all of their money came from th grains and tobacco in montpelier with slave labor. that's where all the madison money came from. >> richard? >> so you mentioned aaron burr who was known as a womanizer. anything there? >> what a great question. because we now know a lot about aaron burr. you know, i actually have no idea. i've never heard anything about aaron burr being interested in dolley. i don't know when he got married, you know, but that's a very intriguing question. i have to look it up. does anyone else no -- know? >> we'll reconvene at 2:00. please ask me if you have anything individual you want to talk about. [ applause ] >>> during the week on c-span3, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend. the environmental protection agency launched 50 years ago this month during the richard nixon administration. tonight, to mark the anniversary, nixon

with pink stucco, so the challenge at montpelier has been to get it back to what it might look like when the medicines were here and the efforts have been remarkable. thank you for arranging this, and thank you all for being here. >> [ applause ] >> up next on american history tv, -- >> thank you. before we begin i just want to again acknowledge and thank the former vice president of the united states dick cheney for coming to this program today. >> [ applause ] >> let me also again acknowledge -- and the entire team at the society for the four arts for hosting this magnificent five-part series, thank you. and most importantly i would like to thank dr. cheney for coming here and sharing her views on president and mrs. madison. we will revisit a couple of the issues that you discussed but let's jump right into your writing style, tell us a little bit about how you picked your topic and how you approach the research process. >> during the writing of the book madison i was entranced with the notion that for the first 36 years of the republic, the virginians were in charge for 32, and i was

we are now collecting this for montpelier because none of the family pieces survived. this is like your every day corral being handed down to your grandchildren. i've got way overtime, i am going to end here by summing up to say that dolly madison was critically aware of how her own presence, her dress, the fuji sure served, and the dishes she served in really complemented her cerebral shy, quiet husband and her large personality, gregarious nature, friendliness and sociability created the atmosphere where he could do the political business that he needed as her partner. thank you. if >> if you have a question raise your hand and christy will bring the microphone. >> i have two easy questions that are related. when he was secretary of state or before, did he ever go to france and england? where did their money come from to buy all the clothes and furnishings before they got into the white house? >> the question is did he ever leave the country? the answer is no. james madison never left the shores of this nation. where did they get their money? all of their money came

so thank you, montpelier, thank you, gaye, for arranging this and thank all of you for being here. >>> up next on american history tv author lynne cheney sits down for a conversation on the founders hosted by the society of the four arts in palm beach, florida. ms. cheney has written several books, including a biography of the fourth president titled james madison, a life reconsidered. she discusses her writing process, madison's relationship with the other founders, and previews her upcoming book at the four founding fathers from virginia. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you. before we begin i just want to, again, acknowledge and thank the former vice president of the united states dick cheney for coming to the program today. and we also again acknowledge gaye and david, molly, donna marie and the entire team of the society for the four arts for hosting this magnificent five part series, thank you. and most importantly i'd like to thank dr. cheney for coming here and sharing her views on president and mrs. madison, thank you. okay, we'll revisit a couple of issues that you discuss

cat emhoff who is the president of montpelier is here today. and i really appreciate all of the great things that have been done to montpelier. and i recommend that you visit it and see the evolution. mary ann dupont, in any case, a very wealthy woman, married to ran do randol randolph scott, to get it back to what it looked like, and the effort is remarkable. so thank you montpelier. thank you gay for a rangirrangi this. and thank you all for being here. [ applause ] >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. c-span 3, created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> during the week on c-span 3 we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview what's available every weekend. the environmental protection agency launched 50 years ago this month during the nixon administration. today marked the anniversary nixon president hue hewitt interviews arizona a intervie interviews schwarzenegger. then panel on legacy of t

indeed, simply getting from montpelier to philadelphia was quite a challenge. his trips were over roads that would not be called roads today. he often traveled in the rain. i am struck by how often it was muddy on those roads and one time it was worse than that. he was forced to dismantle his carriage, take the whole carriage apart, make three trips with it in what he called something like a boat, over a swollen pond. and then he had to swim his horses across. so this is an extraordinary amount of energy to spend if you were sickly. now it is true that madison had gastrointestinal problems that plagued almost everyone in the 18th century. this is a time, remember, when people believed that illness was caused by bad air and doctors did not wash their hands. but in addition to the common ailments of the day, madison suffered from what he called sudden attacks. which he described as somewhat resembling epilepsy and suspending the intellectual functions. madison's most influential biographer described these attacks as hysteria. now he was writing in a time when fre

dolly and james, running across the -- in front of montpelier. then they would go the other way, and sometimes dolly would carry him on her back. the great little madison. or sometimes she would said darling. one of the founders once wrote that the quote was that they could defeat madison if only it wasn't for dolly. so she was quite a firecracker. >> there was a senator who wrote home to his wife. senator mitchell, in the lead up to the election of 1808, who pointed out what a great advantage madison had over george clinton, because dolly was entertaining everyone. >> sure, sure. was there anything about their marriage? it's certainly a odd couple when you look at it in every single way. but i think that they had a very strong and productive as you alluded to marriage. was there anything about the marriage that you found particularly inspiring or interesting? >> the way it started. it was in the beginning eighth marriage of convenience on dollies part. he fell head over heels. i think she saw him as somebody who would be a good support for her s

if you go to montpelier and monticello, you think, wow, this is modest. and it seems -- i thought it was almost unbelievable how modest it was. well, through archaeological digs, the theory now is that what we looked at and thought was monroe's house was a little guest house. and that he had something much bigger there that he and his wife and family lived in. and it burned. and the record of that is a little hazy. they have excavated a large part of the foundation for it. that tells you, the past is not totally understood. there's always more to learn. >> and each one of these homes, mou montpelier, monticello, they have many child-friendly programs. my kids have suffered through me dragging them to all of these places. when we were in the green room earlier, the vice president and i were talking and i always knew he was a great military history buff and a civil war buff. do you share his enthusiasm for visiting the revolutionary and civil war and various battlefield sites in the country? is that something that's discussed in your book. >> no. [ laughter

. >> we go live now to montpelier, vermont, for an update from governor scott on the covert response. >> thank you, everyone, i know that many begin holiday festivities today on christmas eve. dr. levine and i will be somewhat brief but we thought it was important to keep to our twice weekly schedule and make t

. >> we go live now to montpelier, vermont, for an update from governor scott on the covert response. >> thank you, everyone, i know that many begin holiday festivities today on christmas eve. dr. levine and i will be somewhat brief but we thought it was important to keep to our twice weekly schedule and make sure that we update vermonters on the latest number of cases in the vaccine rollout before going into a holiday weekend for many. as far as getting into the updates, i want to continue highlighting acts of kindness, service, and goodwill throughout vermont. let me talk a little bit about the mary hogan school in middle barry. after hearing about the waves of kindness initiative, the students and staff were inspired and wanted to help raise spirits during the holiday season. the pre-k to sixth grade partnts wanted to do their , so they got creative making art projects with inspiring messages of hope. worked with the better middle barry partnership to connect with local businesses and now on the storefront windows and doors throughout the community, you can find these messages from

term and jefferson tarried in virginia rather than taking the secretary ship and madison was back in montpelier with the wife and young stepson and he was in europe and wanted to go home but they all sacrificed for the sake of the good of the country. could you tell us your thoughts on what qualities of statesmanship or leadership that set these four men apart? >> certainly, a sense of the importance of the task that they were about. it was enormous. it was such an opportunity to build a country based on freedom. it was an irresistible calling to them. now, you are right. it's also punishing and so madison went home, washington whenever he could but i think it was six years that washington was gone from home during the revolution and at one point madison spent far more time at a boardinghouse in philadelphia that he did at home and i think that reflects the feeling that they each had as they were about a great task. the feeling as though is if you are part of something bigger than yourself that that was very attracted to them. so, while they nearly all went broke in the end and no doubt that wa

really enjoyed and that were recommended to me, that i will direct you to also, our james madison's montpelier's website. there is a article on slavery, the constitution, and the lasting legacy. there is also a book that hope recommended to me. lawrence goldstone's "dark bargain, slavery, profits, and the struggle for the constitution." perhaps you can take a class. [laughs] law school, and one of my favorite books that i enjoyed throughout my time at williamsburg is leon higginbotham juniors and the matter of color, race and the american legal process. and those are just a few books, and i am so grateful that we got to share with you, we've got to share with one another, and we've got to commemorate this constitution weekend, standing on the shoulders of so many ancestors, and our new angel, ruth bader ginsburg. thank you all so much for being with us, and thank you to everyone who supported this process. have a great night. >> during the week, on c-span 3, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend. wednesday night, prohibition. a number of hi

so i think these institutions, melbourne, in martha cello, montpelier, these are important sites for the presidents, also the sites of slavery or fourth, right important to educate those so we can have useful conversations. >> brian is next. good morning. >> good morning. perhaps george washington was a gentleman, he had a great hand, i think the implication was that he was involved in greyhound racing. [inaudible] i'd like to hear your opinion on what that was all about. >> mr. bradburn did you get that? >> i think it was a question about blood sports. didn't washington go to cockfights? and greyhound racing. >> i think he did go to cockfights, how -- horse racing was a big thing, and he was a big horsemen himself. it is called the biggest harassment of the age, by jefferson, being able to not only buy and sell courses but having great knowledge of course flesh was eight important part of feeling that role. washington was very knowing about horses, them selves, he stopped gambling at horse races around the time that he and or if it got married. i think he did a few more efforts at t

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