was there any recognition of with andrew or eliza passed was a big funeral for entry johnson. special trains brought in dignitaries. eliza died, -- it was drawn by roger white horses. >>

was there any recognition of with andrew or eliza passed was a big funeral for entry johnson. special trains brought in dignitaries. eliza died, -- it was drawn by roger white horses. the white house association has been our partner and will continue through the series. many of the photographs and additions we bring. a special thanks to our two guests. sinces been working at it a teenager bit and jaclyn, her book on the first lady's. whos available for those are getting the series. thank you so much. thank you for watching. >> next week, we focus on julia great the first first lady to write her memoirs. . she spent years following her husband. she threw lavish parties, redecorate the white house, and organize the staff. she used her position to ensure jobs. we will explore her life growing up. and after white house the presidency and her influence on the image of first lady. julia grant, live next week on c-span, c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. our website has more about the first lady's including a special section "welcome to the white house." it chronicles life in the

the white house, for president johnson's 60th birthday, they threw an enormous party that only children were invited. parents and adults wanted to come to the party. eliza came downstairs, she had this wonderful event -- coffee -- excuse me, ice cream and cake for the children and dancing. it was great fun for them. you can see the johnsons particularly enjoyed their aspect of it. that was their high point inside the white house. afterwards, absolutely, when he got re-elected to the senate. >> a nice segue for the final video for this program. this is life after the white house for the johnsons. >> we're in mrs. johnson's room. this is the room she returned to after their years in the white house. we have her bed. and nearby since she was an invalid plagued with consumption, she had what's known as an invalid's chair. she could partake in some of her favorite activities and relax. not only does the foot rest come up, but it reclines. being an invalid also spending time in this room, there's a spittoon by her chair. this is necessary from the consumption she suffered. pink wash basin and chamber pot. it's interesting because eliza's are pink and the pres

. >> up next on c-span, first ladies influence an image features eliza johnson, wife of president andrew johnson. that is followed by former president bill clinton at the 20th anniversary of the holocaust museum. later, president obama speaks about the impornce of investing in science education. >> she was close to being broken by the time she went to the white house. >> this is the earliest existing house. they lived here in the 1830's and 18 40's. >> she was educated and taught school. >> she would work. the north and south fought all over the civil war. it changed hands 26 times. they did have domestic help. >> it was used as a hospital, it was used as a place to stay and it was destroyed. >> aleezeh liza wasn't able to get out much.

meet eliza johnson, wife of the 17th president, andrew johnson, as we continue our series on first ladies with your questions and comments by phone, facebook and twitter monday night live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. .. >> good afternoon. excuse my hobbling about but not so long ago i had a knee replacement which some of you here will know something about. they promised me is that it will be a full recovery after a a year and better i don't have to wait two years. it is also lovely to be out of the cold and wind of new york city for a while. i will come up this morning feeling as if my knee was all better. it is the second time i have spoken here and my wife and i spoke together last night because we have written a book together and this one i wrote all by myself alone which after two coauthored books i survived. i survived and i survive with the help of lee who has always been my favorite editor and with that in mind this morning i asked her and our wonderful hostess which of the various ways--and i named them -- i should use to start the talk

meet eliza johnson as we continue our series on first ladies with your questions and comments. at 9:00tonight live eastern on cspan and cspan 3 and on cspan radio and c-span.org. >> next on c-span, "washington journal" live. by former president bill clinton and nobel prize winner elie weisel at the dedication of the national holocaust museum and later, barry black box about the secular divide in the country. >> next on "washington journal." a former white house special assistant for a homeland security on law enforcement response and its investigation to the boston bombings. how is followed by political parties recruit candidates and the role of congressional campaign committees. "the we talk about washington times" domestication into federal contracting. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. it is monday, april 29, to the 13. before they left town and several members of congress to to the sunday shows for a major topic of conversation with the ongoing conflict in this area. among the options that were discussed was the possibility of putting u.s. troops on the gr

meet eliza johnson, wife of the 17 president, andrew johnson, as we continue our series on first ladiesith questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter on monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span 3. >> in just a few moments, "washington journal" live with your tweets, calls, and e-mails, followed by this week's "newsmakers" with representative adam smith. then the dedication ceremony for the george w bush presidential center. headlines inday's your calls, tweets, and e-mails, followed by former fbi investigator david williams on the fbi's investigation into the boston bombings. then a roundtable discussion on news from the week from capitol hill, the white house, boston, and syria. later, a look at the u.s.-russia relationship with william pomerantz of the woodrow wilson center. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning and welcome to "washington journal" on this sunday, it will 28, 20 13. last night washington media, politicians, and celebrities gathered for the annual white house correspondents association dinner. we would like to get your thoughts this morning on the

meet eliza johnson, wife of the 17th president, andrew johnson, as we continue our series on first ladies with your questions and comments by phone, facebook and twitter monday night live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. ..

busch, thank you. 9:00 eastern,t first ladies examines the life of eliza johnson. the number of women in senior management positions in technology companies has remained unchanged over the past decade. the number of female computer science graduates has dropped. up next, chelsea clinton moderate a panel of women entrepreneurs. this discussion from the daily beast fourth annual women in the world summit is about a half-hour. >> my family is a huge. >> this household there are eight children. it is a busy life. >> my father was working 15-hour days. my life was difficult when i lived back in brooklyn. things were had. we did not have much money. i was in the library and the libraryian came up to me and said i think you would be a good fit for this program. it said girls and code and something clicked. i learned everything from robotics and web design. we learned programming languages. being involved in tech nogs -- technology has changed my life. i want to double major in math and physics. tojulia is an inspiration the whole family. >> what i learned from the program

johnson. special trains brought in dignitaries. eliza died, -- it was drawn by roger white horses. the white house association has been our partner and will continue through the series. many of the photographs and additions we bring. a special thanks to our two guests. sinces been working at it a teenager bit and jaclyn, her book on the first lady's. whos available for those are getting the series. thank you so much. thank you for watching.

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] next week, first ladies fluence and image features eliza johnson. she was considered a shrewd wife and a capable business partner. she remained one of his most important advisors, especially through his impeachment trial. at is live on c-span at 9:00 p.m. our website has more about the first dailies, including a special section "welcome to the white house house," produced by .he white house association with the association, we're offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america." it presents a biography and portrait of each first lay epartment comment -- ladies. on can buy a book at $12.95 .com/products. >> next here on c-span the massachusetts senate debate. then a look at the charge against the boston marathon bomber and how it could impact legislation. then first ladies, mary todd limit. wife of abraham >> representatives stephen lynch held a debate ey on key issue, including last week's boston marathon's bombings. the special election takes place june 25. this is about an hour. >> let's begin with the first q

meet eliza johnson as we continue our series on fist ladies with your questions and comments monday night live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> gary cohen, the head administrator in charge of implementing the new health care law, testified before a house oversight panel on wednesday. mr. cohen testified that the house insurance exchanges will be ready to begin enrollment on october 1st with full implementation of the health care law on january 1st. in this hearing is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. i convene this hearing on the subcommittee on oversight and investigation to examine the department of health and human service's management of the affordable care act as we approach the january 1, 2014, deadline for full implementation. mr. gary cohen, director of the center for consumer information and oversight or cciio is here to testify on behalf of hhs. good morning. cciio is responsible for implementing the ppaca, he knows they certainly have their work cut out for them. at beginning of the next year, full impleme

meet eliza johnson. we continue the series on first lady with the question and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. tonight live eastern at c-span and c-span 3. and c-span radio and c-span.org. he spoked at the heritage foundation for forty five minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> oorch, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the her tiblg foundation. we of course welcome all of those who join us on the occasion on the heritage.org website and joining us visa c-span. we would ask anyone in-house to see that cell phones have been turned out as we prepare to begin. all of us will appreciate that. especially those recording the event. we will post this program on the heritage home page within twenty twenty four hours. and now if you would join know in welcoming our presenters. say that will take their place on the stage. gentleman? [applause] >> thank you, john. i'm the chief of staff here. it's a joy and honor along with senator demint to introduce chaplain black to the heritage lecture progra

watch monday for our next program on first lady eliza johnson.deo clip] two cars my kids, if pull up and one car has a stranger and the other car has dick cheney, you get in the car with a stranger. >> i think about all the money spent on health care and against health care, we could have had health care. >> it's amazing being in washington with all these amazing buildings and history and here we are at the hilton. >> kind of hard to be funny with the president looking at you and yet somehow day after day joe biden manages to do it. >> this weekend, the white house correspondents' dinner. president obama and conan o'brien headlined the event before an audience of journalists, celebrities, and the white house press corps. for our coverage starts with the red carpet arrivals. on c-t 6:15 on saturday span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: congressman michael burgess is vice chair of the energy and commerce subcommittee. the house will vote on this today, your legislation dealing with pre-existing conditions. guest: the problem occurred when

by the time her husband assumes -- meet eliza, johnson. onday night at 9:00 eastern c-span and c-span3, also on c- span radio and c-span.org. charles schumer and john mccain spoke about immigration policy. both senators are members of the gang of eight and talked about their bill which has the support of president obama and the afl- cio. this is 50 minutes. >> i will be very brief and make a couple of points. first, on the immigration bill, the number one reason we are here, i want to salute john mccain who has done an amazing job of leadership that would not have happened without him. the plate early on. one more point not related to immigration, but harry reid has this idea of a joint caucus where john will tell what happened to him during vietnam's that has never been talked about before. it is an experience i will never forget. it impressed every member of the senate who was there. it was one of the amazing experiences i have had pick it as an honor to be with him. , on immigration, those few reporters who have an ounce of cynicism run

meet eliza johnson, wife of the 17th president, andrew johnson, as we continue our series on first ladies, with your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> the commission on political reform is traveling the country looking at ways to reduce partisanship and politics and government. the group hosted a discussion at the ronald reagan library in simi valley california. among the speakers, former idaho s.nator and governor this is an hour. >> this is a stellar panel of people who thought about and have been in public service, to think about the questionf ar er obstacles we are throwing up to people who want to serve in government, who want to give back, in a way, and what sort of institutions which might create looking forward. i have a couple of duties to do here. first we are going to look to make sure that our online audience gets going with a full question, which we have. we will put that up on the screens. would you consider running for political office in the future? that is a yes or no question. we will be reporting the results on this

meet eliza johnson, wife of the 17th president, andrew johnson, as we continue our series on first ladies with your questions and comments by phone, facebook and twitter tonight live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> we're going live now at the holocaust museum for its 20th anniversary today with a series of panels focusing on the holocaust as well as genocide prevention. one of the panelists will be president obama's deputy national security adviser, tony blanket. the holocaust museum pays tribute to the more than six million jews and others killed by the nazis during world worldr ii. this is getting started a little late, organizers say about ten minutes late, and also want to tell you that happening right now over on c-span remarks from u.s. senate chaplain dr. barry black. he's speaking at the heritage foundation. again, that's happening live on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> more than 30 million people have visited the holocaust museum since it opened in 1993, and here are some of the, here is some of what we'l