the white house from 1877 to 1902. so a lot of his tenure atthe white house overlap with jerry smith and fister oversaw in particular the white house can servatory and the greenhouses so you can see this on this screen here a fabulous photograph of sister in the conservatory and he oversaw purchasing flowers breeding flowers and all the growth of plants at the white house conservatory and outside on the grounds. he also sort of filled a position as florist selecting flowers for state dinners white house events and things for display in sort of this private living quarters for the first family. visitors botanical work continued until 1902 that year president roosevelt ordered the creation of new executive offices to the west of the house. that's what we know today as the west wing which meant demolishing the white house conservatory and greenhouses that were on top of that land. so pfister was relieved from his post when the conservatory was no longer on the white house grounds and 25 years after starting there, but we do know that he continued

white house today. what is the sense, the feeling at the white house? how concerned are people? are all too concerned about his health, given the fact that he is double boosted at this point and beginning that course of paxlovid. but this is a moment many folks at the white house have been preparing for. it was almost viewed frankly as somewhat of an inevitability that he would test positive. he has been getting out there and increasingly so in recent months, where he's participating as he did just yesterday in photo lines with supporters, who asked for hugs and kisses. so e hhe's increasing his expos and it's remarkable it's taken this long for the president to test positive. part of that is a credit for the protocols here at the white house as it relates to coronavirus. people who meet with the president, whether they be supporters visiting the white house for a day or the president's top advisers who meet with him every day or members of the press who are going to be inside the same room, all of those individuals have to be tested for covid via an antigen test in the morning.

the white house follows regular testing kay danc-- cadance. when you're athite house, events have returned to pretty much normal. we had the medal of honor recently. and the medal of freedom. and it's a crowded event. some people wear masks, a lot don't. so it's come back to these normal events where for so long it didn't look like that. so it raised questions around biden that people were testing negative. so how long does it take till he tests negative again and how long will he be in isolation? he was supposed to go out of town and go to delaware later tonight. that's obviously changed now that he is isolating at the white house. >> let's bring in dr. jonathan reiner. i'm going to read some new reporting who confirmed the white house is working on contract tracing. this is video from yesterday. dox doctor, you tweeted this week that masks are appropriate everywhere now. this gets to the broader point of where we were, you know, a year ago with covid, where we are now that the president, with all those precautions around him and all that testing that goes

white house historical association, dr. matthew costello vice president of the david m rubenstein national center for white house history and senior historian at the white house historical association will moderate the conversation. our first panelist is leslie green bowman president of the thomas jefferson foundation which owns and operates monticello in addition to this work. she has served by presidential appointment on the committee for the preservation of the white house under president's joe biden donald trump barack obama george w bush and bill clinton. stuart mclaurin is president of the white house historical association leading the association's nonprofit nonpartisan mission to support conserv. station and preservation at the white house with private funding john stanwich serves as the national park service liaison to the white house overseeing the national park services responsibilities for the care of the white house and its grounds as well as the park areas immediately surrounding the white house. finally. we are joined by lydia teterick curator of the white house. she has been part of the white house curatorial staff since 1979.

thankfully the president and first lady were not home at the time. >> which is why i was not at the white house at one clock in the morning. >> very quickly, the jackson magnolias, there are lots of trays on the white house grounds that presidents have planted for a very significant historical reasons. do you have any favorites? >> yes, president gerald ford and first lady betty ford planted an american elm to mark the bicentennial of the united states. unfortunately, that tree no longer survives. but it was a very important moment and a great way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the nation. >> was this the era where we were losing so many elms? >> i believe so, yes, unfortunately. the good news is that there are some genetically resistant hybrids available now. one of which was originally discovered literally on the national mall. those are beginning to be planted at the white house now. >> and, laura bush, when they redesigned pennsylvania avenue asked there be american elms, perhaps these hybrids, planted all up and down at the address of 1600 pennsylvania avenue. some people said that

it would be my last day at the white house. i simply did not want to be associated with the events that were unfolding at the capitol. >> what was your reaction to the tweet about vice president pence? >> the situation at the capitol was violent and escalating quickly. i felt that the tweet about the vice president was the last thing that was needed in the moment. i remember thinking that it was going to be bad for him to tweet this, because it was potentially giving the green light to these people. telling them that what they were doing by entering the capitol was ok and that they were justified in their anger. he shouldn't have been doing that, he should of told people to go home and leave and condemned the violence that we were seeing. i am someone who worked with him, i worked on the campaign, i traveled around the country going to countless rallies with him. i see what his -- i see the impact that his words have on his supporters. they latch onto every tweet and word that he says. i think at that moment for him to tweet out

but i did return to the white house at roughly 2:30 p.m. rep. cheney: my colleagues will have additional questions for you that afternoon. how did you come to join president trump's white house staff? >> i am a lifelong republican and i joined to the trump reelection campaign in june of 2019. i was one of the first communication staffers on board for his reelection campaign and during that time, i traveled all around the country and met this -- met kayleigh mcenany who was also working on his reelection campaign. i formed a close relationship with ms. mackin amy -- ms. kayleigh mcenany she moved over to the white house in april of 2022 start as white house press secretary and she over a group of campaign staff with her so i joined her over at the white house in june of 2022 start as her deputy. rep. cheney: were you at work at the white house on january 6? >> yes. i was working out of the west wing on that day. rep. cheney: thank you. >> president trump summoned to the mob to d.c. on january 6. before he went on stage, he knew that some of them w

know that two high ranking officials, a deputy press secretary in the trump administration at the white house and an nsc official, one of the top deputies, they will testify thursday night. detail for us how crucial their testimony will be to painting a picture what was going on at the white house while everything was happen agent the capitol as that attack was taking place. i remember having exchanges with sarah matthews, trying to get from her a sense of when we would hear from the president as well. >> this was expected to be the closing argument by the committee in terms of what exactly was the former president doing in the white house, what did he know. these are two people that have that information that can paint that picture in a way this committee has done a pretty masterful job so far. because they have been able to put not just the narrative of what other people think was happening but in the voice of people who actually witnessed it themselves. also very interesting, because liz cheney is going to be the person, a fell le republican questioning them and drawing out details because

talk about the protocols there at the white house. you live it as well as observe it for the staff. >> as cases start to rise we are seeing some more people in the white house wearing masks. it's not required at the moment. is not the rule yet. people are tested who come into close contact with president biden. that has been the case. there are politics at play here as well. the president is a gripping politician who hated being so isolated during the 2020 campaign. he couldn't hold events and couldn't see people. in recent months the white house has plunged back into those. they have held large gatherings outdoors and inside here at the white house. the president just had an aggressive overseas travel. he returned from saudi arabia sunday morning. and his aides made a calculation. the itinerary changed once a month months ago once he saw how contagious these omicron variants were. their public message and was like, we actually think he probably will at some point, but he will be okay. he has vaccinations and the booster. because of th

he was one of the top officials at the white house. sarah matthews, as a juxtaposition is a lower level press aide. she went back and tried to convince her boss kayleigh mcenany that the president needed to do something. i was at the white house on january 6th after that tweet was sent out by former president trump attacking his vice president, sarah matthews had tears in her eyes, the realization that her efforts went unheeded and the president went in the opposite direction and only energized the angry and violent mob more. the bottom line that there were a chorus of voices all saying the same thing to former president trump and those around him, it was up to the president to call off th e so i said, "yeah you're saving hundreds with the home and auto bundle from progressive, but there's no saving that casserole!" [ both laugh ] i just love that word "bundle." it's so fun. two things coming together like a force of nature, like it was really meant to be, y'know? yes, yes, i do. and i'm so glad you wanna save money. rodney, set up a bu

it would be my last day at the white house. i simply did not want to be associated with the events that were unfolding at the capitol. >> what was your reaction to the tweet about vice president pence? >> the situation at the capitol was violent and escalating quickly. i felt that the tweet about the vice president was the last thing that was needed in the moment. i remember thinking that it was going to be bad for him to tweet this, because it was potentially giving the green light to these people. telling them that what they were doing by entering the capitol was ok and that they were justified in their anger. he shouldn't have been doing that, he should of told people to go home and leave and condemned the violence that we were seeing. i am someone who worked with him, i worked on the campaign, i traveled around the country going to countless rallies with him. i see what his -- i see the impact that his words have on his supporters. they latch onto every tweet and word that he says. i think at that moment for him to tweet out

the white house in june of 2020 to start as her deputy. >> and were you, ms. matthews, at work in the white house on january 6th? >> yes, i was working out of the west wing that day. >> thank you. and now i'd like to recognize the gentlewoman from virginia and the gentleman from illinois. >> thank you, madam vice chair. as you've seen in our prior hearings, president trump summoned the mob to d.c. on january 6th. before he went on stage, he knew some of them were armed and prepared for combat. during his speech he implored them to march to the capitol as he always planned to do. by the time he walked off the stage, his supporters had already breached the outer perimeter of the capitol at the foot of capitol hill. since our last hearings we've received new testimony from a security professional working in the white house complex on january 6th with access to relevant information and responsibility to report to national security officials. this security official told us that the white house was aware of multiple reports of weapons in the crowd that morning. we as a committee

white house updated as it continues. we expect the white house press secretary to hold a briefing this afternoon at the white house in which we can expect further updates. worth noting that karine jean-pierre was among those traveling with president biden yesterday on air force one with the president and in closer quarters aboard marine one with the president wearing a mask when i saw her getting off marine one last night but, you know, there has been something of a running joke around the press corps, around the white house even that as so many individuals in the administration mock staff have been testing positive for covid-19 the white house has almost routinely said that the president was not a close contact. so now this question of who is a close contact of the president given this diagnosis is one that we're going to be also asking officials about more and more because those officials as you would expect now would be subject to the protocols when somebody does test positive who they are considered to be a close contact for. the first lady, her office already indicating that she is now as a close contact following cdc

mary bruce at the white house and dr. general ashton on the treatment. the prime time hearing tonight before the american people, the 187 minutes at the white house. rioters were attacking the capitol, the committee planning to lay out what the president did not do. they call it a dereliction of duty. and will the american people tonight see outtakes of the president's videotaped message on january 7th? what the former president allegedly wanted to say instid. john carl with new reporting here. and then the hearing on abc right here a short time from now, 8:00 p.m. eastern/5:00 p.m. pacific. and now scorching heat from the south and into the northeast. fueling powerful storms in the northeast late today. and now the severe thunderstorm watch into tonight along the east coast, several major cities possible including the new york city area. and then rob marciano timing it out. >> flames from train as it was on a bridge. terrified passengers climbing through the windows. one woman the bridge. reporting on the climb as crisis here. lake meade reaching the low

i will say that i've been talking to white house officials for months about this. they have been planning atfor the moment, the day when this happens. they believe that he will have -- they believe, at least when i talk to them, mild symptoms. because they believe that he's had his booster shot,he's been vaccinated, he's someone who has tried to take this pandemic very, very seriously. he was elected on the idea that he was going to be the one who brought in the experienced team, who was going to be the president who could figure out this pandemic. and he has been the person who has made sure that vaccinations have gone out throughout the country. that americans have continued to talk about the pandemic. but i think, yasmin, it's also a reminder that we are living in a pandemic. there are so many things that often become the things that are the top priorities. whether it's inflation or foreign policy in ukraine or whether it's the january 6th hearings that will be historic tonight. all of those things are happening, but if the backdrop of that is this pandemic that's continuing to make ameri

it had started to look a lot more normal at the white house lately. events at the white house were big, east room events were packed with supporters and allies, but they were still regularly tested. you still saw people around the president wearing a mask, so i think they were bracing for this. they knew it could happen, and now, of course, it has happened so he is isolating in the white house residence instead of continuing on with a pretty busy day that he had scheduled. >> he's tweeting out a new video, which we've just gotten into our "newsroom." let's see what the president is saying. >> guess you heard, this morning, i tested positive for covid but i've been double vaccinated, double boosted, symptoms are mild, and i really appreciate your inquiry and concerns, but i'm doing well, getting a lot of work done, going to continue to get it done and in the meantime, thanks for your concern, and keep the faith. it's going to be okay. >> that's a really casual approach. hey, folks, i guess you heard. tested positive for covid. >> he's trying to assuage

and even at the white house, the one thing that -- another thing that struck me last night is that there was no one at the white house except trump encouraging this. every single person you heard about there was trying to stamp it down and he was the one who refused to do it. the only one. >> and that became that moment where pat cipollone was asked -- liz cheney asked is there anyone in the staff or in the white house that did not want the rioters to leave? and the only person he wouldn't name was trump because citing executive privilege. >> and that's in many respects the whole story and that's going to be the real challenge for the justice department. how do you justify prosecuting everyone else except the one person behind it all? >> do you think, errol, that it raises his criminal exposure at all? >> what we saw last night? not necessarily. i mean, we've seen a case that was built up over weeks and months and we now know that he was, in fact, behind so much of this. on the other hand the very key question about whether or not he can be prosecuted, i think in some ways is sort of sup

i remember the birds sort of chirping and the silence at the white house, right? >> i was, like, am i still in the same city as it was happening, and it was so calm at the white house. former president trump told them exactly where they needed to go. he didn't tell his supporters, come here. he said go to the capitol, i'll be there and he was on the couch watching this all play out at the white house. i have to tell you, as someone who was there i was shocked at how calm and quiet the white house was on january 6th and everyone was in awe and startled and all of the white house press secretaries were sort of running around wondering what to say because everyone was thinking of quitting or they were trying to figure out if president trump was going to do something. it's a good question of whether or not the secret service had a different feel of the place because they are obviously trained to look at the security issues there. >> and when they think it's a threat do you think what thai do? they look at the women who are wearing heels. they said take off your shoes a

white house doing well. and there are obviously a lot of resources available here at the white house to take care of him. walter reed is always on stand by for presidents. that's always an option. that's true if the president had covid or not. we feel like the president is doing well, has mild symptoms. he's really getting the state-of-the-art treatment which by the way is available to every american. and he's doing very well in the residence under close monitoring from his physician. reporter: and car -- and karine, you addressed this, how the president is doing in the here and now, but will you let us know if you do figure out where the president did pick up this virus? [indiscernible] karine: well, as you know, the president travels, right? he travels a lot. he engages with a lot of people. again, what i was trying to say and what i was wanting to be sure that we understood is the here and now. like, right now, we are explaining to you how he's feeling, how he's doing. you heard from him directly. we'll continue to do that. we are going to do, you know, contact tracing as far as who he was around thes

a white house official says she tested negative this morning and was last with the president on tuesday. today at 2:00 eastern, we expect to hear from dr. shaw and white house press secretary for a briefing on the president's condition. let's go to the host of this show, andrea mitchell at the aspen security forum in colorado, peter alexander and kristin welker, yamiche alcindor and dr. zeke emanuel, a member of the president's covid advisory board during the transition. thank you for being here. zeke, let's start with the concerns for the president's condition, especially as a 79-year-old, and what impact paxlovid should have on him. >> he should feel better within 24 hours. that's what most patients appreciate. he has got vaccinated, double boosted in may. or in march, i think. he is getting paxlovid. i think he will be fine. it's a very different situation than when president trump got sick and the treatments were very different. also, he was much sicker than president biden. president biden is nowhere near needing oxygen, being admitted to an icu. >> to put a fine point on it, if the presiden

involving security protocols at the white house complex. >> he received another promotion in march of 2020. at that time you became the principal aid to any white house chief of staff, mark meadows. is that right? >> correct. what did a typical day look like for you and your work with mr. meadows? >> it varied with what was going on. we spent a lot of time on the hill. i was his liaison for capitol hill. we did a lot of presidential travel engagements. but mostly i was there to serve what the chief of staff needed. and often it was a reflection of what the president was scheduled to do that day. >> so it is fair to say that you spoke regularly in your position both with members of congress and with senior members of the trump administration? >> that's correct. >> would you say that in your work with mr. meadows, you were typically in contact with him and others in the white house throughout the day? >> that's correct. we were in contact almost pretty much throughout every day. consistently. >> although so much of grave importance happens in the west wing of the white house, it is quit

has anyone else at the white house tested _ has anyone else at the white house tested positive _ has contact out of abundance of caution but because i travelled with him, i shared that information. we have a protocol that we will continue to follow when it comes to who is a close contact to the president and making sure that we make that clear and in december of last year, when he was travelling and someone was a close contact to him, we shared that as well. we have been transparent on that.— been transparent on that. anyone else in the _ been transparent on that. anyone else in the west _ been transparent on that. anyone else in the west wing _ been transparent on that. anyone else in the west wing or- been transparent on that. anyone else in the west wing or the - else in the west wing or the white house _ else in the west wing or the white house positive _ else in the west wing or the white house positive right _ else in the west wing or the white house positive right now? - else in the west wing or the white house positive right now? rill- else in the west wing or the white house

thank you. >>> we have been listening to president biden speaking at the white house at a very big eventipartisan gun bill. let me bring in our correspondent live at the white house. the president going through and speaking what this bill and the legislation and the effort aims to do it also quickly saying that he believes there is much more to be done. >> this was certainly a celebration of the bill that president biden signed into law one month ago that represents the most impactful gun safety legislation in three decades. president biden was very blunt in saying that there is still more work to be done. the president kicked through the measures including the legislation including funding, red flag laws as well as crisis intervention programs. also closing the so-called boyfriend loop hole which will prevent those convicted of domestic violence from obtaining a firearm. additionally includes mental health funding and enhances background checks were those between ages of 18 and 21. president biden once again to turn to the congress to pass an assault weapon ban it is something he did as

that is what the white house says the president is putting in as he recovers from covid at the white ays of isolation that the president it looking at here in dc. and doctors continue to say that his symptoms are improving, although we're still waiting for an official update from the white house. what we did learn yesterday is that in addition to that paxlovid antiviral treatment the president was prescribed on thursday following his diagnosis, we learned he's taking additional medications to treat some of the other symptoms. in his letter yesterday, dr. kevin o'connor, the president's personal doctor, said he prescribed him tylenol for discomfort after the president had an elevated temperature of 99.4 degrees fahrenheit thursday evening. now, also he said he prescribe him to use his own albuterol inhaler to treat discomfort after coughing, a system he had starting thursday, the white house said. the white house also said he is not using the albuterol inhaler regularly, that it is used intermittently when he has viral symptoms as he does right now. they pointed back to the fact that h

issues with relevant internal components and members on the hill, as well as security particle at the white house complex for mr. meadows and the president. >> and then you received another promotion in march 2020. at that time, you became the principal aide to the new white house chief of staff, mark meadows, is that right? >> that's correct, sir. >> what did a typical day look like for you and your work for mr. meadows? >> a varied. with what was going on, we spent a lot of time on the hill. i spent time on the hill independently, as i was his liaison for the capitol. we did a lot of presidential travel arrangements, but mostly i was going to serve with the chief of staff needed. often, he needed what the president scheduled told him to do that they. >> is it fair to say that you spoke regularly in your position both with members of congress and with senior members of the trump administration? >> that's correct, that's a fair assessment. would you say that in your work with mr. meadows, you are typically in contact with him and others within the white house throughout the day. >> that's right,

march and he sent out a tweet saying that he is doing fine and continuing to work in isolation at the white house until at least next tuesday. his wife, first lady dr. jill biden, is considered a close contact, but she tested knowing testify and will be spending the weekend in delaware. >> joining us now white house covid response coordinator dr. ashish jha. thank you for being with us. when was the last time you got an update on president biden's condition? >> i got an update last night at 10:00 p.m. and he was doing just fine. i'm going to touch base with his medical team, i'm going to speak to him again myself directly this morning, but as of 10:00 p.m. last night, which is my last update, he was doing great. >> just fine. elab elaborate. better or worse than he was in the morning when we first heard about this? >> the symptoms were basically the same. again, he's got a little runny nose, he's got a bit of a dry cough, he was feeling -- you know, he worked all day yesterday, he was on phone calls, he was on zoom calls, worked through the evening and as of 10:00 p.m., as i said, when i talked t

we're going to move to the white house and that's fitting we're here obviously today at the white house historical association. melissa, i know you've done some research recently in a presentation about some of the first ladies prior to jacqueline kennedy who engaged in preservation efforts at the white house. can you share with us some of those lesser-known stories and were these women really the necessary predecessors to what we see eventually realized under the kennedy administration? sure, i'd be happy to thank you. absolutely, i think sometimes the story of historic preservation as associated with the white house begins and ends often with jacqueline kennedy and there were certainly many many precedents that were in place when she became first lady in 1961. so many first ladies were involved in those efforts, but i wanted to highlight a few today, but could have the first slide. the first first lady i think who really deserves the credit of promoting historic preservation at the white house was lucretia hayes or lucy hayes her husband rutherford b. hayes came into office quite cont

for your prayers and well wishes and the calls i have gotten and thank the medical team here at the white house for the incredible care they gave me. fortunately, god thankfully and god willing, my symptoms were mild. my recovery was quick and i'm feeling great. the entire time i was in isolation, i was able to work to carry out the duties of the office without interruption. it is a real statement of where we are in the fight against covid-19. right now, we are facing a new variant, ba-5, transmiss i believe version of the variant we saw this past winter. this new variant that infected me is getting people infected all around the world, not just here in the united states. we should take precautions. we made billions of funding available to improve ventilation in schools and public buildings and made tests widely available so you can take one before attending a large indoor gathering. we made high quality masks available for free and you should consider wearing a mask when you are in a crowded indoor public place. these precautions add extra layer of protection for you and those around you. but

she used the white house as a platform to advance the issue. you will hear from her next at the 2010 white house easter egg roll, where the south lawn was converted into a sprawling playground. [applause] >> hey, everybody! is this not the most perfect day for the easter egg roll? let's say thank you to mother nature. yeah! you guys, we are so excited to have you. welcome to the 2010 easter egg roll. the theme for this year's event is ready, set, wet? >> go! >> go! >> and as you guys know, this year, i launched a nationwide initiative to try to end the epidemic of childhood obesity. it's called let's move. today, we have transformed the south lawn into a playground. our hope today, is that in addition to having fun and doing some of the traditional activities like the egg roll and that easter egg hunt, that you can learn about beginning to live a more healthy life. we've got wonderful food stands over in the back. we've got some of the areas, and the nation's best chefs. you can learn to cook. there is a farmers market. you can see the garden. we also have some great activit

rob, thank you. >>> meanwhile, at the white house today, the president revealing he has tested negative for covid twice now, after five days of isolating at the white house residence. a very upbeat president bounding into the rose garden, ending his five-day isolation, saying he benefitted from the covid covid-fighting tools that are now available for every american. >> the same booster shots, the same at-home test, the same treatment that i got is available to you. my administration's made sure that all americans across the country, from all walks of life, have free access to those tools. >> the president saying thankfully his symptoms were mild. >>> tonight, there is new reporting, the justice department is focusing part of its investigation into the january 6th attack on former president trump. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: tonight, sources tell abc news the justice department's investigation is increasingly focused on the actions of president trump. we're told former white house aide cassidy hutchinson is among those now cooperating with do

positive sign for the white house, showing president biden a few points ahead of donald trump when voters are asked about a potential re-match in 2024 lester >> kelly o'donnell at the white house, thanks. >>> also tonight, terrifying moments caught on camera at a little league game in north carolina gunshots ringing out near the ball field east of raleigh sending players and parents running for cover. the window of a van in the parking lot shot out. police are investigating but say there was no evidence it was an active shooter situation. no injuries were reported >>> in japan, they are still reeling from the shocking assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. a private wake held today as investigators scrutinize a churc with ties to the suspect's mother we get more from janis mackey frayer. >> reporter: tonight mounting questions around the shockin assassination of shinzo abe the former prime minister's body arriving at a tokyo temple for a private wake outside, hundreds of mourners paying respect to japan's longest leader. i think he gave the japanese something to be proud about, this woman said i hope he will rest in peace. secretary of state antony

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usual, quiet family dinner plan, you, know so that jury could get through early and be in place at the white house with his colleagues at that point in time. but, during dinner, it wasn't president nixon. justice susan knew it would be, and the call came from the white house. but unfortunately, the call came in on our private, childproof line, which had no extensions. and by child proof, i mean that it came with a, kind of, death threat to any child that tried to use it. under the circumstances, susan naturally sprinted upstairs to the phone and called her father, and then things began to get really confused. president nixon told jerry, he wanted to speak to both of us, and as my husband, asked to please pick up the extension. that is the nonexistent childproof extension. attempting to remain cool and controlled, jerry explained that problem, and he said, you know, to the president, please, can you call back, giving him our phone number. [laughs] then, he hung up. he came back downstairs, and said, you know, president nixon is going to call back because he wants to also have you on the phone when

at the same time nancy worked hard to advance her own important initiatives. she was an advocate for foster grandparents and a champion of the arts. she poured herself into restoring and remodeling the white house enhancing its elegance and beauty. at a time when elected officials had not only worked in relationships, but friendships across the aisle. democratic speaker tip o'neill praised her efforts on a visit to the executive residence saying the white house has never looked better. nancy reagan cared deeply about the health and well-being of her fellow americans. perhaps her best known initiative was leading america's campaign against drug abuse. it's a bit ironic that the woman who would never take no for an answer ask an entire nation to just say no. well stir still serving his first lady. mrs. reagan received a frightening diagnosis breast cancer through her own personal trial including her public decision to undergo a radical mastectomy. she devoted herself to raising greater awareness of breast cancer and inspired generations of women in their own battles against the disease. and after the white house when her husband was struck with alzheimer's disease hers was the strongest voice in

they attended a reception in their honor at the white house. the president expanded on the theme of youth's responsibilities to the nation. at a gathering of delegates to the national rural patrick cooperative associations youth conference you have your obligation to your parents to your teachers to your principles but you also have a very strong compelling obligation to your country. if we are going to survive as a free nation if we're going to have the liberty and independence in the freedom that we want if we're going to have the opportunity. the prosperity the jobs and the housing and the beautification all the things that we like and that we want we're going to have to have first. qualified leaders and you can't find better talent to work on. than you young people who come from rural? this month the president followed through on a promise. he made to the nation's young people. in june, he sent to congress a message asking that the vote to 18 year olds. as part of her beautification campaign the first lady paid tribute to local projects that

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