grace coolidge is almost a rock star in her time, the opposite of calvin coolidge. and you learn about lady bird johnson, someone that offers ladies -- you learn this in the book -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model because she is one of the first to really takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does but then there is a break taking on a cause. d beautification, it is really environmental. i learn they really to play a role -- do play a role in the public stage they have now they can get a lot done. >> what is the involvement of richard norton smith? for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program and the guest during the betty ford program. he makes a good point. some first ladies when you think about it -- probably have as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for era, ahead of the curve and the first lady. not saying some things that gerald ford wants to hear. than you think about her causes after the time in the white house. is had an effect on a lot of people's lives, maybe more than

she is the opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn about the modern first lady, lady bird johnson, and you learn us in the book, all first ladies though back to her as a role model because she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does, but there is a bit of a break. ofy bird takes on the cause beautification. it is environmentalism. inearned they do play a role the public stage, and the pulpit they have now, they can get a lot done. >> what is the involvement of the historian richard norton smith? mark: he is a guest on the martha washington program and the betty for program and he makes a good point. ladies, when you think about it, probably had as much, if not more, influence on the way we live our lives. look at that he ford. -- betty ford. saying things gerald wants to hear, but you think about her causes after her time in the white house. like substance abuse. she had an effect on a lot of people's lives, maybe more than some of the present -- the presidents. >> here is the book. of 45about the liv

there's a reference in 1920 the swearing of calvin coolidge that takes place at his home. there's a reference to the medal of honor. saying somehow it is bill clinton. i'm not sure necessarily. eric: i get the point. it is a hell of a thing i have to respond to. having had a journalistic ground -- background, what i do is get to sources. that is what a journalist uses as his guideline. there are at least two for all of these sources. i get sense all of the major reviews to the book. ahave never seen seriously fact question any review sent to me. i have seen some things written about books i have written online that are astonishing to me. i don't know what books they read. i am sure there are errors. it's not possible to write a book without an error. plaque, iss of the said it is on the grounds of sagamore hill. it's by the flagpole. let's not get into this now but before i wereon to upset about this i would want to know who wrote this, is it reason to sayas a something negative, which i have found. i'm not aware of this. the review about the 1920 book, amazon.com. in thee

she is opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about modern first ladies. lady bird johnson -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model. she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt, but then there is a little bit of a break take on a cause. lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. it is really environmentalism. take a role.o >> what is the role of richard norton smith? >> a great friend of ours, his idea for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program, the betty ford program. somekes the point that first ladies have more of an influence on the way we live our lives. betty ford. you think about her causes after white house.f the substance abuse. >> here is the book. "first ladies: presence of historians on the lives of iconic american women." now available at your favorite bookseller and online. the pastk back at .residential debates this saturday, the 1992 town hall debate between president bush, bill clinton, and ross perot. >> you can have no pollution patrols, no retirement and you don't care about

the incandescent bulb, at the congressional gold medal ceremony here in the capital, president calvin coolidgeforce of the doer. edison, coolidge proclaimed, represents the finest tradition of our citizenship. indeed, edison embodies the creative essence of america. not only the invention of things, but the spirit of innovation at the soul of our national character. innovation, entrepreneurship, discovery, creativity. here in congress, we have a special responsibility to help sustain and advance america's leadership in innovation. we must take inventory of the ingredients needed to foster a new generation of edisons. how could there be a whole generation of edisons, but in the spirit of ed i sob. recognizing the importance of respect for science, patience for the time it takes, investment in resources to produce break-throughs, and remembering that for most people, innovation begins in the classroom. in this case, the classroom of his mother nancy. the statues that fill the capitol serve for more than commemoration, they are inspiration. edison was never content to rest on his laurels. he was

back in the '20s was for calvin coolidge so it's been goi oa t but it's ay ef t effect. >> thankfong was t thnoe, that i read about it. i t was nohank you for ;u?a clarifying tha i was helping. i was helping. >> thas whatas sing. matt,rump d'ta lot of big celeb support i gu i.and fda with let's take a look. >> i have got the cream of the crop. i've got sarah palin. i've even got the best baldwin o hthat. this faz him not "snin to have a lotfn el his corner? nd he was a realit s nning prhatered e dispute, he anlly ?8 baldwin are forth to each other about what their father would thinof this election. it's kind of funny. >> thank you, matt. >>> up next the uproar or halloween costumes. tufts universityarni students offensive or racist costume could get them in real trouble and, paula, that's what you're herto talk about. what'soing on at tufts? >> tufts, the greek community has sent out an e-mail to the chapters that says if you wear something insensitive or offensive, you are subject to diipnary measures. kardhian robbery costume dubbed the parisian het victim. this has been pulled by

she is in some ways ahead of her time. , youof my grace coolidge have the silent calvin coolidge and grace coolidge is almost a rock star. she is opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about modern first ladies. lady bird johnson -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model. she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does, but then there is a break taking on a cause. lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. it is really environmentalism. i learned they really do play a and in the public stage they can get a lot done. steve: what is the role of richard norton smith? mark a great friend of ours, his : idea for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program, the betty ford program. he makes a good point when you read this book that some first lady's, when you think about it, probably had as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes up for e.r.a., ahead of the curve is the first nation. she is not saying something's gerald ford was a here, but you think about her causes after her time o

calvin coolidge used to send them all the time. i'm just suggesting that has become bipartisan. monuments, presidents will do that. but obama just did the maine woods, and they are angry and main about it even though the land was gifted by rocket quimby who founded bert spears, the woman's the woman's product, she became the biggest land over a set i will not only give you the land to the federal government as apart, but i will also endow it with $20 million. the conservatives in maine don't want to, they see it as federal government intrusion into their lives. so the good news and i think a better and, the national parks, on their centennial right now are spectacular. we need need to love them more, visit them, they really are this great gift and we'll both theodore and franklin roosevelt a huge bit of credit for being visionaries and making our country something special. without it there would be stripmall's and superhighways. by saving these wild places it has kept the essential spirit of america, and my mind alive. thank you. [applause]. >> i commute every week. i've done th

now i have little in common with calvin coolidge but over the next few months if i'm ano little bit more task than my normal cells. there is another way in which i think you will be careful with the words. on both sides of the tina we must resist the temptation to trade insults. but these negotiations are too important for that instead we should all think carefully it makes perfect sense for us to have the strongest possible ties with europe after he we leave the european union. the same goes for him. it's easier for us to do business together the better it is for both britain and europe. we look at all the options and we will be prepared for any outcome. but it certainly won't be to anyone's benefit to see anan increase in areas of trade in either direction.ed so we want to maintain the freest possible trade between us without betraying the instruction we have seen to take back control of our own t affairs. and in their interest also as a country that leaves the process is orderly and smooth. i know some people are suggesting we should justth ignore the rules tear up the treaties. i say

back in the '20s was for calvin coolidge so it's been going on a lot but it's a rally effect. >> thanks for clarifying i was i was not -- thank you for clarifying that. >> i was helping. i was helping. >> that's what i was saying. and, matt, trump doesn't have a lot of big celebrity supporters, i guess, in his corner. and "saturday night live" had a little fun with that. let's take a look. >> i have got the cream of the crop. i've got sarah palin. i've got chachi and get this, >> you know, every weekend "snl" seems to do something. do you think this phases him not to have a lot of celebrities in his corner. >> i think he sees himself obviously as a celebrity and he was a reality tv star now running for president in this. you know, it's funny also. the baldwin brothers, the other baldwin brothers that entered the dispute, he and billy baldwin are quiting back about what their father would think of this election. it's kind of funny. >> thank >>> up next the uproar over halloween costumes. tufts university warning students offensive or racist costume could get them in real trouble and, pau

back when calvin coolidge was, it increase. the economic advisers were all tell him they would lose revenue but the government gained revenue. they made quite a sizable financial air. jack kennedy's line about about it was, a rising tide lifts all votes. this is what we believe the tax proposals that we have made are aimed at. that is reagan in almost the identical words of jfk. finally, last quote, can you tech cut taxes and cut inflation by doing this? i believe you can. let me read you some. our true choices not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large budget on the other. an economy stifled by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the body budget. they will never produce enough jobs or even enough profits. here's reagan quoting. jfk said that back in 1962 when he was asking for a tax decrease. a cut in in tax rates across the board and he was proven right. before that is kennedy. i just want to say this, for the umpteenth time, kennedy the democrat, reagan the republican

i'm reminded of the story about calvin coolidge who said so little he was known as silent cal. one night at a dinner guests try to bore him into a conversation and increasingly desperate she said i need a bed with my friends i could get you to say more than three words and he replied simply, you lose. [applause] now i hope you will forgive me if i'm a little [inaudible] on both sides we must resist the temptation to trade the headlines with the aftermath but these negotiations are too important for that. instead we should think carefully about where our common interests lie. britain is one of the defenders of the freedom and security so it makes perfect sense to have the strongest possible after we leave the opinion. the better it is for both britain and europe. we are looking at all the options and we will be prepared for any outcome but it certainly won't be to anyone's benefit to see an interest if it is betrayed in either direction. so we want to maintain the freest possible trade between us without betraying the instruction that we've received of the british people to take

calvin coolidge. >> let me put up nevada, wa show. trump up six. this fluctuated.u had him up double-digits over the summer. is it good news for trump, average news or bad news. >> that's a critical county and we watched that county on election results. 800 samples in the counties. we are getting a ton of data. if i were running the campaign, i couldn't do it. what happened as you see that things are starting to return to a norm. presidential elections have a systematic approach and we are starting to see it come back. at one point with no college degree for men. that has come back to either and he was getting crushed by college educated whites. what you see is more normalcy being returned to this very erratic campaign. this means we are in for a long night on election night. if they are plus six in a state that we have him winning in nevada, that will be a long night. this is not a done deal. >> the final question to you on this early vote. when should we say wow, this is over? when would you sit there and say is it another week's worth of data that looks like tod

that florida, as a key state, no republican has won the presidency without winning florida since calvin coolidgeng all the way back to roughly 1924. so the issue for hillary clinton is to turn out the vote, and she faces a hurdle in some respects. according to pew research, if you go back to about 2006, there are 400,000 fewer white democrats than there were -- today than there were then. there are, however, more hispanic democrats. so everything is shift anything florida. liz? liz: oh, boy, sure is. adam, thank you very much. we just want to remind people as soon as al gore and hillary clinton come out, we will definitely bring that to you. we've got more news on donald trump ask some tweets he's been sending out. we'll get to that in a moment. in the meantime, we have to get to these numbers that we have, we now have some more numbers on the samsung phone that's now off the market and out of production. the problem with the galaxy note 7 is projected to be a $17 billion loss for samsung as the smartphone and electronics titan decides to the scrap the phone entirely. the decision, of course, as

when calvin coolidge set taxes across the board government revenue increased. when jack kennedy did it, his economic advisers were all telling him the government will lose revenue and the government gains revenue. they made a sizable financial error. jack kennedy's line about it was, quote, a rising tide all boats. this is what we believe the tax proposals are aimed at. that is reagan's almost identical words of john f. kennedy and finally, can you cut taxes and fight inflation? i very much believe you can. our true choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and avoidance of large budget deficits on the other. and economy stifled by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the budget just as it will never reduce enough jobs or even enough profit. reagan quoting, quote, john f. kennedy said that back in 1962 when he was asking for tax decrease, a cut in tax rates across the board and he was proven right. that is reagan and before that is kennedy. i want to say this again. kennedy, the democrat, reagan, the republican. as the un

there is a silence calvin coolidge and then a rock shower debate costar and you learn about lady byrde's one of the first to take on causes but then there is a littlthere's a littlk on the cost and ladybird takes on the caus causes that is environmental and so i learned they do play a role in the public stage. >> what's the involvement of richard norton smith? >> he's a guest on the martha washington program in the betty ford program and he makes a good point that comes out when you read this book. some probably had as much if not more influence. she is ahead of the curve as the first lady but then you think about the causes after the time in the white house and in a way, there was an effect on a lot of people's lives. >> here is the book first lady on the lives of the 45 iconic american women available now at your favorite bookseller and online. now the debate on the 2016 presidential election former speaker newt gingrich and commentator laura ingram debate jennifer granholm and the clinton administrator robert wright. this is 90 minutes. >> they operate better. >> [inaudible] system

here's reagan and calvin coolidge cut taxes across the board, government revenues increased.when jack kennedy did it, the economic advisers were all telling him the government would lose revenue and the government would gain revenue. that's the reality.they made a sizable financial error. jackkennedy's line about it was quote, a rising tide lifts all boats . and this is what we believe the tax proposals we have made our aimed at. that is reagan in almost the identical words of home of john f. kennedy. finally, last quote from reagan. can you cut taxes and fight inflation? by so doing this, i very much believe you can. let me read you something. our choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large budget deficits on the other. the economy is stifled by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the budget. justas it will never produce enough jobs or even enough profit. here's reagan . john f. kennedy said this back in 1962 when he was asking for a tax increase. a cut in tax rates across the board and he was proven right. th

someone like grace coolidge, silent calvin coolidge and then grace coolidge is almost a rock star.e's the opposite. you learn even about the modern first lady, baby bird johnson and you learn this in the boat. all first lady sort of go back to her as a role model because she's the first to take some causes. eleanor roosevelt does but that there is a little bit of a break and baby bird takes on this cause people think of as beautification. it's really environmental. they really do play a role in the public stage and they get a lot done. >> host: but the involvement of richard north smith? >> his idea is a guest on the martha washington program and the betty ford program and he makes a really good point when you read this book that some first ladies when you think about it probably habits that if not for him was on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she's ahead of the curve as the first lady. she's not saying things gerald ford wants to hear, but then you think about her cause is after time in the white house. in a way he had an effect on a lot of old and some of the pres

opposite of calvin coolidge.y bird johnson, they go back to her as a role model, because she is one of the first who really takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does, but a little break taking on a cause, and lady bird takes on this cause as people think of as beautification. it is really environmentalism. i learn they do play a role and the public stage, they can get alla lot done. >> richard, guest on the martha washington program, guest during the betty ford program and makes a good point. i think it comes out when you read this book. some first ladies, when you think about it, probably had as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for e.r.a., ahead of the curve for first lady. not saying things gerald ford wants to hear, but her causes in substance abuse, in a way, she has had an affect on alli lot o people's lives. >> "first ladies, 45 iconic women." now available at your favorite book seller and online. >>> a look at the impact of immigration on the economy,

someone like grace coolidge, you have the silent calvin coolidge, and then grace coolidge is almost a rock star. she is the opposite. you learn even about modern first ladies. bird johnson. all first ladies really go back to her as a role model. she takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt did, but then there was a break of first ladies taking on causes. he learned that they really do , and with the public stage in the pulpit they have now, they can get a lot done. richard norton smith is a great friend of ours. it was his idea for the series. marthaa guest on the washington program and the betty ford program. he makes a good point. some first ladies, when you think about it, probably have as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for er a. -- for the equal rights amendment. her causes after her time in the white house. way, that had an effect on people's lives, maybe more than some of the presidents have. available ats now your favorite bookseller and online. >> looking live at the white house rose garden here on c-span. we expect that sh

it is important because no republican has won the white house since calvin coolidge, 1924 without winningtate very much in play. hillary clinton due here at 3:00 p.m. neil? neil: adam, thank you very, very much. adam shapiro. footnote on that, "wall street journal/nbc" poll, that was done prethe second lessdential debate and post the tape of donald trump that became a focus. the electoral debate breakdown is phenomenon as leading averages in battleground states. we'll have more after this, why bernie marcus says don't jump to conclusion. and don't seal the deal on this race. t system for whenever anything happens in the market. but thinkorswim already lets you create custom alerts for all the things that are important to you. i guess we don't need the kid anymore. custom alerts on thinkorswim. only at td ameritrade. approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. t

grace coolidge, you have calvin coolidge and then grace is almost a rock star.u learn about the modern first ladies. you learn this in the book. offers ladies go back to her as a role model because she takes on causes. breakis a little bit of a taking on the cause and the ladybird takes on the cause, it is really environmentally. i learned they really do play a role and the public right now, they get a lot done. >> what is the involvement of historian richard smith? mark: he makes a really good point i think, which comes out when you read the book. probably haddies how we if not more on live the life. she is ahead of the curve on the first lady. not saying things gerald ford wants to hear. ,hen you think about the causes and in a way, an effect on a lot of people's lives, maybe more than some of the presidents have. >> and here is the book. presidential historians on the american menconic and women, now available at your favorite bookstore online. >> live coverage this afternoon on c-span. we will be at howard university at the nation's capital. loretta lynch ho

interesting when you think of all the presidents who use this as a backdrop, teddy roosevelt, calvin coolidgeht eisenhower, jfk. >> reporter: and donald trump's campaign is not dancing around, it's the symbolism, they say trump wants to come here because they say this is where the gettys berg address anded and president clinton gave a speech that united the nation and they say that is what trump is going to do. he is a little bit late, but we do expect him to be here in the next couple of minutes, we don't believe he's on site here yet in gettysberg. and this is a slightly different kind of feel than most of the big rallies that he has. this is not open to the public, this was a bunch of invited guests, they're all in mostly sport coats, and their sunday best, as though they were coming to a banquet, that would normally being held at this banquet hall. the dress wear that a lot of americans have, the teleprompters are up, and we do think that the nominee will be here to give the ten principles that are most important to him for the first 100 days, along with some proposals about how to either

she is the opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about modern first ladies. lady bird johnson -- all first ladies, you learn it in the book, all first ladies go back to her as a role model. she is one of the first to take on causes. does as well,elt but then there is a break. and then lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. so i learned that she really played a role. >> what about richard norton smith? mark: a great friend of ours, his idea for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program, the betty ford program. he makes the point that some first ladies have more of an influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for eera. she is ahead of the curve. and you think about her causes after her time in the white house. the substance abuse and the way it had an effect on a lot of people's lives. maybe more than some presidents have. >> here is the book. "first ladies." now available from your favorite bookseller and online. >> in his weekly address, the president highlights a wage growth over the course o

she is opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about modern first ladies.ady bird johnson -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model because she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt, but then there is a little bit of a break take on a cause. and lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. it is really environmentalism. they really do play a role. it is published date now, they can get a lot done. >> what is the role of richard norton smith? mr. farkas: a great friend of ours, his idea for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program, the betty ford program. he makes the point that some first ladies have more of an influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for e.r.a. -- she was saying things that gerald ford did not want to hear. you think about her causes after she got out of the white house. she has had a lot of effect on people's lives. livese is the book, the of 45 iconic american women, available at your favorite bookseller and online. recent oral argument in davis.

i mean, she is the opposite of calvin coolidge. and then you learn even about the modern first ladies. lady bird johnson, and you learn this in the book, all first ladies go back to her as a role model because she is one of the first that takes on causes. i mean, eleanor roosevelt does, but then there is a little bit of a break. lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. she is an environmentalist. they really do take a role and the stage they have in the public now lets them get a lot of done. >> what is the role of richard norton smith? >> he is a great friend of ours. he is a guest on the martha washington program and on the betty ford program. he makes a really good point, that comes out when you read this book. some first ladies, when you think about it, probably had as much, if not more, influence on how we live our lives. look at betty ford, she was ahead of the curve for a first lady. then, you think about her causes after her time in the white house. an effect on had many people's lives. >> and here is the bo

she is opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about modern first ladies.ady bird johnson -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model. she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt, but then there is a little bit of a break take on a cause. lady bird johnson takes on this cause of beautification. it is really environmentalism. take a role.o >> what is the role of richard norton smith? >> a great friend of ours, his idea for the series. he is a guest on the martha washington program, the betty ford program. somekes the point that first ladies have more of an

someone like grace coolidge you have calvin coolidge. you learn about the modern first ladies, lady bird johnson is someone that all first ladies and you learn this in the book all first ladies go back to her as a role model because she is one of the first who takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does but there is a little bit of a break on taking on a cause and lady bird takes on this cause people think of it as beautification. it's really environmentism. i learned that they really do play a role and the public stage and the pulpit that they have now they can get a lot done. >> what's the involvement of historian richard norton smith in this? >> his idea for the series, he is a guest on the martha washington program, he is a guest during the betty ford program and makes a really good point, i think it comes out when you read this book is that some first ladies when you think about it probably had as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford, she comes out for er. a, she is ahead of the curve as a first la

someone like grace coolidge -- you have the silent calvin coolidge and grace coolidge is the opposite. about the modern first ladies, lady bird johnson is someone all first ladies sort of go back to her as a role model because she's one of the first who really takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does but there's a break and lady bird takes on this cause that people think of as beautification. role.eally do play a involvement of richard norton smith? >> a great friend of ours. he's a guest on the martha washington program and he makes a really good point. some first ladies, when you think about it, probably had as inh if not more influence the way we lived our lives. look at betty ford. she's ahead of the curve as first lady. she's not saying things gerald ford wants to hear but you think about her causes after a time in substancehouse -- abuse -- she has had an effect on a lot of peoples lives, maybe more than some of the presidents. >> here is the book. on the lives of 45 iconic american women -- first ladies come in out available your favorite bookseller and online. >> the second pre

she is the opposite of calvin coolidge. you learn even about the matter first ladies.rt of go back to her as a role model because she is one of the first two takes on causes. eleanor roosevelt does but then there is a little bit of a break taking on a cause. lady bird takes on this cause and people think of it as a beautification. it is really, really environmentalist. so i learned that they really do play a role. the public stage in the public that they have now they can get a lot done. >> host: what is the involvement of historian richard norton smith? >> guest: he is a great friend of ours. his idea for the series, he is a guest on the martha washington program. he is a guest on the betty ford program and he makes a good point. it comes out when you read this book that some first ladies when you think about it probably had as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for era, she is ahead of the curve of the first lady. she's not actually same things that joe ford wants to hear. but then you think about her causes aft

someone like grace coolidge, you have silent calvin coolidge and grace is a rock star in her time. she's the opposite of calvin coolage. you learn about the modern first ladies. lady byrd johnson, all first ladies go back to her as a role model because she's the first to take on causes. eleanor roosevelt does and then a little break in taking on a cause. lady bird takes on the cause of beautification. it's really environmentalism. i learned they really do play a role and the public stage and public et they have now, they can get a lot done. >> what's the involvement of historian richard norton smith in this. >> great friend of ours. his idea for the series. guest on the martha washington program and betty ford program. he makes a good point. it comes out when you read this book. some first ladies, when you think about it, probably had as much if not more influence on the way we live our lives. look at betty ford. she comes out for era. she's ahead of the curve as a first lady. she's not actually saying some things gerald ford wants to hear but then you think about her causes after

coolidge. she's almost a rock star in her time. she's the opposite of calvin. you learn about lady bird johnson, someone that all first ladies -- you learn this in the book -- all first ladies go back to her as a role model. she takes on causes. ellenor roosevelt does, then there's a little break. and lady bird takes on this cause of environmentalism. so i learn that they really do play a role, and the public stage and the pulpit that they have now, they can get a lot done. >> what's the involvement of historian richard norton smith? >> great friend of ours. his idea for the series, he's a guest on the martha washington program. and he makes a really good point, it comes out when you read this book. some first ladies had a lot of influence on the way we live our lies. look at betty ford. you think about her causes after her time in the white house. substance abuse, and the way it had an effect on a lot of people's lives. >> and here is the book. "first ladies, presidential historian on the lives of 45 iconic american women," now available at your favorite book

calvin apparently replied, if my father were your father, you would. [laughter] >> his affection for the boy was obvious, and his admiration. while in the white house, president coolidge's son contracted blood poisoning. coolidge wrote words that resonate with any parent in the room. he wrote "what might have happened to him under other circumstances, we don't know, if i had not been president. continued, when he went, the power and the glory of the presidency went with him." a sensibility like this and not power is the source of presidential dignity, and it must be restored. it depends entirely upon character, self-discipline, and an understanding of the fundamental principles that underlie the republic, but life itself. it communicates the president feels the gravity of his office and is willing to sacrifice himself. that his eye is on the storm of history through which it is his responsibility to navigate with the specific powers accorded to him and the limitations placed upon them, not merely by man, but by god. in the capitol rotunda, there are heroic paintings, the signing of the declaration, the victory at saratoga, the victory at yorktown, and something seldom s

calvin al parentally replied, if my father were your father, you would. [laughter] his affection for the boy was obvious. and his admiration. while in the white house president coolidge's son contracted blood poisoning from an incident on the south lawn. coolidge wrote words that resonate with any parent in the room. he wrote, what might have happened to him under other circumstances we do not know, but if i had not been president, and then he continued, in his suffering he was asking me to make him well, and i could not, and when he went, the power and the glory of the presidency went with him. a sensibility like this, and not power, is the source of presidential dignity. and it must be restored. it depends entirely upon character, self-discipline, and an understanding of the fundamental principles that underline not only the republic, but life itself. it communicates the president feels the gravity of his office and is willing to sacrifice himself. that his eye is not upon his own prospects but upon the storm of history through which it is his responsibility to navigate with the specific powers accorded to him and the limitations placed upon them, not merely by man b