the mother was an eleanor roosevelt democrat. she loved eleanor roosevelt.but the ability to live with furniture that's made there. carter makes his own furniture in his home. very spartan and warm and pleasant and emphasis on gardens and outdoor life. the bringing of the natural world. i can't emphasize enough to listeners what a special place that part of the mid hudson is in duchess county and the great love and friendship of franklin and eleanor from shared neighbors, shared friends, shared topography and knowing all of the little back roads and things together was a big part of the happiness. >> did she use that to get way? >> yeah. >> this is the own space to conduct business. val kill was her home and office. eleanor was very rarely alone in value kill. he did a very extraordinary job in giving you the sense, the feel that eleanor had and how much she loved it. eleanor was always surrounded by hordes of people at val kill that she would invite. there would be neighbors, dignitaries, friends, reporters, painters, there would be performers, there would

>> monday, eleanor roosevelt. after the attack on pearl harbor it was the first lady who spoke to the people. she gave an address on the radio that she wrote. eleanor roosevelt traveled constantly in support of the president's new deal policy and causes like education, a living wage, and civil rights. as first lady, she held regular press conferences and invited only women reporters to cover them and she was the first first lady to travel overseas without the president. the first to address a national political convention, and the first to write her own daily syndicated column. join us for a two-hour program as we explore the life and legacy of eleanor roosevelt on first ladies, influence and image next monday, live it 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. we are offering a special edition of the book, "first ladies of the united states of america," presenting a biography and portraits of the first ladies. it is available for the discounted price of 1295 -- $12.95. our website has more about the

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and the logo. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next monday on first lady's influence and image, eleanor roosevelt. on pearl harbor, the first lady of president roosevelt who spoke to the people of america. she gave a radio address to the nation that she wrote. during her 12 years in the white house, eleanor roosevelt traveled in support of the new deal policy and causes like education and raising wage and civil rights. she held regular press conferences as first lady and invited only women reporters to cover them. and she was the first lady to travel overseas without the president. the first to address a national political convention in the first to write her own daily syndicated column. join us for a two-hour program as we explore the life and legacy of eleanor roosevelt on the influence and image of the first ladies next monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. >> and we are offering a special edition of the book, first ladies of the united states of america, presenting a portion of each first lady and comments from noted historians from the role of first lady throughout

today's spotlight is on eleanor roosevelt. and later, house members paying tribute to the lake min bill young who passed away last week at the age of 82. created by america's cable companies in 1979, but to you -- brought to you as a public service from your television providers. >> this week, we are joined by stephen berry, president and ceo of the competitive carriers association. will come. -- welcome. we are also joined by paul doug delgado. to start with, the competitive carriers association, how do you describe it? >> everyone other than the two largest wireless carriers -- there's over 100 wireless carriers in the united states and we represent sprint, t- mobile, all the way down to the smallest carriers in the united states. normaly not be your household names, but in the areas that they serve, they are very important to the community. they are community-based and small businesses. so we have 100 carriers, some even outside united states. and we also service almost 200 associate members. those are small businesses who

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eastern right here on c-span2. >> this is eleanor roosevelt's typewriter. it was on this typewriter that mrs. roosevelt wrote her "my day" column. what i have here are the original drafts of some of the columns that i wanted to share. in this first one is actually eleanor roosevelt's first "my day" column, and it sets the tone for the "by day" columns to follow. so what she's talking about here are the comings and goings at the white house after the holiday season. this clipping, a "my day" clipping from november 6, 1940, election day. she talks about how at midnight a larger crowd than usual came in from hyde park with a band and torches and wonderful placards. the president went out to greet them. this was a tradition on election night. the roosevelts would come to hyde park, gather family around and await the election results. when they were announced, the folks from hyde park would march down, and the president would come out and greet them. >> first lady eleanor roosevelt, tonight live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span

. >> during her 12 years in the white house, eleanor roosevelt traveled constantly, speaking on behalf of the president's new deal policies and pursuing causes important to her; education, a living wage and civil rights. in her post-white house years she served as a delegate to the united nations, and president harry truman called her the first lady of the world. tonight we'll explore the life and legacy of eleanor roosevelt on "first ladies: influence and image" at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span3 as well as c-span radio. ♪ >> c-span's student cam video competition asks, what's the most important issue congress should consider in 2014? make a 5-7 minute documentary showing varying points of view, and be sure to include c-span video. the we he's has a grand prize of $5,000, and this year we've doubled the number of winners and total prizes. entries are due by january 20, 2014. need more information? visit studentcam.org. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> host: well, the federal government reop

. >> this is eleanor roosevelt potts typewriter. what i have here are the original drafts of that i want to share. the first one is actually her first mise a column. they are talking about the comings and goings with the holiday season. she talks about how at midnight a larger crowd than usual come in from hyde park. the president or not to greet them. they await the election results. the president would come out and greet them. >> eleanor roosevelt tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three. president obama sticks with issues with health care. afterwards we will take your phone call. a roundtable discussion between political strategist from today's "washington journal." >> we are five days removed from the shutdown. this is a set. we are joined by a republican gas.emocratic what are republicans taking away? what are the right lessons? are there wrong lessons? x it is my hope that we will have a little time of evaluation. politically this is a tremendous mistake. a ratecans have opportunity to win back the senate. is that w

going to leave you this week with a little bit of eleanor roosevelt from 1953 talking about what it means in her view to be a liberal, we thank doug brinkley and alita black. >> thank you. >> this is a -- you have been -- become known as the leader of what is loosely called the liberal movement in this country or what used to be called the liberal movement. some people call them do-gooders and the rest of it? could you define a liberal for us? >> it's very hard to put in a few words what a liberal is. a person who kept an open mind, was willing to meet new questions with new solutions, and thought that you could move forward you didn't have to always look backwards and be afraid of moving forward. >> next week, first lady bess truman. unlike her predecessor, eleanor roosevelt, she did not hold press conferences, she refused media requests, and she spent much of her time as first lady back home in independence, missouri. when she was just 5 years old, she met her future husband, harry who was 6. she got married 30 years later. despite her reputation as a silent partner, president truman ni

frances perkins engineered something at the convention with eleanor roosevelt that saved roosevelt from himself. he was full of arrogance and was on the verge of making a huge mistake that would have ended in a disaster for everybody. they came together and prevented it. this was the time women were not down the table politically but they did it and it was remarkable. i really admired what they did to the and in doing so they paved the way to play the role in political affairs. charles lindbergh plays a prominent role because he was leader of the isolationist movement in the united states and was a very cordial meeting they didn't like each other at all. roosevelt told a colleague that he thought he was a nazi fact the rate cut. he was very cozy with the nazis when he was in germany. but the surprise of the book is wendell willkie who is in my view almost as much a hero as franklin roosevelt. wendell willkie was a utility executive who had been up until a year before the republican convention a democrat. he was an internationalist and was almost a duplicate of franklin delano roosevelt

we know what we have to face and we now that we are ready to face it. >> watch our program on eleanor roosevelton our website, c- span.org/firstladies. we continue our series live monday as we lurk -- look at first lady bess truman. >> on tuesday, a panel of former pentagon officials discuss how budget cuts are affecting the defense department. the group foreign policy initiative hosted this hour-long discussion. there should be a natural continuation of the themes that were highlighted in the last conversation. people whoed by serve on the board of directors. a conversation about how to sustain and strengthen america's defense capabilities. who willhe gentleman introduce and moderate our speakers. brad is the editor of armed forces journal. it has been published since 1863. congratulations to them. he has written extensively about the u.s. navy. bradley if you will? >> well, we live in interesting times. we have left iraq. we are drawing down in afghanistan. we are still pursuing al qaeda and similar groups. syria is burning. china is rising. ishas not settled whether it rival or partner. clim

arkansas. >> caller: i really enjoy the show but i have a question was the relationship between eleanor roosevelt lew hoover and what did emelia earhart had to do with the hoovers? >> is there at connection at this point in time? >> that at this point of and with the roosevelts came into office it was not its very cordial or warm there is some discussion even having the traditional 94 inaugural dinner with the roosevelts because of hot -- how much hostility generated during the campaign but when mrs. roosevelt that the first lady is always the honorary president of the girl scouts when mrs. roosevelt became dash lou resume the id mistreated position and met with mrs. roosevelt at that time it was described as being very cordial. with a million earhart the hoovers were very interested in flying and were friends with the lindberghs id lou had spoken at any event were a millionaire heart was honored. >> host: but while promoting volunteer is some hoover tried to put big issues in front of congress like the hoover dam and other public-works projects in corporate taxes in individual taxes that does no

i think she was eclipsed by eleanor roosevelt and jackie kennedy. so she has kind of been forgotten. i wonder if any of you know how she was perceived at the time of her reign as first lady by the press and the public. -- >>so the oppression also the depression. same expectations and enthusiasm that had greeted her first coming into office. lou had been involved with girl scouts. she had been involved with the athletic amateur foundation, the women's division. chaired asted or conference on women in law enforcement. she was very, very well known. one of the things that she did early on -- she was unorthodox and other ways. a socialited secretary, but those two did not get along. the social secretary wanted lou to learn how to do things the washington way. that wasn't exactly how she wanted to do things. those two parted company after one year. she did not hire another social secretary. she introduced a lot of changes. she was very unorthodox syria -- unorthodox. -- do you know what their inauguration was like? >> some have opted not to have an inaug

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then franklin roosevelt cheating on eleanor roosevelt in 1917. the rich have their prerogatives. they take them. >> one of our viewers asks how did mrs. harding respond to the rumors? >> it is a great question. there is a debate about these relationships that warren harding had. he had this affair with kerry phillips. a couple whole world related -- who were related in ohio. lauren falls in love with carrying -- war and falls in love with caring. florence discovers about this affair. they were still friends and vacationing together. how did it she reacts? not very happily. consider him to divorce. he knew he needed her for his career. he agreed to downplay the affair, and i believe he committed to and did it. he did not, as it turns out. as he is running for president, it is an embarrassment. it hasn't been an active affair for several years. they were flaring years of it. in the end, she is essentially bought off by members of the republican party who come up with funds to get her out-of- the-way. florence was not happy at all. there are wonderful quotes in her diary where she e

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. >> this is eleanor roosevelt's typewriter. this is the typewriter on which she read her "my date was code column. i have some that i want to share. -- "my day" column. i have some that want to share. she is talking about here about the comings and goings in the white house after getting back to a regular schedule after the holiday season. from november 6, 1940, election day, she talks about how, at midnight, a larger crowd than usual came in from a hyde park. the president went out to greet them. this is a tradition on election .ight care >> first lady eleanor roosevelt, monday night, live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> next coming discussion on the state of the u.s. housing market and what the federal reserve is doing to prevent another housing bubble. reckoningthe enterprise institute, this is a little less than two hours. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you. in a post-bubble and does bernanke world. post bernanke world. at the peak of the infamous housing bubble in made

. >> this is eleanor roosevelt typewriter and this is where she wrote her columns. what i have here is the original draft of the con that i want to share. this first one is actually her first column and sets the tone for it to follow. so we are talking about the comings and goings as they are getting back to the regular schedule after the holiday season. this clipping is one from november 6, 1940, election day and she talks about how tonight a larger crowd than usual came in and the president went out to greet them and this was a tradition on election night. they would gather around and wait for the results and they would march down in the and the president come out and read everything. >> first lady eleanor roosevelt at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> a new study by a former "washington post" editor and a committee to protect journalists are used in its dealings with the press, saying that they lacked transparency. a panel discuss the study's findings and this is one hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hello and w

. >> this is eleanor roosevelt's typewriter. have here are the original drafts of some of the columns i wanted to share. this first one is eleanor my datet's first column. it sets the tone of the columns to follow. clipping is a my day clipping from election day. she talks about how admin that crowd came in with a band. it the president went out to agree to them. this is a tradition on election night. the roosevelts would come to hyde park and await the election results. when they were announced, the president would come out and greet them. rooseveltady, eleanor . >> next, a look at where most americans stand in their political views. based on a recent survey. this is from today's "washington journal." host: joining us live on the phone is deep medical editor, thank you for being with us. what was your biggest surprises you looked at the numbers? a lot of people try and break down the two sides. thatith this poll found is may hold true still when you look at red and blue, but there is a lot of common ground in the middle. i think

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when they were announced, the president would go out to greet the folks. >> first lady eleanor roosevelt, tonight at 9 p.m. eastern. >> one thing that was interesting that was not that important in 1995 but is critical now was the certification of mobile devices. these devices that millions hundreds of millions of americans can have, it has an fcc stamp on it because we have to make sure that they do not interfere with each other. back in 1995 there were not that many mobile phones going through the process. but now it is really important, really big. apple, samsung, motorola, others, they need these certifications, they have plans, billions in advertising, suddenly the plans get delayed by a number of days. >> we have had several budget disputes before that stem from the budget control act of 1974. this occurs almost every year, this crisis that goes on. and yet after four years of this we are still not good at figuring out how to operate the government. >> the effects of the government shutdown on the sec, tonight on "the communicators." span, we bring public affairs events from washin

people but for very little it is a society of the nightclub in any given night you could see eleanor roosevelt in the audience but but she also creates a space in her apartment with the development of the be-bop music. with that kind of activity. these sites come under assault. oregon out of fashion but there is an assault on places like people's voice and a cafe society and when they told you no longer have those to nurture like it would have the year earlier part of the decade. >> with the celebration of restaurants with the possibility but we are detached from that and what it is for. even the private kind. with that document of parliament in change before that might be blind the celebration of the opening of a restaurant in the space. it could be that but not met to be that but what is fascinating is through actual work of activity to the artists themselves but you are right one thing that happens at the end of the narrative it destroys the cents of continuity to get rid of local bars bars, establishments covered businesses people can develop committee. that is one of the moments of transi

>> i would love eleanor roosevelt, the beals, they're my kind of people. and, who else?who could make us laugh. my husband. >> he'd be good he's had his moments. >> jessica seinfeld, thank you for being here. "the can't cookbook" the recipes for absolutely terrified. it's available now. >> obviously, really? >> of course. >> i have a good last name. >> we'll be right back. >>> tomorrow night, a live hour >>> tomorrow night, a live hour with bill maher. he takes on the tea party, ted cruz and even liberals as bill maher, will be an entertaining hour. >>> tonight, the nsa phone tapping scandal deepens and what the president knew about the operation. also tonight, a year after sandy, people who need help rebuilding say they are being left high and dry. >>> later look out for these two, they stepped into the shower and literally climbed out of jail. we'll update you on the remarkable escape and the ongoing manhunt. >>> first up the spying scandal and the obama care mess. on many occasions and many subjects the president has tried to project an image of hands on leadership an

now we have to face, and we know that we are ready to face it. >> watch our program and eleanor rooseveltn a website, c-span.org / first ladies are see it saturday on c-span and 7:00 p.m. eastern command a continue our series of money -- monday as related first lady bess truman. >> on monday energy analysts distrust -- discussed the elector energy and technology. moderated by national public radio science correspondent richard harris. this is an hour and 20 minutes. i don't know what's going tappan. what would make wonderful as it will be a spontaneous thing. i will briefly faugh i will inte our participants said and we will get the ball rolling in a little while. let me get started. first of all, let me introduce vivien foster, the manager of the sustainable energy department of the world bank. thank you for coming here. next, the deputy administrator of the u.s. energy information administration and many to think congress for allowing you to join us today. appreciate that. and a manager in the corporate department. obviously much more elaborate resonates and bios and so on. in the inter

>> her first problem was eleanor roosevelt probably meaning well, sets up a pass when dash share press conference for bes. bes truman went to the secretary of labor and said to i have to do that? is it okay to set my own town? she was assured she could do what she wanted and at the last minute she decided that was not what she would do and never did. >> but he death was the old times social secretary who was there with woodrow wilson in stayed all through the roosevelts and was admiral holmes wife. she knew everything to do and where the bodies were buried in and she knew everything. she handle the press conference. >> host: the other thing to establish early is that the germans got their support from one another got their partnership went to%. and escher said they read the closest it family they had seen over the years. talk about what you do about how they are interrelated with one another. >> they were together a lot they like to listen to music a and read things and discuss things and enjoy being together. favorite musical so they're like to listen to records. it was the same thing

we continue our series live on monday as we look at first lady eleanor roosevelt. journal"ngton continues. host: a live shot of the memorial where you saw barricades during the shutdown. more people visiting at monuments have opened as the federal government has reopened and people are heading back to work in washington, d.c. for our final hour, your calls on the end of the shutdown, the extension of the debt limit and related issues. (202) 585-3881 is the line for republicans. (202) 585-3880 is the line for democrats. (202) 585-3882 four independent -- for independents. and we have set aside a line for federal workers. if you want to give us a call about what has happened, it is (202) 585-3883. again, the congress passing the debt bill, the government reopening. the story is reflected in the papers. we want to hear mainly from you concerning your thoughts over what you have seen the last 2 1/2 weeks. just to give you a flavor of how some of the papers have played it out, the editorial page of "the new york times," this is their take. "the republicans surrender aft

>> i would love eleanor roosevelt, the beals, they're my kind of people. and, who else?ody who could make us laugh. my husband. >> he'd be good he's had his moments. >> jessica seinfeld, thank you for being here. "the can't cookbook" the recipes for absolutely terrified. it's available now. >> obviously, really? >> of course. >> i have a good last name. >> we'll be right back. my customers can shop around. but it doesn't usually work that way with health care. with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. the was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most a

eleanor roosevelt once said nobody can make you feel intier fear yor without your consent. i say whether it's what's your excuse or i can do it, so can you or mother hood can make you better which is what i used after the caption, people will take it how they want to. >> there is a woman on chicago now.com who blogged and wrote, what millions of us see is another example of a woman saying to other women if you want to win at life you have to look like me you lazy piece of, you know what. >> absolutely not. i'm saying what is your excuse for not working out. people can take it how they want to. my intention and where i stand my ground is, you know, p if i can do it, so can you. here i am with three kids, 3, 2 and 8 months. i'm able to make fitness a priority. maybe not my first priority. maybe it's my fif, but it gets done. it's not just about fit ps but nutrition. that's the majority of your success is seat eating throughout the day and making sure you are being fed good foods. >> i definitely didn't engage in the same kperize plan and i confess i would love to have that bo

is eleanor roosevelt's type printer -- typewriter.i have here are the original drafts of the column. this one are some of the original drafts that i want to share. this is a winner roosevelt's first "my day" column. she is talking about the comings and goings in the white house as they get back to the regular season after the holiday season. this clipping from november 6, 19 40, election day -- she says that at midnight, a larger cloud -- crowd than usual came in with remarkable records. the president went out to greet them, a tradition on election night to gather family around and await the election results. the president would come out and greet them. >> tonight, live at 9:00 eastern. >> a look at the effect of the health care law on insurance coverage provided through the exchanges. jenny gold was a guest on "washington journal" for a half- hour. host: we have been taking a look at the implementation of the affordable care act with reporters from kaiser health news. we are joined by jenny gold. we have been talking this morning abo

the japanese attack on pearl harbor and before her husband addressed the nation, first lady eleanor roosevelt was on the radio, talking with america. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i am speaking to you tonight at a very serious moment in our history. the cabinet is convening, and the leaders in congress are meeting with the president. the state department and army and navy officials have been with the president all afternoon. in fact, the japanese ambassador was talking to the president at the very time that japan's air ships were bombing our citizens in hawaii and the philippines and sinking one of our transports, loaded with lumber on its way to hawaii. by tomorrow morning, the members of congress will have a full report and be ready for action. in the meantime, we the people are already prepared for action. for months now, the knowledge that something of this kind might happen has been hanging over our heads, and yet it seemed impossible to believe, impossible to drop the everyday things of life and feel that there was only one thing which was important, preparation to meet an enem

. >> the this is eleanor roosevelt typewriter the office typewriter that mrs. roosevelt wrote her my day columns. what i have here are the original drafts of the mighty columns i wanted to share. the first one is eleanor roosevelt's first my day column and sets the tone for the columns to follow. what she is talking to hear the comings and goings in the white house as they are getting back to the regular schedule after the holiday season. this clipping is in my day clipping from november 6, 1940 election day. she talks about how at midnight a larger cloud venetia came in from hyde park with wonderful placards. the president went out to greet him. this was a tradition on election night in and the roosevelt took him to hide park gather family round and await the election results. when they were announced the folks would march down and the president would come out and greet them. the head of the u.s. chamber of commerce says his organization has not yet decided decided whether or not to challenge incumbent republicans and 2014 but tom donahue said the chamber does

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>> i would love eleanor roosevelt, the beals, they're my kind of people. and, who else? could make us laugh. my husband. >> he'd be good he's had his moments. >> jessica seinfeld, thank you for being here. "the can't cookbook" the recipes for absolutely terrified. it's available now. >> obviously, really? >> of course. >> i have a good last name. >> we'll be right back. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare st

. >> this is eleanor roosevelt typewriters.hat i have here are the origin drafts of some of the my day columns ips to share. it sets the tone. what she is talking about here are the comings and going after the holiday season. this clipping is a my day clipping from november 6 1940 election day. she talks about how add mitt knight a larger crowd than usual came in from hide park. the president went out to greet them. this was a tradition on election night. the road velts would come to the park, gather family around and await the election results. when they were announced the president would come out and greet them. >> monday night live at 9:00 eastern. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> coming up next on "washington journal," then the 40th anniversary of the opec oil embargo and what the role is in the world today. [indiscernible] host: flags flying at half staff, in memory of tom foley. also in the news today, the former republican congressman bill young passed away yesterday. he was 82. in other news, the u.s. now stands

it was 50 years ago that my father shook hands with eleanor roosevelt. she assured him of the validity of his struggle and the promise of better times. she, as he did, believed that this nation was righteous to the core, that we as a country would never stop striving to do made usand that is what r.tter, men and women of the senate, you can prove them right there and your help and willingness to bring the laws back to the truth tenets of justice. you can lift this nation from an internal battle in which guns rule over right. you have the power to restore hope to a nation crying out for justice. and i pray that you hear the will of the lord. thank you. th.thank you, ms. mcba we went out to the questions for the witness, and each member will have seven minutes. i will start. th, thankn and ms. mcba you for coming here today and your kurds. your courage. i find it hard to understand those who defend stand your ground by arguing that african- americans should celebrate these laws. the notion that somehow this is to the benefit of african- americans or minori

the first one is eleanor roosevelt's first my day column. it sets the tone for the my day columns to follow. they are getting back to the regular schedule after the holiday season. this clipping is a my day clipping from 1940, election day. she talks about at midnight in larger crowd than usual came in from high heart. park.e this was a tradition. the roosevelts would gather with family and the president would come out and greet them. ,> first lady eleanor roosevelt monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span 3. now to the u.s. supreme court where the justices heard oral arguments tuesday in a case dealing with a 2000 since ballot initiative that bands michigan schools from considering -- bans michigan schools from considering race or gender. the oral arguments for the case. this is about an hour. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, the issue in this case is whether a michigan constitutional provision requiring equal treatment violates equal protection. and for two reasons, the answer is no. first, unlike the

box >> this is rose another -- eleanor roosevelt's typewriter. firstirst one was her column. it set the tone for the columns to follow. she talks about the comings and goings in the white house. from 1940. e talks about how a larger crowd came in from hyde park. the president went out to greet them. they would await election results. the president would come out and greet them. rooseveltady eleanor >> in a moment on "washington journal" to your calls, tweets and comments. followed by a look at the new health insurance exchanges and kaisercare law with health news correspondent jenny gold. later, a discussion on budget cuts under sequestration. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning. it's monday, october 21, 2013. you're looking at a shot of the white house where president obama will give a speech later this morning where he is expected to address the ongoing website created to help the public and role in the new health care plans. as we take you through the latest this morning on the "washington journal" we ask what you'd like to hear the president say at his rose g

unlike her predecessor, eleanor roosevelt, she did not hold press conferences, she refused media requests, and she spent much of her time as first lady back home in independence, missouri. when she was just 5 years old, she met her future husband, harry who was 6. she got married 30 years later. despite her reputation as a silent partner, president truman nicknamed her the boss. she helped to edit speeches when he was a senator and earned a salary in his office. a look at the life of bess truman on first ladies influence and image on c-span and c-span 3 as well as c-span radio. >> thomas donahue said his organization has not made a decision about challenging democrats in 2014. this is event is hosted by the "christian science monitor." it's an hour. >> thanks for coming. bruce johnston, the chamber's executive vice president of governmental affairs. the chamber is the world not for profit business. we welcome him back. mr. donahue led the chamber since 1997. he served for 13 years as president and chief executive officer of the american trucking association prior to his tour at the a.t.a.

the roosevelt would come to the park, gather family around and wait for the election results. the president would come out and greet them. eleanor lady, roosevelt. tonight, live on eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are now part is removed -- from the third longest government shutdown in american history. we are joined by democratic andtegist steve mcmahon republican strategist brian walsh. brian, let's begin with you. what are republicans taking away, what are the right lessons whate shutdown and also, are the wrong lessons that republicans take away from this? is my hope we will have some self-evaluation here. politically, this is a tremendous mistake and is one that could've been avoided. werelad that the elections 13 months away and not three months away because republicans have a great opportunity to win back control of the senate. i think we shot ourselves in the foot on that one. the silver lining on that one is we are still on offense and a range of states around the country and the obamacare rollout has been by all accounts a disaster. democrats are going to be held accountable for that. host: we're go

like cafÉ society, the nightclub where at any given night langston hughes and paul robison and eleanor rooseveltight be in the audience. but i think it's also important to note where these women create their own spaces. so mary lou williams also creates a space in her apartment which becomes one of the most important salons for the development of bee pop music. so she -- bee bop music. she opens up her home for that kind of activity. what happens to them, i mean, i think one of the lessons of this period again is that these sites come under assault. i mean, they don't just disappear or grow out of fashion with as the decade gets more conservative and we get the kind of anti-communist fervor that comes at the end of the '40s and the early '50s, there is an assault on places like the people's voice and on places like cafÉ society. and so those venues fold, and when they fold, you know, you no longer have those kinds of spaces to nurture the voices in the way that they would have in the earlier part of the decade. >> thinking about today's finish. [inaudible] and i'm always vexed with the celebrati

that as eleanor roosevelt watched them pack up their belongings, she went across the street to say goodbyeo the trumans and she warned out for the rats. they had seen a rat across the terrace recently. >> the white house is full of rats. >> right. to take a tour and were appalled. >> she was thrust into the job. harry truman was thrust into the job. >>did she have any guidance? her first problem was eleanor --sevelt probably had probably meaning well, set up a press conference. a tradition was started about press conference. best truman went to the secretary of labor and said, do i have to do that? is it ok to set my own tone? she was assured she could do what she wanted and put a lot of into it and decided it was not something she would do and never did hold a press conference. edith was the old-time white house social secretary and went there with mrs. woodrow wilson the second. stay through all through the roosevelt's and everything. she was the admiral's his life. she knew everything to do, where the bodies were buried, everything. she handled the press conference. >> he other thing we

. >> just hours of the japanese harbor and arl before her husband addressed the ation eleanor rooseveltas on the radio talking with america. good evening, ladies and entlemen. the cabinet is convening and leaders in congress are meeting with the president. army ate department and and navy officials have been with the president all afternoon. ambassador -- the ge talking ambassador was to the present at the time the bombing air ships were transportns and had a on the way to hawaii. the members of congress would be action by morning. we the people are already prepared for action. for months now the knowledge that something of this kind hanging pen has been over our heads, and yet it eemed impossible to believe, impossible to drop the everyday things of life and feel there thing that was important, preparation to meet where he o matter struck. that is all over now and there uncertainty. we know what we have to face and ready to at we are face it. >> watch our program on eleanor at evelt c-span.org/first-ladies or see today. we continue our series monday as we look at bess truman. on "washi

we continue the series live month as we look at first lady eleanor roosevelt. >>> new jersey governor and his democratic challenger had their last debate tuesday night at. voters got poll on november 5th. or coverage is courtesy of njtv. it's 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> have a good evening to you. we welcome here to the second and final gubernatorial debate. it's sanctioned by the new jersey election law enforcement commission. i'm mike. we thank you for being with us on tv. here in the hall as well i'm moderating the debate. first of all, let's go over the ground rules. the questions from me and our panelists. i'll introduce them in a question. the questions are known only to me and the panelists. neither the candidates nor the election commission have seen the questions. the candidates have one minute to respond. my discretion i'll offer 30 second for rebuttal and followup. both of the candidates agreed to forego the opening statements the interest of answering more questions that matter to you. we'll hear closing statements as we wrap up. the audience here has agreed t