after ellen's death, no subsequent first lady lobbied for legislation until eleanor roosevelt entered the white house in march of 1933 during her first week there, she went up to capitol hill and began to lobby for an alley bill. as we all know, she lobbied for a lot of things in the next 12 years. and after her, most first ladies have felt they could and should have a cause of their own. this book festival was founded by laura bush, whose cause was libraries and literacy. arguably, a direct connection between ellen wilson and where we are today. i also discovered that being close to a president may seem glamorous, but it's very tough. all three of the women involved with woodrow wilson paid a heavy price. but i think that ellen realized this. she, of course, died in the white house. mary peck had wanted to go to the white house, but she wound up in a boarding house on the wrong side of the tracks. edith had to nurse an invalid in the white house. but ellen could have been speaking for all three of them, when she wrote woodrow at the end of her life, this has been the most remarkable

after ellen's death, no subsequent first lady lobbied for legislation until eleanor roosevelt entered the white house march 1933 during her first week, she went up to capitol hill and began to lobby for the alley bill as we all know she lobbied for a dst lot of things and after her her, most first ladies have felt they could and should have a cause of their own. this book festival was founded by laura bush whose cause was libraries and literacy. arguably, a direct connection between fell in wilson and where we are today. in the white house and mary pack wanted to but she endedthe up in a boardinghouse, edith and add an invalid in the white house. budget ellen could have been speaking for all three of them when she wrote at the end of her life, this has been the most remarkable history i have even read about. to think that i have lived it with you, i wonder if i am dreaming. and will wake up to find myself married to a bank of clark. thank you very much. [applause] >> we do have the few minutes if you would like to ask a question seven mengele lourdes to reading your but. i only read a

eleanor roosevelt was there. mccarthy gave a brilliant nominating address for stevenson. little anxiety in the kennedy camp. it probably caused a little interest on my father's part that maybe if things deadlocked he could still win the nomination. he had felt that as a leader of the party and out of loyalty to eleanor roosevelt -- loyalty should be neutral. the former secretary of labor who was also involved in state administration told me he was in my father's suite on the eve of the balloting. my father said when bobby kennedy calls, tell him i have gone to bed and i have left instructions not to be woken. sure enough bobby kennedy calls. he said i have to talk to the governor. you just tell him, this is his last chance. he better talk to me or he won't be secretary of state. he responded, i am sorry, but he has instructed me to tell you that he has gone to bed. that was the end of any chances for secretary of state. it signifies something about the relationship not with jack kennedy but the very protective circle around jack kennedy. that would come back to create oth

. >> they said eleanor roosevelt had done more damage than hitler.was so awful where 50s investment went on forever. >> it was awful. >> you know, she called somebody knockout. >> the pope. >> i thought brad pitt's comment it wasn't a sentence, but i thought he was fairly intelligent in what he was saying. >> all right. >> i think that brad spi9 trying to engage with the public and it's a great opportunity to do so. if it's funny, if you look at the comment it shows nothing about him or his opinion or issues. he is commenting on other people's issues. >> you make a good point. he comes up with a good point. >> i think like susan sarandon going down to the park and saying i'm stand with you. >> i think it could apply to occupy wall street. i sympathize you are angry. check the anger and be rationale. >> before we get off this subject, i want to ask you, don't you think j.v. is going to end up sharing the profits? >> he is not supposed to. i am amazed that anyone wears those clothes. no one shear wearing thinks clothing. who is buying the clothes? if s

>> my favorite story as i wasn't expecting it turned out to be the eleanor roosevelt and franklin roosevelt -- >> it is complicated. he had his girlfriend living in the bedroom next to him and she had her girlfriend living next to her in the white house together. the american public obviously didn't know any of this, but

some of the names and this address book include eleanor roosevelt, jackie kennedy, john steinbeck. >> it hence -- he was a very unusual, a non-politician and a new ways. he -- in many ways. eventually, by millions of americans who proudly declared themselves stevensonians. >> standing between us is this old office chair. cabinetis stevenson's terror. he had an historic stand of the american passenger to the united nations. he was made a member of the cabinet, this is the chair that commemorate spot. somewhat difficult relationship that he had with the kennedy administration. >> you referred to the dynasty, the stephenson political dynasty. here on the wall or some artifacts. whitevernor stevenson's said -- his grandfather was vice president of the united states. under grover cleveland. he ran again in 1900 under william jennings bryant. this is grandfather stevenson's hat. >> thank you for joining us tonight. live from libertyville, we will work our way it over to the barn on the family farm. we are currently in the study. next to it is a barn. this is a working farm at some point. we

bypassing eleanor roosevelt, best room, clare boothe luce, dorky sitcom emily post, and every other prominent american woman of that 191st, with her patrimony, her own attainment and her latest accolade quote, cissy patterson, nobody closer eleanor, is probably the most powerful woman in america. it added, and perhaps the most hated. so cissy patterson was as i said the daughter of chicago, and she was born in 1881, and as a woman born in the late 19th century, she had no expectation of getting a job or of going into the family business at the tribune. and so she did what young heiresses typically good at the turn of the 20th century, and she made one of the events fashionable so-called international matches. in her case, with a very handsome but sort of a dubious count who wasn't at the poll indiana. and his ancestral states are in the ukraine. she had been warned by her family that he was as one of her mother friend put it, an infamous bad egg. and it turned out to be much worse. she went to live with him and his so-called castles in the ukraine, which were in need of repair. and he married

eleanor roosevelt was there. mccarthy gave a brilliant nominating address for stevenson.ittle anxiety in the kennedy camp. it probably cost a little -- cost a little interest -- thought on my father's part that may be if things deadlocked he could still win the nomination. he had felt that as a leader of the party and as royalty, -- -- out of loyalty to eleanor roosevelt -- loyalty he should be neutral. the former secretary of labor who was also involved in state administration told me he was in my father's suite on the eve of the balloting. my father said when bobby kennedy calls, tell him i have gone to bed and i have left instructions not to be woken. sure enough bobby kennedy calls. he said i have to talk to the governor. you just tell him, this is his last chance. he better talk to me or he won't be secretary of state. he responded, i am sorry, but he has instructed me to tell you that he has gone to bed. that was the end of any chances for secretary of state. it signifies something about the relationship not with jack kennedy but the very protective circle around ja

it was also the work of eleanor roosevelt, the president's widow, who chaired the commission which drafted that text. now, in that text, if it is looked at with let's say with sympathy and not only with a critical view, it can be criticized. everything can be criticized. but if we look at it with some sympathy, we will find that everything that we still need to be. there isn't a word to be changed. if you take the articles on social rights, the right to social security, the right to a job and the right to school, it's all in there. and it was drafted into, i must admit, under the pressure of the eastern countries which at the time where members of the united nations, even if some of them abstained from voting for it because of civil and political rights were not entirely satisfactory to them. but to take the text as it is, i think it is still the basic instrument for anybody in the world who is now living in a territorial country or in a corrupt country to say, i want these rights come and they are there in the declaration. they were carried over them to the two packs, and it is a council

eleanor roosevelt was there. mccarthy gave a brilliant nominating address for stevenson. this caused a little anxiety in the kennedy camp. it probably cost a little interest -- thought on my father's part that may be if things deadlocked he could still win the nomination. he had felt that as a leader of the party and as royalty, -- loyalty he should be neutral. the former secretary of labor who was also involved in state administration told me he was in my father's suite on the eve of the balloting. my father said when bobby kennedy calls, tell him i have gone to bed and i have left instructions not to be woken. sure enough bobby kennedy calls. he said i have to talk to the governor. you just tell him, this is his last chance. he better talk to me or he won't be secretary of state. he responded, i am sorry, but he has instructed me to tell you that he has gone to bed. that was the end of any chances for secretary of state. it signifies something about the relationship not with jack kennedy but the very protective circle around jack kennedy. that would come back to create

i sang for eleanor roosevelt once. how about that?07 years old and loves to spend her time in her garden. more people that are retired, older people, they garden, keeps them alive i think. josephine d'amico, hackensack, new jersey, 105 and loves spending time with her family and who doesn't, and says that hard work never hurt anyone. tell that to those who don't believe. how about that? jay jacobs, don't you love that name? this is jay jacobs, cbs news pittsburgh. jay jacobs, seattle, washington, 100 years old today, nice strong name. and he was an inventor, back inspect days of fashion, in his industry, and also an accomplished former handball player. ursula pearson, sarasota, florida, is 100 years old, loves to volunteer at the consignment center, where she can help support the arts. and finally, an anniversary, oh, isn't that sweet? 75 years, these folks have been married, fred and maxine wertz of sedalia, missouri, both very happy, both love to garden together. that's it. that's all. now back to new york city. >> all right, willar

. >> well my favorite chapter turned out to be the eleanor roosevelt and franklin roosevelt it was complicated. he had missed the living next to him and she had her girlfriend lorena hancock next to her in the white house. the public obviously didn't know any of this, but the story missy, franklin's, turned out to be essential to helping these figures become the great heroes of the american history who led us to the great depression and second world war. it's in the central piece of their story, these extramarital relationships, and it's an important piece which has been ignored by historians. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. up next from the recent 2011 national book festival on the national mall in washington historian david mccullough presents his book the great her journey americans in paris. >> good afternoon.ll re on this first national bookfetiv festival continued for a secondr day. thank you for [cheers and applause] unri coming overcome the most inaccurate of weather predictions. a special thanks to one of our new sponsors, wells fargo has specifically be

i've sang for eleanor roosevelt before. how about that? we have ann osterhuodt. 107 years old.at are retired garden. it keeps them alive. josefhine from new jersey is 105 years old. she says hard work never hurt anyone. jay jacobs. seattle, washington. 100 years old today. and he was an inventer back in the days of fashion in his industry. and also an accomplished former handball player. ursula pearson is 100 years old from sarasota, florida. she loves supporting the arts. and finally an anniversary. 75 years these folks have been married. fred and maxine wertz from missouri. both love to garden together. that's it. that's all. now back to new york city. >> all right. thank you. >>> coming up next, affordable denim fashions. >>> also a live performance from country super star miranda lambert. first, either i can't get to sleep, or i can't stay asleep. [ male announcer ] unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. so i wake up rested. [ male announcer ] unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. >>> back now at 8:37, even if you're one of the lucky ones who has never los