and tonight, first lady's influence and image series looks at mimi eisenhower trade limited with her interaction in the media, she gained notoriety for her bangs that made her the best dressed -- major tops on the best dressed list. an article said she is a career woman. .er career is ike that's tonight on "first ladies" at 9:00 eastern. friday morning on "washington journal" -- a look at president obama's legislative priorities for 2014. we will also look at the transformation of special forces units. we will be joined by linda robinson from the rand corporation. and we discuss america's spending habits and how they have evolved since the recession. washington journal errors at 7 a.m. eastern every morning here 7:00 a.m.-- errors at eastern every morning here on c- span. >> what is the most im

then "first ladies" featuring mimi eisenhower. later, women in the prison system. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year in review," a debate on gun violence and gun policy and we will start with january 16, 2013. he also talks about what his administration plans to do with the issue. >> i started getting a lot of .etters from kids four of them are here today. they are pretty representative of the messages that i got. these are some pretty smart letters from some pretty smart young people. a third grader, you can go ahead and ways. that's you. terrible for the parents who lost their children. i love my country and i want everyone to be happy and safe. wave, brad. we should learn from sandy hook. not scared for my safety. i'm scared for others. i have four brothers and sisters and i would not be able to bear the thought of losing any of them. these are our kids. this is what they are thinking about. be thinking ab

and in first ladies, we looked at mimi eisenhower, first lady from 1953-1961. we now have secular norms instead of theological norms our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a or got us can speak to people. david caresses he has insights -- david qureshi says he has insights into the bible that will help you understand the and of revelation better enhance our reading of the end times. that in and of itself does not seem to be a problem, but when it leads to other elements, then that triggers law enforcement concerns as well as press concerns. somebody listening to god and having his followers do things that are aberrant to the norms, that needs to be policed. >> he argues that religious persecution in america has been prevalent since the 1800s, even committed by the very government that is supposed to protect us from religious persecution. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span2. >> next, a look at strategies and initiatives for reducing food waste, including converting the waste into energy. it was hosted by a san francisco-based organization and included repr

then "first ladies" featuring mimi eisenhower. later, women in the prison system. >> as 2013 began a, the issue of gun violence was fresh on americans mind. the newton shootings had just happened in connecticut. over the next hour, on "year

and then we have president eisenhower, his wife mimi. and we went to the lincoln memorial and they had lined the streets all the way back in there were hundreds of thousands of people who came to washington for this funeral. and we got to the cemetery, and here you see president de gaulle saluting along with the various states bear. there. and it was then the flag that was folded and presented to mrs. kennedy. and then we went back to the white house where mrs. kennedy held a reception where all of the heads of state came. and they paid their respects to the president. and meanwhile i told mrs. kennedy but i hope your mum at mama today is john's third birthday and she said yes, and they had a little birthday party after this perception and it was just john and caroline and their cousins and other members of the family and it was something they had promised john and they told him that we will be back on monday to celebrate your birthday. and she did. and that night was after 11:00 o'clock. the phone rang and it was mrs. kennedy. she said,