this belong to alphonso taft, william's father. this was the desk he probably while he was an attorney, possibly downtown in cincinnati, which we have been fortunate enough to have acquired back here in the caps on. mantle have a slate fireplace. we put this marble finish back on it as it originally had won -- worn when the taft's had installed it. this was very typical back in the victorian era days, since children had to wear cloth diapers. it was more of a convenience for the parents to put boys in a dress. when they needed to go to the bathroom all mom had to do was , raise up the dress, pop in the two safety pins, and then the boys could go to the restroom. over in the bookcase i will , point out shakespeare's dramatic works. these are original books, which they would time to read and discuss. also down in the lower bookcase level there are smaller books you see, black books that represents the skull and bones. alfonso taft is one of the cofounders of this elite society at yale university. the books in the right-hand corner, t

alphonso taft, this is william's father. born in small town in vermont. grew up and attended yale university. would tell his mom and dad it is time for him to pack up his bag and head out west. he would become a lawyer and later a judge in the ohio superior court. then he advanced on to become secretary of war under president ul -- under president ulysses s. grant's administration. he would be ambassador for austria and hungary in the early 1880's. to this portrait of the taft family members, this is luis taft, the second wife to alfonso. louise was a very beautiful lady. she was born in boston massachusetts. she would later relocate to military, massachusetts in the blackstone river area. she grew up and became a schoolteacher. on the back we have a silvia howard, grandma taft. her ancestors were of irish and scottish descent. expertiseprovide her to the daughter-in-law on how to break fed on how to bake bread to -- daughter-in-law on how eight bread and mince pies. she was later married to this gentleman here. this is grandpa taft. grandpa taft was a se

. >> now alphonso wasn't the only famous face it hit the set of nd "silver spoons." >> no. whitney houston add guest star. and we got to know plenty of the names in the recording history as they hit it big. including some we lost too soon. >> my main focus is my music an singing career but this is something i like to do. >> 22-year-old whitney and acting on "silver spoons" ind 1985. >> i have to get back to the hotel. >> it comes naturally in a way. being a performer and being on stag and deliver a song, everybody knows what you are talking about. i think it rides on the same wave. >> the same year here chart topping album made her a force to be reckoned with. whitney became the most awarded artist with number one hits, 6 grammies and tragically silenced in 2012 at age 48, wlit11 whitney's memory will be carriedon. a hologram starting next month. she would be pleased. >> this is what i do. i love it. >> iconic doesn't begin to we he first ent time with him during the edit sessions for his music video "beat it" in 1983 where he confessed being a regular guy was hard for him.

writer, sociologist and life-long resident of topito, alphonso hernandez, apparently feels the same waye a bad neighborhood? this is the best. i love this neighborhood. [ speaking foreign language ] >> it is known for being the lost souls neighborhood. it is called angeles neighborhood. like angels being there, but in topito there are no angels but lost souls. >> what's the saying? [ speaking foreign language ] >> showing los huevos to death. >> show your balls to the devil? >> to death. >> on the menu, migas. the base comes from boiling cracked ham bones to release the marrow, to which garlic, onion, cascabel peppers and episote is added. thickened with stale bread and leftover tortillas. you got nothing, you make something really awesome out of nothing. >> the grandmothers have the ability to take advantage of the bones of the pigs. and now it's a gourmet dish. >> any great old culture where there's poverty, there's something like this. by the way, if you're watching this, after you do this you've really got to wash your hands before you touch your -- okay? that's a rookie mistake. >>

. >> now alphonso wasn't the only famous face it hit the set of nd "silver spoons." >> no. whitney houston add guest star. and we got to know plenty of the names in the recording history as they hit it big. including some we lost too soon. >> my main focus is my music an singing career but this is something i like to do. >> 22-year-old whitney and acting on "silver spoons" ind 1985. >> i have to get back to the hotel. being a performer and being on stag and deliver a song, everybody knows what you are talking about. i think it rides on the same wave. >> the same year here chart topping album made her a force to be reckoned with. whitney became the most awarded artist with number one hits, 6 grammies and tragically silenced in 2012 at age 48, wlit11 whitney's memory will be carriedon. a hologram starting next month. she would be pleased. >> this is what i do. i love it. >> iconic doesn't begin to define michael jackson. we he first ent time with him during the edit sessions for his music video "beat it" in 1983 where he confessed being a regular guy was hard for him. sp >> i