we are going to talk about our dolley madison collection. ourey was the wife of fourth president, james madison, and probably one of our most popular first ladies. 1768 to arn may 20, quaker family, and lived and american life which took her eventually to become one of the most popular figures in early american history. brothers and sisters and after a stay at a farm in tilford county, they , eventuallyginia moving to philadelphia when dolley was about 15. it was there that she married her first husband, a young attorney, and had a two sons and experienced the tragedy of losses during the yellow fever sonemic when she lost her and husband and her in-laws. she moved then later to the washington city, where at the age of 25, aaron garner introduced her to james madison and she was married. we know that dolley had an outgoing personality, and kind of made up for the shyness of her husband during his presidency. in this new capital city she held receptions, often called citizens.for all the she felt that the dignitaries and citizens alike were a

- when the british arrive, dolley madison was like i'm just gonna be checking this [bleep] out, and i'm. cheers. [laughs] [patriotic music] ♪ - a first lady is pretty much-- she is-- well, obviously she is the wife of the president, but she's around to... to kind of, like-- whatever--hold on. let me think. [laughs] - first ladies? - yeah. - mm. - a first lady is a female ambassador to the united states of america. without a first lady, america would be [bleep]. behind every good man is a ride-or-die kind of bitch, and america would not thrive without a ride-or-die kind of bitch. you know what i'm saying? - first ladies. - i'm nose-greasing this beer 'cause i cannot deal with this foam. - i've never heard "nose-greasing." - what? - i've never heard that term. - okay, so you, like, take the side of your face-- - okay. - there's always grease on your face. - of course, i have a greasy face.

edith mayo: i think that was a part of being first lady probably since dolley madison's time.illiam seale: oh, mrs. roosevelt -- mrs. fdr had just cards and cards of her -- edith mayo: oh, yes, stacks of mail. william seale: -- in a card catalog of letters, people wanted to get someone out of jail or kept from hanging or whatever. susan swain: next is a call from duncan in rootstown, ohio. you're on. duncan: yes, thank you. my last name is reinhart, and there was a wealthy family in ohio at the turn of the century last named reinhart. did the harrisons have any past experience with that family by any chance? edith mayo: i have no idea. william seale: i don't know. susan swain: yeah, we wouldn't be able to know that kind of detail. william seale: i have no idea. i don't know. wish i did, yeah. susan swain: i hope you can find some sources in your own state to answer that. laura in novi, michigan. hi, laura. laura: hi. how are you? i'm so excited, i can't believe you're talking about the harrisons. i've about 30 years, i've had an inaugural invitation to the inaugural ball in 18

the influence of women on hamilton, his mother, his wife, his lover, dolley, abigail, and washington's wife. those women must've have an influence on that man. mr. newton: well, it's john c. hamilton wrote that hamilton got his genius, intelligence from his mother. so, hamilton, whether he inherited it he learned it from his mother, his mother was a major influence on his life. john c. hamilton said that he always recollected his mother with fondness. elizabeth schuyler was a huge influence on hamilton's life starting in 1780. these, during the war, hamilton was mostly with men, except during winter encampments where the women would join. so, the period covered in the book, the influence of women is not that great. hamilton's mother died in 1768, taken in by his friend, might be relative. first, his relatives and then by the stevens who were his friends. there was no mother figure during that period. as far as we know, he did not have a girlfriend, maybe. so, i do not know the extent of those female relationships during the war. but he gained, he gained his intelligence, hard work, ami

-- of the first ladies of the 20th century, who were the more noteworthy after, like, abigail and dolley and mary lincoln were noteworthy. were any of the first ladies in the 20th century noteworthy, too? >> (crosstalk) >> and my second question is -- and my second question is, what -- what was nellie's inspiration for the cherry tree? thank you. what eleanor roosevelt was by far the one with the -- and lady bird johnson, but eleanor roosevelt became a delegate to the united nations. and so, in the post-first lady career, she and lady bird johnson. though, there are others, but those would be two. susan swain: save the cherry tree question. lewis gould: yes, yes. susan swain: because we're going to show some video of it for later on there. lewis gould: that needs more attention. susan swain: next is a call from leroy, who is monticello, kentucky. hi, leroy. court great program. i've enjoyed this so much. i was looking forward to it from last week. well, i didn't get to watch it. but, anyway, i've got a question for ms. cook. was the taft family, president taft and his wife, were they chr

-- of the first ladies of the 20th century, who were the more noteworthy after, like, abigail and dolley, and mary lincoln were noteworthy. were any of the first ladies in the 20th century noteworthy, too? >> (crosstalk) >> and my second question is -- and my second question is, what -- what was nellie's inspiration for the cherry tree? thank you. what eleanor roosevelt was by far the one with the -- and lady bird johnson, but eleanor roosevelt became a delegate to the united nations. and so, in the post-first lady career, she and lady bird johnson. though, there are others, but those would be two. susan swain: save the cherry tree question. lewis gould: yes, yes. susan swain: because we're going to show some video of it for later on there. lewis gould: that needs more attention. susan swain: next is a call from leroy, who is monticello, kentucky. hi, leroy. court great program. i've enjoyed this so much. i was looking forward to it from last week. well, i didn't get to watch it. but, anyway, i've got a question for ms. cook. was the taft family, president taft and his wife, were they ch

. >> first, get an up-close look at a 200-year-old dress worn by former first lady dolley madison. you're the mysteries

there are few things that exist of dolley's due to circumstances and which are at the end of her piecesat to have these and the very items is a real treasure, and there aren't very many pieces that exist that can be attributed to her and her family. lady, and was bornth carolina' in guilford county, we feel honored to be able to share and tell the story with the as well as other items from other family descendents. >> in 1960, civil rights activist began nonviolent protests against racial segregation at the woolworth department store in greensboro, north carolina. african-americans would sit at whites only counters and ask to be served. ine on the sit-ins greensboro. >> 1, 2010. the museum tells the story of the citians that happened in this city, which launched a wave of anti-segregation since across the south. this building once housed the woolworth store. deena: what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so the rest of us would be able to do that. a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites only access