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you could argue that washington himself is more memorialized in washington, d.c. with the name, with his statue, someone was saying would you consider washington heights to be named after him? ok, we will pull on that one -- we will quibble on that one. there's finally a washington street, there hadn't been. that is why make the claim that it is ironic that someone who no one really remembers now, and did not have a significant presidential career was memorialized so much. i read one book on presidential assassinations where the author got it wrong. he said when garfield was shot there were -- there was no reaction, no efforts to memorialized him. as opposed to others like kennedy. i read that and went back to all of the original newspapers and was like no, lots of people wanted to do lots of things to commemorate garfield. yes. >> what is the story with bell and the bullet? >> they took garfield back to the white house. he was on his way from baltimore and potomac station. he was shot, they took him back to the white house, which is what you did, you took people
you could argue that washington himself is more memorialized in washington, d.c. with the name, with his statue, someone was saying would you consider washington heights to be named after him? ok, we will pull on that one -- we will quibble on that one. there's finally a washington street, there hadn't been. that is why make the claim that it is ironic that someone who no one really remembers now, and did not have a significant presidential career was memorialized so much. i read one book on...
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had a washington home. guard field, however, had a wife and five young children and decided to make washington his home. now, after garfield death, his wife sold a house in 1895, to france is dual, hey opinion near an apartment house development in washington. he hired an architect, schneider, of cairo parchment fame, to transform the former home in houses. inevitably called, the guard field. now, the building was given a new address, so just using the other side, it was a large house but a small apartment building, only five units. ultimately that area began a long decline, and the building was renamed the atlantic, in the 1920s. and interesting things happen there, the night manager was convicted of running a body house. the garfield connections were forgotten, and it was quietly demolished in 1963, or thereabout. that's what the house looked like, it was basically impossible to find any images, this is from a book. the washington home. in this would be the ice treats hide, i would be the 13th street side
had a washington home. guard field, however, had a wife and five young children and decided to make washington his home. now, after garfield death, his wife sold a house in 1895, to france is dual, hey opinion near an apartment house development in washington. he hired an architect, schneider, of cairo parchment fame, to transform the former home in houses. inevitably called, the guard field. now, the building was given a new address, so just using the other side, it was a large house but a...
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so you could argue that washington himself is more memorialized in washington with the name, with his statue. but there is -- someone was saying, wouldn't you consider washington heights to be named after -- i'm like, well, okay, we'll quibble on that one and there is no -- there's finally a washington street. there hadn't been. so that's why i make the claim that, you know, it's ironic that someone who no one really remembers now and didn't have a significant presidential career has -- was memorialized so much. i read one book on presidential assassinations where the author got it wrong. he said, well, when garfield was shot, there were no -- there was no reaction, no efforts to memorialize him as opposed to others like kennedy and others. and i kind of read that and i went back to all of the original newspapers and i'm like, no, lots of people wanted to do lots of things to commemorate garfield. yes. >> what's the story with alexander graham bell and the bullet? >> so they took garfield back to the white house having been -- he was on his way from the potomac station. but guiteau sh
so you could argue that washington himself is more memorialized in washington with the name, with his statue. but there is -- someone was saying, wouldn't you consider washington heights to be named after -- i'm like, well, okay, we'll quibble on that one and there is no -- there's finally a washington street. there hadn't been. so that's why i make the claim that, you know, it's ironic that someone who no one really remembers now and didn't have a significant presidential career has -- was...
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washington obviously lead men to what was a difficult situation. but even in madison that madison participate in college debate societies and prepare them in ways for public life so in this age to see them just pop off on twitter all the time with the lack of decorum is there a way we can recapture that to prepare the young people for engagement in the public sphere and the expectation of what it means to participate in those? they had very distinct sense of public dignity which seems to be lost today. >> i do think the atmosphere in virginia encourages people from a very young age to participate in public service so when they were very young and with the actual legislation so that help them that we probably should not overestimate the composure and that they later demonstrated which often involves lyrics that you were not repeated in front of children. they had a lively time at princeton as well as learning a great deal from a great man named john witherspoon. >> one question for you mr. vice president. thomas jefferson was among his accomplishmen
washington obviously lead men to what was a difficult situation. but even in madison that madison participate in college debate societies and prepare them in ways for public life so in this age to see them just pop off on twitter all the time with the lack of decorum is there a way we can recapture that to prepare the young people for engagement in the public sphere and the expectation of what it means to participate in those? they had very distinct sense of public dignity which seems to be...
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susan, peter, talk about jim baker and he came to washington. he ran the campaign against ronald reagan for george hw bush and yet ronald reagan chose him to be his white house chief of staff . and he was seen as probably the most successful person at that job modern time. how did he do it? >> that's a great question because he didn't really have a background that would necessarily suggest he was going to be successful. he had been a lawyer up until , and he ran gerald ford's campaign in 1976, coming in from nowhere in the wreckage after watergate. there were no republicans left of his generation at that point, the previous group had been sent off to jail in the nixon scheme. also it opened up a world of people like jim they jim baker, dick cheney and a whole new generation of people who came to the four. in his case it's an example of a president that is ronald reagan, seeing what made sense for him. it was an outsider coming to washington but he wanted to get things done so he didn't take it and meese who was a copout in the organizational ski
susan, peter, talk about jim baker and he came to washington. he ran the campaign against ronald reagan for george hw bush and yet ronald reagan chose him to be his white house chief of staff . and he was seen as probably the most successful person at that job modern time. how did he do it? >> that's a great question because he didn't really have a background that would necessarily suggest he was going to be successful. he had been a lawyer up until , and he ran gerald ford's campaign in...
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washington: it has been, sir. it is actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not rightly understand how this is happening. mr. jefferson: i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution. of the duties of the legislative one body -- the pursuit of science. washington: which i'm a strong supporter of. >> our first question for the two of you. what do you remember about your first meeting? mr. washington: our first meeting? you know, if you will allow me, mr. jefferson, i reckon those who are viewing may or may not be aware that there is an age difference between us. i am older than yourself by 11 , 12 years? mr. jefferson: 11 years, your excellency. and we were both born under the old-style calendar. mr. washington ah, that's correct. very confusing at different times. but i actually believe i remember meeting a young thomas, the son of peter jefferson, on my first survey trip. i was a young fellow myself, and peter jefferson and colonel
washington: it has been, sir. it is actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not rightly understand how this is happening. mr. jefferson: i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution. of the duties of the legislative one body -- the pursuit of science. washington: which i'm a strong supporter of. >> our first question for the two of you. what do you remember about your first meeting? mr. washington: our...
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that's a real relationship of trust, then, between washington and lear. >> absolutely. >> president washington does put the nation's finances on firmer footing. no wonder he's on the $1 bill. it's also why i think inheriting his wallet, of all things, is so cool. no surprise that the first person it passes to, the story goes, is tobias lear, who stays at washington's bedside at mount vernon on the night of december 14, 1799, when the former president dies at age 67. but the modern-day heirs in this strange inheritance story, the farwell ladies, are not descendants of tobias lear, either. they invite me back to their home in morrisville, pennsylvania, right across the delaware river, to connect the dots. >> my father was a truck driver. we got along, but we were very frugal. my mother was an excellent homemaker, pretty good cook, and she was a hard worker. >> she also has a little secret. where did your mom keep the wallet? >> in a little black box squirreled away somewhere. >> after the break, the improbable path of washington's wallet, if, in fact, it's really his. she is 100% convinced this
that's a real relationship of trust, then, between washington and lear. >> absolutely. >> president washington does put the nation's finances on firmer footing. no wonder he's on the $1 bill. it's also why i think inheriting his wallet, of all things, is so cool. no surprise that the first person it passes to, the story goes, is tobias lear, who stays at washington's bedside at mount vernon on the night of december 14, 1799, when the former president dies at age 67. but the...
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with washington being tossed into the river. i am not opposed to taking down the confederate soldiers and confederate leaders. but i am appalled actually lower in the dc government to suggest to explain the monument and the jefferson memorial better than it can be moved to some other place they cannot do this because the statues and monuments are on private land but i am appalled at this and the hook for it is usually jefferson called the disdain on virginia and then to speak of it as a moral sin so they were fully aware and the contradiction in which they existed but they found themselves unable the circumstances were not stretch that justice demanded when they understood what a unique place they were in, what unique time they were in. >> the idea with freedom and liberty and justice and equality were central to that so they were perfectly ready not that they did and it is a contradiction but i am sure glad that they did it. >> how long did it take you to write the book? >> hello? we are disconnected. >> how long did it take yo
with washington being tossed into the river. i am not opposed to taking down the confederate soldiers and confederate leaders. but i am appalled actually lower in the dc government to suggest to explain the monument and the jefferson memorial better than it can be moved to some other place they cannot do this because the statues and monuments are on private land but i am appalled at this and the hook for it is usually jefferson called the disdain on virginia and then to speak of it as a moral...
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posted by george washington university. while we wait today's "washington journal." >> we are joined next by susan glasser, new york staff writer, and peter baker, the new york times chief white house correspondent and the co-authors of the bring to book on baker, a man who ran washington life and times of james baker. peter baker no relation and susan glasser good morning and welcome to "washington journal." >> good morning. thank you so much. >> susan classic, let me start with you about the idea of doing this book on james baker. this predates the 2020 election but this is earlier than 2016, correct? >> that's right. we did not envision the rise of donald trump and the transformation or hostile takeover of what is logical of the republican party we started this book back in the obama era. a character who would help us to write a big story about washington as well has -- as well as his own personal story. from watergaten to the end of the cold war and james baker is in the middle of that. host: >> was he an easy a prey? d
posted by george washington university. while we wait today's "washington journal." >> we are joined next by susan glasser, new york staff writer, and peter baker, the new york times chief white house correspondent and the co-authors of the bring to book on baker, a man who ran washington life and times of james baker. peter baker no relation and susan glasser good morning and welcome to "washington journal." >> good morning. thank you so much. >> susan...
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president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. ♪ marino: washington is like a marino: washington is like a room with an enormous circular window. you are looking all over. anything that happens is noticed. almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. [typewriter keys clattering] as a foreign correspondent, you are really the eyes of foreign leaders. if you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are going to experience a similar phenomenon in their respective countries, you are doing a good service. i have a priority express call to to rome, italy, 65041 connect to the switchboard for mr. de medici. i don't think there is a country in the world where there is so much access to information as in the united states because it is a matter of conduct in the government to try to respond to legitimate press queries as much as possible. [speaking italian] marino: in washington, something is happening all the time. technology, art, individual achievement, politics. all of these things attract my attention because in one way or t
president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. ♪ marino: washington is like a marino: washington is like a room with an enormous circular window. you are looking all over. anything that happens is noticed. almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. [typewriter keys clattering] as a foreign correspondent, you are really the eyes of foreign leaders. if you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are going to experience a similar...
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politics is part of everything that goes on in washington. the city talks, lives and breathes politics, from the moment it wakes up to the moment it goes to bed. then some time it goes to bed very late. the campaign and election are over but in washington, in the united states, plenty of things are always happening. for us, it's ancient history but then, it is history. (music) [sound of typewriter] (music) ♪ ♪ >> weeknights this month on american history tv we are looking at past presidential debates. tonight we look at the presidential debates of 1980 and 1984. we will show you the only debate from 1980, between incumbent president jimmy, corner and former california governor ron reagan. they view the questions from journalist on military spending, inflation the iran hostage crisis. then from 1984, the second and final debate between incumbent president juan reagan, and former vice president walter mondale. watch tonight, starting at 8 pm eastern. and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >> in the 1980 elect
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-dot made washington crazy. so, that's when the original divide between washington on of the one hand and the other three , the three younger men, began. >> which one did you most admire >> i like to think of it this way, which one would i like to have lunch with, and the answer has to be jefferson. oh, you are looking puzzled. >> i would have assumed it was madison. >> well, that's different. what kind of experience must it have been to have jefferson talk about his experiments or have jefferson talk about his theories of government were to have jefferson talk about anything. he was such a pauline man and according to one woman who talk to him early in his presidency, he was modest, which really surprised me. she had no idea he was the president elect, so he would be very pleasant to have lunch with. i think, though, i do admire madison more. he is steady, stable, not subject to the whims. very profound thinker. the most studious of them all. plus, he had a wonderful wife, dolly. she was really an unusual perso
-dot made washington crazy. so, that's when the original divide between washington on of the one hand and the other three , the three younger men, began. >> which one did you most admire >> i like to think of it this way, which one would i like to have lunch with, and the answer has to be jefferson. oh, you are looking puzzled. >> i would have assumed it was madison. >> well, that's different. what kind of experience must it have been to have jefferson talk about his...
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thank you to the washington state coalition, aarp washington. >> to preserve social distancing, moderators are seated in the main studio, the candidates are elsewhere in the building. this debate will be moderated by political reporters. good evening from the tvw studios in olympia and all of you watching. candidates in our for governor, income and, jay inslee, and the republican police chief. affirmative you can hear us from the city of? >> yes. ,> we want to let viewers know they are upstairs from us in the studio. there are no campaign staffers allowed. no members of the production crew are in the room. they were not allowed to bring in notes, cell phones or computers. it is just them. the candidates have screens where they can see each other. they can see the moderators. >> i will go over the format. it is somewhat different from last week's presidential debate. we will be with opening statements, questions will be asked of both candidates, who have time to answer, with rebuttals. the moderator may ask a question. we will end with closing statements. >> candidates have agreed they will
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i spent 20 years at the washington, post, and i went all over the country for the washington post and it was a wonderful life education going to learn new places and new things. as i traveled around the country writing business stories, i began to rallyize how little i knew about the history of the working people of america. it's something that really isn't taught, in the late 1990s i wrote a series of articles on sexual harassment, and i heard a lot of chilling stories about places where there had been an imbalance of power where people were able to use their power to force people to do things they didn't want to do. and there were people who were trapped in a cycle of abuse and a loot of times, the stories were really bad stories and it's a much more akin to criminal activity that most of us have realized and i heard all these stories all around the country, and i began to suffer myself what psychologists call secondary stress, and i got afraid to fly. authority figures couldn't be counted on to do the right thing if there were a problem. i suppose part of the issue for me was that
i spent 20 years at the washington, post, and i went all over the country for the washington post and it was a wonderful life education going to learn new places and new things. as i traveled around the country writing business stories, i began to rallyize how little i knew about the history of the working people of america. it's something that really isn't taught, in the late 1990s i wrote a series of articles on sexual harassment, and i heard a lot of chilling stories about places where there...
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or international isolation the most it was washington in isolation the french and washington is and remains a little bit about the question is and i mentioned before whether washington is actually working on behalf of the united states or is it working on the back room mr clinton in this instance and this timing and the way that has been done and the people who've done it notably my bail was a great you know believe or as an evangelical scientist in protecting supporting and doing everything possible about what is right at this age is being done on the 500 on premise that the now rather than anything gritty that has to with what piece. donald trump talks about up to 5 other arab nations wanting to sign up the deals now again the usual caveats i mean donald trump says the health care deals coming donald trump says a vaccine is coming he says a lot of things be that as it may what other countries do you think he could be talking about. you know it is possible right i mean if he stays president i am no longer sure that he will be president after january 20th with them to a new one but
or international isolation the most it was washington in isolation the french and washington is and remains a little bit about the question is and i mentioned before whether washington is actually working on behalf of the united states or is it working on the back room mr clinton in this instance and this timing and the way that has been done and the people who've done it notably my bail was a great you know believe or as an evangelical scientist in protecting supporting and doing everything...
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the gentlewoman from washington reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. ms. jayapal: mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to my distinguished co-lead on this resolution, member of the judiciary committee, sylvia garcia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas, ms. garcia, is recognized for five minutes. ms. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, representative jayapal. this weekend, several of my colleagues and i visited the irwin county i.c.e. detention center and what we saw was -- and heard was outrageous and heartbreaking. we heard stories directly from women who were subjected to unnecessary and unwanted medical procedures without their consent. and yet yesterday some of our friends across the aisle suggested that some of this may be made up. that this is not real. well, here i have some statements received directly from detainees this past weekend. and i'm
the gentlewoman from washington reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. ms. jayapal: mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to my distinguished co-lead on this resolution, member of the judiciary committee, sylvia garcia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas, ms. garcia, is recognized for five minutes. ms. garcia: thank you, mr....
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the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. my honor l: it's now to yield five minutes to the sponsor of this legislation, a leader in our caucus, mr. new jersey.rom the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. malinowski: mr. speaker, t's one of the oldest lies in the world -- a blood libel. goes something like that. there is a powerful secret group f people who just happen, many of them to be jewish, and they're trying to control the good measure, children. our this is the central conspiracy the qanon spits today. it's crazy we don't take it seriously enough. hroughout history, conspiracy theories, just like this one, prejudice, terrorism, even genocide. nd today, social media is fanning the flames. their algorithms know everything about us. we search for online. iases. and they feed us more extreme versions of what they think we so we are glued to the ads.ns, see more that is what is causing so many mericans to fear and hate one another. while many extremist groups on the left and the right are ecrui
the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. my honor l: it's now to yield five minutes to the sponsor of this legislation, a leader in our caucus, mr. new jersey.rom the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. malinowski: mr. speaker, t's one of the oldest lies in the world -- a blood libel. goes something like that. there is a powerful secret group f people who just happen, many of them to be jewish, and they're trying to control the good measure, children. our...
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i forget washington. monroe and his argument with washington his big argument was that they didn't appreciate what he have done. monroe was nearly killed at the crossing of the delaware. not given the commission he thought he deserved. i think all of those things made him feel as though washington was turning his back on him. the war did that to monroe into washington of course. it was an opportunity for glory but it was also a tough blog. one thing i admired about him. as no matter how tough it was. it is worried about the indecisiveness. as the war went on. maybe they just came to understand him better. it was the rockhard ability to appear confident. that was very important. speaks the idea of projecting confidence more broadly all four of them have a very distinct eat those attitude. the public appearance. washington has to leave -- lead men in a very difficult situation. even madison, one of our viewers points out that he participated in college debates aside. and prepared them in ways for public lif
i forget washington. monroe and his argument with washington his big argument was that they didn't appreciate what he have done. monroe was nearly killed at the crossing of the delaware. not given the commission he thought he deserved. i think all of those things made him feel as though washington was turning his back on him. the war did that to monroe into washington of course. it was an opportunity for glory but it was also a tough blog. one thing i admired about him. as no matter how tough...
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>> i think all of our precedents go back to washington. even in the founding period when there was a distance between the presidents and press, no scrubs as washington was ready to board the helicopter and the golf course. no press secretary. it was still a part of the print press that in no way resembles the television dichotomy between msnbc and fox news. or the extremes of liberal and right-wing media on the internet. at the beginning washington established a special relationship with federalist journalists and editors who were friendly to his administration and policies and sort of two top anything we hear about today about leaks that displease the current president, george washington had a cabinet member thomas jefferson, who held the highest rank in the cabinet as secretary of state, who actually helped create opposition to his paper in the capital, philadelphia at the time. not only encouraged its creation, specifically the criticize the policies of george washington, but but gave its editor a job in the state department and the sta
>> i think all of our precedents go back to washington. even in the founding period when there was a distance between the presidents and press, no scrubs as washington was ready to board the helicopter and the golf course. no press secretary. it was still a part of the print press that in no way resembles the television dichotomy between msnbc and fox news. or the extremes of liberal and right-wing media on the internet. at the beginning washington established a special relationship with...
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those of you who live in washington know, there is very few buildings in washington named after women. and so i noticed it, and i filed it away and wondered, who was frances perkins. i had never even heard of her. as we went around on this trolley bus on this day, i took the tour we got around over by the washington monument, and a tour bus driver said, you know, along with his regular pattern, one what american woman had the worst childbirth experience. there was a long cause. frances perkins. she spent 12 years in labor. [laughter] >> that's the first time i ever remember hearing that spoken aloud. >> now i laugh, like the rest of you did, but it also was a feminist kind of comment, it irritated me and ever after that i kept frances perkins name in my mind and i kept listening for her. i spent 20 years at the "washington post." and over the years i realized how often i heard her name. often like sort of a distant whisper. when we talked about social security, frances perkins frequently talked about age discrimination, frances perkins. when we talked about the fair labor standards ac
those of you who live in washington know, there is very few buildings in washington named after women. and so i noticed it, and i filed it away and wondered, who was frances perkins. i had never even heard of her. as we went around on this trolley bus on this day, i took the tour we got around over by the washington monument, and a tour bus driver said, you know, along with his regular pattern, one what american woman had the worst childbirth experience. there was a long cause. frances perkins....
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here in washington state -- and this is one area where oregon and washington differ. i'm sure my colleague from oregon will talk about it in a moment. washington is a postmark state. as long as we receive a ballot with a postmark on or before election day within the day following election day, that ballot can be counted and is counted as long as it meets all of the other eligibility requirements. and let me stop here for a minute and just talk a little bit about what we do to inspire that confidence. certainly the president and the attorney general -- the u.s. attorney general have made some pretty disparaging remarks about the security and the safety of vote by mail and i've been running vote-by-mail elections for almost 20 years now. i can tell you the security controls that we have in place like checking and verifying every signature of every return ballot against the signature on the voter registration record is our linchpin for security. we make sure the signature matches and we don't want to disenfranchise a valid vote. we contact a voter if their signature does
here in washington state -- and this is one area where oregon and washington differ. i'm sure my colleague from oregon will talk about it in a moment. washington is a postmark state. as long as we receive a ballot with a postmark on or before election day within the day following election day, that ballot can be counted and is counted as long as it meets all of the other eligibility requirements. and let me stop here for a minute and just talk a little bit about what we do to inspire that...
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israel lobby group in washington. you are right, he was not always a strong supporter of israeli policy. he was part of the republican party the time that disagreed with the settlements. that was an obstacle to peace. there was some friction there between bush and baker on the one side and israeli leadership on the other. that has changed, obviously. today, republicans are staunchly pro-israel and there is no room for criticism of policy. that is an indication of the evolution of the republican party over the years. him asow hard was it for a trump campaign, as the 2016 election approached, was he torn over how he would vote? guest: he was very torn. was walking ings parallel the rise of donald trump and baker's visible discomfort and angst about what to do about it. he had been supporting jeb bush, his friends son, in the republican primaries. we talked with him as he wrestled with this decision. i think in a way it for us helped us to understand the plight of the modern republican party certainly the establishment p
israel lobby group in washington. you are right, he was not always a strong supporter of israeli policy. he was part of the republican party the time that disagreed with the settlements. that was an obstacle to peace. there was some friction there between bush and baker on the one side and israeli leadership on the other. that has changed, obviously. today, republicans are staunchly pro-israel and there is no room for criticism of policy. that is an indication of the evolution of the republican...
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thank you to the washington state debate coalition lead sponsor aarp washington. >> to preserve social distancing the moderators are seated at the main studio while the candidates are at home in separate rooms elsewhere in the building. this debate with a moderated by broadcast political reporters, essex porter, brandy cruise, chris daniels and melissa santos. good evening from the tbw studios in olympia and to all of you watching across the state from spokane, ocean shores and from walla walla. let's bring in our candidates for governor, , the incumbent washington governor jay inslee and republic police chief loren culp. first of all i need an
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this is the type of reform that needs to go to washington instead of what we have seen so far in washington which has been suggestions without any real teeth. >> thank you mr. hickenlooper. mr. gardner how do to believe systemic racism affects coloradans and what have you done? >> i believe this country is inherently good. thing when it comes to police a reform's. we need to make sure we pass the justice act and we focus on things like the first step act which is our bill to reform sentencing and their efforts to provide historically black colleges and universities of mandatory funding so we can bring more equality but again what you didn't hear from john hickenlooper tonight is why he didn't step away and why he didn't condemn re-create 68 which called for violence and the funding police. why he won't call for an investigation into what he now describes as a murder. >> let's talk about climate change and they industry. >> mr. gardner bursary where contingency impacts of climate change play out in colorado in the form of devastating wildfires record heat and intensifying drought. you called
this is the type of reform that needs to go to washington instead of what we have seen so far in washington which has been suggestions without any real teeth. >> thank you mr. hickenlooper. mr. gardner how do to believe systemic racism affects coloradans and what have you done? >> i believe this country is inherently good. thing when it comes to police a reform's. we need to make sure we pass the justice act and we focus on things like the first step act which is our bill to reform...
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how did he combine that with getting things done in washington? >> a few things. first of all, there are overlapping themes between peters book and mind. one is ambition and one is tennis. holbrook played a ton of tennis. i had this feeling he rose up through the hierarchy in saigon and then washington by weeping people on the tennis court or being so competitive they had to respect him. first there's anthony lake, his close friend and. in saigon and remain friends for about ten years and their friendship mysteriously due to integrated with great consequences for them and u.s. foreign policy later when they were working together under bill clinton. then he played tennis against maxwell taylor and eventually got to chicago can washington and this is the maneuver invited to the best dinner tables in georgetown, the best of them being a room, he reviewed this postwar generation of american statesmen, clark the third, george marshall, he thought as the model, he wanted to be just like them. the problem was, he is a very different man, is not born to the aristocracy, h
how did he combine that with getting things done in washington? >> a few things. first of all, there are overlapping themes between peters book and mind. one is ambition and one is tennis. holbrook played a ton of tennis. i had this feeling he rose up through the hierarchy in saigon and then washington by weeping people on the tennis court or being so competitive they had to respect him. first there's anthony lake, his close friend and. in saigon and remain friends for about ten years and...
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because she is in washington. but if senator collins does become the appropriations chair it means that mitch mcconnell is still majority leader. let's look back when we last had the democratic president. let's make it our mission it is at one time president not make it our mission to progress on issues that matter to people. think of the lack of progress on mowing the path to prescription drugs and with more covid relief. susan collins is not able even though she talks about the 24 years of experience it doesn't seem to have an impact within her caucus. so how does that help people? collins: i think i deserve a rebuttal on that one. im in washington. that's because we are in session. we are working. that is a stark contrast to what sarah did at the state level when she left in mid-march and had instead absolutely nothing since then to respond to the covid crisis that we have. in the meantime we have passed $3 trillion with two.$5 billion has come to the state of maine. gideon: i have said this before i will say i
because she is in washington. but if senator collins does become the appropriations chair it means that mitch mcconnell is still majority leader. let's look back when we last had the democratic president. let's make it our mission it is at one time president not make it our mission to progress on issues that matter to people. think of the lack of progress on mowing the path to prescription drugs and with more covid relief. susan collins is not able even though she talks about the 24 years of...
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information film profiling an italian newspaper reporter based in washington. he talked about covering the 1976 presidential race between ford and georgia governor jimmy carter. ♪ ♪ >>> washington is like a room with an enormous circle of windows. you are looking all over. anything and everything that happens is noticed. almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. ♪ ♪ >> as a correspondent, with the eyes on the foreign leaders, you were forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are the product of a singular phenomenon in their respective countries, then you are doing a good service. ♪ >> good morning, operator, i have a collect call to rome italy, 65041, direct to the switch board from mr. demedici. >> reporter: i don't think there's a country in the world with so much obsessed information than the united states because it is a matter in the government to try and respond to legitimate press queries as much as possible. speaking foreign language ] . >> reporter: in washington, something is happeni
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sort of overshadowed by lady washington. the title was lady washington's reception. the word used at the time was that of a levy. it was a reception held by the first lady, marsha washington. she was standing on a platform and you noticed the on latpulan attire. the next image may be a little more familiar. this is county election from 1851. what do you see here and how does it differ from that last image? a hand down here. pass it down, if you would. thank you. go ahead, zachariah. >> i see a drunk guy in the top left -- >> drunk people, very good. there's more than one drunk guy. this guy here. we got someone who has had a little too much here. good, yeah. >> stump speaking. >> yeah, we talked about this. good, you remember. stump speaking. the whole, vote for me for president. excellent. anything else you see? there's a hand back there. >> it's primarily working class people. not the wealthy. >> good. that's all good. you're seeing a diversity of people. one thing you're also seeing is the white male electorate. this is going to stand in for democracy in this peri
sort of overshadowed by lady washington. the title was lady washington's reception. the word used at the time was that of a levy. it was a reception held by the first lady, marsha washington. she was standing on a platform and you noticed the on latpulan attire. the next image may be a little more familiar. this is county election from 1851. what do you see here and how does it differ from that last image? a hand down here. pass it down, if you would. thank you. go ahead, zachariah. >> i...
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now we have restarted the line to pull in washington even is there a sense in washington the president from past lost trust with the major traditional allies of the u.s. here in europe. it sure is scared but it really matters to him you talk whether people like it or not libertarians for example highly support donald trump approach as they really want to stay out of all international relations they think europe for example should take care of itself but if you talk to business people the chamber off call verse they are very unhappy with drums policy they want to pay less in taxes but they want to do business abroad and that means obviously or is only possible if business partners can rely on each other. let's come back to you the u.s. are not really seen as a reliable ally animal here in germany what would be the consequences more german leadership as many in europe seem to demand. yes well that's what many are hoping for and germany remains a reluctant leader but clearly the e.u. leaders sitting around the table including many have recognized that it's time to define own strength and
now we have restarted the line to pull in washington even is there a sense in washington the president from past lost trust with the major traditional allies of the u.s. here in europe. it sure is scared but it really matters to him you talk whether people like it or not libertarians for example highly support donald trump approach as they really want to stay out of all international relations they think europe for example should take care of itself but if you talk to business people the...
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this is the type of reform that needs to go to washington instead of what we have seen so far in washington which has been suggestions without any real teeth. >> thank you mr. hickenlooper. mr. gardner how do to believe systemic racism affects coloradans and what have you done? >> i believe this country is inherently good. i believe that this nation is a great nation that is made mistakes yes that we learn from those mistakes. our souls were seared in a way that perhaps we have never seen with the murder of george floyd and we must make sure that we are passing reforms like the justice act the john hickenlooper has belittled here tonight. legislation that would have provided tracking for police violence and opportunities for us to get more dollars in the hands of states to do the right thing when it comes to police reform's. we need to make sure we pass the justice act and we focus on things like the first step act which is our bill to reform sentencing and their efforts to provide historically black colleges and universities of mandatory funding so we can bring more equality but again what
this is the type of reform that needs to go to washington instead of what we have seen so far in washington which has been suggestions without any real teeth. >> thank you mr. hickenlooper. mr. gardner how do to believe systemic racism affects coloradans and what have you done? >> i believe this country is inherently good. i believe that this nation is a great nation that is made mistakes yes that we learn from those mistakes. our souls were seared in a way that perhaps we have...
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and now we have reestablished the line to newspoll in washington is there a sense in washington the president from pas lost trust with the major traditional allies of the u.s. here in europe. it sure is scared but it really matters to him you talk with the people like it or not libertarians for example hi do you support donald trump approach as they really want to stay out of all international relations they think europe for example should take care of itself but if you talk to business people the chamber off call verse they are very unhappy with drums policy they want to pay less in taxes but they want to do business abroad and that means obviously or is only possible if business partners can rely on each other. let's come back to the u.s. are not really seen as a reliable ally animal here in germany what would be the consequences more german leadership as many in europe seem to demand. yes well that's what many are hoping for and germany remains a reluctant leader but clearly the leaders sitting around the table including germany have recognized that it's time to define own strength and thi
and now we have reestablished the line to newspoll in washington is there a sense in washington the president from pas lost trust with the major traditional allies of the u.s. here in europe. it sure is scared but it really matters to him you talk with the people like it or not libertarians for example hi do you support donald trump approach as they really want to stay out of all international relations they think europe for example should take care of itself but if you talk to business people...
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in washington. because it was beautiful week but a missile launchers missile who. would basically i mean i want to give you know the audience understanding that you wanted odds with this administration you were you know meeting kellyanne conway you were meeting wilbur ross the secretary of commerce you had you were you were getting into some of these meetings you were a neighbor of vice president pence they would come to your party so you were doing your job in getting this this going and would love to hear about it a little bit about those interactions and then this. tweet by dawn from comes out where he says many people would like to see nigel farage represent great britain how did it how did that make you feel. i mean you're right it was this the jaw store all embassies now masses in washington to get as close to the sunni areas in the incoming administration as you can and that's what i was doing with we felt some success. now it's got flow will quite well already. or of the election campaign and you know i've been going to meet steve manager and general flynn
in washington. because it was beautiful week but a missile launchers missile who. would basically i mean i want to give you know the audience understanding that you wanted odds with this administration you were you know meeting kellyanne conway you were meeting wilbur ross the secretary of commerce you had you were you were getting into some of these meetings you were a neighbor of vice president pence they would come to your party so you were doing your job in getting this this going and would...
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just we're getting in washington. to put it into perspective, a moment of sharing just a few slides about where various groups stand this year. so this is 2016. this is data from the election. this is from a survey they run every few years, just to track the mechanics of casting counting ballots. you can see, there is a wide disparity in the extent to which, before this year, states, individuals and states cast ballots by mail. you can see washington and oregon very much on the right-hand side of the graph, with close to 100%, nearly 100%, of voters casting ballots by mail. where i am now in california, we're hovering around 60%. in four states in this category, encouraging even for states like california, encouraging even more voting by mail is not an insignificant lift, but comparatively easy. there are an awful lot of states in a very different category. states that have historically had 4%, 5%, 6% voting by mail. you heard this from the secretary general, they're in a different place in terms of getting systems re
just we're getting in washington. to put it into perspective, a moment of sharing just a few slides about where various groups stand this year. so this is 2016. this is data from the election. this is from a survey they run every few years, just to track the mechanics of casting counting ballots. you can see, there is a wide disparity in the extent to which, before this year, states, individuals and states cast ballots by mail. you can see washington and oregon very much on the right-hand side...
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george washington in the center in black formal republican gown sort of overshadowed by lady washington. the title was "lady washington's reception." the word used at the time was of a formal reception held and hosted by the first lady martha washington. many of you noticed how she was standing on a platform. that's right. you also noticed the opulent attire. frankly this is a scene that could have taken place in a european court as much as it could have taken place in america. the next image, however, i think you'll find a little more familiar. this is county election from 1851. now, what do you see here, and how does it differ from that last image? got a hand down here. pass it down. thank you. go ahead, zachariah. >> the drunk guy in the top left of the picture. >> drunk people. good. actually more than one drunk guy. this guy here, we've got someone who had a little too much here. good. yeah. >> stump speaking. >> yeah. we talked about this. good. you remember. stump speaking. yes, me, vote for me for president. excellent. good. anything else you see? there's a hand back there. >> i
george washington in the center in black formal republican gown sort of overshadowed by lady washington. the title was "lady washington's reception." the word used at the time was of a formal reception held and hosted by the first lady martha washington. many of you noticed how she was standing on a platform. that's right. you also noticed the opulent attire. frankly this is a scene that could have taken place in a european court as much as it could have taken place in america. the...
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i'm an opinion writer for the washington post. welcome to first look, washington post, one-stop shop for news and analysis on the most pressing political issues of the day. this morning, we are reviewing an action-packed week, amy coney barrett's supreme court nomination, stimulus talks, and last night, dueling banjos of town halls, one for president donald trump and the other for joe biden, the democratic presidential nominee. to get us started and talk about this is the washington post white house reporter ashley parker. ashley, thanks for being here. ashley: thanks for having me jonathan. jonathan: on the town hall, these dueling debates, did the trump campaign achieve its aim, scheduling the trump town hall at the same time as biden? ashley: if the aim in some ways was to compete with biden for airtime and overshadow biden, i think, yes, anecdotally, more people seem to be watching the trump town hall in real time than the joe biden town hall. the real question to me is, if knowing in hindsight how the town hall went, it is th
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he started wririting for "the washington post." you cannot imagine what a a big deal that was i in saudi i arab. he i is working for one of the most important newspapers in t e world inside the capital weree all ofof the lawmakekers getp every morning and read that newspaper. what a powerful platform that was. it was unheard of in saudi arabia. it was a countervailing forcece basically could not toleratete. nermeen: if we could talk a little bit about when khashoggi separated, when his intererests separated, he stopped d supportg the e royal mimily -- not just that he initiallyacked ththe jijihadis fighting the soviets d afghghanistan, butut he alalso supporteted the u.s. invnvasionf iraq, which couould not have ben fougught without saudi s suppor. but t when the arab spriring be, he was surprisised by the .prisings acroross the araborld and d it had something to do wih those uprisings come his distancing from the royal family. >> you're tototally rigight. i visited jamal in the southern part of the country. he had been made editor
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lobbyists,rs, the the politicians, they all have their own rules in washington and when you go to washington, you are supposed to play by the rules. know what they are? the housepeaker of flies from san francisco and gets her hair done and somebody stands up and says -- [boo] and when someone stands up like a salon owner and says wait a minute, you broke the rules. you told us to wear a mask and you are not wearing a mask in here. you are breaking the rules. and what did she do? she turned around and said, you owe me an apology. apology.e an the reason why she said that is because the salon owner broke the rule of washington, d.c., which is that you are not supposed to call out a politician who has been there for 40 plus years. they have their own rules. politics has been in for 47 years. let me ask you this. did he save an idea for the 48th year? are we waiting to see some good idea? [applause] be aics is supposed to sprint. you represent the people. hard,present -- we work and after three or four years, you are tired. this is a system in washington for 45, 46, 47ay years and you think it i
lobbyists,rs, the the politicians, they all have their own rules in washington and when you go to washington, you are supposed to play by the rules. know what they are? the housepeaker of flies from san francisco and gets her hair done and somebody stands up and says -- [boo] and when someone stands up like a salon owner and says wait a minute, you broke the rules. you told us to wear a mask and you are not wearing a mask in here. you are breaking the rules. and what did she do? she turned...
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i want to be able to hit the ground running in washington. training but iy am also a small business person. dad foreen a hands-on the last 20 years of two beautiful daughters. that is what my experiences, not legislative wheeling and dealing. i haven't been doing that. looking for someone to prioritize our values, i am here. >> thank you. that is all the time we have for questions for this hour. each candidate will have 60 seconds for a closing statement. >> i am a kid who grew up in georgia, one of 12 children. i am the first college graduate in my family. i got there through hard work and a sense of personal responsibility. a low-interest student loan. of the american dream. that is why i am fighting for affordable health care, dignity of work, and why i have registered hundreds of thousands of new voters in this state. , if thele of georgia people of georgia represent -- if the people of georgia choose me to represent them in the u.s. senate, i will stand up to donald trump. >> doug collins, closing statement. rep. collins: the election is
i want to be able to hit the ground running in washington. training but iy am also a small business person. dad foreen a hands-on the last 20 years of two beautiful daughters. that is what my experiences, not legislative wheeling and dealing. i haven't been doing that. looking for someone to prioritize our values, i am here. >> thank you. that is all the time we have for questions for this hour. each candidate will have 60 seconds for a closing statement. >> i am a kid who grew up...
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but when it came to washington d.c. in 1988, as a young business reporter, one of the first things i did, as i sat out to learn my way around the town, was to sign up for a trolley bus tour for the city. and one of the first things i noticed, was that frances perkins department of labor. as those of you who live in washington know, there is very few buildings in washington named after women. and so i noticed it, and i filed it away in wondered, who was frances perkins? i had never even heard of her. as we went around in the trolley bus, on this day i took the tour, we got around over by the washington monument, in the tour bus driver said, along with his regular pattern, one american women had the worst childbirth experience? there was a long pause. frances perkins, he spent 12 years in labor. [laughs] that's the first time i ever remember hearing frances perkins name spoken aloud. now i laughed. like the rest of the did. but also as a feminist, it irritated me, i never after that i kept frances perkins name in my mind
but when it came to washington d.c. in 1988, as a young business reporter, one of the first things i did, as i sat out to learn my way around the town, was to sign up for a trolley bus tour for the city. and one of the first things i noticed, was that frances perkins department of labor. as those of you who live in washington know, there is very few buildings in washington named after women. and so i noticed it, and i filed it away in wondered, who was frances perkins? i had never even heard of...