and the kids for just saying no. thank you. my hope is the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever paths their talents and natures lead to. i think they thought the white , what youso glamorous did was so glamorous, your life is so glamorous. parties,saw where the the meeting people, you know? i have to tell you, i've never worked harder in my life. timency reagan was a long political partner, protector, and caretaker for president ronald reagan. and involved first lady she was active with key decisions,

policymaking, and campaigning. she created the just say no campaign. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "first ladies: influence and image." and privatee public lives of first ladies and their influence on the presidency. for martha washington to president obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. our recent is it to sacramento, california. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. stanford was lured to california because of the gold discovery and opportunities in

the west. he was the president of the southern pacific railroad. mr. stanford and his wife purchased this home in 1861, at a time when they were stepping into the public life. he had been elected of the new central pacific railroad. he was nominated to run as governor in 1861. he purchased this house at that time. housetains inside another . as they became more prosperous, they would enlarge and restyle the house into what we see today . we are in a house built in the italian style, that after 10 , was expanded into the french renaissance revival style. one of the best examples of the french renaissance revival style in the united states.

stanford was part of a merchant community. this is a house for someone who .s in the public eye we are in the entry hall of the stanford mansion. it contains 8 rooms in its original form. the entry hall has double parlors on each side and three and a half bedrooms upstairs. into awere invited receiving parlor, the most formal room. it is a room where guests would be invited in and introduced before dinner. this has all of the original features. the columns, the archway, the ceiling medallions, and plasterwork created in 1856. paidis why the stanford's $18,000 for the house.

as they lived in sacramento and the railroad expanded, they became more prosperous and are able to purchase remarkable items from new york and philadelphia manufacturers. this table and that cabinet are the costliest items. and shippedyork west, presumably by the railroad, in 1871. these items are the most remarkable things that american manufacturers made at the time. they were able to buy 2 items from this company. there are other fine items in the house, but these are a statement of prosperity. them in 1850hs of shows their growing prosperity as a young family. 22,hows them at ages 26 and both formally educated.

stanford growing up in a farming community, and eventually reading law before coming to california. standing in the two-room office billed by the stanford when he was elected governor in 1861. it was his executive department .or his 2-year term he was a supporter of lincoln, and the next governor was a supporter of lincoln, this office was leased to frederick loewen. it served 2 civil war governors in the 1860's. it contains an inner office, which was mr. stanford's, and a receiving office where his clerk and a porter were. this is an office for our governor to use for ceremonial purposes.

it has been used by 2 governor's comments were to nader -- governor schwarzenegger and brown have had access since 2005. was part of a group of men who were merchants that were politically active with similar ideas. stanford was their first candidate successfully elected as governor, the eighth governor and the first republican .overnor of california in the office, we have a portrait of leland stanford in his 50's. it is a remarkable man in the 1880's. he is the president of the central and southern pacific railroads. he has transitioned in sacramento into a life in san francisco.

house hashis d and they are constructing a house in san francisco, and the railroad expands internationally from san francisco. we are in the stanford family dining room, an extension that reflects mr. stanford's work as president of the railroad. this is a railroad president dining room. is that of seating a dozen, like the dining room and the original 28.e, this seats see largerexpand to groups. as they became more of a public family, more prosperous and showed their wealth, the house was enlarged from 8 rooms to 44 rooms. this is a principal room for

entertaining and contains substantial items showing their connection to the railroad and growing wealth, including this cabinet which was probably made in california with the letter s carved into the glass and a wood caring locomotive, a tinder with the letter s carved into it, and a passenger car. looking at this as a design , you'll notice everything contained some kind of reference to the railroad, such as the sideboards with an uncanny resemblance to a locomotive. the lighting, which makes reference to locomotives. even the above lighting, you'll notice they have in the center what looks like spokes on a

wheel, looking like large letter represent could california or central pacific. the dining room table, the bases , have carvings that look like miniature locomotives. a pilot in the front and a stack above. bedroomtanding in the of the stanford mansion, the master bedroom. we have a portrait of leland stanford, junior taken at the age of 12. he would grow up to be a remarkable person. by the age of 15 he was 5'10" and interested in archaeology and science. as a teenager, living in that hege home in san francisco, would begin to talk to his parents about an idea he had for the creation of an institution

of learning based on his interest. that is important to our story. leland stanford, junior inspired the creation of stanford this is the birthplace of the university. it's a big part of the origin stanfords and their desire to have a family. unfortunately, because of the untimely death of their son and their great grief, they would create a lasting legacy, which would be the university. of the storyl part of the mansion is that it shows us the stanford's became more prosperous overtime. and in a slow in careful way -- slow and careful way to their prosperity g