that eliza johnson had?> do you know her education? >> eighth grade. there was a female branch of an academy in greenville at that point. todition holds she went school there. and we still have some of the books that eliza had, one math and one grammar that she used to the earlyy johnson in days of their marriage. >> do you know about her reading? >> she loved reading the newspaper and loved reading the constitutional papers that came out. she read all of her husband's speeches and assisted him with that. she loved poetry. it was a very broad range. >> you mentioned this earlier but she loved to read the newspapers and was a clipping husband.or her >> she loved to clip things out of the newspaper and her husband was a great speaker and she wanted to make sure he had good talking points and she would read multiple newspapers and nothing missed her eye whenever she catched something her husband might be able to use on a speech the next time, she attention. it to his >> john in tampa, florida. welcome to our co

washy ntioned nellie and and, of course, eliza. could you talk about martha peter. the two letters in the desk mentioned earlier were found by or at leastaughter, that's the story. bit ould you talk a little about martha custis peter and er relationship with her grandmother. >> there were four children -- there were eliza, martha known patty. then nellie, then wash. was adopted two of the grandchildren, they took the two nellie and wash. and the elder girls lived with their mother and stepfather and of half brothers and sisters. two elder girls spent a lot of time with the washingtons, were very friendly with them. loving weren't very with them. but they were not the same as the adopted children. young, ot married very apparently for love. peter husband, thomas well-to-do man in georgetown, they built a incredibly use, an gorgeous place. in a sale after martha's death, desk and when she took it home, she found those wonderful letters. >> martha johnson, we said this few times, she tweets martha washington outlived her four children. pretty unthinkable for people unc

opec and this could all result in lower food prices because farmers will pay less for their first eliza to grow their crops and pulses discounts on to the consumer at the checkout also this could mean an increase in the size of crops so people will get to enjoy a bigger soybean or less. russia could soon welcome a budget airline air a floor russia's largest airline is trying to offer flies to savvy savers as early as next year and our customers could be snapping up tickets up to forty percent cheaper than traditional allies and as it stands russia doesn't have a budget airline and flights are much more expensive than elsewhere for example a flight from moscow to davis stock in the far east of russia so a domestic flight is twice as much as the cost of a flight from moscow to new york different continent but while there might be a gap in the market the problem is budget airlines have a history of failing to take off now to a low cost airlines even over and sky express are two examples of this both companies folded in their quest to do so so now i'm joined by the founder of a vienna over

eliza took over preparations. it was she who said, this is a family affair.alk about those 500 or 600 people. and number of them thought they should have been invited to the wedding. for the historical reputation, we have access to that, but we do not have her side of the story. >> to make connections, during her second term, somebody was beginning to fill in the social gap of washington and that was adams. she used the network to campaign for presidency. >> the adams were much more socially oriented. they had weekly suarez of various sizes. the monroes did not go. they felt it was improper for the president to attend these sorts of private functions, particularly in his second term, when there was a scramble for the presidency, including his cabinet members. he wrote a letter to his attorney general about something and at the end, he said, i hope you will come visit us in virginia. you are always welcome. >> it feels very modern. >> what happens is we have a one-party state. we now have the politics -- a second term was be set from the beginning with this jo

eliza tiene las imÁgenes y la historia tambiÉn. >>> hace 5 dÍas que arde gran parte de colombia.on volcar este camiÓn de la policÍa por parte de los estudiantes. hasta el momento 175 personas arrestadas. decenas de manifestantes heridos. >>> el propio comandante debiÓ dirigir la recuperaciÓn de la universidad nacional. los campesinos arrojaron cientos de libros de leche, dicen que prefieren tirarla antes de seguir vendiendo a estos precios. >>> no despejar las vÍas hasta que no haya resultados. >>> el gobierno dice quce no negociarÍa hasta se mantengan las medidas. bogotÁ esta bloqueada en sus dos principales entradas, no hay mesa de negociaciÓn, el paso parece continuar idefinidamente. >>> hay conmoocie en un vecindario de missouri donde un discapacitado matÓ a su hermana, le disparÓ en la cabeza a la adolescente de 15 con un arma al parecer creyendo que era de juguete. una pareja acusada de planear el secuestro de policÍas en las vegas tuvo su primera audiencia, los arrestaron cuando descubrieron este macabro plan, conspiraron para secuestrar a varios agentes, habÍan empezado a

eliza and edward. mes and lecrtia's five children all had the benefit of having two very intelligent parents who strongly believed in education. they felt education was an emance pating factor and that that led to the key to success. their children also took dance lessons, piano lessons. on the other side of the room, we have molly's piano, which was a gift to her on her 13th birthday in 1880. she more than the boys practiced the piano. and that was a reward. here in the family parlor, like every room in the house, you see a lot of books. books were very important to james and lec refment tia, and their children loved to read as well. some of their favorite authors were dickens and some of his works are here. the family would cut sit by the fireplace and read to one another. oftentimes out loud. that was one of their favorite activities. in the center of the table is this very interesting art piece. it is called the arch of venus. it actually won an award at the centennial. mrs. garfield actually adore

they invited by dolley madison louisa captain john adams and eliza hamilton, because it was understoodt these women were representatives of the time. >> we have about 35 minutes left in our portrait of dolley it's time to answer this question, who was this woman? we visited the house where she grew up and was a quaker. we will show you that now. >> this is her house in philadelphia. here, she becomes wife, mother, and a widow. this room was a kitchen of the house. you would probably find her with her two sisters. she would often have her younger sister living here with her. as quakers, they did not believe in slavery. her husband gave free legal advice to the abolitionists society here. this is a dining room. in the todd house. this room was a multiuse room. not only did their family dine here, but they also used it for educational purposes. the quakers believed that both men and women should be educated. so as you can see, on the table there are books here and a place for educating her sisters and later her son. in august of 1793, a french ship arrived in philadelphia it was carrying

that she would be going to live with eliza when she got married, she decided enough was enough. and took off. >> the montpelier folks are going to be yelling at me. shame on me. monticello is actually jefferson's home. >> just to round out the only story, friends of hers who basically smuggled her to portsmouth, new hampshire i believe it was and then there was this conundrum, because mrs. washington wanted her back. and indeed wanted the president to advertise for her return. and it put washington in a very awkward situation. >> ann arbor, michigan up next, nancy, what's your question? >> hi, i'm a public historian who likes to think about how women are represented in historic sites. wonder what you folks thought about how historic sites deal with first ladies, particularly martha washington, do you think she's well represented? or are there other things we can do to talk about what she did and how she was a help mate to her husband? >> well, i certainly think in philadelphia, for example, that it would be good to see more done about martha washington as the first lady there. b

eliza be alternative we know that these beliefs aren't french so it's time to focus on what unites us not what divides us instead of fighting with each other let's work to understand each other. plus defines a country's success. faceless figures of economic growth. for a factual standard of living. there's the media leave us so we leave that maybe. by the same motion secure in the . party there's a goal. for issues that no one is asking with the guests that deserve answers from . politics only on our team. lemoult. live. lives. that speak. her. with. the little. a little bit. a little. luck. a little bit of. a little. interview. a little. the u.s. military is reportedly waiting for the green light to intervene in syria with the pentagon moving naval forces close up and ascending and not that missile carried to the. base as the one pushes for an investigation into an alleged. the last chemical had to moscow with the european states blaming exxon despite a lack of evidence. spying for cash major tech companies are accused of taking cash from u.s. intelligence in exchange for help in its

. >> ellie's 11th birthday and took her friend eliza and here's a little look at it. >> hi, everyone,very special birthday celebration for ellie. >> hi. ♪ ♪ ready or not here i come ♪ don't say nobody ♪ >> i think probably like lady gaga because i just the best. >> eliza i think for you is meeting one direction. >> i think ryan is so hot. [ all talking at once ] >> i touched nile's hand. i almost started like -- >> i like cried so hard. i was freaking out. like my favorite and i thought i never would meet him and i finally got the chance. >> one direction guys very graciously signed autograph. the girls almost got -- they were kind of stalking taylor swift last night. >> my son turns 11 in six months, i don't know how i'll top that. >> there's always the emmys. >> you take him then. >> great, george. >> a lot of fun. we'll stay backstage with si aro ciara for her smash hit "body" and behind-the-scenes look at her big night. ♪ breaking the -- >> good morning, america. i'm ciara. you're getting an exclusive behind the scenes with me. ♪ my good -- oh >> getting dressed up. ♪ high hair an

. -- eliza johnson. all this month at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span.waveis morning, third cofounder matt bennett discusses efforts to influence policy on the economy, immigration reform, national security, and other issues. then kaiser health news correspondent looks at how the healthcare law affects hospital serving medicare patients. data, university of maryland professor talks about the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, commonly known as wic. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning. august 12, 20 13. attorney general eric holder is set to announce that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders will no longer be charged minimum mandatory sentence -- sentences. it is part of an overall package to reform american prisons. he will make the remarks at the american bar association today in san francisco. we want to begin there. what is your take on the attorney general's proposal to reform the prison system in this country? republicans -- democrats -- independents

next week and a harrison to eliza johnson. with the rights all this month on 9:00 p.m. eastern. weeknights, all this month 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> the american institute of architects held its annual conference in denver, colorado with an address by cameron sinclair. he talked about his organization's efforts to provide the links in projects for humanitarian crises. including efforts after the 2010 earthquake in haiti, the 2011 japanese tsunami, and hurricane sandy. this is just over an hour. ♪ >> wow, first of all i would like to thank the entire area for inviting me to come speak to you. i mentioned this at an event yesterday, the last time i spoke it was in a side room and 25 people showed up. this is kind of overwhelming because we have 2500. i would also like to say hello to people watching on c-span. you're probably used to political debates, which is like watching paint dry. as architects, when we get to the point in the building when the paint is drying, that is exciting. we will diverge away from the political connotation and talk about communities. today i'm going to tal

i'm chuck eliza in for chuck todd today. we begin with syria. whether president obama is willing to go it alone. as he moves closer to a decision about whether to launch air strikes in retaliation for last week's chemical weapons attack, support for that action may be waning. on thursday, protesters marched outside the white house, demanding the u.s. not launch missile strikes against the assad regime. inside, the president and his top officials were working to make the case to skeptical lawmakers. the administration held a 90-minute conference call with more than two dozen congressional leaders thursday evening. they heard from secretaries hagel and kerry, as well as the head of the dni and the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. secretary hagel, who was taking part from the philippines, explained why that call was made. >> objective of a call today was not to convince anyone of anything. the objective was to give the leaders of the congress an update on our thinking, on -- where we are on this issue. and just as importantly, seek their

you mentioned nellie and washy and, of course, eliza. could you talk about martha custis peter. the two letters in the desk mentioned earlier were found by that grand daughter, or at least that's the story. but could you talk a little bit about martha custis peter and her relationship with her grandmother. >> there were four children -- there were eliza, martha known as patty. then nellie, then wash. when the was adopted two of the grandchildren, they took the two youngest, nellie and wash. and the elder girls lived with their mother and stepfather and eventually lots of half brothers and sisters. so the two elder girls spent a lot of time with the washingtons, were very friendly with them. but they weren't very loving with them. but they were not the same as the adopted children. patty got married very young, apparently for love. and her husband, thomas peter was a well-to-do man in georgetown, they built a beautiful house, an incredibly gorgeous place. in a sale after martha's death, she bought this desk and when she took it home, she found those wonderful letters. >> martha j

next week, anna harrison to eliza johnson. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings on the white house events, briefings, and conferences and offering complete coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. industryy the cable tv 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite providers. you can watch us in hd. >> a look at the defense department's budget cuts under sequestration and the impact of those cuts on military readiness and strategy. the pentagon will have to cut $500 billion over the next decade. the discussion was hosted by the brookings institution. >> good morning. called dissecting the pentagon strategic choices and management review. i am marvin calvin. i am a senior advisor to the center for crisis reporting which is located just next door. way back in august 2011 which is only two years ago congress passed and the president signed into law a legislative monstrosity called the budget control act. it was a way of doing something when nothing seemed wo

the first born child, eliza died. she was only two or three.his was very tragic and it brought them much closer together than they have been. two weeks or so after the daughter's death, he told lucretia that he had been not reading this poem, "in memorial" by alfred lord tennyson. it should bring him as much comfort as it did to him. when lucretia garfield had it carved in the wood in his office after his death, she was of knowledge and not only his tragic death at a young age, only 49 when he was assassinated, but also the love of literature with the tennyson poem. host: later on, we will come back to the years after the white house with lucretia garfield. with the assassination of her husband in september, chester arthur, the political opponent on the opposite side of the republican party, suddenly found himself president. he found himself without a wife and a vice president. what was the transition like? guest: the focus really remained for so long in september and well into october, november chester arthur lived his permanent home in new yo

uno de ustedes la inmensa alegrÍa de estar esperando a nuestro segundo hijo, el primer hermano de elizaquÉ bonito. felicidades. >>> es que se rumoro que se habÍan separado. >>> que si ella vivÍa aqui. >>> dijeron bien, mientras uno hace novela el otro no lo va a hacer, porque los dos grabando no tenÍan tiempo. y fue cuando tuvieron problemas. >>> cuando uno se enferma comienzas a buscar prioridades, el pasÓ por este susto de salud que fue fuerte, y se da cuenta, y dice por quÉ voy a perder el tiempo en otras cosas, tengo una hija, a vivir felices. >>> y geraldine estuvo pendiente cada segundo. >>> triunfo el amor. >>> acuerdense que estamos listos. nos veremos prÓximamente. >>> bravo. >>> y nuestro raÚl estÁ listo para rapear el tiempo. >>> te veo con ganas. >>> siempre. soy un tipo que se pone del tamaÑo del compromiso que se presente. dame mÚsica. subele. y dice: uno me dice que esto estÁ improvisado, yo les digo que estoy relajado es un talento que dios me ha dado. ♪ voy a empezar por nueva york que hay 94 ♪ en miami hay 88 si estÁs desayunando comete un biscocho ♪ en san francisco h

es exclusivo, ni siquiera marÍa eliza camargo.iero ver bailar a chiquis. >>> cuando compita el aÑo que viene va a tener tambiÉn. este aÑo todos comienzan bailando desde el minuto uno. >>> quÉ es lo mÁs difÍcil para ti? >>> no repetirme. porque la primera segunda y gala tengo meses, pero en la medida que pasa gala y 5 tengo 4 y 5 dÍas. y es difÍcil no solucionarlo con algo que no hiciste antes. >>> el reto de los concursantes, y voy con lo que dice miguel , al principio quieren ser mÁs conservadores, porque el mismo entrenamiento agarran, y un aÑo despuÉs bobby pulido no tiene el mismo cuerpo. >>> hablas del vestuario, el cuerpo, pero cuando la competencia cuando se te mete en las venas... >>> gracias por venir a compartir con nosotros. >>> ya tienes los vestidos? >>> sÍ. >>> una estrella ya se lo llevÓ a la casa. >>> y siguen las sorpresas en "despierta amÉrica." y alessandra ganÓ. >>> sÍ. y vadhir derbez tambiÉn ganÓ. >>> tengo familia. >>> dos campeones de baile en la familia. >>> y hoy nos acompaÑa roberto tapia, nacido en san

comentar que aprovecharon los colegas para preguntar de la mamÁ de su hijo, tiene una hija llamada elizaionante. ella estuvo coordinando todo con mi familia. ya estÁbamos unidos, pero me demuestra la garra de mujer que es. y en este tipo de circunstancias y de situaciones te das cuenta la gente que te quiere de verdad. la gente Ñve te quiere. ♪ >>> nosotros tambiÉn te queremos. tu lo sabes. >>> quÉ fuerte ver la voz de el quebrantada. y verlo asÍ. >>> quÉ bueno que estaba con las personas que lo quieren. Ánimo. y a seguir adelante. que tiene pendiente esa novela con gloria trevi. >>> vamos con consejos para ustedes que quieren bajar esa pancita. >>> vamos a hacer ejercicios. >>> miren, nuestra stefani estÁ a punto de dar a luz, y vienen en el momento que dice cÓmo bajo esta pancita, pero para eso estÁs aquÍ. >>> buenos dÍas, el mejor consejo que le puedo dar es tranquila, fueron 9 meses que ya la tiene en los brazos, y paciencia, y la lactancia es importante porque quemamos muchas calorÍas durante la producciÓn de leche para dos personas. >>> y sentÍa que cada vez que amamantaba se me co

next week, and harrison to eliza johnson. first ladies this week at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> more from the usaid conference from administrator rajiv shah. he talked about education in three countries and how it relates to national security and u.s. relations abroad. this is about 25 minutes. , with theiv shah workers aroundd the world. he served as undersecretary for economic and chief scientist at the u.s. department of agriculture. at the usda, he launched the institute of food and agriculture, which elevated the status of agricultural research. after he became the administrator, he was faced with the devastating earthquake in haiti. his legacy will include his leadership of president obama in the food initiative. he is reforming the usaid business model to monitor anybody with. in this audience, he is known for his willingness -- he is business the usaid model to monitor and evaluate. he insists that we collaborate to ensure that every child in the world has access to quality education. it is his leadership that led us to a focused strategy and to stress resear

. >> this week, the encore of our special "first ladies undergo this week, anna harrison to eliza johnsonirst ladies" all this month at 9:00 eastern on c-span. "washington journal" continues. today, 18 of 19 u.s. diplomatic missions in the middle east that were closed due to the recent terror threats are scheduled to reopen, but concern over the possibility of an al qaeda attack against u.s. personnel and interests continues to be heightened. joining us now to discuss the current threats is former assistant secretary of state chris for hill, who also previously served as a u.s. ambassador overseas. mr. hill, let's start with the threat that caused the empathy and diplomatic clothings. -- closings for it at this point, what we know about what the threat was? wast: i think the threat kind of widespread, hence the need to close up to 21 indices and consulates. i think there were some very much specific information with respect to yemen. yemen is one of the countries that have gone under leadership change. it has always had its challenges with terrorism. it is a place where al qaeda has inves

"in the role of eliza, "alissa strudwick could indeed do little.cent providing noistraction from her non-existent singing voice." here, did you? um, sadly, i did. oh. man, she's going to be hurt. look, you know what? i don't blame you if you don't print this. s your girlfriend. . and this is just a newspaper. just a newspaper? just a newspaper, huh? oh, and i suppose that america is just a country, and inrd, and ideals is just some dream that little kids have?! ok! ok. i get your point. run it. hey, i'm the guy who says, "run it. run it. ahem! can i help you? where is she, dick? where is who? cathy. i have to talk to her. she's gone for the day, mary. besides, she has nothing to say to you. listen to me, dick. i have to have cathy back! i went through 7 maids before i found her! mary, at your house, cathy was a maid. at our house, she is a member of the family. she said that? she doesn't have to. you can see the joy in her eyes as she trundles down the back stairs with a big bag of garbage. for the first time in her life, cathy is happy. you can't

and the test most physicians will give folks is the eliza test, and it's not very sensitive.etter, but most people don't get that. >> yeah, yeah. >> and even that has problems. >> well, you say jim has chronic lyme. i've heard people say there's no such thing. >> that's right. i could not disagree more. if you go into the scientific literature, you find since the 1980s good, documented research showing that there is such a thing as chronic lyme. so, for example, with the dog and the mouse model -- they have many studies showing that after three to six months of antibiotics, the lyme is still present in those animals. >> yeah. >> in humans, they have shown there was kind of a real well-known case in the scientific world from, i think it was 1994, maybe 1995, where there was about 165 lyme patients who after six months of oral antibiotics still had lyme conditions, and they relapsed into their problems. >> because it's named after lyme, connecticut, and i'm so happy you're here, because i always thought the ticks that carry it are mostly in the northeastern part of the united s

this week, anna harrison to eliza johnson. all this month at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. join in on the conversation with historian, taylor stoermer. >> this is a huge story. it is the first time that eight true digital native have stepped into the legacy media businesses of newspaper or broadcasting company. if he acts in any way like he did constructing the book publishing business, the delivery of streaming media, and e-commerce, then jeff bezos envision what re- it is to be a newspaper in the 21st century and how that business remains a business. journalism is changing. it is manifesting itself in different ways. whether it is a blog or twitter, it is the intersection between video and newspapers. -- wehard to see where are at a stage where it is still being figured out. with jeff bezos eying the post, i think that is one stark example of one possible future of newspapers. >> the future of the newspaper industry, tonight on "the communicators. >> on friday the reserve offices association held their three-day national security symposium here in washington. the event in

the encore presentation of our original series, first and image.fluence this week, anna harrison to eliza johnson. lex the hull to this discussion is the association for education and journalism and mass communication. this is about an hour and a half. >> thank you for coming. welcome to this wonderful panel. a welcome to our c-span audience. politicalve top-notch journalists who do things differently. i am really excited about this panel, i have been looking forward to it for months. i'm dr. jane singer, vice chair of the aj stanley committee on professional freedom and responsibility. our chair is also here with us. we are sponsoring this panel, so it is a special session. a quick plug that more politics are on tap tomorrow. we are also giving our first amendment award this year to the first amendment center based in nashville area that's going to be a great program tomorrow during the plenary time spot. if you have nothing else to do, please come to that. we're going to do this very informally and just ask some questions and bounce around some answers and panelists are going to share t

anna harrison to eliza johnson, weeknights all this month at 9 eastern on c-span. and during tonight's program, join in the conversation with colonial williamsburg historian taylor steormer at facebook.com/c-span. >> now from the george w. bush institute, two panels from a july forum on immigrants' contributions to america with first discussion on immigration and state economies. stephen moore from the "wall street journal," a labor economist from the federal reserve bank of dallas, and u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce president javier poll mar rez in the hourlong event. >> wonderful. thank you, jim, for the introduction. thank you, ambassador, thank you, immigrants who are joining us today, and thank you to our audience both here and also watching us online. this is being live streamed on bushcenter.org, and we also want to certainly acknowledge those people who are joining us, so thank you. as the ambassador mentioned, we're here in texas. this is an especially relevant topic to texas. it's relevant, we're finding, to america nationwide but especially so here in