the family lost the farm after van buren died.t became recently a very large and ornate farmhouse. by that i can 30's it had been sort of run down. they tried to make a tea-house out of it, a couple of the things. it basically had never been owned by someone with enough money to do anything great for it. the person who bought the house trying to restore it somewhat. and then legislation was passed to make it part of the national park service and it was the national park service that restore the house in the 1980's. susan: next is a call from marilyn in sarasota, florida. caller: i'm really enjoying your program. i'm wondering what angelica's husband abraham did when she was acting as hostess in the white house. and where they lived well she was there. pat: they lived in the white house. the president's staff always lived in the white house in the 19th century. that's why they usually had relatives, because they want to people they would get along with. they lived in the family quarters and abraham was the secretary and the princip

van buren and van buren's family lost - left lindenwold after van buren. of the family almost immediately. it became basically a very large and ornate farmhouse. and by the 1930's had been sort of run down. it had gone through several iterations. they tried to make a teahouse out of it, a couple of other things. but it basically had never been owned again by anybody who had enough money to do anything -- but also never had any money to ruin it either. so the gentlemen you mentioned ken campbell purchased the house, tried to restore it somewhat. and actually did at least save it from, you know, being a complete ruin. and then, a legislation was passed to make it part of the national parks services. and it was the national parks services that restored the house in the 1980's swain: next is a call from marilyn in sarasota, florida. >> hi, there. good evening. i'm really enjoying your program. i'm wondering what angelica's husband abraham did while she was acting as hostess in the whitehouse. and where they - where they lived off she was there? swain: thank yo

she married abraham van buren, met him at saratoga springs. she was from columbia, south carolina, was a belle and had plenty of money at the time. the singletons were a big, big family. she had plenty of money, bought pretty clothes. she was apparently a lot of fun so she and abraham went to europe on their honeymoon where she was introduced to young queen victoria approximately her age and was so excited about the way the queen received women that she came back to the white house and had a platform built at the end of the blue room which was called the blue room for the first time in that administration, van buren, and she received all her friends all in white at the end of the room and they just nodded, they didn't shake hands or anything. it was not taken very well at all. imagine a country that never allowed ambassadors to wear uniforms. they didn't like that at all so the platform was removed. she lived on to the 1870's in new york, married to abraham. and not a lot known about her. very few letters and she was i guess what you would cal

and when martin van buren's widow becomes -- we were martin van buren becomes resident, his daughter becomes hostess. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies -- influence of image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fulfilled the position of first lady, for martha washington, to michelle obama. sundays on american history tv on c-span3. as a cop limit to the series c-span's new book is now available. -- complements to the series c-span's new book is now available. providing lively stories of fascinating women creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover rebook your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> coming up next, we visit the national portrait gallery in washington, d.c., with curator jim barber who gives us an in-depth look at one of the oil paintings of ira aldridge, an early 19th-century african american actor. he was born free in new york in 1807 and became famous in after being unable to find work in america. this program is part of a series called "face to face" abou

becomes president, his daughter-in-law angelica van buren is the white house hostess. rachel jackson, emily donaldson and angela event here in, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on first lady's, influence and image examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is available. first ladies -- presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating in illuminating, entertaining and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. president obama paid tribute to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2018. in 1962, president kennedy proclaimed may 15 as national peace officers memorial day which coincides with national police week. the three hour of event was held on the west front at th

and when the emperor and becomes-- -- van buren becomes president -- first ladies, exposing the private lives of the women who filled the position of first ladies my from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv, c-span3. as a complement to the series, a new book is available. first ladies, the lives of 45 iconic women. lively stories of these fascinating women. it is available as a hardcover or e-book to your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> >> gettysburg college history professor allen guelzo talks about religion during, and after the civil war. he argues that soldiers often had a difficult time retaining moral sentiments. he describes the rise of moral relativism as the north and south claim to have god on their side. the manhattan institute hosted this event at the harvard club of new york city. moderator: ok. thank you. we are ready to begin. i'm a senior fellow at the manhattan use it institute. we are pleased to have allen guelzo here to talk about the civil war. 150 years ago this week abraham lincoln's funeral was making its way across the united s

and president van buren was a widower. dolley madison basically introduced angelica to her husband-to-be which was the president's eldest son. and so, she became the de facto hostess of the white house. and so, entered the chain of first ladies even if she's not strictly a wife but largely as a result of dolley madison doing a little matchmaking. >> what condition was the white house when the madisons moved in? and washington, d.c. as a new capital city? edi: well, washington, d.c. was a very muddy place and abigail had written home that it was the very dirtiest hole of a place that she'd ever been in her life. you know, the roads were rutted, the houses were separated far apart. so it's not like we think of it today at all. it's very rudimentary. and so, i think part of what she is doing is building a social network among the women so that a lot of this is overlooked or you know, politics and diplomacy and fashion can carry people over the fact that we're not living in some fantastic capital of the world. >> a question on

when widower martin van buren becomes president, angelica van buren becomes white house hostess. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's original series "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. c-span's needw book is available. providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book to your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. next 2016 presidential candidate senator marco rubio participates in the south carolina freedom summit. he joins the field that declared and potential republican candidates in green felt this past weekend. his remarks run 10 minutes --- in greenville this past weekend. ♪ sen. rubio: wow, there are people on the balcony, all the way at the top, thank you for having me. it is a real honor to be here, thank you very much, it is a real honor to be back in south carolina, people have believed in me, and your great former senator, jim demint, was the first person in washington to support

rachel jackson emily donelson and angelica van buren sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies influenced an image comics and make a public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and her influence on the presidency washington to michelle obama "sundays at eight" p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a compliment, c-span 10:00 is now available. "first ladies." presidential stored on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating, entertaining and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> the u.s. senate is about to gavels in. politico has a story this week by the story this week about the story this week by the trait afford to go to town yesterday. senate minority leader harry reid to rally his caucus to reject fast-track measure on a procedural vote has already floated a plan to find a way out of the npas by offering a drop in the currency manipulation a

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when widower martin van buren becomes president, his daughter-in-law, angelica van buren is white house hostess. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan's original series first ladies, influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama sundays 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan3. as complement to the series, cspan's book is available. first ladies presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing liechl stories of these fascinating women creating illuminating inspiring read. available as hard cover or e book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> dan lamothe is a national security writer for "the washington post," joins us to talk about jade helm 15 and some of the concern it sparked in certain corners of the internet as well. dan lamothe, first what is jade helm, when and where is it taking place? >> jade helm is a brand new exercise beginning in june. it includes about 1200 special ope

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since thomas jefferson, only martin van buren made it as vice president.yler did only because of the death of the president. ms. swain: high sandy. >> my question is, i know they are from tennessee. what did sarah actually think of slavery and was she a kind slave master? ms. hunt: james polk in his will made an expression that he hoped , when she died, she would name him -- she would name the slaves. the issue of slavery was not brought to the forefront in their marriage or during his administration. it became much more critical with the administrations that followed. professor finkelman: i think in some ways that's not true. the politics of america from the 1830's to the 1860's is swirling around slavery all the time. the opposition to the mexican war, which we did not have to have in part, comes from northerners who see it as a vast conspiracy to steal mexico so that slave owners could have someplace to go. southern's say as much. they say we want mexico because we want up place for slavery to spread too. the reality is that the pokes are slave owners.

and when direct martin van buren becomes president, his daughter-in-law angelica van buren is the white hostess. rachel jackson, emily donelson and angelica van buren, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span original series "first lady's, influence and image examining the public and private lives of the women who build the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency." from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is available -- "first ladyies." providing live the stories of these women, creating and eliminating an inspiring read. it's available as hardcover or e-book to your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back. we will spend the next half hour talking about the derailment of that amtrak commuter train in philadelphia last night. once to get your thoughts on it on amtrak and on rail in this country. those are the lines on your screen. a fourth line for amtrak riders -- 202-748-8003. the philadelphia in

rachel jackson, emily donaldson and angelica van buren. 8:00 p.m. eastern on the original series first ladies. examining the public and private lives of the first lady and influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama sundays clock p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. and as complement to the series c-span's new book is now available. first ladies. presidential historians on the 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of the fascinating women. creating an illuminating and entertaining and inspiring read it. is available as the hardcover or an e book through the favorite bookstore or online book seller. next up a house foreign affairs committee holds a hearing on sex trafficking. members hear from two people that end add colombia slave operation saving 120 children and a victim of human trafficking. the committee looks at the government and private organizations working together to rescue trafficked victim this. is just under two hours. >> hearing to order. good afternoon it is an honor to be here with you today

we are above the stage at van buren. we will be at a flood stage dark now. day after that to little rock day after that it will get to pine bluff and to the mississippi river. leon: cleaning up the garbage and the damage left behind can take two or three months. 21 people are dead. others are still missing. another round of rain dumped seven inches on a water logged region in texas overnight. thousands of people evacuated. 91 twisters have been reported across the plains. alison: earlier this week we told you about a text message that can shut down your iphone. still ahead we will tell you about apple tetch rare fix. leon: new details what dennis hastert was paying for after being indicted for violating the banking laws. alison: but now a look at what is coming up tonight on abc -- leon: former speaker of the house dennis hastert is now under federal indictment for allegedly paying out $3.5 million in what is called hush money and then lying to the f.b.i. about it. according to the indictment, the payments were to cover up past misconducts. but as abc mary b

rachel jackson, emily donovan and van buren. she was called -- and died of an apparent heart attack before he took office. his niece, emily donaldson becomes the white house hostess but is later dismissed as fallout from a scandal. and when much in van buren becomes president, his daughter in law is the white house hostess. rachel jackson, emily donaldson and angelica van buren. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies," examining the private and professional lives. from martha washington to much of obama -- to michelle obama on c-span3. as a couple meant to the series, c-span's new book is not available. presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women, providing lively stories creating in the lumen 80 entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or any book -- e-book. >> here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering on booktv. this weekend, we will visit maryland with former congressman tom davis, as well as former senior advisor to president obama,

a live look at monkey hill cobblestone stretch of north van buren street.t's where the sing lists are getting ready to compete in time trials right now. a preview of the excitement at 5:00. >>> closed rails making it tough for commuters. >> i got to take three more trains and a bus to get to my destination. >> reporter: i'm going to new york and back finding the best options for travel and how much it will cost you. >> roadside service now being offered for you even if you don't drive a car. the company helping stranded bike riders in pennsylvania new jersey, and delaware. >>> then the coast guard givious a look at their new technology designed to save boaters at sea. >>> probably know about aaa roadside assistance for your car, but now you can get fit you're on a bicycle, aaa announcing it's offering bicycle coverage to members in all three states in our area so if you break down on a bike a service vehicle will take you and your bike to a shop your home or other safe place. no extra charge for members. >>> delaware governor jack markel joined triple nashg

rachel jackson, angelica van buren on sunday night "first ladies, influence and images." from martha washington, to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a comment to the series c-span's new book, "first ladies." it provides lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining it is available as hardcover or e-book. >> next, president obama speaks about poverty in america and how democrats and republicans can unite to support the poor. it is part of georgetown university's catholic evangelical leadership summit. >> it is an honor to be here with my two residents -- presidents. my friend david

rachel jackson, emily donaldson, and angelica van buren, that's sunday night, "first ladies," examining the public and private lives of the women who filled eded position of first lady from martha washington to michelle obama on c-span3. as a compliment to the series c-span's new book is available "first ladies: presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic women" providing lively stories of the fascinating women, creating an entertaining and inspiring read, available as hard cover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> this week the house financial services committee held a hearing on protecting consumers' financial data. it's partly in response to high profile data breaches at banks and retailers. congressman chairs the three hour hearing. >>> financial data security in the age of computer hackers, given that the pa just turned on, it is a testament to the fact to members welcome home. i assume we have many of our colleagues who are furiously running from hv 201 as we speak for our witnesses and for the audience. we have been nomads since the beginnin

and anjelica van buren is the white house hostess.achel jackson, emily donaldson and anjelica van buren on c c-span's original series the women who filled the division of the first lauddy and their influence on the first ladies. american history tv on c-span 3. c-span's new book is now available. first ladies presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic women providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating and inspiring read. it's available as an e-book through online book seller. >>> here's what's happening on c-span 3 tonight. first, a look at the commercial political and security implications of extending a nuclear accord with china that expires at the end of the year. then a discussion about the military training exercises scheduled in a number of southwestern states this summer. about 1200 special operation troops are expected to participate as they prepare for a potential operations overseas according to u.s. military officials. and we hear from two sunni political leaders on the future of iraq

seale: the secretary to the president was a nephew, van buren's son. mostly, if they existed, either a close relative had become more professional by the time of theodore roosevelt. in the earlier 19th century family was always there. i think it was a matter of trust. you wouldn't have wanted to be james polk's secretary. there would be plenty of chances for chelsea clinton to be part of the white house office. ms. swain: this is definitely a mold breaker in this election. we have a question here in the front row. >> can you tell us about when barry lincoln went back right after the assassination and lived in the white house? mr. seale: 30 days. ms. swain: did you see the play that was staged during the mourning period? mr. eale: things were stolen during this time. they would cut the trim off of curtains and things like that. mrs. lincoln was upstairs wailing for 30 days. her seamstress, a former slave was the only one who seemed to get along with her so the government hired her. grandstands were being built and her carriage had to go right through it

later, angelica van buren is the white house hostess. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's original series. examining the public and private lives of the women who built the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays on c-span3. as a compliment, c-span's new book is available with historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an entertaining and inspiring read. it is available as hardcover or e-book. >> next, u.s. mayors discuss the problem of youth violence. followed by a panel of inner-city young people offering their perspectives. the s.e.c. chair talks about the recent adoption of open internet rules and other issues facing the f.c.c. before annual national summit on preventing youth violence was held in washington d c this week -- held in washington, d.c., this week to share information and strategies to reduce and prevent violence. this forum from tuesday featured mayors discussing programs and

who was this man and why did he so easily defeat martin van buren? edna: well, let me see.t the outset, i announce with a bit of pride that he was from charles city county, virginia, my hometown, my home county, but he moved to ohio. he was a military man initially. he had actually studied medicine for a short period of time and decided to join the military shortly thereafter. moved to ohio. he became the territorial governor of indiana and was before that a noted indian fighter. the term "tippecanoe" comes from the battle of tippecanoe where he fought against tecumseh and his brother. the two native americans who were attempting to establish a pan-indian movement. and as territorial governor, tyler was instrumental -- excuse me -- harrison was instrumental in securing land for white settlers and of course, that clashed with native american interest. and so at that battle, harrison was considered the victor. we're not so certain about that but he became important enough in that battle that it carried him into public office, was one of the things that did. susan: his wife, a

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jefferson, van buren, and bush senior. governors, more often. onto garfield. garfield was born in 1831 and died the year he was elected to be president in 1881. he served nine consecutive terms in the house and his presidency lasted only 200 days. he was inaugurated in march. he was shot july 2. he died in september. he lingered, and we will talk a little bit about his medical care and what happened to him. james garfield was the youngest of five children, worn in absolute, extreme poverty. this is a re-creation of his house in a while. -- in ohio. his family lived in a log cabin and were so poor, they cannot afford to put down a log floor. his father died when garfield was 18 months old leaving his mother to raise five children on her own. single mom with five kids and no money. the family was so poor, he did not have his first pair of shoes until he after he was four years old. later on, when people admired how he rose from total poverty to becoming president of the united states, he did not romanticize it at all. he said, let us never praise poverty, especi

and when widower martin van buren becomes president his niece becomes hostess. sunday night, at 8 p.m. eastern on seac c-span's examination of the public and private lives of the people who served as first lady. sunday's, on american history history tv. the common to the sries,eries, in book is available providing lively stories of these fascinating women. creating an illuminating and entertaining read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookseller. >> a month after officially launching his campaign, senator marco rubio outlined his foreign-policy views on the council on foreign relations. he also talks to charlie rose on cbs news that covers his views on isis, terrorism, and ironic nuclear deal, and the palestinian conflict. [applause] senator rubio: thank you. it is an honor to be back at the council. charlie: senator rubio has had an extraordinary political career. after serving as lord a state legislator and eager, he was at that time closely identified with governor bush. now they are competitors. i take note of the fact that the

when art and van buren becomes president, his daughter-in-law is the hostess. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on first ladies. influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady. from martha washington to michelle obama. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available. presidential historians on the lives of 45 american women. lively stories of the lives of these women. an illuminating and inspiring read. house ways and means committee paul ryan talked about fast track trade promotion. >> congressman paul ryan is the chair of the ways and means committee. why do you think these measures are good for american workers? representative ryan: well, i think getting a level playing field for american workers so we can make and xwroe more things in america and send them overseas is is very important for jobs. you know, the reason basically is 95% of the world's consumers don't live in our country. they live in other countries, so it's important we open up markets because one in five jobs in

when martin van buren becomes president, his daughter-in-law becomes the hostess. that is sunday night on c-span's original series, "first ladies," examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is available, first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women with lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardback or softcover through your favorite online bookstore or retailer. bob ehrlich sat down with wmur in manchester, new hampshire. he has been mentioned as a possible republican candidate in 2016. he will be making stops in new hampshire tomorrow. [applause] host: good evening and welcome to our conversation with the candidate series. our guest tonight's former maryland governor bob ehrlich. we will learn where he stands on the issues. i will be asking the candidate some questions. after a break, our studio audience will as

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rachel jackson, emily donaldson, and first lady van buren. on "first ladies: influence an image." examining the private lives of first ladies and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. on c-span3. is a consummate to the series, c-span's new book is available "first ladies," providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or as an ebook. >> each week, we take you to museums and historic places. open in 1829 philadelphia's eastern state penitentiary operated as a prison until 1971. we learn about the history of the institution that coined the word penitentiary and stride to do something revolutionary: reform criminals. >> this is the heart of the prison. this is one of the reasons that the place became so world-famous. this circle on the floor here is the exact center of 10.5 acres, it is in the very middle of the center rotunda, officers named this spot center, and just from this one spot, just by turning around, you could see the entire prison. this

although he did recommend an independent treasury system which is something like that but martin van buren and the democratic party had been arguing against federalism and against these federal projects so they sort of backed themselves into a corner on that.