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is douglas looking more like franklin than ben franklin? and it was filmed in precise sally, those hallways down, which ben franklin himself walked complaining the cold marble floors for all of those years that he was weekly paying visits to versailles to see louis the 16th to finesse the aid for the war. so it was really filmed exactly where it where it all happened. everyone in the series who was french in real life, all the the entire french cast is played by french actors and the americans, americans. so it's an extraordinary bond by national cast, very true to the history and, really. i think in my thoroughly unbiased opinion, really thrilling. were you part of the filming. absolutely not. did you had so did you attend? i did. was allowed to spend a day, few days on the set, which was which was really which was extraordinary. were they true to the book? it's very true to the book. it's very true to the history. i think a part of the history that we tend to forget, i think we prefer think of the revolution as been the work of general wa
is douglas looking more like franklin than ben franklin? and it was filmed in precise sally, those hallways down, which ben franklin himself walked complaining the cold marble floors for all of those years that he was weekly paying visits to versailles to see louis the 16th to finesse the aid for the war. so it was really filmed exactly where it where it all happened. everyone in the series who was french in real life, all the the entire french cast is played by french actors and the americans,...
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is douglas looking more like franklin than ben franklin? and it was filmed in precise sally, those hallways down, which ben franklin himself walked complaining the cold marble floors for all of those years that he was weekly paying visits to versailles to see louis the 16th to finesse the aid for the war. so it was really filmed exactly where it where it all happened. everyone in the series who was french in real life, all the the entire french cast is played by french actors and the americans, americans. so it's an extraordinary bond by national cast, very true to the history and, really. i think in my thoroughly unbiased opinion, really thrilling. were you part of the filming. absolutely not. did you had so did you attend? i did. was allowed to spend a day, few days on the set, which was which was really which was extraordinary. were they true to the book? it's very true to the book. it's very true to the history. i think a part of the history that we tend to forget, i think we prefer think of the revolution as been the work of general wa
is douglas looking more like franklin than ben franklin? and it was filmed in precise sally, those hallways down, which ben franklin himself walked complaining the cold marble floors for all of those years that he was weekly paying visits to versailles to see louis the 16th to finesse the aid for the war. so it was really filmed exactly where it where it all happened. everyone in the series who was french in real life, all the the entire french cast is played by french actors and the americans,...
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when nailah franklin vanished, her family was frantic to find her. a trail of clues led detectives to one of chicago's most exclusive neighborhoods, but with those clues lead them to nailah? here is kate morrison with "smoke and mirrors." >> it was hot in late after midnight, september 2007. >> it was clear, dark, still, and vacant. here for the deep word -- woods fought back against declining suburban sprawl, then nothing was clear at all. >> i never cried this violent cry. >> you are experiencing everything but it's not you. you're just waiting to wake up. >> it feels like you are in a nightmare. >> yes, still does. the name, you will want to remember, is nailah. this is nailah's mother, maria. >> she lived her name. >> quite true as had the rest of them in this big family. this is leah, the firstborn. >> we might need a graph or chart because it is kind of involved. >> full siblings, half siblings, quarter siblings once removed, that sort of thing. very blended. >> that what is offensive to me because to me it implies that it's something less than
when nailah franklin vanished, her family was frantic to find her. a trail of clues led detectives to one of chicago's most exclusive neighborhoods, but with those clues lead them to nailah? here is kate morrison with "smoke and mirrors." >> it was hot in late after midnight, september 2007. >> it was clear, dark, still, and vacant. here for the deep word -- woods fought back against declining suburban sprawl, then nothing was clear at all. >> i never cried this...
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now it feels very appropriate because what you are portraying is not just franklin, but franklin at a moment of it is one of the great moments of diplomacy in history. tell us that's about that. >> well, it is in its one that don't seem to know that much about fact that i did not think we all have from our sixth grade education, we know the fact that had hardly any schooling at all, but two years of schooling left at 12 we know him as a publisher, a great, great writer, university of pennsylvania libraries, post offices, and all inventions. but when he was 70 right after they declared independence, they signed it and july 4, 17, 17766 weeks after that, the founding fathers get together as a ben we need you to go to france because general washington is suffering fighting the british now for more than a year, we're in bad shape, rag-tag army. you'd have low ships. they white shoe to go to france and wu louis the 16th, the largest monarchy and the world to support this little tiny democracy that america has just been formed and so he went over there and then ellipse belly eight years try
now it feels very appropriate because what you are portraying is not just franklin, but franklin at a moment of it is one of the great moments of diplomacy in history. tell us that's about that. >> well, it is in its one that don't seem to know that much about fact that i did not think we all have from our sixth grade education, we know the fact that had hardly any schooling at all, but two years of schooling left at 12 we know him as a publisher, a great, great writer, university of...
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you off chastity because franklin had a hard with chastity. he really did. he struggled and he had his illegitimate son who turned against him and, became a tory and and then his grandson went on to torture federalist as leading republican journalist. but i just chose 12 and then i more or less mixed and matched i wanted to cover the main founders as well as it was urgently important to cover phillis wheatley, mercy, otis warren, as well as lesser known founders like james wilson and george mason. so for example, for mason and wilson, they were both under and by their by their avarice, their lack of industry. so they went in the frugality section because they didn't exercise that and industry was for his reading list. but you ask who i'm most resonate with and it was john quincy adams i was so you were on the train and you texted john quincy adams is extraordinary. and i felt the same thing as i was reading him, that he just built the virtuous life more inspiringly than any the others. i spent some time on that because. i, i know. and i can, you know, he wri
you off chastity because franklin had a hard with chastity. he really did. he struggled and he had his illegitimate son who turned against him and, became a tory and and then his grandson went on to torture federalist as leading republican journalist. but i just chose 12 and then i more or less mixed and matched i wanted to cover the main founders as well as it was urgently important to cover phillis wheatley, mercy, otis warren, as well as lesser known founders like james wilson and george...
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nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that congress had seen. so seven members of the truman commission committee, formerly known as the senate special committee, to investigate the national defense program. five democrats, two republicans. was there an eagerness among the senators at the time to serve on this committee? truman only in the sense that truman, though relatively unknown, was a well-liked senator. he had a lot of friends in the senate. there was a lot of back and forth of choosing the senators who were who would serve on this committee. i say in my book that it's a bit of a senatorial b-list. th
nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that...
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and for this we get franklin pierce. how do we get franklin? who is he? well, pierce comes from a political family, from the state of new hampshire. his father had been governor of the state. he had served in state government, served in the u.s. house, in the u.s. senate, got a lot of experience but he actually had not been in office for about the last ten years. his jane did not like his political career. so let's go back to new hampshire. do something else. so he didn't run for office again until the presidency, but he did run the democratic party. he was the chair of the democratic party in the state of new hampshire, which kept him in the mix. and then in 52, he's basically hoping maybe at the convention he might get the vice presidential slot. well, as it turns out, james buchanan, one of those who is up for potential nomination, lewis cass is up for the nomination. those democrats that two thirds rule that requirement had to get to two thirds at the convention. it really tough to do to get the nomination. it's one of the reasons why we get these dar
and for this we get franklin pierce. how do we get franklin? who is he? well, pierce comes from a political family, from the state of new hampshire. his father had been governor of the state. he had served in state government, served in the u.s. house, in the u.s. senate, got a lot of experience but he actually had not been in office for about the last ten years. his jane did not like his political career. so let's go back to new hampshire. do something else. so he didn't run for office again...
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nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that congress had seen. so seven members of the truman commission committee, formerly known as the senate special committee, to investigate the national defense program. five democrats, two republicans. was there an eagerness among the senators at the time to serve on this committee? truman only in the sense that truman, though relatively unknown, was a well-liked senator. he had a lot of friends in the senate. there was a lot of back and forth of choosing the senators who were who would serve on this committee. i say in my book that it's a bit of a senatorial b-list. th
nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that...
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franklin says we don't stÈre that. that's not an option. everybody cried out against. the very clear on that in pages 64 and 69 in the second volume. >> just returning to the chief justice's hypothetical about the ambassador sale and bribery. congress has a statute that specifically names the president and says he can be criminally prosecuted for bribery presumably after he leaves office. outside the core areas that the justice kavanaugh was talking about, when congress speaks clearly, couldn't a statute like that, congress provide a statute like that, that would allow all manner of evidence to come in to prove the case? >> i think our position is that would have to be an unofficial act purely private conduct. >> but outside the core areas of executive power. a clear statement from congress that something is unlawful and it applies to the president, i'm struggling to see why in that case perhaps the evidence could come in. >> the strongest possible case in our view is what you described as kind of the core executive powers. the unrestrictable powers. but again the hold
franklin says we don't stÈre that. that's not an option. everybody cried out against. the very clear on that in pages 64 and 69 in the second volume. >> just returning to the chief justice's hypothetical about the ambassador sale and bribery. congress has a statute that specifically names the president and says he can be criminally prosecuted for bribery presumably after he leaves office. outside the core areas that the justice kavanaugh was talking about, when congress speaks clearly,...
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memorials to thomas jefferson, franklin d roosevelt and martin luther jr stand on its banks. the tidal basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground and scene of a political scandal. national mall and memorial communications chief met us on site to talk about the area's history and famous japanese cherry trees. we are at the edge of. the tidal basin in washington, d.c. home to the world famous cherry trees which blossom every spring. well-known to washingtonians, people across, the country, and in fact, people across the world. but had you been here before 1890 or so? we would be in the middle of the potomac river. this area has evolved over the years. there's always been an element of recreation out around the tidal basin. but with passing of time recurring, fashion has become much more important than initially was. now, as early as 1890, there was an established swimming area around what we know today as the tidal basin. with the planting of the cherry trees originally in 1912, that really created interest and tourism and
memorials to thomas jefferson, franklin d roosevelt and martin luther jr stand on its banks. the tidal basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground and scene of a political scandal. national mall and memorial communications chief met us on site to talk about the area's history and famous japanese cherry trees. we are at the edge of. the tidal basin in washington, d.c. home to the world famous cherry trees which blossom every spring....
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mayor franklin. i laura combs is really important as the first black landowner and fulton county and it out that that parcel of land by the way that she sold to the combs sisters the white women who that land eventually became intersection of peachtree and auburn avenue. all right. yeah. which is crazy. and ymca eventually bought it from combs. the combs sisters did the right thing on so many levels, not just morally and ethically, morally, but they also did it in just financial way. so you have women these white women. right. who are exercising their own degree of of autonomy, influence. but what they what they did was buy by freeing george and combs, a lot of people became, super poor enslavers became lost all their wealth after the civil war. they in fact got greater wealth as a consequence of this land trade. so that land stayed in the family for future before they sold it. so it became energy and intergenerational wealth in a way that would have been otherwise. laura combs, of course, had been t
mayor franklin. i laura combs is really important as the first black landowner and fulton county and it out that that parcel of land by the way that she sold to the combs sisters the white women who that land eventually became intersection of peachtree and auburn avenue. all right. yeah. which is crazy. and ymca eventually bought it from combs. the combs sisters did the right thing on so many levels, not just morally and ethically, morally, but they also did it in just financial way. so you...
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so, what about president franklin d. roosevelt's decision to inter japanese americans during world war ii. couldn't that have been charged under conspiracy against civil rights? >> today, yes, given the court's decision in trump versus united states in which the -- trump versus hawaii, excuse me, where the court said, coramatsu was overruled and the decision was made with the advice of his attorney general. >> is that really true? i thought attorney general thought there was really no threat of sabotage, as did jay edgar hoover. >> i think there is a lot of historical controversy. it underscores that that occurred during war time. it implicates potential commander in chief concerns, concerns about the exigencies of national defense that might provide and as applied article 2 challenge at the time. i'm not suggesting today. the idea that a decision that was made and ultimately endorsed by this court, perhaps wrongly, would support criminal prosecution under 241 which requires under united states versus linear that the rig
so, what about president franklin d. roosevelt's decision to inter japanese americans during world war ii. couldn't that have been charged under conspiracy against civil rights? >> today, yes, given the court's decision in trump versus united states in which the -- trump versus hawaii, excuse me, where the court said, coramatsu was overruled and the decision was made with the advice of his attorney general. >> is that really true? i thought attorney general thought there was really...
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franklin's eight year stay in paris, where _ franklin's eight year stay in paris, where he — franklin's eight year stay in paris, where he has to elicit aid money and arms. _ where he has to elicit aid money and arms. the _ where he has to elicit aid money and arms, the french monarchy to help fi-ht arms, the french monarchy to help fight great — arms, the french monarchy to help fight great britain in the revolutionary war. it was like frankiins— revolutionary war. it was like franklin's the biggest gamble of his career~ _ franklin's the biggest gamble of his career~ it— franklin's the biggest gamble of his career~ it is— franklin's the biggest gamble of his career. it is one big long seduction of the _ career. it is one big long seduction of the french court and there is espionage _ of the french court and there is espionage and... late—night rendezvouss. it is a thrilling edge of your— rendezvouss. it is a thrilling edge of your seat shell. fire rendezvouss. it is a thrilling edge of your seat shell.— of your seat shell. are you a history buff? _ of your seat shell. ar
franklin's eight year stay in paris, where _ franklin's eight year stay in paris, where he — franklin's eight year stay in paris, where he has to elicit aid money and arms. _ where he has to elicit aid money and arms. the _ where he has to elicit aid money and arms, the french monarchy to help fi-ht arms, the french monarchy to help fight great — arms, the french monarchy to help fight great britain in the revolutionary war. it was like frankiins— revolutionary war. it was like franklin's...
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benjamin franklin says we don't have that. that's not an option. everybody cried out against that as unconstitutional. the structural check we are adopting is impeachment.
benjamin franklin says we don't have that. that's not an option. everybody cried out against that as unconstitutional. the structural check we are adopting is impeachment.
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ben franklin is so iconic, but a really colorful and charismatic character. people say he's the founding father you want to hang out with. >> i'd say that's true. he's an extraordinary guy. i knew him in sixth grade class. he was a guy who only went to school for two years, formal school training. left school at 12 and then went on to be this voracious writer, publisher, editor. he created the university of pennsylvania, created our postal service, libraries. and then all the inventions he made, all of that. >> the lightning rod. >> so he was just an amazingly well-versed super intelligent guy. but our series "franklin" is about a unique time i didn't know, which is when he was 70 after he signed the declaration of independence in 1776, six weeks later, the founding fathers say, look, we're in big trouble. we were in a war with england. we have a tattered army. george washington can't hold off. we need you, ben, to sail across the atlantic. way which in 1800s was like 90 days. >> it wasn't a luxury cruise liner. >> it was not a luxury cruise. and we need you
ben franklin is so iconic, but a really colorful and charismatic character. people say he's the founding father you want to hang out with. >> i'd say that's true. he's an extraordinary guy. i knew him in sixth grade class. he was a guy who only went to school for two years, formal school training. left school at 12 and then went on to be this voracious writer, publisher, editor. he created the university of pennsylvania, created our postal service, libraries. and then all the inventions...
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so, what about president franklin d. roosevelt decision to intern japanese americans during world war ii? couldn't that have been charged conspiracy against civil rights? >> today, yes, given this court's decision in trump v. united states in which -- trump v. hawaii in which the court said korematsu was overruled and president roosevelt made the decision with the advice of his attorney general. >> is that really true? i thought there was really no threat of sabotage, as did j. edgar hoover? >> there is a lot of historical controversy. that occurred during wartime and it implicates a potential commander-in-chief concerns, concerns about the exigencies of national defense that might provide an as applied article to challenge at the time. i'm not suggesting today. but the idea that a decision that was made and was endorsed by the court perhaps wrongly would support criminal prosecution under 241 which requires united states v. lanier that it had been made specific so there is notice to the president. >> we could go through
so, what about president franklin d. roosevelt decision to intern japanese americans during world war ii? couldn't that have been charged conspiracy against civil rights? >> today, yes, given this court's decision in trump v. united states in which -- trump v. hawaii in which the court said korematsu was overruled and president roosevelt made the decision with the advice of his attorney general. >> is that really true? i thought there was really no threat of sabotage, as did j....
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his full name was john franklin howard. >> john franklin howard. >> a.k.a. frank. >> frank. >> three names for a man who evidently had been living three lives. one with his wife and carrollton. one with his mistress in california and a third one with the east texas crowd. >> it was a surprise being the cleaver family and involved with the church. it was unusual. >> eight days after nancy was shot, the detectives returned to the scene of the crime. this time, they had a warrant. >> i'm sitting there watching tv and working. the police show up at the door to arrest me. that it was -- i've never experienced -- i have no clue what's going on. what's happening. >> they put you in the car and took you to the station? >> yeah. >> the charge? solicitation for murder. frank's children were in shock. their father may have had an affair but hiring hitmen made no sense. >> it's a specific type of evil person that tries to kill their spouse. my dad is not the person. having an affair is a human mistake. trying to murder someone is not human. no human would do that. i'm s
his full name was john franklin howard. >> john franklin howard. >> a.k.a. frank. >> frank. >> three names for a man who evidently had been living three lives. one with his wife and carrollton. one with his mistress in california and a third one with the east texas crowd. >> it was a surprise being the cleaver family and involved with the church. it was unusual. >> eight days after nancy was shot, the detectives returned to the scene of the crime. this time,...
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njamin franklin said that was not there. >> thank. >> justice gorsuch? >> returning to the chief justice's hypothetical about the ambassador sale in bribery. congress has a statute that names the president and says he can be criminally prosecuted for bribery presumably after he leaves office. outside the core are t justice kavanaugh was talking about, when congress speaks clearly, couldn't a statute like that, couldn't congress provide a statute like that that would allow whole manner of evidence to come in to ovthe case? >> o position is that would have to be in on official act, pulyrivate conduct for the prosecution to goorward. >> but outside the core areas of exute power, if there is a clear statement from congress that something is unlawful and it applies to e presidenti'm struggling to see why in that case perhaps the evidence could come in. >> the strongest possible cases what you described dcre as the core executive powers. the holding -- this doesn't turn on how central and legislative act is. it's an unofficial act wch applies to the outer peri
njamin franklin said that was not there. >> thank. >> justice gorsuch? >> returning to the chief justice's hypothetical about the ambassador sale in bribery. congress has a statute that names the president and says he can be criminally prosecuted for bribery presumably after he leaves office. outside the core are t justice kavanaugh was talking about, when congress speaks clearly, couldn't a statute like that, couldn't congress provide a statute like that that would allow...
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you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who we've had. for the last eight years. thank you. that was fascinating and makes a lot of sense, except ronald reagan, who took the country in precise possibly the wrong direction, backward but besides that, you're in the minority. but that's okay. i understand politics and pro you do realize that when he for his second term he got 49 out of 50 states. i know that's part of the tragedy it but i think you really need to read my reagan chapter rethink things i don't think i could get through it. okay it's always good. have an open mind. i lived through all this. th
you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who...
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we appreciate you joining us here in the franklin room at state department i. all right. well, what you doing away back there? come on up here. that's better. i'm glad you dropped by. i've got a little story i think you'll like. it's about a four legged friend of mine. no, i don't mean to have her back there. this happened a while back in the beautiful capital mountain country of new mexico on the lincoln national forest. it was my time on the carpet and ryan hot, but still nice and peaceful. all the animals in the forest were having a grand old time on the sunshine of spring. there was one little three month old brother in particular who didn't have a care in the world. he was spending his time having fun at all. a growling and up growling and a scratch on. that's right. and bear cub didn't have a care in the world. and somebody, a two legged somebody, got careless. like. that back. when. you know, one or more close round. you know, and. it took several hundred men five days to lick that fire. 17,000 acres of timber were destroyed. timber that could have been used for ho
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and of course, he sends his first drafts to adams and franklin. they're the first people who contribute in a meaningful way to it. and then the whole committee reviews. i mean, it goes to congress. right. and the last question over here. i thank you so much. so if you're there i'm here at aei. so the question i had was about the extent to which the declaration is meant for an versus internal audience and the role of relatively high levels of american literacy at the time. the role that would have played in the internal reception of the declaration. the question i take out or would you like to your expertise exceed exceeds mine. very much so. i would just i do think it i mean let's what facts be submitted a candid world to me the most the most salient point about the declaration as a whole in that regard is at least the incongruence, perhaps the rejection of paine's principle that one need not justify a change of government that was so important had that belief that they had to justify themselves to the whole world. but one can just also track what
and of course, he sends his first drafts to adams and franklin. they're the first people who contribute in a meaningful way to it. and then the whole committee reviews. i mean, it goes to congress. right. and the last question over here. i thank you so much. so if you're there i'm here at aei. so the question i had was about the extent to which the declaration is meant for an versus internal audience and the role of relatively high levels of american literacy at the time. the role that would...