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Secretary John Kerry Accepts the Legion of Honor Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh8BM-ha2jU
John Kerry @JohnKerry 20 hil y a 20 heures Dec 10, 2016
Deeply humbled to be recognized in such a profound way by the people of France and to be honored by my friend @jeanmarcayrault.
“There is a play on Broadway now about Hamilton… La Fayette is much celebrated in that play.”
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, December 10, 2016
“HAMILTON”
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
William Edward Hickson (1803-1870)
From the White House…
Lin Manuel Miranda performs “Alexander Hamilton” at The White House (May 2009)
To Broadway…
Back to the White House…
Hamilton cast performs “Alexander Hamilton” at White House (2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEHKBckBcr4
“Hamilton”: A founding father takes to the stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wboCdgzLHg
CBS Sunday Morning Ajoutée le 8 mars 2015 When Lin-Manuel Miranda sings about the drive of the “young, scrappy and hungry” immigrant, he’s not singing about just any immigrant. He’s singing about the man on the ten dollar bill, Alexander Hamilton. As Mo Rocca reports, Hamilton’s musical journey to the stage is as revolutionary as the young revolutionary who helped create the America we know..
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YES, indeed, ALL roads lead to La Fayette and the Statue of Liberty with many more exciting projects MDFDE in the making! E.J.
(Oui, assurément, TOUS les chemins mènent à La Fayette et à La Liberté avec plus de formidables projets MDFDE à venir ! E.J.)
Hamilton and Lafayette ” Guns And Ships ” Lyrics video – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyE5jvR_eL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84-0hc8yVs
[BURR]
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower
Somehow defeat a global superpower?
How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?
Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross’ flag higher?
Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon!
An immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in!
He’s constantly confusin’, confoundin’ the British henchmen
Ev’ryone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchman!
[COMPANY]
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’
Redcoats redder with bloodstains
[COMPANY]
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em
Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains, I’m
[COMPANY]
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
Watch me engagin’ em! Escapin’ em!
Enragin’ em! I’m—
[COMPANY]
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I go to France for more funds
[COMPANY]
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I come back with more
[LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE]
Guns
And ships
And so the balance shifts
[WASHINGTON]
We rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts
[LAFAYETTE]
We can end this war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea, but
For this to succeed, there is someone else we need:
[WASHINGTON]
I know
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir, he knows what to do in a trench
Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir, you’re gonna have to use him eventually
What’s he gonna do on the bench? I mean—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
No one has more resilience
Or matches my practical tactical brilliance—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Hamilton!
| [LAFAYETTE] You wanna fight for your land back? |
[WASHINGTON]
I need my right hand man back!
[LAFAYETTE]
Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back
You know you gotta get ya right hand man back
I mean you gotta put some thought into the letter but the sooner the better
To get your right hand man back!
[COMPANY]
Hamilton!
[WOMEN]
Hamilton!
Hamilton!
Hamilton, Hamilton!
Ha— ha—!
[MEN]
Get your right hand man back!
Your right hand man back!
Hamilton!
Ha—
Ha—
Hamilton, Hamilton!
Ha— ha—!
[WASHINGTON]
Alexander Hamilton
Troops are waiting in the field for you
If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide
Oh, Alexander Hamilton
I have soldiers that will yield for you
If we manage to get this right
They’ll surrender by early light
The world will never be the same, Alexander…
http://genius.com/Lin-manuel-miranda-guns-and-ships-lyrics
SO IF YOU ARE IN NEW YORK CITY THIS WINTER…
DON’T MISS THIS UNIQUE LA FAYETTE EXHIBIT NOW RUNNING AT THE GROLIER CLUB! E.J.
The Grolier Club (1884)
NOW OPEN THROUGH FEBRUARY 4 IN OUR GROUND FLOOR GALLERY:
“A True Friend of the Cause: Lafayette and the Anti-Slavery Movement.”
Curated by Olga Anna Duhl and Diane Shaw.
GALLERY HOURS:
Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm.
Please note that the exhibition will be closed on the following dates: Friday December 16, Saturday December 24, Saturday December 31, and Monday January 16.
The Grolier Club |
47 East 60th Street |
New York, NY 10022 |
(212) 838-6690
Links: http://www.grolierclub.org/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/grolierclub/sets/72157677447739936