"all paris is running to see it," said jefferson. it fixed me like a statue for a quarter of an hour." in another part of the louvre was a painting of a structure that had already touched jefferson's life in a significant way. early in his stay in paris, the request had arrived at the hotel de langeac. a new capitol building in richmond was in need of an able architect. jefferson contacted charles-louis clerisseau, who had drawn the ruins at nimes in the south of france. with clerisseau's assistance, jefferson worked out the modifications that would turn a roman temple, the maison carree, into a modern public building. it would be the first american building designed to accommodate the 3 branches of a democratic government. their plaster of paris model was shipped across the atlantic, along with jefferson's plans, to guide the builders on the banks of the james river in virginia. jefferson's inspiration was to give the fledgling state government a symbolic structure, thus launching the classic revival in the united states. "i have me

hopper went to paris in 1906. encouraged by his teachers, he sought out the works of manet and degas. their unassuming, everyday subjects had a lasting impact. paris also influenced his style. impressionism brought light into his canvases and brightened his colors. but he was unaffected by the revolutionary innovations of cézanne and picasso. after 1910, hopper never returned to europe. his interests and his future lay in the subject matter of america and its greatest city. the saloon in new york corner, painted in 1913, is fully grounded in manhattan. the sidewalk curves gracefully through the rectangular red brick city. the strong verticals that would figure so prominently in his work-- the smokestacks belching in the distance, the lamp post in the foreground- are firmly in place. edward hopper was home. later in 1913, he was accepted into the show at the new york armory-- an exhibition that launched modern art in the united states. european avant-garde artists such as marcel duchamp and vasily kandinsky caught

he'd been in paris when the prussians had encircled paris. it was said that when he died he wanted to be buried facing germany because germany, which prussia became the heart of, was a great enemy of the french. he's often portrayed as vindictive and i don't think that's true. i think he recognized that france would have to deal with germany if europe were to be a safe and stable place, but he was worried about german power. he was deeply cynical in some ways. he said about the league of nations, which woodrow wilson of course was promoting, that "i like it but i don't believe in it." c-span: how old was he at the peace conference? >> guest: clemenceau would have been in his mid-70s. he was the oldest of the three big powers. c-span: how old was lloyd george? >> guest: lloyd george was about 58, 59. c-span: and, you say that lloyd george had a mistress with him the entire time at the conference? >> guest: yes. lloyd george had had a number of mistresses. i mean he remained married to his first wife and, in some ways, i think they had a very g

don't blame paris because paris apparently knows how to handle her partying. paris apparently is also one of those girls who -- see, i lake paris hilton. i'm going -- i like paris hilton. i'm going to tell you why. i like and respect her. she could have been a lazy, spoiled, rich girl laying back her family's money. instead -- i don't know whether you know this because she's not so big in the u.s. as far as her product. but paris is a billionaire. now, when you go to like the raceway mall in new jersey, you're not going to see the paris hilton boutique. you'd have to squint to even find paris hilton perfume. in tokyo, japan, all places around the world, paris is huge. people still pass out when they see her. this girl's got hair extensions. she's constantly taking business meetings and promoting, promoting, promoting. i mean, she's got silent money that people don't even know because she's big everywhere except for maybe here in our country, you know. so you know, good for you, nick, for writing this book and coming clean. [ applause ] >> wendy: and paris -- p

jefferson was here for 3 of the great paris exhibitions. the unerring eye, which had discovered houdon, now leads him to another artist, dangly inventive for his time.

our correspondent reports -- >> welcome to paris! >> smiling faces and a troubled economy. 3.28 million in july for the 27th month in a row and a budget deficit the government can barely reign in. france has been walking on eggshells since europe's economic crisis hit. but there is a small respite. visiting the streets in paris is a must for any tourist. france has clinched the title of world's top destination in 2012 with 83 million visitors and 33 million in paris alone. but the numbers may not be enough, as the reality is not always up to par with the dream. the city of light known as much for its beauty as its unfriendliness. the extreme end of it a few years ago dozens of japanese tourists were reported to have been struck with the so-called paris syndrome. they were so badly affected by rude encounters that they had to be repatrioted back to japan in a state of shock. >> paris is beautiful, it's wonderful. but the parisians are arrogant and they have to change this, because they rely on revenue from tourism. >> i heard from oth

also on the witness list, daughter paris jackson. but then -- >> more breaking news this hour. >> more drama in the jackson family. >> paris jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of pop icon michael jackson was rushed to a hospital in los angeles. ♪ >> paris jackson was supposed to come into court and testify in person. however, just over a month into the trial and before she would be called, she tried to kill herself. >> there's no question about that, that his daughter, paris jackson, was absolutely devastated by his death, so much so that she tried to kill herself. >> while paris underwent treatment throughout the summer, jurors continued to find out more about michael's last few months. >> this jury has had a front row seat literally to a very intimate show revealing the pain and life and the joys of being michael jackson and his family. >> the best defense sometimes, lawyers think, is blame the victim. but it has to be part of the defense here and it has to be michael jackson was addicted to drugs way before we got involved with h

several large-scale projects in paris' business hub are seeking to steal the title of paris' tallest building. yet for now, it is still the mont parnassus -- the m ontparnasse tower that gives the best views including of the eiffel tower. >> hello. welcome to the week in the americas here on "france 24." we will be heading to mexico for a look at the most [indiscernible] we will have a look at the very latest from new york's mayoral primaries. and we will look at a man who went from trader to international -- to internet education group -- guru. pemex is the world's seventh largest oil company. it has long been considered something of a national treasure in mexico. the country's president, and rick a penny in industrial -- the country's president, henry k pena nieto -- enrique pena nieto, now wants to open up the industry. >> in mexico there is no need to fix gas prices. they are the same everywhere around 70 euro cents per liter. pemex is the last public bastion . people say it is sick and mismanaged, even though it is the eighth oil producer in the world. the country's refineries a

paris. not be that with a news team with more than just have a half an hour if not i mean talk more discussion on the crisis in syria with peter develop his guest starts in crosstalk in just a few minutes from here on that softer the break. many gay bars are starting to refuse to sell right. vodkas a means of protesting the homosexual propaganda laws in russia as i've said before boycotts are a great way to put pressure on people but are they putting pressure on the right people not only is it racist to assume that hurting the vodka flow will deal a massive blow to the russian economy but it is also racist to think that any vodka with a russian sounding name is itself russian and many videos angry gay bartenders were pouring stolichnaya vodka which should be pronounced by the way onto the ground in a fury but if those bartenders would take a closer look at the labels they would see that exported stoli is produced and bowed in latvia by the s.p.i. group not in russia also according to the n.p

let's go to jackie row land in paris and it's interesting jackie because in going to the u.n. security council they are saying france is going one step further than the proposal and want to condemn massacres by the syrian regime and put those responsible for the august 21st chemical weapons attack under sanctions and that is a lot more than the russians presumably would have done. >> in a way this is quite a clever move by the french and testing the russian position and testing if the u.n. security council which of course is the route that russia, iran and other countries insisted must be the way by which they move forward on this. france is actually putting that result to the test by proposing they will put this very day, he said, a text for a new resolution to the u.n. security council and spoke of five points and said first of all france would seek to put those weapons under international inspection, under international control. he said also that france, that syria would be obliged to sign up fully to an inspection regime by the organization for the control of chemical weap

does or sylvia arty paris. next artie's so be sure a nazi reunites the german debate the latest edition of her interview show stay with us. going on and on the obama administration's continued insistence that the syrian regime must be punished for alleged use of chemical weapons has convinced few of washington's traditional allies the americans have said they will strike syria on their own if they have to what does this say about america's standing in the middle east. in the future of international law. a mission free couldn't take should free in-store judges free. range month free. free. free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media oh don tarty dot com . the bible says many times the gold is the father of all forms. i'm sure he told me to say these children. from the orphanage that you know in time. it just so nobody needed me. my fellow pilgrims pasta. my dad is probably the kindest soul in the world. one can't abandon a child he knows that they wouldn't survive so he inj

you told me that you were in paris at the time when the ioc committee visited paris. what happened? >> they had a strike. >> a strike of what? >> buses, public transportation. people took me from the airport to my hotel, he just told me ok, the parisians are so stupid, they want to go to strike. the ioc, special committee, went to paris, so they must've had a very bad impression during that time. >> it given the fact that there is the global threat of terrorism, will security be a concern for a lot of the international meeting organizers? >> it is. it is very sensitive, but you can see everywhere in some -- earthquake, sonata, everything, so i think we have to prepare for the worst. security issues are always very critical. we have to be thinking about how we manage the risk when we organize events. i think it is a big challenge for every event. >> that is also another issue, closer partnership. a lot of times when you provide security for meeting attendees, these attendees could be heads of state or somebody who is in government, in a foreign country . when they travel to a meeting

a good team was launched this summer in paris called do you speak truest guide for. drivers and shopkeepers on how to behave towards their city's guests giving them contrie by country advice on what is expected from them. it is important for everyone involved in pounces economy to treat. regardless of their nationality in order to make them want to come back and to spend on this through them and that's precisely where france lags behind the competition despite being the number one destination the un world tourism organization found out that visitors to the u.s. spend twice as much as those who travel to france and that's the spite fewer people making the journey to the states that the loss of revenue is proving twice as costly as europe continues to struggle with a debt crisis that seriously endangering the french economy this paris taxi driver insists though that while the dream speak to rest is a good idea creating a positive experience is not a one way street. first of all for us taxi drivers that are passengers who are very excuse me for saying so annoying. somet

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you can keep your paris, france. i'll take quahog any day. i mean, all that place is, is skinny guys rubbing up against you in buses and subways, jabbing you in the thigh with their thing. yeah, countries is weird. but at least you helped save joe and bonnie's marriage. i know. those two lovebirds haven't left their bedroom since we got back. (truck reverse signal beeping) (drill whirring, gear grinding) ah, romance. speaking of which, we ain't boofed in a whole week. yeah, but what about the kids? ah, they're back at school. turns out i wasn't quite the professor i thought i was. this is what my class is all about! learn with me, children! let's teach each other! chris, you know this. sherman's march to the sea! yes! finally someone gets it! ah, (bleep), children! my (bleep) elbow! oh, all the saints in christendom! my elbow's shattered! oh, it's shattered to (bleep)! somebody get the nurse! get that big, (bleep) black nurse! oh, i am so (bleep)! just made it. [ bell chimes ] [ man ] hi, folks. looks like we're going to be here at least 15 m

in paris, i could see what was chic in what was not. one time i was working and was arriving at an industry job, and i was wearing boots. they looked at me and said, [unintelligible] as a reproach. i thought, ha ha, very funny. [laughter] but it was beautiful, which can be true but it can be awful, too, a beige. it is not because it is beige, but it could be the absolute beauty, no. it depends how it is done, how it is made, how it looks like. so i was like, let's say, killing the french fashion. i should say france in general. so absolute. it has to be like that. things that i did not feel like. i think it's time i was going, i felt really in love with london. i felt more freedom. when i was going there, it gave me -- [unintelligible] sending like, yes, go on to do the things you feel are good. because it is very conservative in paris. >> only you had come to san francisco. >> yes. >> i can only imagine what you would have produced. [applause] >> that is true. >> here is this good little boy who is be heading classically and is very ch

why have the meeting take place in paris? >> >> it's making place in paris because the french have been all along one of the proponents of a military strike in syria, and that has been a huge boost to the white house in their efforts to force the assad regime to the negotiating tables. an interesting shift. normally the british are the first to step up alongside the americans with military support, but because the government of david cameron lost that vote in the house of commons, the british are not in any way, shape or form going to contributing military asset to say anything in syria. interesting to see william hague here, the british foreign secretary, but nevertheless, it's being held in paris, because basically, the french were the ones that were going to go along with any kind of strike. >> you mentioned the some of it in the nato alliance. what will this group push for as the best alternative if this deal doesn't work? >> that's what a lot of these talks, the bulk of the talks here today between the british, french an

paris. after the break we meet the russian man who gave homes to thirty orphans stay with us here on r.t. . technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. they were ready to do anything for their country to me is to love the country more than yourself if you join the military for any other reason that you're probably not going to have a good day they were tools in the hands of the state now they live remembering the past which is impossible to get rid of. the war. however good people get hurt. and i've heard good people empty silent. a lot. but would prefer not to be sometimes i feel like. i should have died over there. because i. i saw some people who've retired and. there is cheaper than tariffs. on our. watch and the polish face people. pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm sure. many gay bars are starting to refuse to sell russian vodka as a means of protesting the homosexual propaganda laws in russia as i've said before boycotts

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secretary of state john kerry is in paris trying to convince a skeptical international community there to support military intervention. he says momentum is building. meanwhile in washington congress is getting back to work tomorrow. president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of high-profile interviews he will address the nation in prime-time tuesday night. the president is pushing for more support for his plan to strike syria. we are following the story with live team coverage, we start in london, watching the diplomatic developments overseas, but first to washington, and paul, the white house chief is making the rounds in the sunday morning talks pressing the case for a military strike. what are the white house and members of congress saying today? >> as you say, white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough making the rounds, doing the sunday show sweep - pushing hard, pushing congress, trying to turn the tide of public opinion. >> i've been talking to dozens of members of congress, not a something one rebutted or refused the intelligence which is to say everybody agrees tha

in paris, secretary of state john kerry is trying to convince a skept tall community. he says momentum is building. meanwhile in washington, congress is going back to work tomorrow and president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of high-profile interviews, he will address the nation in prime time on tuesday night. the white house pushing for more support in his plan to strike syria. we are following this story with live team coverage. paul beban is in washington. and washington developments over -- watching details overseas we have phil london. overseas secretary of state john kerry is currently in paris trying to build an international coalition there. how many countries support strikes against syria? >> reporter: secretary of state kerry said that there were 12 countries that were now prepared to take military action against syria. he said they would make their own statements within the next 24 hours or so. he met today in paris with members of dit taries from the arab league and they hashed out a statement in which they condemned the assad regime, called fo

john kerry is currently in peras as trying to build -- paris and he met with arab foreign ministers. more countries are on board agreeing with a strong international response in the quote double digits" but that has not been made public. >> we discuss the possible and necessary me yours the international community can take to deter assad from ever crossing that line again and a number of countries immediately signed on to the g20 agreement that was reached by now 12 countries on the side of the -- on the side of the g20 meeting. and they will make theirina announcementsments in the next 24 hours about that. >> and for the latest now on the international efforts, we turn to phil ittner. phil, there are now questions about just how many countries are supporting strikes in syria >> reporter: well, del, that's right. the exact number and who is on that list supporting the strike in syria has not been released. you know, but senator -- secretary of state kerry did get the 28 members of the eu to sign a statement blaming the assad regime and calling for some sort of response in a unified i

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