we will be learning more about abigail adams. the second first lady of the united states. we have two guests. bringing their ridings to those public. the author of numerous books. jim taylor is the editor-in- chief of the adams papers. thank you to both of you. abigail adams was the wife of the second president and a mother of another president earned her place in history. you say that she is an historical figure in her own right. >> she left us letters and we have a record of for life. the letters are not ordinary. they are extraordinary. they are wonderfully written and there are many of them. abigail was a letter writer at a time when women could not publish for publication. her letters became per outlet and they are the best record behalf of women's role and the american revolution. cook's last week -- >> last week, we learned that martha washington burned all of her letters. only two of them remain. we have the opposite here. thousands of them. explain the scope of the trove of materials that you have to work with as scholars to the writings of the adams family. >> the

one of the fun questions that everybody writing a biography of abigail adams gets to and has to confront is how was she and how are other women affected by the american revolution? many of you know that john adams was gone for most of that decade that overlap the american revolution from 1774 to 1784. and during that decade he put abigail in charge not only of his farm. and the finances too. i was happy to discover in this room five years ago, while working on my previous book that abigail adams ran the addams family finances much better than her husband never had. she had a saying that we sign a version of today, nothing ventured, nothing had which kind of scared john because he was conservative not only politically but in his temperament and finances too. she scared him with some of what she did but in the process she made in a rich man. i am looking for progress because i am from virginia and you know his successors as president, thomas jefferson from monticello and james madison of monte leader when they died they died so deep in debt that those two beautiful plantations had to be so

why is that letter significant in understanding abigail adams. >> her letter does many things. my sense of abigail is that she wrote at night and she would enter a kind of referee, in which she followed the thought pattern wherever it went. so she changes topics in her letters very many times, and so it starts out with a political statement about why these southerners can favor slavery and still be, doing a rebellion against a tyranny. >> and she questions that? >> and she questions that. and then she moves on and, in the middle of a paragraph, remember the ladies statement. you guess on still further to the just that if john didn't like this idea, actually, it was remarkable thing, because he was actually in a position to do something, to make a change, because he was on the committee that was drafting the decoration of independence, so he actually could have made it move for women's rights at that time, and it is remarkable she did suggest that. >> give us a sense of what powers women had in society at that time. >> i mean, they could not publish under their own names. they co

we will be learning more about abigail adams, the second first lady of the united states. have two guests, authors of numerous books. jim taylor is the editor-in- chief of the "adams papers." thank you to both of you. abigail adams as the wife of the second president and a mother of another president earned her place in history. you say that she is an historical figure in her own right. >> she left us letters and we have a record of her life. the letters are not ordinary. they are extraordinary. they are wonderfully written and there are many of them. abigail was a letter writer at a time when women could not publish for publication. her letters became her outlet and they are the best record we have of women's role in the american revolution. >> last week, we learned that martha washington burned all of her letters. only two of them remain. we have the opposite here. thousands of them. explain the scope of the trove of materials that you have to work with as scholars to the writings of the adams family. >> the adams family gave to the massachusetts historical society of co

in-depth look at the life of "abigail adams". visit c-span.org/firstlady. next a talk from 2009 by biographer woody holton. this is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> this room as most of you know used to be a library and this book was born in this room exactly five years ago so imagine for a second with relatives for me to come back to this room, to take this 5-year-old boat and send it out into the world. i'm immensely grateful to be able to do that, immensely grateful not only for the amazing resources, that goes without saying but the amazing people and this is a place, massachusetts historical society, where uncommon generosity is a common virtue and i am immensely grateful to the staff of the adams papers

. >> abigail adams, she was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers, she provides a unique window into colonial america. joining the conversation on abigail adams live tonight at 9:00 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> president obama has picked to former clinton officials. they include energy secretary and walmart foundation. the president also nominated current epa official. >> this is just under 10 minutes. >> >> this is a serious group good morning, everybody. this afternoon, i will hold my first cabinet meeting of my second term. there will be some new faces and there will be some familiar faces in new jobs. there'll also be some seats waiting to be filled on a permit basis. today i'm announcing my plan to nominate three outstanding individuals. one of those challenges is building on the work we have done to control our energy future. a few people have played more of a role in addressing these issues that are current secretary of energy. he has helped us to speed the transition to a more sustainable so

. >> abigail adams. this monday night on the new history series, first ladies influence and image. during the conversation on abigail adams live at monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> now eric holder talking about efforts by the justice department and the obama administration to pass the gun violence measures. he also talks about the impact across would have on the justice department. this is about 20 minutes. \[applause] >> well, good morning. and i want to thank you, doug, for those kind words. he and i go a long way back. i'm always worried when doug's introducing me because he knows -- he knows an awful lot of stuff that he could say. but he's always kind. he always kind of cuts it. and he's on his way to the supreme court to one of -- i guess a woman that we know, great lawyers that argue the d.n.a. case. and it's something that we probably ought to win, hopefully 9-0. so don't blow it, doug. >> all 50 states. >> yeah, well, don't blow it. \[laughter] 9-0, you know? >> we work together in the u.s. attorneys office but the notion they was his

her mother-in-law had passed as you said, but we think of abigail adams and her famous exhortation to john, "remember the ladies." it's written that abigail's letters were becoming more visible, more published and louisa began to see an affinity between her mother-in-law and herself on the women's issues. >> yes, toward the end of louisa's life and when she is corresponding with sarah grimke, there is a sense she seeks an equality of the mind for women, but not so that women can run for office. it's not that kind of feminism. it's not that women can play the front role. it's so women can better fulfill their primary functions as mother, wife, and daughter. they had this god given -- this is where her religion comes in again, that god had created man and woman equal in this way. that was how she could -- and that in their minds they could partners.and be complimentary partners, not for women to become more like men. i think abigail's feminism as it were is somewhere along the same bent allowing women to become better republican mothers and wife's and ennoble men to fulfill their callin

tonight we focus on abigail adams.ou can go to our web site c- span.org, click on the picture about abigail adams. you can see biographical information, pictures of her, all of that tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. leonard in ann arbor, michigan. caller: i was watching over the weekend. i saw the reserve gentleman with this key -- this qe they tried to go through with the senate and the assets they are helping with in the european countries, i think it is time the american government looks at its own country and isolate from the other countries. we cannot afford, like you just said, $40 million in infrastructure for another country while that money should be here for the american public. that is what our tax money goes for. host: the money for egypt? caller: i know they have their economy problems, the same as we do, but why should the average american person ascended to there for them? he meant -- send it there for them? host: we're talking about your financial future. asking the your pessimistic or optimistic and w

join in the conversation on abigail adams live monday night at 9 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> next, from albuquerque we hear from dave debit, the author of "growing medical marijuana" discusses current efforts to legalize marijuana. dave dewitt. >> well, i've been a marijuana grower back in the day, in the early '70s. mostly in my basement under just grow lights that were, you know, fluorescent lights, not the fancy ones that they have now. i did pretty good at it, and i had bought a book called "marijuana botany," because there was no grow guide for marijuana in those days. it's not particularly hard to grow, so when i came out here and found out that new mexico was legalizing medical marijuana, i was curious about it because it's part of a national movement that's happening. and so i knew a grower who's older than i am, if you can believe that. and he was licensed, and i tracked his first year of growing anything. it was his first plant he's ever grown, never grown house plants or a garden, and he managed to do a pretty good job in his first year. i sort of he

martha washington had a relationship with abigail adams. was tickled to find out there was almost a sisterhood of revolutionary ladies. can you tell us more about who was in that and how they interacted? >> they had a lot in common. they were wives who were partners, not who were stuck to the side and left out of everything, but they were both deeply committed to the idea of this new republic. they cared about it. >> they were very political in that sense. >> they also helped each other socially. abigail was extremely tickled by the fact that her place was to the right of martha washington on the sofa. if another lady came up and took her place before she arrived, the president himself would ask her to leave so abigail could sit there. she almost had a crush on martha washington. she said she was a wonderful person. she was. >> abigail has left us some delightful accounts, including the friday night receptions. but the one person who escapes her occasionally harsh tongue is martha.she said she did not of auteur."urecture this woman who coul

join in the conversation on abigail adams live tonight it's 8:0 -- 9:00 eastern. [video clip] >> do you find that washington and silicon valley are [indiscernible]/ >> that's probably fair to say. ties probably getting closer. there's more interaction these days than there was before. folks in silicon valley for a long time did not care what was going on in washington. likewise the folks in washington have spent been tone deaf to what's going on in silicon valley and the technology industry. >> the san jose mercury news technology columnist is touring the consumer electronics show, tonight at 8:00 eastern on c- span2. >> year standing by for president obama's announcement of sylvia burwell to be his next budget director. he is also expected to announce his georchoice of ernest duenezr the energy department. and gina mccarthy to take the top spot of the environmental protection agency. that is scheduled to take place in about 10 minutes from the east room of the white house if. until then, a discussion of the automatic budget cuts that took place on friday. host: w

old john adams took to her. abigail never really did, but john did. >> she was born in england and educated in france and she remained a phone personality to many of the adams, but not to henry as a world traveler herself. she was very well educated, very sophisticated socially i would say. she sort of entertained john quincy's road to the white house. >> she was not happy about returning to washington as the wife of a congressman. >> louisa catherine adams essentially became the campaign manager for her husband, john quincy adams' run for the presidency in 1824 by dominating the capital city's social circuit. following a contested election, the adams' four years in the white house were a turbulent period in american politics and washington society. we'll look at louisa adams' relationship with her husband john quincy adams and john and abigail on the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. good evening and welcome to our continuing series on first ladies influence and image in partnership with the white house historical asso

husband don quincy adams in the complex listenership with her mother-in- law, former first lady abigail adams. we will include your comments and questions by phone and by twitter. >> during the weekly question time on wednesday, british prime minister david cameron answered questions mostly on the british economy. specifically on budget reform, childcare benefit, and performs to the national health service this is just over 30 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. businessorning, i had with ministerial colleagues and others and i shall have further such meetings later today. time minister the believes there is an alternative to his double debt and his loss of a aaa credit rating. is he aware that some in his cabinet believe there is an alternative for him? >> what this government is delivering is a million private sector jobs, the fastest rate of job creation in this country's history and banged on the debt by 25%. we have cut immigration by a third. we have a long road to travel, but we are going in the right direction. i'm sure that the prime minist

. >> abigail adam, this monday night on c-span's new history series. she was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. she provides a unique window into her life with john adams. join the conversation on abigail adams on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> four years ago, rob reiner spearheaded the legal battle against proposition eight would ban same-sex marriage in california. mr. reiner recently visited the commonwealth club of california to discuss his career in hollywood, marriage equality, climate change, immigration reform, gun rights, and violent movies,, as well as why he chose not to run for governor against arnold schwarzenegger in 2006. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's meeting of the commonwealth club of california. the place where you are in the know. you can find us on the internet at commonwealthclub.org. im a news anchor for abc 77 television in san francisco and a member of the commonwealth club board of directors and your moderator for today's program. it is now my letter to i

. >> she might not have been like abigail adams, but she could write a nice letter. she was not as from be as she was reputed to be. >> the only problem was they got famous. wase rose in politics, she called names. they used every piece of garbage they could find an rachael was good garbage for them. >> she dreaded going to washington. i would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of god to live in the palace. she never dead. -- she never did. >> emily donelson was 21 years old and she became the white house hostess. >> she was perfect. for all of the negatives washington had to say about andrew jackson, they love to emulate. >> she received education and a fine arts of being a lady. proper table manners, a proper etiquette. it enabled her when rachael suddenly died to slide right into the role of white house hostess. >> the women like to herb. -- liked her. she was polished. jackson hasly that a falling out with. he could not deal with this going against his will in his own home. >> for 12 years, new presidents -- we will learn about to the administration's led by woo

. >> abigail adam, this monday series. she was called mrs. president of any first lady she provides a window into her life with john adams. join the conversation live on monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c- span.org. of commons are back from a short recease. prime minister david cameron answered questions about the downgrading of the credit line by moody's. this is about 35 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with other others i i will have further such meetings later today. >> will the prime minister agree that it is unacceptable for members or respective members of this house to say anything to support terrorism? >> i agree with what my honorable friend has said. frankly, it is staggering someone is standing for public office that says in october 1984 when the brighten bomb went off i felt a surge of excitement at margaret thatcher's demise and a disappointment that chose chance were missed. those are a complete disgrace. mr. speaker, three years at the

. >> abigail adams, called mrs. president by her detractors, she was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady, she provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. joining the conversation with abigail adams live tonight at seat -- at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org >> now more on the sequestered and it's possible effects on government workers and with unions can do about it. >> joining us on the phone this morning is frances rose. i want to talk about the logistics of sequestration. first, what is happening in washington? guest: right now, still a lot of confusion house agencies are still trying to figure out how they're going to take care of their employees. last week at the internal revenue service and the environmental protection agency, they talked about it a little bit. i was struck by the agencies over the weekend by how many people still do not know what is going to happen and they do

louisa catherine had a in winning over abigail adams. john adams was easy, he took to her right away. she always felt are a comfortable and well liked by him. abigail is more skeptical. perhaps due to john quincy's teasing. he only gave abigail a little bit of information about louisa catherine. he was not forthright in his intentions. it was a surprise that he married louisa catherine so quickly. abigail did not get a chance to know her. she was quite concerned, although she was an american citizen, she had never been on american soil. this was not what she intended for her son. through time, she learned to grow and love and understand louisa catherine. through the years, they forged a very strong relationship. louisa catherine describing abigail adams as the planet around which all revolved. louisa catherine and john quincy, unlike john adams, if not live at peace field year- round. summerly returned in the to get a relief from the politics of washington. her grandson, henry adams, remembered louisa catherine fondly. in his works, the e

husband, john quincy adams, and her complex relationship with her mother-in-law, former first lady abigail adams. first ladies: influence and image, continues tonight live at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the winners have been selected in this year's c-span student documentary competition on the theme "your message to the president." the grand prize winner is josh stokes from daniel hand high school many connecticut. his video was on unemployment in america. high schooler alan shimp of pennsylvania won first prize her his industry on the economy and spending. and a group from knoxville won first prize with their documentary on public transportation. watch the winning videos each day next month on c-span and see all the documentaries at student cam.org. >> "the communicators" winds up its visit to ces international 2013, the consumer electronics show in las vegas, with a look at several booths to see some of the technology that's being unveiled this year. >> host: and now joining us on "the communicators" is henry massey of the venom corporation. mr

this is the 1700's. >> abigail adams tonight on c- span's new history series. she was caught mrs. president by her detractors and was outspoken on women's rights. she provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. join in on the conversation like tonight and 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span and c-span.org. >> do you find that washington and silicon valley are on two different planets of? >> i think that is probably fair to say. the thais are probably getting closer. there is more interaction these days. in many ways, folks in silicon valley did not care or what to know what was going on in washington. likewise, the folks in washington have been tone deaf to what is going on with the technology industry. >> follow a technology columnist as he tours the ces show tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> earlier today, the congressional budget office director talked about bringing the budget on to a sustainable path. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. i am president and ceo of the national retail federation. it is a pleasure to be here as one of

adams servant. james was a special person to abigail. one abigail goes to philadelphia a few months after this, john goes don't bring james. he didn't want blacks in philadelphia as his servant. not really clear why, but i think he sensed that they could be corrupted. her were much fewer blacks in massachusetts. and there were more blacks and slaves in philadelphia. he said don't have them -- don't have him come beyond new york. he says, you have a beat him. i think she taught him to read. i don't know that she was instructing john adams so much on this as that she was showing her love and affection for james as an individual regardless of his race. >> here is something from our viewers. it looks like she is quoting a letter from john to abigail. do you have any thoughts on that that's -- on that? >> it is a wonderful quote. they had no idea there would be a war. they may have suspected there would be a war. they had no idea of its duration or that it would separate the colonies. we would have to go back and view it from their point of v

. >> abigail adams on the new history series, first ladies influence and image called mrs. president she was outspoken of reviews of slavery and women's rights as one of the most prolific writers of any first leadership provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. join in the conversation monday night live eastern. on c-span.york. >> 10 things congress doesn't want you to know about how it does business. number four, a powerful members of congress save seeds and hold fund-raisers outside district to increase leverage over other members. number five, congress spends more than one digit billion dollars every year on 200 programs not authorized by law. number six comic-con research team the braves this social security trust fund to cover shortfalls. >> did you look to the appropriation bills not done over the last two years because of the dynamic and say we appropriate x amount of money in the committee programs, it is over $350 billion no, better funded but not authorized by congress that tells you there is the imbalance in congress. powdery ap

abigail adams, this monday on c-span's new history series called mrs. president by her detractors. as one of the most prolific writers she provides a unique window into her life with john ademocrats. doing in the conversation on abigail adams on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> last week the supreme court heard oral arguments of shelly versus heller. wednesday morning we previewed the case with ari berman and hans von spakovsky. >> a supreme court court hears the case today. hans von spakovsky senior legal fellow thank you for being here as well. ari berman tell us about the voting rights act and its history. why was it put into place? >> because in 1870 the states ratified the amendment that you shall not deny the right to vote on race or color. following the amendment we got the jim crowe era. for lm 100 years black voters were disenfranchised in the south. there was a need for new legislation, one that had teeth that could enforce froms of the 15th amendment by abolishing things like literacy tests and to give a right to vote for minority voters that they had not had bef

and the complex relationship with her mother-in-law, forever -- former first lady abigail adams. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3. speeches from the weekend meeting of the conservative political action conference. the head of the advocacy group citizens united talked-about car brous's latest efforts to influence republican primaries leading up to the 2014 primary elections. about 15 minutes. >>>> two years ago the president told a lie about the supreme court decision called citizens united. the case struck a huge blow. the president of citizens united is up next. he has proposed document series since 2004. please welcome david bossie. [applause] i'm president of citizens united. it has been a big year, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. it is great to be back here as we come together for our 40th time. citizens united is doing it again this year, where we get a chance to show off some of the groundbreaking conservative films available today. conservatives need to think of new and innovative ways to develop and deliver our message to a broad our audience. one of th

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played in the 1824 campaign of john quincy adams and the relationship with her mother-in- law, abigail adams. we will include your questions, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3 , also on c- span radio and c-span.org. kenny spokeda about efforts to reform his government at george washington university. this is 35 minutes. [applause] mark, bryan, ambassador collins, ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to a university, but there are all the languages in the world -- i am going to speak for two hours in ayers. may i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. washingtonto be in and have the opportunity to give andcture in respect of paul what he stood for and how is.rtant he employees to speak of a great irishman, described on many occasions as a new yorker who for the underdogs and outsiders who never forgot where he came from. onill say a few words to you the issue and a cause of something that is so close to all our hearts and people all around the world, our democracy. i am personally honored at the george washington university should bestow upon me they're making demo

. >> abigail adams, tonight on c- span's new history series "first lady." she was outspoken. as one of the most prolific writers, she provides a window into colonial america and her life with john adams. joining the conversation live tonight at 9:00 eastern. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," journalist and author bill steigerwald discusses his book "dogging steinbeck." >> bill steigerwald, author of "dogging steinbeck." when did you first read "travels with charley," and what is it? >> it was john steinbeck's last major work. it was supposedly a nonfiction account of his trip across the country with his dog. i remember reading it when i was 15. i remember being kind of disappointed that on his great trek he did come through pittsburgh. the closest he came was erie. i have a vague recollection of reading it, but it made no impression on me.

. >> conversations with historians about abigail adams is available on our website c-span.org/first ladiesournal." at 10:00, a former expert on health care law. at noon, the congressional internet caucus advisory committee examines copyright compliance. later at 3:00 p.m., secretary of state john kerry and first lady michelle obama attend the state department women of courage award. coming up in 45 minutes, a discussion about the newest sanctions against north korea. at 8:30 eastern, the public trustee for social security and medicare will be here to talk about the expansion of the medicaid program under the health care law and the impact on states. at 9:15, a look at the u.s. census report examining the commuting habits of americans.

ban see the complex relationship with her mother-in- law, former first lady abigail adams. we will include your questions and comments, live, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> at the conservative political action conference, annor,, ms. -- columnist coulter talked about why conservative is the only thing they has to ensure future electoral victories. question andnd a answer session are about 20 minutes. ♪ sandman" plays] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. some of you know, due to the turmoil in north korea north korea, our regularly scheduled pusser -- speaker will not be here, dennis rodman. [laughter] ninean coulter, author of new york times bestsellers. the sequester has really ruined everything, hasn't it? little kids can't go on white house source, muslim brotherhood has been deprived of 250 million -- oh no, that is safe. had to cut back on its figures this year by about 300 pounds. [laughter]

so i began to wonder if this is true, what about when they get back and going as far back as abigail adamsyou find the first ladies play an active role in the white house. the former has been. she helped advise him on who to the politics of the day, legislation, which meant he couldn't couldn't it's one of the most fascinating and overlooked areas of presidential history. one of the parts i'm drawn to are the aspect of political crisis and how people get through that crisis. i don't know if any of you followed the recent i imagine you wanted and the johnson impeachment. unless the mcardle johnson it turns out in that impeachment crisis in the same way hillary clinton was to bill clinton during the more recent impeachment. i was in washington during the impeachment in order to produce tv shows. we did a nightly show for msnbc that covered the events of the day in the senate and tremendous detail. when i read about what had been in the johnson presidency, i was struck by the similarities between hillary and allies. she had been a war refugee. i don't know if you know much about the johnson p

cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. .his is 1700's >> abigail adams tonight on c- span's history series, "first ladies." as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady, she provides a window into colonial america and her life with john adams. join in the conversation live tonight at 9:00 eastern. >> this morning, a look at how sequestration affects workers and what unions can do about about it with jacqueline simon. then

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. >> abigail adams on this new series first lady's influence and image called mrs.president by her detractors she was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady she provides a window into colonial america and her life with john adams. joining the conversation on abigail adams life monday nine on c-span, radio and c-span.org. >>> next an overview on the case is before the supreme court during its 20122013 term. speakers include former solicitor general theodore olson and former acting solicitor general walter dellinger irk. they spoke of the national association of attorneys general. the meeting was here in washington and they spoke for just over an hour. >> it is a tremendous honor to be here. is the mic on? let me try that again. it is a tremendous honor to be here once again with walter dellinger and ted olson, two of the real leading rights of the supreme court bar. they've become good friends and the on the need for a brief introductions before we get going into what the supreme court has been no

adams name gets lost. >> last caller. caller: what became of the children after abigail died? did they remain with the atoms at peacefield -- adams at peacefield? >> they were adults when she died. the daughter was married. the son was also an adult. there were no small children. >> last video of abigail's death at peacefield. [video clip] all right. we do not have that. we have a little bit of time left. bringing this. -- full circle -- what was her impact on american history? >> as we think back to the american revolution, she was a record of letter provides the only insight we have of the evolution at a sustained level during the entire period of the revolution. it is significant. she was an exemplary person. she tells us about women's lives and what it was like to be not just the first lady, but to be a wife and a mother. and a sister and a daughter. >> what would you say? >> the thing i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. without an abigail, there is no john, and without a john, there is no abigail. >> the reason she is important is becaus

. >> abigail adams on "first ladies: influence and image." she was outspoken on her views on slavery and woman's right. she provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. it joined in on the conversation live on monday night at 9:00 eastern. >> " you washington journal -- "washington journal" continues. host: we have will rahn and sabrina siddiqui. we have been asking our viewers in a word or phrase how they would describe sequestration. will, we will begin with you. guest: my word would be, "meh." host: how do you spell that? sabrina? guest: unneccessary. it does have potentially devastating impacts. it is difficult to protect at this point in time. it was designed to force congress to act. congress has not acted and now we are facing 1.2 trillion dollars in cuts over 10 years. they are indiscriminate and that is completely unnecessary. host: here are the phrases gallup survey. "failure," "ok," "expected," scary, good, disaster, and bad. guest: there seems to be a lot of negativity. guest: i would like to know w

join the conversation with abigail adams live monday night eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.orgfind washington and silicon valley are two different places? >> i think that is probably fair to say. the thais are probably getting closer. there is a lot more interaction these days than before. in many ways, and for a long time, folks in silicon valley did not care. likewise, the folks in washington have sometimes been tone deaf to what is going on in the technology industry. >> followy

. >> our conversation with historians about abigail adams is now available on our website at xaob -- cspan/firstladies. >> senators gramm and begish -- begich at this 25 minute news briefing. >> to my colleagues, taking very much. we are trying to fix a problem that most americans would be astonished exists. to people in the charleston area, have heard your voices. let me tell you the problem we are trying to fix. alice is a young lady who, in 19 -- 2005, threatened to kill the president. she came across the border into the united states. an investigation was done about the threats she may. i will not read the threats because some of them are pretty tough. it resulted from being indicted for making threats against the president. and psychiatric evaluation was ordered. any psychotic drugs were administered to make sure she was competent to stand trial. she went to an evaluation facility. she was found legally insane. in federal court, she pled not guilty by reason of insanity and was ordered to undergo commitment proceedings for long- term care, which she received. is formative -- fas

presidential campaign of john quincy adams and the relationship with her mother in law former first lady abigail adams. your questions and comments live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span and c-span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. , executivening director of the national immigration law center has the latest on the the debate over immigration reform. grover norquist looks at the budget proposals by house republicans and senate democrats. new york times reporter edward wyatt ask us is how the federal communications commissus

. >> abigail adams this monday night on the new history series.first ladies influence and image ." she was outspoken about her views on slavely and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers she provides a unique window to colonial america and her life with john adams. join in the conversation on abigail adams live on monday night at 9:00 eastern. on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> now a discussion about school safety and antibullying efforts around the country with educators, super tends, and researchers. it's part of an antibullying summit hosted by colombia university in new york. it's about two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hello. good morning. good morning. good morning. thank you so much for being here. i would like to introduce myself. i'm -- [inaudible] and i currently serve in the capacity of supertuned of schools. i'm happy to be moderating today. today's summit to -- [inaudible] safe schools. we are so thrilled you are here today. on behalf of the summit, the substitute for urban and minor

. >> she might not have been like abigail adams, but she could write a nice letter.he was not as frumpy as she was reputed to be. >> the only problem was they got famous. as he rose in politics, she was called names. >> they used every piece of garbage they could find on rachel. >> she dreaded going to washington. i would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of god than live in the palace. she died. did. >> emily donelson was 21 years old when she became the white house hostess.rachel's neiece. >> she was perfect. for all of the negatives washington had to say about andrew jackson, they loved emily. >> she received education in the fine arts of being a lady. proper table manners, a proper etiquette. it enabled her when rachel suddenly died to slide right into the role of white house hostess. >> the women liked her. she was polished. >> it is emily that jackson has a falling out with. he could not deal with this going against his will in his own home. >> up first, andrew jackson's presidency. a story of personal politics, tragedy, gossip, and washington ambitions. than

this is the 1700's she is saying that. >> abigail adams this monday night on the new history series.he was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. one of the most prolific writers of any first lady, she provides a unique window into colonial life and her life with john adams. join the conversation live on monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and anc- span.org. host: harold holzer joins us to talk about president abraham lincoln's influence on modern politics. he is a scholar and author. he is also a fellow at the new- york historical society. thank you for being on the program. why does it seem like president clinton is more popular -- president lincoln is more popular among political leaders and the general public than he was in the past? guest: the spin doctor is at work in a major way. the movie has been a huge commercial success aside from the critical acclaim. it seemed to have lifted all boats as far as the discussion and scholarship. there was a screening at the courthouse that was widely publicized. the senate had a screening four or five wee

. >> abigail adams, this monday night on c-span's new history ies: influence lady' and image." as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady, she provides a unique window into colonial america and her relationship with john adams. join in the conversation alive at 1 tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span -- at 9:00 eastern on c- span. >> day think that washington and silicon valley are good for the planet? >> the ties are probably getting closer. and there's a lot more interaction these days than there was before. in many ways, folks in silicon valley did not really care or want to know what was happening in washington. likewise, the folks in washington have sometimes been tone deaf to what is going on in silicon valley with the technology industry. our guest tours this year's consumer electronics show, monday night on "the communicators." >> on wednesday, there was a house subcommittee hearing on the proposed merger between american airlines and u.s. airways. we'll show you that right after this discussion about the merger from saturday's "washington journal." host: you are

. >> this concept is exactly the kinds of things martha washington and abigail adams used. >> it is veryifferent from what they had done. theirs is extremely formal. dolly's was much more open. you have everybody in dolly's drawing room able to have access to the chief executive and his lady. that is very important for forging a unity in the united states. also, dolly creates, she starts out as the wife of the secretary of state. what she is doing is forging a social network on which politics and diplomacy could be conducted in a civilized manner through the ceremonial forms of dinners, receptions, parties, and so forth. some of these tensions and animosities that played themselves out in the halls of congress had a way of being resolved at parties. in an amicable way. she is really forging new networks that will work for both politics and society. >> this concept you write about in several books, the subtitle is, the creation of the american nation. you read about the fact that women of the class understood as their power to be able to use social skills to build the nation. >> the found

old john adams took to her. abigail really did, but john did. >> she was born in england and educated in france and she remained a phone personality to many of the adams, but not to henry as a world traveler herself. she was very well educated, very sophisticated socially i would say. she sort of entertained john quincy's road to the white house. >> she was not happy about returning to washington as the wife of a congressman. adamsisa catherine essentially became the campaign manager for her husband, john quincy adams' run for the presidency in 1824 by dominating the capital city's social circuit. following a contested election, the adams' four years in the white house were a turbulent period in american politics and washington society. we'll look at louisa adams' relationship with her husband john quincy adams and john and abigail on the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. good evening and welcome to our continuing series on first ladies influence and image in partnership with the white house historical association. the

but participatory first lady as opposed to and example in her time when she was the young woman, abigail adams was the first lathe - and shen thanew a those people. at their weekly events with a welcome to the general publihem they sat on a day s&p 2 had to power and scraper effectively to get the attention of the first lady. dolly -- dolld mo shook hands. i doncommn thanow shen thaissed or not but she was definitely a very accessible, . theriendly, warm person who among other things welcome to both sides of the political spectrtic.. this was a force for political goatic and would be a very nice thing if we could do a little bit more of that tos was y. i am not placing any blame on michele obama because we have such a polarized situation in washingtoledg who would be the best at this? i doncommn thanow enough about first lady's. one has to admire a variety of things usout apoli ntic.ber of. i don't know enough about contemporary fot pst ladies to offer a goatic answer. i see another question in the back. >> m.wonder if you send a copy of the book to the president and of the book to the preside

turn the conversation on abigail adams live monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and-span.org. >> here is on the groups meet each other. and i'm condensing a lot of things. of giving you the basic just. sent off to fort leavenworth. a lot of people in the army did not really like him. they thought -- it all like officers who were too bookish or stood up too much. and he was very much guilty on both counts. he sent to fort leavenworth kansas and a lot of people in thinking, oh, that's great. the fare haired boy, they're sending him off to pasture, naturally. but he gets to leavenworth and realizes something. he realizes that this is actually the intellectual center of the army. they write doctrine. they formed the curriculum of the commanding general staff college. they organized the natural -- national training centers and the lessons from one affects the lessons of the other which affects the patterns of the next. and he says and self-esteem is learning how will this, what kind of power see potentially has. holy cow. he talks like that. he says things like : cal in j