at abigail adams. through conversations with top experts, video towards of historic sites and questions from c-span's audience, we tell the stories of the americas 35 firstly. now -- 45 first ladies. now abigail adams. this is about 90 minutes. >> abigail would grow to be the equal of john adams as confidante and dearest friend. she revealed herself as an 18th-century woman, but her concerns sound very modern to us today. >> john and abigail adams have become so prominent because of these collection of papers. and the publications that have opened them up to the world. >> the story of abigail adams and the revolutionary war is the story of sacrifice, commitment to country. she rose to the occasion. >> she was opposed to slavery. >> she was quite a behind-the-scenes dynamo,. she said cannot rule without including what women want. >> the backdrop to the occupancy of the white house is one of personal tragedy. >> she is worried about her husband. and defend him against slander. she is concerned about her

now, abigail adams. this is about 90 minutes. ♪ >> abigail would grow to be the equal of john adam as confidant and dearest friend. she has really revealed herself as an 18th-century woman, but her concerns sound very modern to us today. >> john and abigail had become so prominent in the mind of americans because this collection of papers in the publications that have open them up to the world. >> it's a story of sacrifice commitment to country, and abigail rose to the occasion. >> abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. >> she was -- she wore her husband, we can't rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. >> the backdrop is one of political defeat and personal tragedy. >> she is worried about her husband and defend him against slander. she is concerned about her children, their upbringing, their education. >> she could hold her own with anybody in her own time and since. she was in every way her husband's equal. >> born in 1740 car -- abigail married john adams at age 1

now abigail adams. this is about 90 minutes. >> abigail would grow to be the equal of john adams as confidante and dearest friend. she revealed herself as an 18th-century woman, but her concerns sound very modern to us today. >> john and abigail adams have become so prominent because of these collection of papers. and the publications that

martha washington had a relationship with abigail adams. was tickled to find out there was almost a sisterhood of revolutionary ladies. who was in that and how did they interact? patricia: they really had a lot in common. there were both wives who were partners. they were not wives who were stuck and left out of everything. they were both deeply committed to the idea of this new republic. that is something they cared about. it was political in that sense. they also help teach others -- helped each other socially. abigail was extremely pleased and tickled by the fact that her place was to the right of martha washington on the sofa and that if another lady came up and took her place before she arrived the president himself would ask her to leave so that abigail could set there. she almost had a crush on martha washington. richard: abigail is left to some lofty accounts. including the friday night receptions. the one person who escapes her occasionally harsh tongue is martha washington. she said she did not have a tincture of hauteur about her

i want to go back in time to abigail at. -- abigail adams. she is like rosalyn carter, political partners. what is amazing about abigail adams is a plethora of letters that are her legacy. over 2000 letters that we find that she has exchanged and written to john adams, her husband. her opinions, or political demeanor, her political acumen is remarkable. she is promoting women's rights. everything is emerging from these letters. perhaps her most famous quote her written instructions to her husband -- "remember the ladies" when he goes up to draft the declaration of independence. but what happens if she is persecuted for speaking out. she is mocked as mr s. president accused of being an outspoken aristocrat. dolly madison is her predecessor. she treats her post quite differently. she expresses her in a disdain for politics when she declares "politics is the business of men." " i don't care what office they hold or what supports them. i only care about people." she is known very well for her parties, gowns, her generosity. very different from ab

martha washington had a relationship with abigail adams. was tickled to find out there was almost a sisterhood of revolutionary ladies. [laughter] can you tell us about who was in that and how did they interact? patricia: they really had a lot in common. they were both wives who were partners. they were not wives who were stuck to the side and left out of everything. they were both deeply committed to the idea of this new republic. that is something they cared about. host: they were very political in that sense. patricia: they were very political in that way. they also helped each other socially. abigail was extremely pleased and tickled by the fact that her place was to the right of martha washington on the sofa. and that if another lady came up and took her place before she arrived, the president himself would ask her to leave so that abigail could set there. -- sit there. she almost had a crush on martha washington. she was a wonderful person. richard: abigail is left to some delightfully lofty accounts. of life in philadelphia. includin

john and abigail and harry and bess. mr. mccullough: except bess destroyed a lot of her letters and abigail did not. abigail, in my view, is one of the greatest americans ever. their use of the english language, if you take a look at truman's 1948 whistle stop campaign speeches, they are not eloquent. they are not rousing tribute to american heroism. they were not franklin roosevelt or jack kennedy. but they had nouns and verbs. [laughter] they did not say like, you know, or actually. [applause] >> with your scope of history do you see a repeat of history from the concept of studying the 1930's with hitler slowly rising and now, the slow rising of, let's say isis. do you see a parallel between the world turning their heads away from reality that is coming? mr. mccullough: i do not know. i think there is a difference. i do not believe we ever had the atrocities -- the atrocities committed by hitler were kept secret. the atrocities being committed by isis, they are flaunting on television. they may even be doing them in order

i want to go back in time to abigail at. -- abigail adams. she is like rosalyn carter, political partners. what is amazing about abigail adams is a plethora of letters that are her legacy. over 2000 letters that we find that she has exchanged and written to john adams, her husband. her opinions, or political demeanor, her political acumen is remarkable. she is promoting women's rights. everything is emerging from these letters. perhaps her most famous quote her written instructions to her husband -- "remember the ladies" when he goes up to draft the declaration of independence. but what happens if she is persecuted for speaking out. she is mocked as mr s. president accused of being an outspoken aristocrat. dolly madison is her predecessor. she treats her post quite differently. she expresses her in a disdain for politics when she declares "politics is the business of men." " i don't care what office they hold or what supports them. i only care about people." she is known very well for her parties, gowns, her generosity. very different from ab

next week we look at abigail adams. this is american history tv. all we can, every weekend on c-span3. >> each week american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. on january 27, 1964, senator margaret chase smith of maine appeared at the women's national press club in washington d.c. to announce her candidacy for the republican presidential nomination in 1964. margaret chase smith was the first woman elected to both the u.s. house and senate. some parts of this 18 minute speech are missing from the archival film. [applause] margaret chase smith: guest, and friends. i am sorry to disappoint it to you, but this is the best i had on monday morning. [laughter] i always enjoy being with the members of the national women's press club, even when you give members of congress an unmerciful going over. i think that i enjoy being with you not only because of the many good friends that i have among you but also because i was a newspaperwoman myself before becoming a member of the house and senate. in

abigail adams, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series of first ladies." it examines 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 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span three. as a comp lamented the series, c-span's new book is now available. -- as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> in 2003, the new york times reporter judith miller wrote several stories on the lead up to the invasion of iraq and weapons of mass destruction in an effort to reveal her source vice president cheney's chief of staff . she was found in contempt of court and prison for 85 days per it's sunday she talks about her time in jail as well as her new book of what the story/. >> i was in jail because i refused to reveal the identity of a source whom i thought did not w

abigail adams on first ladies influence and image. examining the public and private life the women who fill 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 now available. "first ladies, providing lively stories of these american women creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> today is the white house correspondents dinner. watch our live coverage of the black-tie event on c-span starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. president obama will address the more than 2600 addressees in the ballroom. this year's entertainment is saturday night live's cecily strong. starting today at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> in 2003, new york times reporter judith miller wrote several stories on the lead up to the invasion of iraq and weapons of mass destruction in an effort to reveal resource, vice presi

i mentioned roslyn carter abigail adams.sarah polk is basically the right woman for james polk paid she is assisting with his speeches, reading and highlighting newspaper articles for him to show issues that demand your attention. the passion is indeed politics. interested domestic affair is quite appropriate. but it's interesting is the same reaction. she is not interested in anything domestic. her demonstrated disenchantment and traditional role is subject to harsh criticism among women by her action. the mid-1800s we firmly believe they should spend more time in the kitchen and less time debating. we pass a century later. it sounds like hillary clinton. a very aggressive first lady role. she's a practicing attorney. she sets up an office in the west wing. the office had always located in the east wing. from the nucleus of power hillary's relocation is interpreted as a clear indication of her intent to be politically involved in her husband's administration. the proximity of the office, the president's oval office was deem

por una mujer hermosa, por abigaÍl. >> por abigaÍl. >> ¿quÉ voy a hacer?muy sencilla, mientras te voy contando, vamos avanzando, esto lo puedes hacer con lo que queda en la refrigeradora, la abras y dices, tengo una papa... y preparas un guiso de carne, puede ser con pollo y cerdo. ana: ¿por quÉ cebolla morada y no blanca? chef: es una preferencia mÍa, se utiliza mucho en perÚ. ana: ¿ es mÁs fuerte la cebolla morada? chef: es mÁs fuerte, y en perÚ todo lo comenzamos con cebolla. ahora le vamos a agregar ajo licuado, yo lo licÚo con aceite, a mÍ me gusto preparar mi propio ajo. ana: ¿aceite de quÉ? chef: aceite vehicular, normal, simbÓlico as con agua queda bien, pero al dÍa siguiente se pone verde. no malogrado, sÓlo oxidado. aquÍ tenemos un aceite, cebolla, una pizca de comino, paprika, sal y pimienta, es un guiso sencillo, lo puedes hacer con carne, pollo, o con cerdo. ana: con lo que ustedes quieran. chef: con lo que tenga en la casa. ana: con lo que al marido se le antoje. huele divino, la combinaciÓn de especias y olores. chef: lo vamos a dejar su sud

por una mujer hermosa, por abigaÍl. >> por abigaÍl. >> ¿quÉ voy a hacer?nÓ el presidente cayÓ de su silla mortalmente herido, en estados unidos se recordÓ el asesinato hace 150 aÑos de presidente abraham lincoln que cambiÓ el curso de la historia del paÍs, fue el primer presidente estadounidense en ser asesinado, y museos e instituciones histÓricas en todo el paÍs estÁn haciendo exhibiciones especiales, obras teatrales y musicales para conmemorar este evento ocurrido el 14 de abril del aÑo 1865. es impresionante ver la silla, parte de la historia que sucediÓ ahÍ, cambiÓ el rumbo de la historia de estados unidos. karla: sobre todo lo que representa, muchas personas creen que la energÍa se queden las cosas materiales, y debe ser impresionante ver la silla en exhibiciÓn. vamos a otras cosas que tambiÉn va a impresionar, hay barberos y tambiÉn hay artistas, pero hay barberos que son artistas, eso van a ver en esta barberÍa en california, entran a cortarse el pelo, pero sale con una obra de arte, le dibujaron a mayweather y pacquiao, sin usar mÁs que su talento

. >> abigail hunter the sister of an abc news producer was in a shop when it hit. >> the building on top of it completely collapsed. if we hadn't moved quickly, we would also be in the pile of rubble. >> tent cities springing up with people too afraid to sleep indoors scared of more aftershocks to come. many of those who can trying desperately to get out. endless lines snaking around the airport. the fear here not subsiding is the death toll grows and the u.s. announcing it is sending an advance search and rescue team along with specialized equipment and a helicopter to help with the efforts. alex marquardt, abc news, kathmandu, nepal. >> our first look at how the deadly drama played out on saturday at mt. everest base camp. german climber jost kobusch had no idea what was about to hit them. the ground started shaking and within ten seconds the avalanche was on top of them. those lucky enough to be evacuated described a devastating scene. >> horrible things. people harmed because of rock falling on them. people carrying like sticks to carry dead people, you know? all houses are damag

tonight we will do that for abigail. because they're often forgotten and it also made an enormous contribution to our history. so we will try to do is to eliot those stories with wonderful video and film from the national archives collection and clips from our series the vote to indicate you and inspire you to ask questions. >> to learn about the of presidency we're already looking at the spouses with hillary clinton into the campaign that changes the definition. i want to share your priceless piece of film from the national archives collection. at the national airport with the brand new first lady asked to do anything it an air ambulance and watch what happens -- happens. >> at the national airport. at the first public appearance for. just like the champagne bottle with a their underwear of the third bottle. [laughter] [laughter] lets see. [laughter] [laughter] mrs. truman kept heard cool but she was embarrassed and what happened as a result of that she elected not to do any more public appearances. because the televisi

that was amazing, abigail. thank you very much. very nice. let's get to it. a big night ahead of us and another big day tomorrow as well. great to see everybody here. nice to come together to celebrate our conservative ideals. our party is small government, strong defense, and limited regulation. i think america israel lysing as evidenced in the last election we have the right answers to all of our problems. and the republican party is the party of opportunity, equality progress. in 2016, i am confident we will solidify our gains and win two important executive positions one in washington, d.c. and one in concord, new hampshire. [applause] dan: while we as a nation and as a state are focused on washington, d.c. in the presidential primary you will be many other important elections in 2016. one is senator a yacht -- ayotte's seat. we think we know who may take aim. while it may be good for concord to get her out it is not any better to send her to congress as a burden to the rest of the country. [applause] dan: let's work on getting maggie hassan out of new ha

and also our administrative and finance division, lisa abigail and staff from partnerships and our ownmc carter for the assistance in the conference and the wonderful stacy white. probably the biggest legacy from this conference the lasting gift is the collaboration and relationship building that happened over the course of two years of planning with our other open space agencies. we were the host -- we were the lead agency but we were part of a host city effort that included the california academy of sciences and i really want to thank in particular tom foley and chi quan for opening the facilities and the open space district and the national recreation area and park service and signal out frank moore and mr. dean and howard levit who pored his heart and soul into things happen and i am told lead one of the tours over the we could where i got the most feedback. howard took people on a bike tour across fisherman's wharf and across to the presidio and he pushed them well and it was a work out and managed quite a few hills and things that you don't see in places bike topeka. the golden g

. >> abigail hunter sister of an abc news producer was in a shop when hit. >> the building collapsed so we moved quickly and if we didn't we would probably be in that pile of rubble. >> reporter: tent industries springing up people too afraid to go indoors. many who can trying desperately to get out, endless lines snaking around the airport. the fear here not subsiding as the death toll grows. and the u.s. announcing it is sending an advanced search and rescue team along with specialized equipment and a helicopter to help with the efforts. alex marquardt, abc news kathmandu, nepal. >> thank you, alex. >>> meantime, 100 miles from there rescue helicopters are making their way to survivors stranded on mt. everest. >> hard enough to climb as it was, that avalanche has now actually changed the terrain and structure on the side of the mountain. more from abc's hamish macdonald. >> reporter: this the scene at everest base camp where hikers are rushing to treat the injured. helicopters are flying in and look at what's left of the place. tents, clothing oxygen supplies scattered across the m

abigail hunter the sister of an abc news producer was inside a shop when the quake struck. >> the building on top of it completely collapsed. so if we haven't halved as quickly, we would probably also be in that pile of rubble. >> the streets of kathmandu are virtually impassable at this point. the streets are piled with rubble bodies and shell shocked victims too afraid to go indoors. >> incredible images. on mt. everest a deadly disaster is playing out on the slopes during the peak of climbing season, that earthquake triggered a massive avalanche that killed more than a dozen tourists. and hundreds more are still stranded. abc's haim niche mcdonald has the latest. >> at evert base camp jost cobush does not know what is about to hit him. he and his team react not a moment too soon. within ten seconds, this avalanche is on top of them. this is the scene he ever rest base camp where hikers are rushing in to treat the injured. helicopters are flying in, and look at what's left of the place. tents, clothing, oxygen supplies, scattered across the mountain. >> there was a massive aftershock thi

abigail adams, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence and image." from our washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available -- "first ladies: presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women," providing lively stories of these fascinating women. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> coming up tonight on c-span, we look at the senate's vote today confirming loretta lynch to be the next attorney general of the united states. we will have reaction from the president, as well as minority leader reid and other senators. later on, senate democratic leaders voting earlier today to discuss the judicial process in the senate. u.s. attorney loretta lynch confirmed today by the u.s. senate to be the next attorney general, replacing eric holder. that vote, 56-43, five months approximately after president obama no

abigail hunter, the sister of an abc news producer, was in a shop when it hit. >> the building on top of it completely collapsed so if we hadn't moved as quickly, we would probably also be in that pile of rubble. >> reporter: tonight, tent cities springing up with people too afraid to sleep indoors, scared of more aftershocks to come. many of those who can, trying desperately to get out, endless lines snaking around the airport. the fear here not subsiding as the death toll grows. and tom, the u.s. announcing it's sending a plane with an advanced search and rescue team, specialized equipment, and a helicopter to help with the efforts, due to arrive tomorrow afternoon. >> thank you, alex. >>> and to the deadly drama on mt. everest. this is the peak season for climbing that summit. when the first avalanche came it killed at least 18. an unknown number trapped on its sides, with a desperate struggle to get them the help they need. hamish macdonald with that part of the story tonight. >> reporter: he does not know what's about to hit him. within ten seconds this avalanche is on top of him

. >> that's james polk abigail adam, james harrison.got stuck in the bathtub. >> why did he get stuck? >> because he was so fat. >> that's one smart cookie. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. a close one today. look, jamie, maybe we weren't the lowest rate this time. but when you show people their progressive direct rate and our competitors' rates you can't win them all. the important part is, you helped them save. thanks, flo. okay, let's go get you an ice cream cone, champ. with sprinkles? sprinkles are for winners. i understand. fame change me? not so much. i have to stay true to who i am. almay smart shade makeup gets me. and my skintone. perfectly. underneath, i'm still carrie from checotah, oklahoma. smart shade's biggest fan! you've got to try it! almay. simply american. >>> we've seen a lot of images and video out of baltimore following intense rioting within the city. perhaps one video is getting the most attention. it was this mother laying down the law as nbc's rehema e

. >> reporter: while nelson was allegedly living the life of luxury abigail was fending a off what she says were calls bullying her to pay a bill from 2010 that she said she didn't owe. >> i essentially sit in limbo hoping i have enough paper trail to protect myself. >> reporter: then just last week doctor nelson and family dermatology were named in the federal government. justice department seeked a 10.5 million-dollar claim against nelson for improperly billing medicare but settled with no admission of wrongdoing for 3.2 million-dollar and half of the proceed of nelson sells her 15 square foot estate mansion bought on the backs of clients like gary. >> she called me immediately in tears. >> reporter: he says collection agency harassed his young daughter on her personal cell even if for a bill, he says, insurance already paid. >> they start harassing my daughter and i can't stop it, only way i can stop it is to pay the money i do it. >> reporter: our attempts to reach doctor nelson were unsuccessful. patients say they call family dermatology and their collection agencies dozens and hu

i found court documents of a woman named abigail gilchrest who is going to be whipped 40 times for adulteryhe was meeting with the judge. not dealt with me but don't put me in public. but i arrived back in so exuberant. finally, it seemed to die out because people begin to believe we lost our mind to the crowd. i found a review of what they'd like to think of that critique is because the wicker hasn't worked hard enough. so we have brought this and it's very real. this is damaging our children. we brought something back it was considered the 18th century. i gave a talk in one a couple weeks ago when a woman came up and said she was a child therapist and she said pretty much every show that comes these days is damaged because of something that happened in social media. everybody get upset about the nsa. i think the surveillance were really worried about is the one we have created for each other. so what i wanted to do at this vote is going to journey and carter had been worked out why we are dealing with human and that we are most terrified happen to us. >> is there anything about the public

as jim told you actually want to start with was a quote from abigail adams. when she sent john off to the continental congress she sent him with an explication of john, remember the ladies. tonight we're going to do that for abigail so she should be happy because the lives of these first lady often forgotten and they should be because they are interesting and they've made an enormous contribution to our history. opportunity to his personal as their history and what we'll try to do tonight is telling some of the stories along with video and film from national archives collection and also some of their historic photographs and also some of the clips are more own series. we hope we will inform you and your change and inspire you to ask some questions because there's 30 minute set aside for your involvement. our goal tonight is sort of a first lady's contributions to the presidency and now we are embarking on a new presidential campaign, we are already looking at the spouses of the candidates and icy spouses instead of lies because the clinton entrance changes wh

i found court documents of a a woman named abigail gilpin who would be with 40 times for adultery andas pleading with the judge, not dealt with me but don't with me in public. please let me have my with before the public. >> up. i read sermons saying stop being so exuberant. this is monstrous. finally it seemed that i have these people began to believe that we lost our minds and the crowd. i found reviews of the things where it was like a a bad critique because he did not with partner. and so, you know we have brought back on social media, and this is very real we brought something back that was considered brutal in the 18th century. i gave a talk in london a couple of weeks ago. woman came up to me and said she was a child therapist in subverting much every child who comes to these days damaged is damaged because of something that happened on social media. one gets upset about in a safe. i don't think there going to cause trouble. i think the surveillance society we need to be worried about is the one we have created for each other. what i wanted to do with this book was go the journ

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. >> guest: the turkey's name is abigail. bringing the turkey is down and the truck crashed on the highway. some friends of mine from the sanctuary was riding along to bring them down to the rescue center. so for four or five days a lot happened that day. it brought the reality home because the way we tell them is out kill them is out of sight. there's too much of violence. there's hot and cold. there there's the gun shootings. we feel that ended the media talks about that often. they are written by drones, it's out of sight. whether it is hot or cold it's still happening. >> host: are they are personal things that you've made lifelong commitments to as long as you don't drink and you challenge your students as you write in the exchanges with the students is such a devastating impact on the society. can you talk a little bit about your interaction with the students? >> guest: that was a very touching letter that i had from a student. i've been pondering if we can share. here it goes. i've always known that i don't need an tox

abigail adams. on c-span's original series -- first ladies: influence and image. from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and as a complement 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 through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> up next on american history tv, architects working during what mark twain called the gilded age constructed enormous homes like the gregor's in rhode island that contained over 40 bedrooms. professor richard wilson talks about how architects defined the era. this event from the society of the cincinnati is about an hour. >> today, it serves as the headquarters for the sisson -- the cincinnati institute. before the society took ownership of the house in 1939 it was the winter residents of the andersons. they officially opened their home for entertaining when hundred 10 years ago -- 100 tenures ago. their home was descri

abigail adams, sonny not -- sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington until michelle obama and as a cumberland to the series, -- and as a compliment to the series, c-span's book, "first ladies," creating an illuminating read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book to your bookstore or online bookseller. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," the transpacific partnership and our guest is lyndon dempsey -- linda dempsey. then efforts to provide legal protections to fight discrimination against gay people. and jennifer lawless. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. after that, the senate finance committee looks at the transpacific partnership legislation and will hear from tom donahue and the president of the afl-cio. that hearing starts at 10:00 eastern, live coverage on c-span. >> here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering this spring, this weekend

abigail adams, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. examining the public and private lives of the woman who filled 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 c-span three and is a consummate the series c-span's new book is now available. providing lively stories of these fascinating women creating an illuminating entertaining inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through our favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> hillary clinton monday toward whitney brothers in keene, new hampshire. a business that makes children's furniture for education settings. she set down for a roundtable discussion with the company president and some employees. topics included small business issues, technical education programs come and retirement savings. this is 50 minutes. [applause] dave: i would like to welcome you to whitney brothers. this is really cool. [applause] dave: we are a manufacturer of early childhood equipment, which you can

you should've seen the look on abigail's face when she realized she'd just eatenall of my date's dinner. [laughs] [laughs] i would have loved to see that. seems the florida bureau of investigation developed a sudden interest in ben because you left town the same day as they made a major bust. that sounds like it was a coincidence. yeah, well they busted a lot of regulars at a place that you were working. again. coincidence. yeah, no, i agree, but that's what got ben flagged and that's why they chased him down.

abigail adams. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span original series "first ladies: influenced an image." examining the public and private lives of those who filled the position of first lady. from washington to michelle obama. as a couple next to the series, c-span's new book is available. "first ladies: presidential historian on the lives of 45 iconic american women." providing fascinating stories providing a eliminating an inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book at a bookstore or your favorite online bookseller. >> each week, american history tv sits on on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes cure at saturday evening on 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. eastern. a professor talks about some of the issues about about some of the issues debated during the constitutional convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. he describes the arguments put forth by james madison and how delegates tried to reach comp

my daughter abigail, will be 15 years old. this is nothing in the time of a nation. what we're doing effectively, this bad deal legitimatizes and pavers the way for iran to akwar acquire a nuclear weapon. if they want nuclear energy fine but not weaponize it. that's all we're asking here. i don't know it's an unreasonable request. >> thanks very much to you. i appreciate that. i will also note it wasn't long ago where israel wasn't allowed for the possibility of nuclear power from iran. that will be a pretty significant concession. >>> next, two children in a coma. their father paralyzed from exposure exposure to a pesticide that's still widely used to help grow your food. we have a special report ahead. >>> rand paul already running for president. already under fire from the right for flip-flops. who is the real rand paul? financial noise financial noise financial noise let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk asset allocation. sure. you seem knowledgeable professional. would you trust me as your financial advisor? i woul

abigail adams. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span original "first ladies: influence and image." examining the public and private lives of those who filled the position of first lady. from martha washington to michelle obama. as a couple next to the series c-span's new book is available. "first ladies: presidential historian on the lives of 45 iconic american women." providing fascinating stories, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book at a bookstore or your favorite online bookseller. >> each week, american history tv's reel america" brings to archival films that told the story of the 20th century. apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. next the 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis that nearly left the three apollo 13 astronauts stranded in space. narrator: april 13, 19 70. the mood could only be described as relaxed. nasa's third scheduled landing on the moon. >> the crew of apollo 13. it's a nice evening

abigail adams, we have all learned about because of wonderful letters to keep the fires burning when her husband was off doing politics. so i think we've got a lot of people to choose from. that's why appointing a citizen's panel to make recommendations, to engage with folks at the grass roots effort who started this movement is really important. >> reporter: senator, thanks so much. we're really enjoying new hampshire. >> have a good time. >> reporter: we are. we have breaking news from baltimore. police have just named the six police officers that they put on administrative leave as investigators are searching for answers into the death of a man in police custody. 25-year-old freddi gray died sunday. he suffered fatal spinal cord injuries his attorney says were caused by police brutality during his arrest. police said they did not use excessive force arresting gray and have no evidence from cell phone or surveillance videos that officers abused gray. we have the writer from the "baltimore sun." mark thanks for joining us. what is your conclusion about the suspension of officers and

abigail adams, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence and image." from martha washington to nischelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and c-span's new book is now available. "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating, entertaining and inspiring read. it's available as a hard cover or ebook. >>> tune in on thursday evening for more on the first ladies. and washington post reporter karissa thompson. live coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> former house majority leader eric cantor and kathleen sebelius outline the current health care landscape in the u.s. they focus on the health care law and hospital care reforms. this event was hosted by new york university in washington. >> good evening, everyone. i'm michael orr, director of nyu washington d.c. and i'm very happy to welcome you to the abramson family auditorium. tonight we are honored to host the third annual weisberg fo

. >> abigail's restaurant near seneca falls would be the meeting place.2. >> you had under cover officers in the restaurant. >> we had four in there. >>er were they diners, waiters? >> diners. >> there was little evidence against karl karlsen. so the detectives desperately needed cindy to get him to repeat what she said was his confession to levi's murder. karl seemed suspicion. >> part of me feels like i'm walking into a booby trap. >> i can imagine you would feel that way. >> i had to convince him that, you know, it wasn't a trap. i offered him to check my purse. >> then she got him back on the subject of that day in 2008. >> i asked you if you pushed the truck and you said yes. >> i didn't push the truck, i said. i said i had nothing to do -- but i said i took advantage of the situation once it happened. and that's exactly what i said to you. >> karl, you told me that you didn't set it up that way but when you were in there you saw the opportunity. >> no. after it had happened then i panicked and saw the opportunity. >> opportunity? his eldest son was

. >> one that totally cracked me up was abigail adams it was the term when he then went to be the unionador to england and kept england from fighting with the south. she in the tradition of her grandgrandmother in law and mother-in-law, wrote letters that had never been said before, that he was ad to a toad or a pig, and then she has one wonderful letter where she says if any young woman wants to have a nice, quiet life i advise her not to marry an adams. ifill: this is true! a lot of women their surnames are the wives of famous women except one interesting woman, the niece of a famous man. president buchanan's niece was a first lady. >> harriet lane, she had lived with him since she was a little girl, her parents had died and she got to know the ways of washington when he was in the cabinet and then went with him to england when he was ambassador to the court of st. james and became a great favorite of queen victoria. and she had a visit from prince of wales. when he went to mt. vernon he was actually more interested in looking at ms. lane. >> corinne davis. >> she is jefferson davis's

you should've seen the look on abigail's face when she realized she'd just eaten all of my date's dinneraughs] [laughs] i would have loved to see that. seems the florida bureau of investigation developed a sudden interest in ben because you left town the same day as they made a major bust. that sounds like it was a coincidence. yeah, well they busted a lot of regulars at a place that you were working. again. coincidence. yeah, no, i agree, but that's what got ben flagged and that's why they chased him down.

her suggestions are ann hutchinson, rosa parks, abigail add's, emily dickinson, helen keller, ida b. great list. and as you know -- >> it's a great list. >> there's only two on there who can't be on the currency because one of the very few things in law about our currency is that it cannot represent a living person on the currency. >> well, we have, as she points out in that letter, some wonderful women who have made significant contributions to this country to choose from and that's what this bill would do. and i'm really hoping that we can get people to support it. as i said, this is really coming from a grassroots effort. you pointed out the little girl who made the suggestion. there have been women on the internet across the country who have signed up saying it's time to do this. so i'm hoping we can get congress to go along. >> well, there is an alternative route, senator, if -- and that is that the treasury secretary can just do it without a panel or anything. to my surprise, having researched this law, it's within the full authority of the secretary to change all of these pict

. >> a love letter to abigail. >> rose: but you're moving it to broadway. >> the official opening isht. >> we're going back to the richard rodgers where we had the good fortune of doing our last show. one of the things that is so remarkable about this story and something that really resonated i think with the two of us, is this idea that new york city, that off broadway, the broadway has streets wide enough for all of us. this show can exist across the street from, you know phantom of the opera. and all of these things that were you know so much of the, you know, the foreground that we stood upon to i true to gaze -- try to gaze a little bit into the future. we talked about evita and super star and gypsy and les mis. those were the things we were carrying around like hamilton was carrying around the battles of 1066 and william the conqueror and that's what informed all of his decisions. i think we're just in our own very very small way trying to both the production to the public and everything going forward to honor that. that legacy from a group of people who came before and tried t

i found court documents of a woman named abigail gilpin who was going to be whipped 40 times for adultery pleading with the judge not don't whip me, but don't whip me in public. please let me have my whipping before the public wakes up. i read sermons saying, you know stop being so exuberant, you know? this is monstrous. and finally, it seemed to die out because people had begun to believe that, you know, we lost our minds in a crowd. i found reviews of whippings where like it was like a bad critique because the whipper hadn't whipped hard enough. and so, you know, we have brought back on social media -- and this is very real, you know? this is damaging our children -- we brought something back that was considered brutal in the 18th century. i gave a talk in london a couple of weeks ago, and a woman signed up to me and said she was a child therapist and she said pretty much every child who comes to her these days damaged is damaged because of something that happened on social media. everybody gets upset about the nsa spying on us. you know, i don't think the nsa are going to cause us any

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