he goes to lexington. it's curious, one of his generalscu wrote to the trustees and said it's great that you got lee to become president. he's going to be the a great figurehead. don't give him any work to do, just put him on the letterhead and let him be the figurehead of the college. the trustees became figure happieds. robert e. lee ran the place. he rewrites the curriculum from top to bottom. he basically sidelines the old classical curriculum and starts bringing in modern subjects. he starts bringing in chemical engineering, he starts bringing in journalism. and not only that, but he does away with the student code of conduct. he now says to all students -- and he interviews every student who comes to washington college. he says there is no code of conduct here, the only thing we expect of you is that you will behave as a gentleman. now, doesn't that sound generous? no. you know what that means? that means robert event lee is now the judge, jury and executioner of all student behavior. [laughter] he a

number he goes to lexington and it's curious. one of his generals wrote to the trustees and said it's great that you've got lee to becomepresident, is going to becomea great figurehead . just put him on the letterhead and let him be the figurehead of the college . you know something, the trustees became figureheads robert e lee ran the place . he rewrites the curriculum from top to bottom. he gets, he basically sidelines the old classical curriculum and starts bringing in modernsubjects . starts bringingin mechanical engineering . he starts bringing in turtles and and not only that but he does away with the student code of conduct. he now says to all students, every student who comes to washington college he says there is no code of conduct here, the only thing we expected you is that you will behave as a gentleman. that now doesn't that sound generous? number you know what that means, that means robert e lee is now the judge jury and executioner of all student behavior. he takes control of in everything at the college and you kn

he goes to lexington and its curious one of those generals wrote to the trustees and said it's great that you got lee to become president. he's going to be great figure and don't give them any work to do this put them on the letterhead and you know something that trustees say where burt ely ran the place. he rewrites the curriculum from top to bottom and he basically sidelines the classic curriculum and he starts bringing in modern subjects. he brings in mechanical engineering and journalism and not only that but he does away with the student code of conduct. he now says to all students in the interviews every student who comes to washington college. he says there's no code of conduct here and the only thing we expect of you is that you will behave as a gentleman. that does not sound generous? no. that means robert e. lee is the judge jury and executioner of all student behavior. he takes control of everything in the college and you know the place where he's the best? fund-raising. cole edwards thought of robert lee as it dealt mental officer. he shakes the apple side of the trees es

beginning with the signing of the declaration of independence or more accurately with the battle of lexington and concord but in your book you take the roots of it back not only to the french and indian war but even in the decade before that and you see the roots of this brewing bifurcation as going back long before there was an actual conflict whereas as you also point out for benjamin franklin well into 1775 he was still hoping for reconciliation with the british empire and that an arrangement could be achieved whereby the united states or what would become the united states and that's an anachronism but where the colonies would become partners with the british motherland in a world empire so i found that really really interesting and i was wondering if you could elaborate on that ache as i think that's also a very fresh approach. >> so yes i do start the story in lexington and concord in before the french and indian war because what i'm trying to get at is this question of what causes a person to turn their back on the country and take arms against it? how are these rebels created? i don't

particularly robertson county, sumner county, counties on the kentucky border began raising a lot, and the lexington foundation in robertson county where they owned 200 slaves. there is a lovely book about the plantation that enslaved people have lived there but one thing it brought to nashville, a market for enslaved people. a lot are advertising in the newspapers, there was a slave pen on the hill where the college is. there's a slave pen in the market where the bus transit building is, close to the state capital and slavery becomes a business and one of the most wealthy men in the united states is a man from sumner county named isaac franklin who became very wealthy buying slaves in alexandria, virginia and transporting them initially, he made them walk by land through here and they put them on boats later and took them around florida to new orleans and up the river but he became one of the wealthiest men in the country in the slave business and there's a new book called the ledger and the chain in which the historian is taken all the financial records, this would be such tedious work and really

i think you said that in november, 1775 after lexington on concorde. after the boston tea party and after the boston massacre and after george washington was made at the head of the army. >> host: but you think there's a reason people want to start the conversation because there is this blindt to stop that whn people don't know and it may be when someone comes up with the project may be it's the first time someone has heard it and said let's give it a chance. so hiding this part of history from us because it does happen and it isn't taught. why is that? >> to suggest they are not doing it on purpose and the way we teach history, when we teach history is cursory and unserious. the reason we are arguing about it is it matters. in 1984, orwell says he who controls the past controls the future and he who controls the past controls thehe future. we argue about the trajectory of the nation. one of thete interesting pointsi never considered when it comes to this what do we know about american history has to do with another lynching that you wrote about in a c

i think he said that in november after lexington and concord after the boston massacre and after george washington was made head of the revolutionary army so it doesn't square. it's so bad it's obviously meretricious. >> you think there's a reason that people want to start the conversation because there's in american history people don't know. maybe we should give it a chance so who's at fault for hiding this part of american historyho from us? why is that? >> a lot't of people just don't know in and the way we teach history it's probably cursory and unserious. thecu reason we are arguing abot it is in 1984 orwell said the past controls the future and who controls the present controls the past. when we argue about the past we argue about the trajectory of the nation. >> one of the really interesting point that i had never considered on what we know about american history and what we don't has to do with another legend that you wrote about on america's lynchings in the raise the point that our government did have knowledge about this but they were all classified and you wrote secrecy tel

out of here and then worse he shoots the horse of the union officer in front of him from like six —- lexington kentucky so back in those days they sure loved kentucky horses. the bullet hit the horse and it cannot be worse because we've got problems. so then and then fire back and they say why did they know who he was? he was wearing a raincoat and they could not see his uniform and he sounded like an officer so what the heck when officers say stop shooting he stop shooting so in my talking glorious passages there were instances of friendly fire is a common thing that could happen uniform confusion and everything else. so this quote actually comes from at the end of the long day of fighting thomas is closing in on a and tried to bring everything up and to be in position remember told you he was detail oriented? that would've kept pushing intel he pushed them in the river he said i pushed all day long we need to replace our losses we need to get situated and bring up some artillery and we have us willing cumberland river behind an asset that if you ever study horseshoe bend get back to a river

i think he said that in november 1775 after lexington and concorde.after the boston tea party. after the boston massacre. after george washington was made head of the revolutionary army. it doesn't square. and it's so bad, it's obviously meretricious. >> but do you think there's a reason people want to start the conversation because there is this lined stop of history where people don't know so maybe when someone comes up with the 1619 which is riddled with problems, maybe it's the first time someone heard it and says maybe we should give it a chance. was out fall or hiding this part of america history because it isn't taught and why is that? >> i don't think hiding suggests that they're doing it on purpose. a lot of people don't know and a lot of the way we teach history is probably cursory and not serious . the reason we're arguing about it is because it matters and in 1984 orwell says he who controls the past controls the future and he who controls the present controls the past. when we're arguing about the past we're arguing about the trajectory of the nation. >> one of the

. >> weren't you just in lexington, kentucky? >> they say why don't more fox people come here. i think next year you have to do it. ainsley as well. >> brian, you are on the road. >> tomorrow i will be in connecticut, pennsylvania, albany new york. i'll meet the girls first. pull them out of college for a little while and vero beach, florida and on to the patriot awards and finish up in alabama and orlando live. >> be there, bye. >> bill: good morning. president biden taking a nose-dive in the polls underwater in every key issue. many americans in the polling think he is asleep at the wheel. i'm bill hemmer, good morning. tuesday. a big day today. hello there. >> dana: i'm dana perino. this is "america's newsroom." yesterday on "the five" with introduced percy the newest member of the family a puppy. he wasn't that well behaved on the five.

saturday in lexington, west virginia still hasesome tickets at 4:00 in the afternoon, maybe jim justice will be there. orlando on the 21st and clearwater on the 25th. mcclain, virginia, on saturday and then -- excuse me, on december 5th. so it's going to be a busy couple of months, but i look forward to talking to everyone about it. steve: congratulations. the book, buy it right now -- ainsley: congratulations, brian. steve: and go to brian kilmeade.com. and, ainsley, you wanted to say so long to the folks down in. ainsley: i wanted to thank our panel. i've loved getting to know y'all. i wish you all the best. keep fighting, and we are going to be watching your state very closely today on fox news channel. god bless you all and your children, thank you. brian: all right -- ainsley: okay, everyone, i think that is the end of our show. brian, what's your web site again? brian: brine kill immediate --

lexington, kentucky, driving to charleston, west virginia to 4:00 to do a show on stage talking about all my books. go to brian kilmeade.com. orlando some tickets remaining. 3rd and 4th are virtually sold out mclean, virginia after that. virtual signing today. carley shimkus and i brian kilmeade.com and we are going to do a virtual signing today at 2:30. i have never done this before but you have a chance to call and talk. that's the way you do it through the pandemic. steve: it's a lot of fun. ainsley: people send you questions and talk while you sign. brian: go to my website and on it and people will tell you where to go. ainsley: people are so nice. brian: let's hope. steve: did i one at 6:00 there could have been an adult beverage. ainsley: off to the side? steve: it was right there. it's online, come on. ainsley: get your adult beverage and chat with brian. steve: brian kilmeade.com. the book is out by today. meanwhile glenn youngkin is victorious in virginia. how did the republicans earn the win? we will look at the issues that matter most to commonwealth voters coming up. you a

lexington, kentucky major booj event, book exhibit. and i will be one of the exhibits in charleston, west virginia on sunday. and don't forget next wednesday in madison, connecticut. if you just find out go to brian kilmeade.com. ainsley: pennsylvania, orlando and couple places in florida and new jersey go. to brian kilmeade.com. steve: go to amazon or barnes & noble.com or books-a-million. you don't have to be drunk to buy the book. brian: that's a good slogan thank you very much. can i take that? you don't have to be drunk to buy brian's book. ainsley: you were sober when you wrote it. [laughter] ainsley: 7:48 here on the east coast. a job a jolt. black rifle coffee company brewing up a plan to go public. so proud of them. one of the co-founders is waking up early with us to discuss that deal. ♪ find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. how does amerisave deliver such low mortgage rates time after tim

, barnes & noble, i've driven through staten island, then lawrence ville, georgia, and the big one, lexington, kentucky , book festival from there i'll go to charleston, west virginia about 4:00 in the afternoon, be able to go to the convection center to come back and work so a live show where i talk about all my books and go to brian kilmeade.com and also in orlando in two weeks after that i'll be on stage but just go and order it and this way we could have a chance to actually talk to people. ainsley: and you'll be selling it at the patriot awards too. brian: yeah, we'll be out in hollywood, florida, before that, vero beach. ainsley: brian showed us his schedule on his computer. good luck, my friend. brian: i'm not missing work. ainsley: is it really over a new jersey hospital is now mandating booster shots for workers who received the j j & j vaccine. how hundreds are not vaccinated. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. oh, yeah. that's the spot. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ how does amerisave deliver suc

and before that lexington, kentucky. i'm on the road and staying on the road where dinner was peanuts and a complimentary cookie which can't be described. steve: the glamour of the book tour. ainsley: my sister lives 5 minutes where you are. the location of the studio there if you need a nice home cooked meal great chef. brian: i understand you went to a great concert. ainsley: i saw billy joel. back to a concert no one wearing masks so fun. best time i have had in a few years, definitely. brian: wow. ainsley: it was fun. i love his music. and you know he is loved because is he from long island. everyone here knows every single liquor of the song. brian: steve, i don't know how you feel about this but ainsley is with us three hours a day five days a week for the last two years. she said this is the best time i have had over the last few years. are you as offended as i am. steve: listen, what we have been through over the last few years, everything looks great just as we get back to normal. ainsley: it would have been bet

steve: well good luck to them meanwhile traveling this weekend brian: going to lawrenceville and then lexington, kentucky and end at west virginia hope to see everybody out there the president freedom fighter and don't forget 11:00 sunday fox news channel, we put it on television. ainsley: how are you feeling you've had a busy week. brian: i feel good! i feel great. brian: go buy brian's book. steve: i think on monday you'll be in her home state of south carolina. brian: i'll be doing a day with tim scott and you'll find out what it's like being a senator in his hometown, because they have to be in two places. ainsley: they love him there. okay, well be safe and have fun in south carolina eat some grits and sweet tea. steve: see you monday, everybody