chester arthur's house is the same house.t is there and there is a middle eastern spice store there. host: you say the first letter was written when she was 31. did she ever marry? scott: she did not. host: what kind of life did she lead and why did she called herself the little dwarf? scott: in the royal court the dwarf with the one person who could speak truth to the king. she viewed herself as the one person who would speak plainly to chester arthur and even though she didn't know him, she spoke her mind. .nd was very bold host: how sick was she? scott: it is hard to tell how sick she was. era was a victorian area -- . she refers to back problems and periods of time when she could do much more than lie down on the couch. but it is not really clear what her medical problems were. there were also. ods when she was doing much better. in saratoga she was out riding for the first time. she did have some health problems that did limit her ability to get out and about. host: two people that you referenced. one, tom reeves. a coup

brian: where was chester arthur ?garfield was shot scott: he was actually up in albany, trying to help conkling win back his senate seat. there was a fight. rutherford b. hayes was trying to institute reforms fighting back against machine politicians like conkling. when he insulted conkling by putting someone in the new york customhouse without consulting him, conkling and the other senator from new york resigned in protest, thinking that certainly the new york legislature would very quickly restore him to his seat. this was before the direct election of senators, and that he would've made his point. but as it turns out, the legislature had had enough of conkling's antics and it was a tougher job than he had anticipated. and chester arthur, who was james garfield's vice president, went to albany to help conkling get his seat back. this was in direct opposition to what garfield was trying to do, which was to institute reforms. hayes also tried to do that. he was trying to take control of this massive patronage system.

so why write a book about chester arthur? i get that question lot. the easy answer is somebody had to do it. as my brother said anybody can write about lincoln but it is harder to disparage doris kerns goodwin. [laughter] but i choose to write about arthur because he also served as president during a crucial period in american history to frequently dissect with those crucial decades immediately following though war. with a social political and economic changes but arthur became president 36 years ago. with the economic inequality to shake people's faith in the american experiment to have an amazing story that deserves to be remembered. board in vermont 1829 the seven abolitionist preacher it was not popular and his father who was known as the elder of was kicked data several congregations he graduated from union college in schenectady and did what many other did in move to new york city. once there he became a lawyer joining the firm of his father's our staunch abolitionist as a young attorney when many were enriching themselves he was an honest and

chester a. arthur, who was james garfield's vice president, went ng getany to help conkli back his seat, in direct opposition to what james garfield was trying to do, institute reforms. control tried to take of this massive patronage system. it was widely noted that chester a. arthur was in new york, doing opposings bidding and james garfield at the time when he was shot. the tension between the reform wing of the republicans and the stalwart wing of the party was so great that when garfield was a shot, many people suspected that chester a. arthur and conkling had something to do with it. brian: what can you tell us about the person who shot james garfield, gateau? scott: he was probably mentally ill. bears a motto for some lengths to some of the other characters throughout american history who ended up doing the same kinds of things that he did. modern medicine today would have judged him to be mentally ill. the direct instigator of his acts was the fact he thought he was owed in office for the work h

the presentation was made at chester arthur elementary school in south philadelphia and he talked to the kids about the benefits of getting outside to play and shooting hoops with them as well. and played a little basketball. robert covington. paulsboro's a very proud community. it's been on the decline with the closing of the refineries and there's no jobs in the community. if there's no jobs, there's no education, there's no food on the table. what's important is the children. steve sweeney... he fought for 'em. this is where he's from. steve sweeney's been here since the beginning. steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back. strangely enough monday night. >> monday night the eagles taking on the red skins and has a big game feel to it. the eagles get ready for the key match-up. there is injuries, a player on special teams on special reserves with a knee injury. cart back ronald darby practices the first time since dislocating his arran

. >> chester arthur pretty consistently ranks among the lesser-known presidents.the only thing that most people remember about him is his very distinct a facial hair, his mutton chop sideburns. >> tonight, journalist scott greenberger on his book "the unexpected president," about the life and political career of chester arthur. >> he recognized he was not qualified for the job. the ticket by accident. never imagined he would be president of the united states. then, all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. sunday at 10 a.m. eastern, former president bill clinton delivers the keynote address at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the integration of little rock central high school in arkansas. also participating in the event, in the school auditorium, are 8 of the little rock nine, the first african-american students to attend the school in 1957. here is a preview. ansident clinton: we face emotional question, question of the heart and a question of the mind today. do you really believe in the legacy of the

chester arthur ranks among the lesser presidents.that most people remember about him is his distinctive facial hair. his sideburns. author on his book "the unexpected president" about the life of chester arthur. >> he recognize that he was not qualified for the job. job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he never imagined he would be president of the united states. all of a sudden, he is in the threshold of office. q&a.night on c-span's morning, an author and syndicated journalist talks about trump and the republican agenda. then dave zirin talks about the nfl comments. then, steve clemons. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. these images from puerto rico as the u.s. territory continues to deal with the aftermath of hurricane maria. miami herald reports that the island is facing a humanitarian and public health catastrophe. administration's response has been, in his words, "incredible." the president prepares to travel to puerto rico on tuesday. it is sunday, octob

. ♪ >> chester arthur consistently ranks among the lesser-known presidents.he only thing most people remember about him is his distinctive facial hair. journalistsn q&a, scott greenberger on his book, " the unexpected president." >> he recognized he wasn't really qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket i by accident. he never imagined he would be president of the united states. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. churchill faced when he came to power in may 1940. practically from his first day in office, he begged president roosevelt for help. the president was very aware of the isolationist mood of the country, and even though he wanted to help, he was cautious. he did not want to get involved in this war if he could help it. besides, most people in washington, including him, were pretty much convinced britain be easily defeated. how could it possibly survive when no other european country had? >> madeleine albright, called our foremost chronicler of politics and diplomacy of world war ii. includen's books freedom starters, and her most rece

dc at politics and prose bookstore where scott greenberger will recount the life of president chester a arthur. that is a look at some of the events tv will be covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> next up on book tvs "after words", investigative journalist reports on the mental health industry. he looks at treatment facilities, pharmaceutical company, and highlights clinicians for challenging traditional methods of treatment. mr. levine is interviewed by jeffrey lieberman, director of the new york state psychiatric institute and author of shrinks the untold story of psychiatry. >> host: i'm here with art levine, noted journalist and author and we are going to discuss today his book mental health inc. it's great to be with you. first, let me thank you for your interest in mental illness and mental health care. too few of your colleagues have seen this is an area to focus on and provide public interested

where chester a arthur's life will be recounted. look for many of these programs to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. this is what churchill had to face. from this first day in office he begged franklin roosevelt for help to save off hitler but the president was aware of the isolationist mood of the country. he didn't want fto get involved in this war if he could help it. most people in washington including him were convinced britain would be easily defeated. how could it possibly survive when no other european country had? >> former u.s. secretary of state called the most chronicle of world war ii politics and e diplomacy. ....

schools around the city and after the check presentation covington played a pickup game from chester arthur elementary and stressed the importance of staying active and eating right. >> still ahead cooler upgrade we'll show you the ice box that made it possible for you to never have to grab your own beer again. >> and chicken controversy a customer accuses a restaurant of passing popeyes food off as their own. and the owner is not even denying it. >>> and if you need proof there is nothing the internet can't ruin. look at this photo shoot. why someone call the pretend marriage inappropriate. >>> an employee pouring diesel fuel into the generator sparked this explosion in portland, oregon as people were leaving work last night. high winds fanned the flames destroying another food cart and damaging ten nearby cars and it was so intense people in a nearby office building said they could feel the heat 10 floors up. >>> for the second year in a row returns that participated in the pnc marathon did not run a marathon. last year it was measured too long but at least a half mile. this year the mara

brian: your book, "the unexpected president: the life and times of chester a. arthur.". who is the most interesting character? scott: chester. his

announcer: journalist scott and berger on his book, "the care coat president about chester arthur. >> for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there. never thought he would be president and all of a sudden he of office.threshold announcer: sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> now henry cuellar and michael burgess talk about congress in the first year of the trump administration. they also talk about border issues and hurricane relief. this is one hour. >> welcome to our planner at the texas tribune fest. we are honored to have two men who are alumni and i am also alumni. on my immediate left is congressman henry cuellar, who is from laredo. he is been serving in congress since 2004 and one of the reasons i'm excited to have him here is he is an appropriate or witches inside washington jargon

journaliston "q&a," on his book, "the unexpected president," about chester a arthur. >> i think he recognizede was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president of the united states, and all of a sudden, he is in office. >>

journaliston "q&a," on his book, "the unexpected president," about chester a arthur. >> i think he recognized he was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president of the united states, and all of a sudden, he is in office. >> on c-span's "q&a." "washington journal" continues. host: we want to turn our attention to foreign policy and we welcome steve clemons, the washington editor at large for "the atlantic." let's talk about news, the trump administration acknowledging we are in direct conversations with pyongyang. what does that mean? huge step, not something i applaud because they have set the time for talks and conversation is over with some notion the north koreans were somehow going to capitulate on their own. we have seen and escalate on the personal war of words between our leader and the north korean leader and the neighborhood and rest of the world nervous around this. we need to understand, particularly as it begins to feel there was a military action on the way, that there was every effort made to try t

visit ncicap.org] >> tonight, the life and political career of chester a. arthur. >> he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job and ended up on the ticket by accident and was surprised to be there and never imagined he'd be president of the united states and then all of a sudden he's on the threshold of office. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> tuesday, we're live in charleston, west virginia, for the next stop on the c-span bus 0 capitals tour. we'll have guests on the bus starting at 8:15 ears and join us tuesday for the entire washington journal starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. jim justice and mitch carmichael will be there on the bus. >> on wednesday president trump gave a speech in indianapolis in which he outlined his goals for tax reform and called on congress to work in a bipartisanship way to create and pass the appropriate legislation. this is about 40 minutes.

scott greenberger on his book "the unaffected president," about the life and political career of chester a. arthur. >> the recognized he really was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. was surprised to be there. never imagined he would be president of the united states. then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on announcer: tonight, investigative journalist art levine reports on the mental health history in his book. mr. levine is interviewed by dr. jeffrey lieberman, director of the new york state psychiatric institute, and author of "shrinks: the untold story of psychology." >> mental health services continues to be portrayed as an unalloyed grade, and supposedly more people need to receive more treatment regardless of quality. over repealing obamacare has skewered the truth and as such a fiasco that even having an insurance -- what you are saying needs to being sufficient to provide services, but it has to be good quality care, which most of it is not. >> you as well as anyone would know there have been discussions over the d

q&a, scotttonight on greenberger on his book about the life and local career of chester a arthur. note recognized that he was qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there are you he never imagined he would be president of the united rates. all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. announcer: tonight, investigative journalist reports on the mental health industry. how corruption lacks oversight and failed reforms endanger our most honorable citizens. he is interviewed by jeffrey lieberman. care isl health currently offered by most providers and continue speaker trade as a be for good. , the political debate about obama is such a fiasco that even having good,nce does not ensure safe care. what you are saying is that needs to be efficient to provide services to people. it has to be good quality care. not. >> you as well as anyone would know there have been discussions over the decade, various panels and organizations, how do we have meaningful, quality outcome measurements? offering new methods to measure. it is not really implem

covington was at the chester ar arthur school to help the of -- ocf realty company present a $20,000 to play works pennsylvania. play works is a non-profit that creates programs to provide safe and healthy activities for school children around the philadelphia area. after the presentation, as you can see covington got in a nice workout playing a game of pick up basketball with some of the students. >> i really like see you kids stay active, you know, doing stuff outside being in the house, upping, more fun you have outside. a lot of kids now a days don't understand that. you got video games. you got all this other stuff but really the fun is about being outside. you build more relationships when you're outside connecting with people, under action, that's what really matters the most. >> very well said. covington is back out on the court tomorrow night and the sixers home opener against the boston celtics. >>> west philadelphia school gets a visit today from a music legend. philly's own kenny gamble host add pep rally at the beauford charter school his wife joined him to congratulate

policies and pros book stores, where they'll recount the life of chester a arthur. that's a look at what they'll be covering this week. many events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> and now on book tv we're li

a, scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected president, the life and political career of chester a arthurized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, never imagined he would be president of the united states and all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. congressman, democratic the present of henry cuellar and michael burgess talk about congress and the first year of the trump administration. they also talk about health care, or security, and hurricane relief. for the annual texas tribune festival in austin, this is an hour. this is one hour. >> welcome to the panel about serving congress and the trump area. were very honored to have two men have attended the university of texas, one graduate from north texas anomaly alumni. my immediate left i have congressman henry who is from laredo.

greenberger ontt his book "the unexpected president" about chester a arthur. >> he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there. he never imagined he would be president of the united states. all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. friday, ryan zinke he spoke with the heritage foundation on the trump administration's policy to increase to mystic energy production. he also addressed reports that he had taken multiple trips using private and military air travel since becoming secretary. this is just over 30 minutes. 30 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

policies and pros book stores, where they'll recount the life of chester a arthur. that's a look at what they'll be covering this week. many events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> and now on book tv we're live with author and historian, lynn olson, author of seven books, many on world war ii. including troublesome young men, those angry days, and the recently published "last hope island", britain, the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war. >> guest: poland thought it was prepared but it wasn't. nazi germany was the mightiest military behemoth in world history up to that point and poland was, had a, sizable army. small air force, small navy. it was basically a poor country. it didn't have the sense and financial wherewithal germany did. they thought they could hold off germany at least for a while but germans rolled over them. cspan: you say it wasn't a surprise. the date was maybe a surprise but was the rest of europe preparing for war at this point? >> guest: they expected war was coming. most europea

announcer: sunday night, the life and political career of chester arthur. he would bemagined president of the united states. all of the sudden, he was on the threshold of office. announcer: sunday night on c-span's "q&a." incks when he came to power the 1940's, practically from his first day in office he begged franklin roosevelt for help to hitler's. the president was very aware of the isolationist mood of the country. he was very cautious. he did not want to get involved if he could help it. most people in washington were convinced that it would be easily defeated. how can it survive when no other european country had? >> former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright on world war ii politics and diplomacy. ," lynnon "in depth olson. book aboutcent britain, occupied europe, and the brotherhood. during a live conversation we will take your calls, tweets, and facebooes

journalist scott greenberger discusses his book, "the unexpected president: the life and times of chester a. arthur ♪ brian: your book, "the unexpected president: the life and times of chester a. arthur." who is the most interesting character in the book for you? scott: i think chester arthur is the most interesting character in the book. it is a story

president chester arthur ranks among the lesser-known presidents, the only thing most people remember is his distinctive facial hair, his sideburns. >> tonight on q&a, a journalist on his book " the unexpected president" about the life and political career of chester a arthur. realized he wasn't qualified for the job, wound up on the ticket i accident, was surprised to be there, and then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> tonight at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, the new supreme court term begins. the supreme court correspondent for reuters will give an update on the court. and the president of the committee for responsible federal budget will be on to talk about the cost of the republican tax plan. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on monday morning. tuesday, the securities and exchange commission chair testified before the senate ranking many about the priorities of his agents the, the data breach and the recent data breach of equifax,