b. hayes. and here to start us off is allida black, who is a first ladies historian and she is the author of "the first ladies of the united states of america: a collection of biographies published by the white house historical association." allida black, welcome. and 1876, this country is joyously celebrating its 100th centennial of the declaration of independence, and it's an election year. and the election is greatly contested with no clear victor. tell us about the atmosphere with which the hayeses arrive at the white house. what was it like? ms. black: well, susan, it's pretty schizophrenic, i mean, to tell you the truth. we've just come out of the -- you know, the centennial celebration. and they're coming to the white house, but they don't even know if they're actually going to move into the white house, because the election is not yet decided. what's happened is, is that samuel b. tilden and rutherford b. hayes were in at that point one of the closest elections in the united states. and

b. hayes presidential center, also open to the public. 24 years of his professional life was spent helpingmerica preserve the history of the hayes presidency. we heard from allida black. your comments about the skills she brought to this job as she entered the white house. >> she was a partner to rutherford, a sounding board to him. she was able to engage people one-on-one and to make anybody she talked with think they were the only person in the room and the only person she wanted to talk with. >> the election did not end after they were sworn in. there was a congressional inquiry. here is one quote where he said, sometimes i feel a little worried. this press and annoyance going on, i keep myself outwardly very calm -- what do we learn of her? >> she is defensive and has a bit of anger in her. >> she sounds like a good politician in her own right, able to mask the inner. >> one of my favorite things about that is it shows her passion to hold it in. at the end of the civil war, she was furious and everyone started talking about a reconciliation and forgiveness. she was saying, mercy is one

b. hayes to switch from the whig party to anti-slavery republican party. she hosted the first annual white house easter egg roll. lucy hayes this sunday night on c-span's original series first ladies: image and influence. their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> on independence day president obama and test republican representative will hurd taken opportunity to wish you a happy fourth of july and their weekly addresses. -- in their weekly addresses. president obama: happy fourth of july, everybody. like many of you, michelle sasha, malia, and i are going to spend the day outdoors, grilling burgers and hotdogs, and watching the fireworks with our family and friends. it's also malia's birthday which always makes the fourth extra fun for us. as always, we've invited some very special guests to our backyard barbecue -- several hundred members of our military and their families. on this most american of holidays, we remember that all who serve here at home and overseas

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b. hayes to switch from the wig party. she hosts the first easter egg roll. that's tonight, first ladies, influence and image. examining the women who filled the position of first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> last week secretary of state john kerry released the 2014 human rights report an annual report covering human rights practices around the world. new areas added to the report include human trafficking and government corruption. this is 40 minutes. >> i promised the doc no mistakes. see if i can get these positioned here a little better. you want to take those? thanks. good to see everybody. thank you very much for being here as we release our country reports on human rights practices for 2014. i want to begin particularly by thanking tom malinowski and his entire team. it's a great team effort that literally works all year long collecting extraordinary information, sint sizing it and putting together what a consider to be one of the more important reports that the department puts out. it reflects

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b. hayes to switch from the wig party to the republican party. lucy hayes. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. et on c-span's original series "first ladies." examining the women who filled the position of first ladies and their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. et on c-span3. each week, american history tv sits in a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch it next, brooklyn college professor benjamin carp talks about the advantages and disadvantages for british and american forces during the revolution. he describes how individual personalities, supplies, and timing influenced the outcomes. this class is one hour and 15 minutes. benjamin: hi, everybody. today's lecture is going to be on military aspects of the revolutionary war in the north and south. next week, when we have our guest speaker, she will be talking about the western campaigns in more detail. there are other aspects of the war, financing the war, women's participation that we will not get to today that we will be leaving for future classes. i wanted to start

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b. hayes, to switch to the antislavery republican party. lucy hayes, this sunday night at 80 5 p.m. who were first lady and their influence on the presidency. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> three men and a woman believed to be members of the puerto rican national gang that in november 1950 attention the assassination of president truman opened fire from the visitors gallery of the house of representatives. five congressmen were hit, the viola, kenneth roberts of alabama, george h phelan of maryland, and our bentley of michigan, who was seriously injured. the gun wielders and to their accomplices goes the evil distinction of having perpetrated a criminal outrage almost unique in america's history. >> it was the most violent act that ever occurred in the chamber. there were debates right after that, that we can't let this happen again. but we need to do is wall off the visitors gallery with bulletproof glass. so this could never happen again. the more the members talked about that of thought about it, they said it's a bad idea. this is the people's house, the people can b

she influenced her husband rutherford b hayes to switch to an anti-slavery power -- party. lucy hayes, this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies influence and image." examines a -- examining their influence on the presidency on american history tv on c-span 3. >> like many of us, first families take vacation time and like presidents and first ladies a good rate can be the perfect companion for your summer journeys. what that her book than one that peers inside the personal life of every first lady in american history? "first ladies,"'s stories -- historians on the women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. a great summertime read available from public affairs is a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite store or online bookseller. >> president obama announced today that the u.s. and cuba will restored to the medic ties and open embassies in each other's capitals. the two countries cut diplomatic ties in 1961. today's announcement was in the white house rose garden. president obama: good morning, everybody. please have a seat

b. hayes presidential center, which you can visit if you are in northwestern ohio. fremont, ohio, is where they're based. and to the folks at the white house historical association for their continuing help. that is our look tonight at the life and times of lucy hayes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> this week on "first lady of: influence an image," we learn about lucretia garfield. she was a believer in women's rights. when her husband was assassinated, she returned to ohio and ensured his legacy, making their home into an early version of the presidential library. chester arthur becomes president, and his sister fills the role of first lady and establishes white house etiquette, used by future first lady's for decades. this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies: influence an imagd image." sundays at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american

b. hayes, to switch parties. lucy haze, the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first lady's." sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern american history tv on c-span3. >> the supreme court friday ruled 5 to 4, legalizing same-sex marriage in the united states. from the heritage foundation, a discussion of the court ruling and how opponents will go forward. this is about an hour. host: good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. we especially welcome those joining us on our heritage.org website and c-span tv. please check cell phones as a courtesy to our speakers. to those watching online, you are always welcome to send questions or comments by simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. we will post the program following today's presentation for your reference in the future. posting is richard severino, who earned a jd from harvard law school. he is alumnus of the fun and served in the civil rights division of the department of justice. please join me in welcoming roger severino. [ applause ] mr. severino: thanks, john. so glad to be

b. hayes to switch from the wig party to the anti-slavery republican party. she hosted the first annual white house easter egg roll. the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "first ladies -- influence and image." looking at their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> like many of us, first families take vacation time. like presidents and first ladies, a good read can be the perfect companion for your summer journeys. what better book than one that hears inside the personal life of every first lady in american history? first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women, inspiring stories of women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. a great summertime read available from public affairs as a hardcover or an e-book. three your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. tonight on c-span, a look at how the "new york times" is adapting to the digital age with the publisher and editor. a discussion on the future of television with ind

hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree. during the civil war, soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. opposing slavery she influences her husband rutherford b raise to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery party. she hosts the first annual easter egg roll at the white house. 8:00 p.m. eastern. examining the women who were first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. >> each week "reel america" brings you archival films for historical context on public policy issues of the 20th century. the five cities of june is the u.s. information agency film documenting historic event around the world in 1963 featuring the election and coronation of paul the sixth the launch of the soviet rocket, fighting in south vietnam, the integration of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, and president kennedy's trip to berlin. the film was nominated for an academy award and was narr

b, john adams, thomas jefferson, and james monroe. c, james monroe, woodrow wilson, and rutherford hayes. >> john adams and jefferson died on the same day b, unanimous. you are correct. it was james monroe who died with the other two. >> it was not andrew hamilton, whoever that is. >> and not on the same day. >> they all died on the fourth of july. that's incredible. >> but not in the same year. >> not on the same year. lee greenwood is coming up. he's going to sing for us this morning, but first we're going to hand it over to cheryl who has some headline for you. >> great job, guys. we're watching some other headlines this morning, for you. including this. terrorists down. the pentagon confirming a top isis leader linked to the 2012 benghazi attacks is dead. he was killed by a u.s.-led air strike in syria on june 16th, one day after his brother was killed by a drone in iraq. he was in charge of recruiting members and moving supplies to syria and iraq for that terror group. >> both brothers suspected in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi where four americans were kill. >>> most high school reunions were held at restaurants, wa

b haze. we'll talk about him because he's such a good friend of william mckinly. he won the contested presidentable election in 1876 in which hayes got less votes, popular votes, and also probably got less electoral votes but because of florida -- you can't make this up -- al he just came in. we were together with al gore in 200 and i had a discussion with gore that this remind me of the tilden hayes election of 1876 in which tilden went to bed thinking he won. he got far more popular votes. the question was where would florida go and florida sent two sets of electors. one republican and one democrat. washington didn't know what to do with it. they set up a commission on who's votes to count. they picked five house members, three democrats, two republicans. they picked five senators three republicans, two democrats, and they picked five supreme court justices two democrats, two republicans and the only independent on the court who realized that he would cast the deciding vote who he quits resigns from the supreme court. there is no other democrat or independent on the court. they appoint a republican, and as a result hayes wins b

hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree. during the civil war, soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. opposing slavery she influences her husband rutherford b raise to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery party. she hosts the first annual easter egg roll at the white house. 8:00 p.m. eastern. examining the women who were first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news.