margaret taylor, sarah pohl, and abigail fillmore. sarah often helped her husband make little decisions. margaret taylor was a poster husband's nomination, and zachary taylor enjoyed telling people she was praying for the opponent to win. she was the first to have a profession as a teacher. sarah pohl, margaret taylor, and abigail fillmore. this sunday night at 8:00 a.m. eastern c-span's original series, first ladies, influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who built the position of the first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday's at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book. " first ladies." it is available as a hardcover announcer: tonight, queuing day with author david mccullough discussing his book on the wright brothers. then, queen elizabeth speaks of parliament. brian: this week, our guest is pulitzer prize winner david mccullough. out with his new book, the wright brothers. he talks about the personal storie

now sera pope, margaret taylor, and abigail fillmore on "first ladies: influence and image." this is about 90 minutes. ♪ >> sarah polk was very up on diplomacy, and her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. >> she made no bones about the fact that she took an interest in politics. and that she wants her husband's partner. >> she grew up in a political household in tennessee. she grew up loving politics. she married him after he won a seat in the legislature. >> unfortunately for james polk, he died three months after leaving the white house. a sarah began a 42-year widowhood. polk made a shrine to her husband. >> she lived there for many years on her own and during the civil war, generals on both sides would calm and visit her to pay their respects to her. some very interesting commentary on what a beloved status she still held. >> she was earnest about her husband's work. >> she went through an arduous journey. >> she was very well-liked in the diplomatic community, and they had met all caps people. they were very experienced people. >> she very much f

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as a teacher, abigail fillmore was the first presidential life to have a profession. she began to establish the first white house library. this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies: influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the first ladies and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. c-span's new book, first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of these iconic women. >> former maryland governor martin o'malley officially announced his candidacy for presidency today in an event in baltimore. he became the third candidate to seek the democratic nomination area martin o'malley served two terms as governor before leaving office in january. prior to that he was mayor of baltimore for eight years. this is 25 minutes. gov. omalley: my goodness. thank you all for coming out today. katie, the kids, and i want to thank you for being here. we have a little announcement we would like to share with you. [applause] gov. omalley: i want to talk wit

as a teacher, abigail fillmore was the first presidential wife to have a profession and began effortso establish the first white house library. the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies, influence and image." examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a koppelman to the series, "first ladies," it is available as a hardcover or e-book. >> next, a look at some of this year's commencement speeches from colleges around the country. first, former president george w. bush at southern methodist university. then pfizer judge susan webber wright speaking to graduates of the university of arkansas law school. that is followed by mellody hobson's speech at the university of southern california. mitt romney delivering commencement remarks to the graduating class at >> george w. bush addressed the graduating class at the other methodist diversity in dallas. it it was his first commencement speech since lea

at abigail fillmore. coming up in a moment, resident george w. bush delivering the commencement address at the u.s. naval academy. this weekend, we are taking a look back at presidential commencement speeches that the military academies. president obama spoke to graduates of the coast guard academy this past wednesday. earlier this evening, we should president clinton's address at the coast guard academy in may 2000. next, president bush giving the naval academy to mannesmann address in 2005, highlighting the impact of the iraq war on the graduates and the country's future. this is about 30 minutes. former president bush: members of the board of visitors , lieutenant governor steele and congressman hoyer, distinguished faculty, distinguished guests, proud parents, family, friends, and most of all the graduating midshipmen of the class of 2005, i am honored to be here. [applause] and i am proud to stand before the future leaders of the navy and marine corps and to celebrate the occasion i thought i would bring along a small graduation gift. it is

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as a teacher, abigail fillmore was the first presidential first lady to have a profession. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span original series "first ladies," examining the public and private lives of the women that filled the position of first ladies. from martha washington do michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. as a compliment, c-span's new book, "first ladies." it is available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online books caps on -- bookseller. >> this week on "q&a," our justice department:. he shared stories about his new book "the wright brothersd." david: they did not graduate from high school because their father said if they had an interesting project they should stay home. wilbur without any question was a genius. orville was bright and inventive, clever mechanically but he did not have the reach of mind that wilbur did. they loved music, they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville' s favorite writer. catherine loved sure walter scott. for one of her birthdays, her brothers gave her a bust of sir

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sarah polk, margaret taylor and abigail fillmore, this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence and image," 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 to michelle obama sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and as a complement to the series c-span's new book "first ladies: presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women." it's available as a hard cover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> nato secretary general jens stuttenberg was in washington d.c. this week and stopped by the center for strategic and international studies to talk about challenges facing the transatlantic alliance. he discussed russian aggression against ukraine and what he calls russia's nuclear saber rattling. this forum begins with an introduction by csic ceo john hamre. it's about an hour. >> well, this is the quietest and most polite group we've ever had. [laughter] norma

now sera pope, margaret taylor, and abigail fillmore on "first ladies: influence and image." this is about 90 minutes.

abigail fillmore was the first presidential wife to have a profession and made efforts to establish the first white house library. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span original series "first ladies: influence an image," examining the public and private life and their influence on the presidency from washington to michelle obama. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book, "first ladies: a historians on the lives of iconic american women." it is available through your favorite bookstore and online bookseller. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is two-time pulitzer prize winner david mccullough. he shares his new book "be right brothersdabv -- "the wright brothers." david: wilbur was a genius. horrible was very bright and clever mechanically but the-- o rville was very brave and clever mechanically but did not have the reach of mind that wilbur did. they love to music, they love books. hawthorne was orville's favorite writer. kathryn lopez are the catherine loved sir walter scott. here are the people living in this house in ohio with no running water or indoor plumbing

next week, we look at abigail fillmore. coming up in a moment, resident george w.ush delivering the commencement address at the u.s. naval academy. this weekend, we are taking a look back at presidential commencement speeches that the military academies. president obama spoke to graduates of the coast guard academy this past wednesday. earlier this evening, we should president clinton's address at the coast guard academy in may 2000. next, president bush giving the naval academy to mannesmann address in 2005, highlighting the impact of the iraq war on the graduates and the country's future. this is about 30 minutes. former president bush: members of the board of

sarah polk, margaret taylor, and abigail fillmore.his sunday on c-span's original series, "first ladies." for martha washington to mitchell -- michelle obama sundays on c-span 3. as a complement to the series, c-span's "first ladies," it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> lee zeldin was elected to congress last november. he defeated the democratic incumbent by 4%. as part of the congressional profiles of freshmen representatives, c-span recently sat down with representatives of zeldin. host: what got you interested in public office in the first place? rep. lee zeldin: transitioning into the reserves, i wanted to continue to serve. i came back home, moved about half a mile from where i grew up and i started running for , congress. host: where is that? rep. lee zeldin: long island. a lot of people know the hamptons. this is the district of the hamptons. there are a lot of vineyards agriculture out there, and i live in a small town just west of the hamptons called for caven -- c

as a teacher come abigail fillmore was the first presidential wife to have a profession. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies." sundays at 8:00 p.m. and as a complement, c-span's "first ladies" is available through your online bookseller. announcer: up next on c-span conversation on the wars of the george w. bush administration. we will hear from a former advisor of the provisional authority in iraq, james nicholson, and peter baker. this is part of a series of discussions held during a conference at hofstra university on the policies of the bush administration. >> ok, good evening. welcome to the george w. bush plenary forum. my name is paul fretz, and i am an associate professor here at hofstra, and i am pleased to be serving as moderator for this distinguished forum. the wars in iraq and afghanistan are arguably the most controversial and most consequential decisions of the bush administration. the decision to go to war, how to get out of the wars, and related issues have not only dominated the bulk of president bush's time i

sarah polk and abigail fillmore, this sunday night on "first ladies influence and image." from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday on american history tv on c-span3. and the new book, "first l adies." it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> george the tacky has officially launched a presidential campaign, holding a kickoff event in new hampshire. he joins the field which includes marco rubio as well as ben carson, my cut to be -- mike huckabee. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> whoo! george pataki: thank you. thank you for 41 years standing on my side and helping us one of the greatest families that i'm so proud of. thank you for being here. you are the reason i am here this morning, to help your futures the better futures. [applause] mr. pataki: as i look around this room i see so many friends, from peekskill in new york state, from texas and illinois and of course from across new hampshire, thank you all for being here. [applause] mr. pataki: many of you helped me get elected as governor of new yo

as a teacher, abigail fillmore was the first presidential wife to have a profession. began efforts to establish the first white house library. this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies, influence and image -- examining the lives of the influence of the first ladies on the presidency. sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a covenant, the new book -- first ladies. historians on the lives of 45 american women. it is available in hardcover and an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online retailer. next, i look at what has been called science the nihilism. with science looking at climate change, excretion, and vaccination. part of the annual congress on affairs at the university of colorado. the conversation is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> all right, let's get started. first of all, may remind you to please turn off the sound on your cell phone's, if you have not done that already. this is wednesday, april 8 at 10:30 -- panel number 3263. denial in the face of facts. i got an anti-science panel. [laughter

abigail fillmore was the first 200 profession and began efforts to establish the first white house --o establish -- the first professional and began efforts to establish the first white house library. influences on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at eight adequate p.m. eastern. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book, "first ladies ." it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking campaign 2016 now. we are joined by liz chadderdon a democratic consultant. we're also joined by ford o'connell. thank you for being here. guest: thank you for having us. host: ford, i want to start with you. let's talk about the broad field for the gop nomination. george protecting is the latest -- george for tacky is the latest to announce. guest: it will be tough. we have nine official candidates. the problem is those that are the highest name id are the ones holding the best and that will be hard for -- and it will be hard for any of these folks to break away u