so after lady bird johnson every first lady except pat nixon who had her daughter do the job for her every first lady has published a book on leaving the white house. we'll we don't know about the current first lady if she will or not, but that's been the rule that they've all written the about leaving the white house. the time there next question is from darren from florida. please comment on edith wilson's role after president wilson had a stroke. yes, that's what i was referring to earlier that people think that she you know petticoat government. that was the phrase that she was running the government and he was incapacitated. i mean she didn't let anyone in to see him or only of the very few trusted staff members into sea. but if you look at the things that did not get done, you know, there was a major strike there were problems with deporting people from the united states who didn't agree with certain policies. she really functioned as more like a a barrier to people who wanted to get near him. so if she'd been really a door. it should really take an over government. she would h

my name is maureen nunn and it's an honor for me to be here today to portray a longtime friend, pat nixon mother, helene, and pat ryan -- that was her last name, maiden name -- met and taught high school together in california. and then as you know, pat married a wonderful, handsome young attorney from yorba linda and became pat nixon. my mother and pat remained the closest of friends until they both died in the year 1993. so, again, i was so fortunate to have known her. and pat and dick, as i called him, and the two daughters, trisha and julie were just wonderful. we enjoyed so many great times of them outside of the public eye. pat nixon said about herself, i'm an ordinary woman and i've had extraordinary circumstances and opportunities. but you know what, she was really, really humble because she was as comfortable as meeting people that you read about in history books as she was about engaging in a conversation at a grocery store. so, it's just an honor and a privilege for me to portray her and very fitting today to portray mrs. nixon and to be among our five most notable presidents o

pat nixon said about herself. i'm an ordinary woman and i've had extraordinary circumstances and opportunities, but you know what? she was really really humble because she was as comfortable as meeting people that you read about in history books as she was about engaging in a conversation at a grocery store. so it's just an honor and a privilege for me to portray her and very fitting today to portray mrs. nixon and to be among our five most notable presidents of the united states. thank you so much for being here today president, washington president lincoln president theodore roosevelt president, calvin, coolidge and president franklin roosevelt. i have been pinch me moments of sitting here. is this really true? and thank you so so much for being here today. so i'd like to go first of all welcome president washington. thank you. it's an honor and a privilege to meet you nothing. so the first question i have for you is as the first president of our nation, i would like to ask you why did you decide to elect a pres

jackie kennedy's hat, nancy reagan red dress, hillary clinton pantsuits or pat nixon's-- but of courses attention also manies that first ladies get subjected to intense scrutiny by the press. and it is not something that they've been happy about. to be the first lady may be the most difficult job in washington. >> martha washington famously said the role of first lady can sometimes feel like a state prisoner. >> msh el obama wore a pair of shorts, just a regular pair of mom shorts and an uproar ensued days of video commentary and pictures and debate about whether it is okay for a first lady to wear shorts. >> andrew jackson's wife rachel was blasted in the papers for being a pipe smoking hillbilly from tennessee. >> jackie kennedy called the press harpies and she hated the constant attention. >> felt very uncomfortable, very ill at ease with all the fanfare and attention of the press. >> there was a famous incident where she was doing a kristening of a ship and she went to break the bottle and they forgot to score the bottle ahead of time so she is banging it and banging it and it just

nixon. after the defeat by kennedy, he soon found that private life, lacked the -- public office. in seeking the governorship of california, against pat brown, he sought to establish a new base in the leadership of the republican party. when nixon was defeated by brown, he was deeply disappointed. he seemed to feel that his time in american politics had come and gone. in may 1963, nixon moved to new york, and became a partner in a prominent law firm. but despite two disappointing defeats, in a satisfying law practice in new york, nixon love the political arena. when senator barry goldwater called for his help for his presidential campaign, nixon replied. he chose to pay to play the role of peacemaker, between the democratic and republican factions of the party. the republican party, -- in the 1966 off year election. elected or reelected by authorities, were governor rockefeller of new york, governor romney of michigan. governor reagan of california, senator brooks, a massachusetts. senator percy of illinois. the future look brighter, nixon had a decisive factor factor in the resurgence. by service to the party, nixon also found a new

>> well, michael was one of our actors and he and i did a skit that he played nixon and i played pat.wa. >> stephen: it says okinawa here, i think. are you performing for soldiers here? >> oh yeah, uh-huh, always for soldiers. >> mr. president, there is a terrible demonstration going on outside. >> oh, there's always a demonstration going on outside, pat. >> but richard, this one is completely out of control. >> what are they asking for this time. >> fre angela davis and all political prisoners out of vietnam now and draft all government officials. >> we ask people to do that, they will do their job, i will do their job. >> you don't understand they are storming the white house. >> then i better call out the third marines. >> you can't, richard. >> why not. >> it is the third marines. >> stephen: i understand the before you went over the great train rider dalton trom beau gave you some advice, he had protested in the '20s and 30s. what advice did he give you about before you went to east asia to do these shows? >> in he was, he said don't forget to be happy. >> stephen: what did he me

to pay her way through college, pat ryan worked in a department store and took small parts in hollywood movies. richard nixon with the same determination he applied to his law practice and in 1940 they were married. after the united states entered world war ii, nixon joined the navy and served with distinction. the end of the war marked the beginning of richard's political life. >> he was sought out as a candidate for congress by leaders in whittier, california, a campaign in which he defeated his opponents in the debates gave him a victory. nixon's rise to prominence was meet orric as a member of a committee he developed an interest in foreign policy. teor committee he developed an interest in foreign policy. >> nixon was also placed on the house un-american activity. nixon's investigating work led to a conviction for perjury for denying he passed secret government documents to a foreign agent. nixon's record as a congressman and later as a senate had established him as one of the brightest young men in his party by 1952. when general eisenhower began looking for a vice presidential running mate he decided

southern strategy was to hold on to the south and to deliver -- i think it was richard nixon that was advised by patlips. and they actually said to him, we must deliberately divide the country. if we do it, we will get the -- they called it positive polarization. they said we must divide it. we must engage in voter suppression, because that's the only way we can hold on to the 13 or 14 southern states from maryland all the way to the south, through the southwest, what they call the sunbelt. but by doing that, we can control the senate. we can control the presidency, and thereby we can control the politics so the policy is written mainly to undergird the corporate elite and not really be about the people. and the fear right now, why there so much fear is because north carolina 208, georgia in '20 has shown people that if we run on progressive agenda, if we beat back voter suppression, you can elect folk in the south that they always thought couldn't be elected because of the southern strategy. and if you start changing the south, you change the whole nation. if you start changing the makeup of the se

nixon just bring the tapes? that's what has speech writer pat buchanan had advocated. well it was not so easy, who would deal? if you bring the tapes, the act itself could be a crime, or for nixon an impeachable offense. they remained in a closet in the white house. as the watergate drama unfolded. as tensions mounted, there were the was a constitutional crisis looming here. the vice president's pirro aga knew, as you see instantly colors chapter resigned -- tax evasion charges after he was caught accepting bronze in a little bit envelopes, but as vice president and governor of maryland. the person next in line after aga new was speaker of the house carlo birch. he had recently been drunk and in automobile accident in front of a bar in washington, he had no interest in being in the limelight. so nixon appointed gerald ford to be the vice president. why did he do it? i think it was a very conscious calculation decision by president nixon. forward, don't forget, any impeachment proceedings potentially over watergate would go where? to the house of representatives. forward was a highly respected as the house repu

supportive and on occasion, we had helpful information from pat mana, and who is counselor to the president for urban affairs. president nixon had approved support for the return of blue lake and the january, and we decided to separate out the last time issue, which was the other big land issue. from the message, because of its complexity and its sensitive and because it was not a ready for primetime. however, please know that when president nixon made his decision on the alaskan native land claims in 1971, he supported a settlement of 40 million acres of land, almost one billion dollars in cash and the creation of 13 native regional corporations. i give credit to this for this to both the president and john, who controlled access to the president on this issue. i reported the president's decision. no cabinet member challenged johns conclusion. after three months of negotiating within the federal branch and having discussions with the indian community, both through and ceo and other organizations such as and ceo, we presented this -- in late april which was signed by vice president magnay. the process of decision memos was v

the and she said nixon was lousy in foreign policy, but he was terrific in domestic affairs. and that was pat manhattan. and you know the so, it is just a shame and we all know it was a cover-up, not a crime that this destroyed his presidency. but he will still go down as good president. but he could've been a great president, except for this unnecessary self inflicted wound. and it's really really tragic. and i might add that kissinger is doing an extensive portrait of nixon. and he did that for the forthcoming book, so it will be very interesting to see when he has to say. >> before we go to questions, ladies and gentlemen, please join me in thanking ambassador lord. [applause] before i get to, questions i want to remind everyone that kissinger and kissinger is in the store, and as i mentioned earlier the ambassador will sign your copies. i want to start with the first question. as the former ambassador to the people's republic of china can you comment a little bit on the situation in hong kong right now? >> relations with china? >> on the current situation in hong kong. >> hong kong, yes.