she was the first african-american u.s. congresswoman and served seven terms as a democrat from new york. this is american history[applause] [applause] shirley chisholm: i stand before you today as a democratic candidate for the presidency of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause]

i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i say here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things that have two long been part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. fellow americans, we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage the spirit, the character, and

the words to lift us, to bring out the best ins, to rekindle in each of us the faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return, and exercise and political manipulation, deceit and deception, callousness and indifference to our individual problems, and the disgusting divisive politics pitting the young against the old, labor against management, north against south, black against white. [applause] the abiding concern of this administration has been one of political expediency rather than the needs of man's nature. the president has broken his promises to us. i cannot believe --

[applause] i cannot believe that this administration would ever have been elected four years ago if we had known then what we know today. [applause] we are entering a new era, in which we, as americans, must demand stature from our national leadership -- leadership that is fresh, leadership that is open and leadership that is receptive to the power -- problems of all americans. [applause] i have faith in the american people. i believe that we are smart enough to correct our mistakes. i believe we are intelligent enough to recognize the talent energy, and dedication that all

americans, including women and minorities, have to offer. i know from my travels to big cities and the small towns of america that we have vast potential which can and must be put to constructive use in getting this great nation together. i know that millions of americans from all walks of life agree with me. leadership does not mean putting the air to public opinion, but to have the vision and the courage necessary to make it possible. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span three. follow us on twitter for information and a schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news.

each week, and american artifacts take you to historic places to learn about what artifacts real -- reveal about american history. now we go to exhibit marking the 150th anniversary of lincoln's ss nation. the new york herald special edition shows how the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot. curator: i am the curator of selections and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called "president lincoln is dead." this has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald, which was the most widely circulated newspaper of the time, that were published in the 18 hours immediately following link and assassination. so, it is a minute i minute story of the news as it happens

ed. one of the ways we help people understand not just time or place, is through this great map that we have on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost here in this building almost in the epicenter. ford's theatre is certainly the true spot of most things to do with this day, but the newseum is on the site of the national hotel, which is the hotel where booth stayed the night before the crime. the next edition is the 2:00 a.m. addition, the morning newspaper at that time. and this is essentially breaking news. flash moments of the president has been shot. interestingly enough it uses the word assassination already in that paper, because at the time

that meant a surprise, silent attack on someone. it did not necessarily mean something that resulted in death. it has come to mean that over the years. it is interesting. one of the things that i hope people comprehend as they move through this exhibit is they get that understanding of how people at the time were getting their news. this is really a moment in time where everything comes together, a complete proliferation of the telegraph. there is still the incredible squadron of reporters. the capacity of the new york herald to move so swiftly with the number of press that they had and the speed of their presses to push the news out this rapidly. to the best of our knowledge, this is the first time also an edition of the herald has been together since they were printed 150 years ago and of course that's the cisco tenniel

anniversary of the assassination of lincoln is the reason for the timing of this exhibit. lincoln always fascinates people, to this day, but this year in particular is important because we mark the 150th anniversary of his assassination. the first president in our history to be assassinated and it's a really important mark in time. >> you can watch this and other american artifacts program any time by visiting our website at www.c-span.org/history. >> up next, we hear about first lady is from nancy reagan to michelle obama and his former white house aides and staff members recall how it's contributed to their husband's administration. among the questions discussed -- how is the first lady's role evolved? the white house historical

association, in partnership with c-span, hosted this event. it's just over an hour. >> thank you so much. i would now like to introduce the moderator -- thank you. and she will provide brief introductions of our panel. martha is a scholar with a research interest in the white house. she is also the director of the white house transition project

which is a nonpartisan effort to provide information on presidential transitions and white house operations to those who came into the white house in 2001 and 2009. she worked with the transition operations for candidates barack obama and john mccain and with a team representing president george w. bush. ira free to the program for more information on her publications and finally, i can say she is a proud member of the board of directors of the white house association. dr. kumar. dr. kumar: we have