c. taylor. the title is letters home to sarah, civil war letters published by the university of wisconsin press, and edited by patsy and kevin. it contains 165 handwritten letters from march of 1864 to july of 1868. he was a union volunteer, farmer, and he had a young wife and a son, so as you read it, you hear about the conditions of the war. you hear about the outbreak of malaria and me sills, and the lack of food and clothing, endless waiting, trudging through forests from around dc and petersburg, all the things they study in history, and it brings it alive because she -- the -- the family has put together and got permission from library of congress so that as the letters go along, there are the black and white photos that they have from library of congress, and so the whole thing is just rich in all of these primary resources. the book speaks from the soldiers' point of view, and i would just encourage you all -- we cannot stand up here and tell you about all the great finds that we have, b

c. james taylor is the editor- in-chief of the "adams papers" at the massachussetts historical society.hanks to both of you and welcome. abigail adams, just by virtue of the fact of being wife of the second president and the mother of another president, earned her place in history. you say in your book that she is an historical figure in her own right. how so? >> primarily because she left us letters, and we have a record of her life. her 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 and the period of the early national government of the united states. >> last week in the martha washington program, we learned with great sorrow martha washington burned all of her papers, her letters, her correspondence with her husband george. only two of them remained. we have just the opposite here. thousands and thousands of them. explain the scope o

c. james taylor is the editor- in-chief of the "adams papers" at the massachussetts historical society.hanks to both of you and welcome. abigail adams, just by virtue of the fact of being wife of the second president and the mother of another president, earned her place in history. you say in your book that she is an historical figure in her own right. how so? >> primarily because she left us letters, and we have a record of her life. her 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 and the period of the early national government of the united states. >> last week in the martha washington program, we learned with great sorrow martha washington burned all of her papers, her letters, her correspondence with her husband george. only two of them remained. we have just the opposite here. thousands and thousands of them. explain the scope o

c. james taylor and edith gelles, thank you for allowing us to understand the life and legacy of first lady abigail adams. >> thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ encore of the our first season of "first ladies: influence and image." our website has a more about the and a special section "welcome to the white house." in thenicles life executive mansion. arewith association, we offering a special edition of a of the portrait about free of each fi -- of a look of the portrait of each first lady. you can get the book at c- span.org/products. up next on c-span, our c-span town examining the surveillance program. cutsis followed by budget on military preparedness. and later, nsa data collection. >> tomorrow night on the encore presentation of "first ladies" -- >> you would be invited into the dining room for the drawing room. dolly madison would have an unusual setting for the period and sit at the head of the table. her husband would sit at the center of the table. dollywood correct -- direct the conversati

spanou're listening on c- radio, we are joined by kate taylor. she is covering this story for "the new york times." these are the numbers -- tony is on the phone from brooklyn. democrat.registered i am 52 years old. be ancandidate seems to empty suit. there does not seem any -- there does not seem to be anybody to vote for. me go to alexander burns for your observation. anyone broken through? >> we have seen the movement of the polls. de blasio has something going for him. that reflects to a great degree what town was just talking about. this is a set of candidates who are not interesting biographical he. with the exception of -- via graphically.-- bio graphical it it is worth remembering that if someone looks like an empty suit, that is not different from what people thought about haeckel bloomberg back in 2000. -- about michael bloomberg back in 2000. >> peter is joining us from florida. being a native new yorker and the democrats, i think it is imperative for this country, no matter what the race, and no matter what the occasion might be, that

on the tv series 90210, best friends kelly taylor and brenda walsh each dated which guy? >> "c"?lly, somebody goes home with "scandalous." >> good, she's been waiting for you. look how happy she seemed. okay, so dylan mckay. the bad boy, tell us about that. >> i mean -- friends don't have to break up over guys, and if dylan mckay is on the offer, i think you should date him. >> he's the bad boy. who doesn't want him? >> irresistible. totally irresistible. >> back across. >> girl from alabama dying to lose so she can get my cd. finish this lyric from the 1996 spice girls song "wannabe." ♪ if you want to be my lover ♪ you got to get with my friends ♪ ♪ friendship lasts forever -- >> friendship never ends. >> she won the money. >> not the right key, but it was good. >> classic spice girl hit, hit of the '90s, and i love she can still sing it. we all can probably still sing it. >> almost all of us. i don't know if kathie can. back across. >> all right, from chicago. which tv best friends worked at shots brewery together, mary and rhoda, serena and blair, laverne and shirley, or rache

c. >> okay. >> a lot of ur our students are able to accumulate 18 to 21 credits. taylor exceeded our expectations. the average student earns about 18 to 21 credits. >> i'm glad you brought that up. students are in it to get college credit. it's to get a jump start. it's not that you don't want to see them complete the course work, normally it's difficult to finish your high school work and go through the college program too. she exceeded all expectations. >> absolutely. she had commitment, was enthusik ic. her parents were also in contact with us to see how she was doing. when she realized she was that close to graduating we were all very much in support of her completing these last credits to get the associates. >> what are the early enrollment requirements? >> students must maintain a high school grade point average of 2.5. they must place at a certain level on our test at the college. the average student participates at the program at the age of 16. anyone under the age of 16 has to meet with me to go through other criteria to participate. >> that's where you come in

c-span. and during tonight's program, join in the conversation with colonial williamsburg historian taylor stoermer at facebook.com/c-span. >> former u.s. coast guard commandant admiral thad allen says in crisis situations the federal government has no choice but to act immediately and sidestep barriers that exist day-to-day in nonemergency situations. mr. allen's comments came during a discussion on managing the federal government at the partnership for public service last week. mr. allen directed the federal response to hurricanes katrina and rita and served as the national incident commander for the deepwater horizon oil spill. he joined other officials with the government accountability office and defense and homeland security departments. >> for those who aren't familiar with the partnership, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that's dedicated to trying to make our government more effectively through people. we are a talent organization, and we believe that good government begins with good people. and i am really very, very excited about the release of today's report because i think

c- span3. >> next, a look at the state of the economy with former fdic and formera bair white house economic adviser john taylor. this is from the national press club last week. this is about one hour. >> good morning and welcome to the national press club. i am jennifer schonberger of the national journalists. the national press club is an organization for journalists. you can learn more about the club online. more than four years after the recession officially ended, the economy is stuck in second gear. gdp has grown less than two percent for three consecutive quarters. that is below the average growth rate of two percent for the duration of this recovery and well below the three percent rate economy has historically grown. incomes are stagnant and unemployment is high at 7.4%. workers dropped out of the workforce because they are discouraged. the housing market is improving. how much longer will our economy remain stuck in the mud. nearly five years into the financial crisis, what is the state of the banking system now? what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by inc

c-span radio re-airs the talk shows throughout the afternoon and again at around midnight. now, more challenges for u.s. war in policy, including serious, from this morning's "washington journal." on your screen is by taylor, a senior policy correspondent for the "washington times." we also have the christian science monitor's diplomatic reporter, joining us for a discussion about u.s. foreign- policy challenges, particularly focusing on syria and egypt and the middle east in general. we will start with a look at a headline this morning -- obama reviews response options in attack to syria -- this is the "washington post" headline. the president met yesterday with his national security team. what are they trying to figure out? they're trying to figure out how they could respond to this redline issue with. . the president has come out and said the use of chemical weapons would be the crossing of the red line and that would suggest or that was red in the media here in washington as a warning from president obama that the use of chemical weapons would trigger some kind of surgical military strike by the united states. they are debating, i think, what to do. is it time for the united states to do some kind of

spanou're listening on c- radio, we are joined by kate taylor.ew york times." these are the numbers -- tony is on the phone from brooklyn. democrat.registered i am 52 years old. be ancandidate seems to empty suit. there does not seem any -- there does not seem to be anybody to vote for. me go to alexander burns for your observation. anyone broken through? >> we have seen the movement of the polls. de blasio has something going for him. that reflects to a great degree what town was just talking about. this is a set of candidates who are not interesting biographical he. with the exception of -- via graphically.-- bio graphical it it is worth remembering that if someone looks like an empty suit, that is not different from what people thought about haeckel bloomberg back in 2000. -- about michael bloomberg back in 2000. >> peter is joining us from florida. being a native new yorker and the democrats, i think it is imperative for this country, no matter what the race, and no matter what the occasion might be, that we stick to our democratic candidates

c-span. in tonight's program, join in on the conversation with colonial williamsburg historian taylor stoermer. that a is the first time true digital native has stepped into one of the legacy businesses, broadcasting companies. if he axed in any way, as he did in disrupting the book publishing business, the delivery of streaming media, certainly he-commerce, then mr. disruptll probably andean vision when it will be led to be a newspaper in the 21st century, and what it means to be a business. journalism is changing, manifesting itself in different ways. the intersection between video and newspapers these days. it is hard to say where it is headed. we had a stage where it is being figured out. thatbezos buying the post, is one example of the possibility of the future of newspapers. of newspapers on "the communicators" tonight at 8:00. of how toiscussion balance the national security concerns with civil liberties. speakers included congressman peter king, the chairman of the homeland security committee on counterterrorism and intelligence. this event is co-host and by the manhattan institute, th

c-span. join in on the conversation with historian, taylor stoermer. >> this is a huge story. it is the first time that eight true digital native have stepped into the legacy media businesses of newspaper or broadcasting company. if he acts in any way like he did constructing the book publishing business, the delivery of streaming media, and e-commerce, then jeff bezos envision what re- it is to be a newspaper in the 21st century and how that business remains a business. journalism is changing. it is manifesting itself in different ways. whether it is a blog or twitter, it is the intersection between video and newspapers. -- wehard to see where are at a stage where it is still being figured out. with jeff bezos eying the post, i think that is one stark example of one possible future of newspapers. >> the future of the newspaper industry, tonight on "the communicators. >> on friday the reserve offices association held their three-day national security symposium here in washington. the event included a panel discussion with reserve chiefs of all of the military branches. it addr

eastern on c-span programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight, sarah polk, mark rhett taylor and abigail fillmore. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] sarah polk was on diplomacy and her strong suit is intelligence and political discussion. >> she made no bones about the fact she took an interest in politics. and that she was her husband's partner. >> she grew naup political household in tennessee. her father was a local politician so she grew up loving politics. she married james after he won a seat in the legislature. because she would not have married him if he had -- >> unfortunately for james k. polk he died three months after leaving the white house. and sarah began a 42-year widowhood. polk place became a shrine to her husband and she would invite anybody who wanted to to come to visit and see the objects she had collected through her long and illustrious political career. >> to live there for many years on her own. during the civil war, generals on both sides would come and visit her to pay r

eastern on c-span programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight, sarah polk, mark rhett taylor and abigail fillmore.

if you're listening on c-span radio, coast-to-coast, we are joined by ms. taylor covering the story for the new york times. joining us from the political news from. we have a line for new york city voters. go ahead. >> i'm are registered democrats and have been for a while. that i guess every candid it seems to be anti this year. it is not really seem to be anybody to vote for. mainly i believe is going to be who you choose to settle for. >> that may go for your observation. your vantage point here. has anyone broken through? >> i think we're certainly seen of the last couple of weeks some movement from the polls to indicate that there is something going for him. i think that reflects to a great degree what tony was just talking about. a set of candidates who are not particularly interesting by graphically. with the exception recently they have not been delivering a particularly crisp message. hard to see any of them in the mold the kind of show up on day one as a figure who is crisply defined for better and worse in their eyes of new yorkers. in some ways it is w