president curran g harding, and robert todd lincoln, abraham lincoln's only surviving son. president harding in a speech broadcast nationwide told a audience, this memorial is less for abraham lincoln than those of us today and for those who follow after. presidentnstitute delivered the keynote address that promote equality among the races. he spoke to a segregated audience and discuss the origins of discrimination by comparing the arrival of the mayflower for religious freedom to the arrival of a slave ship with human cargo. announcer: interested in american history tv? visit our website, you can view our schedule, preview upcoming programs and watch lectures, museum tours, films and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. announcer: this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in congress. congresswomancan susan molinari -- >> it made me a fighter and made me -- it was important to me. isn't that the secret? at least it was back then. we were constantly being so, sometimes and being underestimated is a good thing because you always