university in washington d.c. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good evening and welcome to the national churchill library and center. my name is michael bishop and i am director of the library and executive director of the international churchill society. the result of a collaboration between the society and the george washington university, the library first research facility in the nation's capitol

and george washington's tent. we can imagine the tension he must have felt in making life that will go across the continent and, indeed, the world. and when we see the shackles use to restrain and enslave child, perhaps like one of those used to restrain washington's own slaves. we are reminded that the new nation did not stand for freedom for all, the united states will soon come to hold the largest slave population in the history of the world and yet the revolution continued to inspire. >> his answer. an inspiration to over throw the tyranny of his day, to side with the right against the wrong with the weak against the strong and with to pressed against to presser, he said. here lies of those revolutionaries and many that have followed. like douglas, most americans are not content with reassuring origin stories. we work now for the prospect of the better future with past levels our guide. we see the american revolution in its own historical present, we look not only on the grand jury of long debt heroes. we appr

announcer: washington journal continues. host: washington journal continues on earth day. there will be a march today and washington, d.c. and other cities. already people are gathering on the national mall for today's program, which will include speeches, said that organizers, and music performances. live coverage of all of those events right here on c-span starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. david is on the phone from baltimore on our independent line. good morning. go ahead. caller: i am particular concerned with water pollution. here in baltimore, you cannot eat the fish that you catch in the inner harbor. you have to drive 100 miles to fish. i would have to drive a considerable instance to be able fish and eat the fish i catch. i think water pollution is the worst of our offenses. to talk about your last his use of the word agitator. host: alexander on our independent line could would assure biggest environmental concern? caller: good morning. thank you for c-span and for all you do. my first question really is if any of the hosts have read james book about the oncoming c

so it is a troubling time in washington and it is one of the many speed bumps. what i think we will get through this with that a problem. host: was the last time we actually have the appropriations bill? guest: it has been years since he went through the normal process. a process laid out with the president puts forth the budget and congress takes it up or starts fresh and comes up with a budget. the house and senate reconcile differences and then they pass the appropriations bill but we don't get it done anymore. the process is broken. once we think about it,

located in washington, d.c., near the u.s. capitol, union station opened in 1907. at the time, it was one of the largest train stations in the world. we toured the building with the president of the union station redevelopment corporation to learn about its history. we also hear from architect john bowie about the original construction and recent restoration. >> hello. i would like to welcome you to union station. this is a magnificent building here in washington, d.c., just a couple of blocks from the u.s. capitol building. presidentc.e.o. and of the redevelopment corporation, a nonprofit in washington, d.c., is responsibility for stewardship of this building. this building was built in 1907. it was not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but it was certainly the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. this station has undergone many changes throughout the year. it was completed in 1912 and entered into service during world war i when the uso took over part of the building. and then of course, through the 1920's and depression it we

washington was not always a successful military man. he was not successful in leaving troops in the french and indian war. he had to learn to distinguish the obvious from the not obvious. here is one, make sure you locate the latrines are a enough away you are not expecting your -- infecting your troops with diseases. pretty obvious. the second was learn effective intelligence gathering. that was less obvious, he had to learn under the circumstances of the revolutionary war. how to find most beneficial intelligence. establish clear rules, this is pretty clear, no drunkenness in the ranks, no cursing in the ranks. these were rules he put into place. he knew that he was not a great orator. he is the least skilled in oratory of the three great presidents. he only had a grade school education but he tended to be rather soft-spoken. he was not a great orator. he tended to get nervous in crowds. having said that, he presented a commanding figure. how did he do this? first of all, he was 6'2". in that era, when the average man was 5'7" would b

has trump changed washington or has washington changed trump? and i can tell you this, washington is winning right now. you could see that in the first 100 days. washington has had more sort of set him back more than he's been able to bend that curve if you will. just look at the various legislative gridlock that he's falling into, but, you know, it was interesting to see him last night because in some ways it was campaign trump back. right, candidate trump back and tried to be vintage and almost like trying to brush away all of the troubles that he's had in in almost not wanting to think about almost trying to make people say hey, remember the glory days of the campaign, let's just pound forward. i get what he was doing last night. but, boy, if it's the next 100 days, he doesn't have any legislative accomplishments, he's in daep trouble. >> as we look at the big picture of the first 100 days and look at past presidents. tip clip biggest things they accomplish while they're in office, you're not going to find in the first 100 days. >> no, but yo

rob schenck, vice president of george washington's mount vernon. susan stein, vice president of thomas jefferson monticello. ruth taylor, executive director of the new port historical society. catherine robinson, president and ceo of historical charleston foundation. david roselle comes executive director of the museum, garden and library. beth hill, president and ceo of fort ticonderoga in new york. and bonnie joe griffith of the delaware tribe of indians. [ applause ] and now i i'd like to introduce the members of the board of directors of the museum of the american revolution. will you raise your hand so everyone knows where you are and that you are here today. [ applause ] these are the volunteers who have guided and sustained the multi-year initiative to create the museum. and now it is a very great pleasure to welcome the mayor of the great city of philadelphia, mayor jim kinney. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. i can't tell you how proud i am as a native lifelong philadelphian to be standing here in front of this building and in front

trump is still battling washington, then washington appears to be winning. health care is stalled for the second time in the house. >>'m i'll tell you, paul ryan's trying very, very hard. >> reporter: the president's plan to overhaul thousands of pages of the federal tax code, so far just a single sheet of paper. >> we will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. >> reporter: a white house demand to include a down payment for a border wall in any spending bill? dropped. >> build the wall! >> we'll build the wall. >> reporter: after promising to terminate nafta, instead on saturday, mr. trump signed an executive order which simply launches a six-month review. mr. trump railed against so-called globalists during the campaign. >> hillary clinton is the chief emissary for globalism. >> wants to surrender america to globalism. >> a representative for globalis globalists. you know what globalists are? >> reporter: but this week he called himself one, telling the "wall street journal," hey, i'm a nationalist and a globalist. and then there is t

one of the questions you're asking this week is is washington changing him or he changing washington. probably both, right? >> my panel concluded, hands down, washington's winning. . >> why? i would think you would say that right now, right? >> in the first 100 days they have had the upper hand. whether it's stopping obamacare, whether it's frankly changing the president's mind on china. changing the president's mind on nato. holding him back from the brink on nafta. vice president took a little issue with the idea that washington's winning. he believes that they are making progress here in bringing change, but i think that the biggest struggle they have is that when you look at it, there's two ways to look at the first 100 days. one hand it's a ramp-up and you don't want to be judged and you have your term remaining. if you look at the president. things get even harder. and this has been a very difficult first 100 days for him, small legislative victories. how is this going to look in the next 18 months? it's not clear. >> well talking with the vice president, that's not the only exc

washington certainly knew that jefferson was more knowledgeable, more intellectual than he was, but washington had other talents that jefferson respected. he was a born leader. he just exuded leadership. he had, as adams said, the gift of silence. that is knowing when to keep quiet and not make a fool of yourself. washington was extraordinary and by far i think the most impressive. i mean, we group all these founders together, and we've done a terrible thing by collapsing washington's birthday into presidents' day. his -- he stood head and shoulders, both literally and figuratively, above them all. they respected him as their superior, and i think we need to recognize that. he simply was -- and explaining that is not easy because how many battles did he win? i mean, what is it that's the secret of his appeal? i think it's a complicated story, but it can be explained. and i think -- i think he's just the greatest of the presidents that we've ever had. he certainly should be number one, and he was the greatest of these founders. >> earlier in the greenroom you and i were talking about world war

we're looking at the washington monument. nice and clear. i think it's one of those i don't think it's that hot but starting to feel the summer night, i'm looking forward to those day, caitlin >> i know. it's one of the first nights with that nice feeling. feels like summer, promises of temperatures ahead, of course, but yes, it's a warm evening coming off of a hot day, temperatures in the 90's, 78 here, that is the current temperature, winds out of the south heat index, that's factoring in the humidity at this hour, feels like 80. so it's going to be tough to sleep comfortably without air conditioning. 78 in washington. 75 in baltimore. 73 westminster, 71 in martinsberg, 66, cooler in winchester, manassas always warm, today, also only 80 at this hour, 71 in annapolis, satellite and radar not showing much, clouds off to our west, matt mentioned the snow in denver, there's a major storm system. heavy rain and thunderstorms stretching from chicago to st. louis. the purple and white is snow coming off the fronts range stretching to texas if you

the quartet, washington, madison, hamilton and j. were responsible for making the transition happen, from a confederation of states to a new nation. ellis clearly and eloquently explains how the united states constitution and the bill of rights came to be, and america was born. quote, it could be considered the most consequential act of political leadership in american history. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm palm beach welcome to dr. joseph j. ellis. [ applause ] >> i'm not sure i'm going to be able to live up to that. no human being can, and that's going to be one of my themes that the founders were all human and we finally have a moment in our own history we can understand them as creatures like us, imperfect human beings, impressive nevertheless for reasons that i'll try to explain. i want to begin with a statement of sorts, with a story and then a question for you. i can't see you very well, but i hope that i can ask you a question. here's the statement. i think that we must begin with certain assumptions about american

>> a washington insider would he be doing in portland oregon? and chief joseph when a the first books ever read was a children's biography. so what is he doing in the northwest? and could he have been the one? when i research that it was amazing. and then he is not a hero. but the notion there would be to how words how one became the other would take up a lot of my weekend. >> key will be so happy to sign your about. --- book. [applause] [inaudible conversations] . >> and don't think it is wrong to expect the members of the house that is part of the reality of the politics. and what i find offensive but raising money to be in leadership but there has to be a merit pay system in place to decide to get someone committee. if you have been there 30 years in show up to congress you have expertise that is needed on the energy and commerce committee. it is not if you can pay more money than the doctor. [inaudible conversations] teefour . .

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washington at 52. fredericksburg, 56. tomorrow morning. that's back around the corridor, areas like martinsburg and winchester already in the low to mid-40s now. definitely a cold start sunday morning. 47 degrees at 7:00 a.m. here in the district. most of you us will be dry. could have limited sunshine around tomorrow during the morning and mid-day hours. by lunchtime, upper 50s. 57. high tomorrow, 61 degrees with overcast skies for the afternoon and evening hours. during the late afternoon hours, showers move into areas of fredericksburg and pushing towards the north moving into the metro area and eventually areas north of washington like montgomery during the evening. cloudy and cool day tomorrow. the weather, not picture-perfect, having a low impact on your sunday. traveling south of the district towards heads up there. outdoor, locally, cool, cloudy, perfect running weather. pacers is putting on a run tomorrow morning. looking great for that. playground tomorrow for the kids, definitely want a light jacket or sweatshirt. yardwork, poll

i will tell you in part how that works for washington. recall the famous phrase, he was eulogized when he passed away in 1799. that is not even three years after he left the presidency. as first inized war, first in peace and first in the heart of his countrymen. we go back to the revolutionary war where he is the commander in chief of the american forces, fighting off the british to become independent and not a colony. the very first thing he had to learn -- dr. greg has walked a lot -- written a lot about this. ashington was not always successful military man. he was not successful in leaving troops in the french and in dian war. he had to learn to distinguish the obvious from the not obvious. here is one, make sure you locate the latrines are a enough away you are not expecting your troops -- in fact in your troops -- infecting your troops with diseases. effective was learn intelligence gathering. obvious, he had to learn under the circumstances of the revolutionary war. beneficial most intelligence. establish clear rules, this is pret

washington. lafayette of course is french and had gone to military school there. and he heard about the american revolution, he immediately embraced the ideals of the revolution and said i must , serve. he paid his own way to come to america and offered his services to george washington, didn't speak any english. and he winds up at valley forge. that is really where he sort of learns english from the other officers. washington and lafayette had a very mutually and affectionate friendship. lafayette was young enough to be washington's son. and so throughout the american revolution, lafayette is very close to washington, at his side, on his command that. but he is not just hanger on, he was a very successful military strategists, and his skills are very important at the battle of yorktown, the culminating battle in the american revolution. lafayette led a large number of forces and was very able as a military commander. after the american revolution, lafayette goes back to paris. he survives the fr

washington is changing him? >> this is more work than in my previous life. i thought it would be easier. >> the president fights to beat a 100-day deadline he calls ridiculous with an >>> the president after 100 days. an attempt to repeal and replace obamacare that is still stuck on votes. and a promise to kill nafta. >> we are going to get rid of nafta for once and for all. >> that turns into a decision to negotiate instead. last night the president took a victory lap in a campaign style stop in pennsylvania. >> we are keeping one promise ter another. >> this morning i'll talk exclusively with vice president mike pence who joins me here live. plus two senators on opposite sides of the aisle on what it would take for our two parties to finally work together. angus keg and susan collins are here live. >>> and winners and losers. what president trump's tax outline really could mean for the people who support him the most. joining me for inside analysis are chris matthews, host of "hardball" on msnbc, helene cooper

. >> washington journal continues. host: joining us this morning from texas a&m university in texas, former ambassador ryan u.s.er who served as ambassador to six countries including afghanistan, syria and iraq. welcome this morning. we had you on this morning to talk about our recent efforts in syria and afghanistan in particular. the military efforts, the tomahawk launch in syria and the bomb dropping in afghanistan. the military saw it early on as the from foreign policy. sense from where you sit and people who you talk to in the trunk administration are seeking to do on the diplomatic side with regard to syria and afghanistan? guest: thanks for having me. it has been a fascinating 100 days. we have not had a president this internationally engaged this early in the presidency since the george herbert walker bush. ran on hisvidual who america first policies, he has been a very international president. today, you've got vice president in east asia, you have the national security adviser in south asia, and you have the

good morning washington. toss to eileen - rainy & cool start to the week - 80s by week's end - warm & muggy weekend ahead today: cloudy and cool with showers. breezy. highs: 55-60 winds: ne 10-15 g 25 mph tonight: cloudy & cool with showers. lows: 49-52 winds: ne 10-15 mph tuesday: cloudy & cool. rain likely. highs: 57-60 winds: ne 5-15 mph breaking overnight. the u-s secretary of defense has made a surprise visit to afghanistan. secretar america's longest war as the trump administration weighs sending more u.s. troops secretary mattis is the first member of president donald trump's cabinet to visit afghanistan. the top american commander in kabul, recently told congress that he needs a few thousand more troops. a family of four, and several others are displaced this morning following a huge fire. the residents were forced to flee as flames began racing through their apartment building in fort washington. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. but the homeowner tells us... they flipped on a ligh

we can turn our attention to kerry washington. he escaped from mount vernon and joined the british army where he found liberation from bondage and immigrated to sierra leone. he joined another revolution against the british in that african colony. we can know that he embodied an american spirit of revolution as certainly as george. 75 years after the declaration of independence, the great abolitionist frederick douglass famously asked, what to the slave is the fourth of july? his answer an inspiration to , overthrow the tyranny of his day, to side with the right against the wrong with the weak against the strong and with to -- with the oppressed to the oppressor, he said. here lies of those revolutionaries and many that have followed. like douglas, most americans are not content with reassuring origin stories. we work now for the prospect of the better future with past struggles as our guide. we see the american revolution in its own historical present, we look not only on the grand -- grander of long dead heroes. we appreciate th

secondly, who is making policy toward us in washington? remember that when president obama had reached an agreement last year with president putin for joint military cooperation in syria, our department of defense sabotaged that policy by bombing a syrian troop camp. putin publicly said, who is making policy in washington? i think those were the two fundamental questions they were going to ask. the third question was, that we had agreed, said putin to tillerson, that you now accepted our position which we have held to for years, but which president obama rejected, that the choice is between president assad in damascus or the islamic state in damascus. you said y you accepted that position, but after this chemical gas attack, you seem to have drifted from that position. we need to know now your position because we're going to base our military calculations in syria on what you tell us today. tillerson anding president trump extremely important yesterday. it has been lost in all of this madcap kremlin game in washshington, ththat american-re

at one point in hamilton's relationship with washington, washington says to him when he -- when he came to washington, he says i want you to come see me immediately. hamilton says, yes. he runs into the marquis lafayette and stops to chat for a while with this young, very charming fellow. washington is serious, he says he kept me waiting for 10 minutes and hamilton says, i only kept you waiting for two minutes, sir. washington is unrelenting in his disapproval on hamilton and hamilton is furious. he says that always disliked the interpersonalthe dependence. he added, for three years past i have felt no friendship for him. the truth is, our dispositions are the opposites of each other. the pride of my temperament would not suffer me to profess what i did not feel. said, i have an 18 her old son who says the same thing about me on a regular basis. [laughter] watch the entire program sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. this is american history tv, only on c-span3.

we are in washington dc, between the congress, the capital and the washington monument. we are joined right now by -- jessica: i organize resist spectra. i am here mostly to piggyback off of what they were discussing. algonquin, the appropriately named algonquin expansion project that spectra is running through connecticut, massachusetts. right now it sits in front of the department of environmental conversation -- conservation. they have to make their determination by monday on whether to grant a water certificate. as folks rapidly who have watched your show and paying attention now, your state has recently denied the permit for the constitution pipeline as well as the northern access pipeline. we're hoping the governor will do the same for this pipeline. it is the missing piece that specter is running. they were bought by another company that has an interest in the dakota pipeline they are connected it would be amazing if people could call their governor to tell them we need them to contact the department of water conversation to deny the permit. amy: another friend i

. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in our last 30 minutes morning, we're asking hould churches be allowed to endorse candidate? should johnson amendment, as it repealed?, be that amendment bars institutions from getting involved in political campaigns. morning, ers this republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. craft a n struggle to weeping text package a process history of the johnson amendment, it is named after johnson who introduced in the senate in 1954. >> good morning. >> go ahead, nancy. caller: i do not think churches they endorse candidates, are tax exempt, i believe strongly they should be totally from any involvement with state activities. host: why is that, nance sne why feel that way? caller: i don't think they tax-exempt, they use municipal facilities like any place does. i don't think that is their job, not to create political decisions in the church, place worship. host: does tax status matter if away the tax exempt matter what it churches do? caller: yes, somewhat, the

others like this fellow over here saving their energy up for the march on washington. juan rosa is wide awake. why is it important for you to be part of this march. >> we're going to washington today because front line communities, washington heights, harlem, the bronx, we are communities where people don't have resources to escape if we have flooding or other issues caused by climate change. and we have an administration that is hostile to the science behind global warming, climate change and hostile to the regulations put in place to protect us from those effects. we are going today to send a message that we are under threat and we need action from our policymakers and our elected officials. >> thank you, juan. folks quiet now but ready with passion to bring it to washington. >> thank you so much. >>> i feel bad for the guy who was just on international television sleeping on the bus. he had one shot to be on camera and he was -- >> i was thinking the same thing. >> all right. >> you know not to sleep on the bus if there's a camera on the bus. >>> president trump pro

a regular day in washington whether they are in washington, d.c. like a monday or tuesday through friday 5:00 or whatever rolls around when you get done with your committees and voting and you go out and raise money and a ton of money is devoted to -- money is devoted to time it kind of goes hand in hand in washington. but, so there's just so much focus on that and people leave immediately to go home. it may be passed that conventional wisdom. i think it's important that the members of congress are in tune with the people they serve and i mean literally shaking hands and hearing from people. i've got to say it is just as important and sometimes more important that they keep their butts in washington, d.c. because if they are not in washington, often times they are at home again either raising money or getting caught up in the chamber and that can be the far left or far right moderates whatever it may be, whoever you may disagree with at the moment. as human beings we kind of tend to stay in our little chambers and to make it worse, google, yahoo!,