idea was a diversified economy. he is like the new alexander hamilton. by the way, he will live to a ripe old age, unlike hamilton, it's clay versus jackson. clay, as i mentioned the last time we met, ran for president several times and lost every time, he would say things like, i'd rather have integrity and remain honest then become p

i may stay here at jackson state.e fun. coming up, we're going to speak with coach prime, also known as deion sanders. football team is feeling about the big game tomorrow. football a very important part of my life. i played on another great hbcu, texas southern. i used to come here at jackson state and play these guys. they didn't boo me. i'm glad. they're happy i'm here. i'm happy we're here. "gma" is happy to be here to celebrate with jsu. a lot coming up, george. >> michael with that tough face. that's coming up. >>> we're going to start with the news including the surge in children being hospitalized for respiratory illness. across the country, 36 states and d.c. have seen a spike with hospitals running out of space. let's go back to erielle reshef at a hospital feeling the crush in queens. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. this hospital is part of the largest health care system in the state of new york and one of the doctors tells us that he has never seen volumes like this, and it's a si

but jackson agreed to pay the full cost for those promises upfront. out a loan for $90 million. >> did siemens keep those promises? >> no. >> reporter: the biggest piece of the plan, replacing water meters across the city, was also the source of the biggest problem. thousands of the new meters didn't work. >> some meters measuring in gallons when they were supposed to be measuring in cubic feet. >> reporter: meaning people in jackson were being charged as much as 7 1/2 times what they should have been. throw in computer systems that didn't operate as promised -- >> the bill was more than $11,000. >> reporter: and people in this largely african american city with a per capita income of $22,000 were suddenly facing water bills they had no hope of paying. >> it's a done deal now, and we the one that got to bear the cost. >> reporter: the city sued siemens and some subcontractors alleging in part a massive fraud orchestrated by siemens that caused more than $450 million in losses to jackson. >> promise made. promise kept. >> reporter: the mayor claimed vi

many residents of jackson city -- of the city of jackson, which is 83% black, they are still wary ofhough the boil notice was lifted and the repairs made. the naacp says it is an important first step in holding the state accountable. the naacp environmental and climate justice director and appreciate you joining us. the epa investigating in response to the naacp's complains, we know that, and your organization says that the jackson residents like many black communities across the country, you said this, had water access weaponized against them. how so? >> well, what we know is that at least for the last century, that black communities, when they try to build, when they tried to ensure they have everything they need in order to be sustainable, that because of systemic racism it makes it really hard. for example, in jackson, out of the last 25 years, there's only been three years that the city has been able to get federal funding for water infrastructure issues. this is because even though we have the biden's promise, for example, for justice 40 to prioritize historically disadvantaged

let's start with justice ketanji brown jackson. talk about the significance of this newest justice and what she faces on this docket. >> good morning. thank you for having me. ketanji brown jackson is great. her first day was yesterday. she already was in the asking pertinent and probative questions. trying to get comfortable in her new job. i think she's going to be a great justice. i think she's going to have a great career ahead of her writing to sense. because she is clearly in the minority on that court and the things that are coming down the pike are terrifying and horrible and all she will be able to do is to her questioning and oral arguments and through her writing, all she will be able to do is highlight the extremism of the conservative majority voting bloc on the supreme court. amy: let's talk about affirmative action and voting rights. the oral arguments will be heard tomorrow. talk about these two cases and how they could change this country. >> the voting rights, that case is today. it is at 11:00. the first kind of

s. supreme court justice kit tanya brown, jackson, jackson, i work literally over a year since he grew up with jackson in miami, in the 1980s where he says she stood out as a brilliant student and role model. it was a time when the city was gripped by racial tensions triggered by police brutality toward black people. there were riots, we couldn't go out of our house. and could tanya brown was the class president in that white school last spring jackson's nomination by president joe biden. was celebrated by liberals, but derided by many conservatives. some right wing t. v. commentators deliberately mispronounced her african 1st name, prompting tin ski to cree posters with the message kit tangy is another word for justice. united states and the constitution will be great beneficiaries of her appointment. legal scholars expect, jackson to carry on the legacy of the late justice ruth bader ginsburg, and the retired stephen briar. both liberal stalwarts on the high court now dominated by conservatives. jackson did not take part in last summer's block buster abortion case on tuesday. she'll

he's an old friend of jackson. he had' known jackson since the war of 1812, so it's interesting as soon as the act passes jackson, he would say this operation would be the responsibility of the superintendent of indiann affairs, the jackson takes the authority away from the superintendent and give it to the commissary general, his old friend. his reputation, he was extremely meticulous. he was obsessed with every dollar andev every penny and evn toe the fraction of a penny soe would scour these accounts where there were just thousands and thousands of pages of these accounts in which he is saying no,, we certainly can't afford this, we shouldn't pay for them. an indian agent would write back with an account that would be $83.32 and he would say you miscalculated that by a fraction of a penny, please revise this and send its, back. so the astonishing thing is he is obsessed with this but he doesn't see the bigger picture. he doesn't really see the human misery that this operation has created, and operation that he h

the age of jackson. jacksonian democracy. jackson himself is a symbol. a frontiersman who, by reaching the presidency, and the powerful message of what is capable in this country. his common rhetorical report for regular people changes the tenure of our politics. he democratize -- treating government jobs from personal property they would hang on to for their entire lives and then pass on to the sun. he builds the first mass-based political party. democratic party, coming out of his own personal following. but, he was a slave owner. but, most closely associated in addition to his democratic impulses with backing forcible removal of native americans from the travel land in open defiance of supreme court decisions. when the cherokee nation is forced out of their historical land in georgia, a fourth of them are going to die on the so-called trail of tears out the midwest. this leads to a lot of problems in terms of how do we interpret this. owning slaves, not treating native americans with respect, that was not something controversial in the early 19th cent

and truly march when it comes to jackson county, can't realize that i am the president of the united states am i feel like i'm just on your fellow citizens and i see these images and i try to talk to the same people and they included military veterans and business partners, and of course, members of the pendergast political machine in the politics in this town is well known. during the age of the city was controlled by the expanding democratic organization of jackson county, the official name for the machine. and there was an array of business connections including construction contractors, provide financial base from which pendergast political machine entered city county and state politics. and it first the older brother jim and the younger brother tom, pendergast, control the city manager's office and from there the city council. and then the mayor as well as every key office and city hall. there was old fashion politics and although term under estimate the political evidence of the family machine and here in albany, and really this was two decades and reach out to his fellow irish

under the impression that porter would be able to turn jackson's right flank. but the order's pope for porter's movement at once on the enemy's right flank on august 29th were vague confusing. and above all, late the order for porter attack jackson was written by pope at 430 in the afternoon, but did not reach porter till 630 when dusk was coming on. porter also was beginning to realize what pope did not that the balance of the army of northern virginia under james longstreet was moving into position on jackson's ready to strike a devastating blow at pope apprehensive porter ordered a pullback of his skirmishes a copy of porter's pullback order crossed pope's fourth hero attack order and promptly sat down at 850 that night and wrote out yet another order demanding that porter appear him for an explanation. porter did so the next august 30th and tried to convince pope of the trap waiting to spring on him. pope would hear nothing of it. i am positive of that. at:00 on the afternoon of the ener had in his front no considerable body of the enemy. wld laterisevery i

and i, i often kind of wondered why i known about andrew jackson and andrew jackson's meeting up on wye but i realized as i began to do more of the research that actually in new york city at home, way that met martin van buren and he was a jackson's vice president, and it was clear that she had seen him probably in that early salon period when she was in new york, 1834. and he may have mentioned to jackson. so andrew jackson knew about her, maybe because of van buren, but also because she was widely touted and seen as, you know, the the big attraction at this point in america. and so she did go to the jackson white house, to the president's house. and we don't have any record in his accounts of what he said to her or. we have is the newspaper of what transpired. and apparently jackson for some reason assumed that arthur moye was an emissary and that she would have the capacity to go back to china and to alert her fellow women who had bound feet that this was an unnecessary and, improper activity and that they should stop it and that she should go back to china and let them know that i'm

you are going to make an argument for ketanji brown jackson.ot afraid to question, to challenge the litigants. and juxtapose her, don, with clarence thomas. who is traditionally has been very quiet as oral arguments take place, before the supreme court. so you have this freshman just as he was just going for it, challenging these lawyers, and who is unapologetic in her statements about race and this country and the framing of the constitution and these amendments. so, i could not be more elated as a black woman, as a black lawyer, to have justice jackson on the court at this critical moment in our history. >> thank you, reena. i appreciate it. we'll see you soon. >> thanks, don. >> a group of black parents in georgia demanding justice and accountability for their children who were killed by police officers. what they want to see happen. next. next. n to get cash back while i'm book clubbing. cha-ching! with rakuten, i get cash b back at over 3,500 stores. so, how does that work? well, stores pay rakuten to send them shoppers. then, rakuten shar