ethel had her own bedroom. mrs.oosevelt put her own study up there, so the president had a steady and an office on the second floor, but the first lady with a door that i joined. so that was very important to her to be able to knock on the door and say it's time for bed, you're working to late. that sort of thing. >> this change created the white house as we know it today. if you look at photographs of the white house as it existed before they began this renovation, there were large greenhouses around it. >> of course, the west wing didn't exist. so she changed the whole feeling of the white house by adding the west wing to it. how cooperative was to congress in this endeavor? >> congress voted money for this, and they wanted a better house. it was the moment when the united states became a world power. t.r. was modernizing the presidency. the united states had arrived as the most successful manufacturing power on earth. and they were in the process of becoming a very serious world power. so i think congress thought

up to this point i have not mentioned ethel roosevelt, the daughter of edith and theodore.th, about whom professor stacy cordry has written with much insight and skill, ethel roosevelt lacked charisma and star appeal. she was an engaging, attractive young woman who was kind of a surrogate mother for her two younger brothers archibald and quentin, but she was not a glamour girl like alice. yet she probably had the most developed social conscience of all the roosevelt children. in washington as a teenager she taught a sunday school class for african-american children at an episcopal church near the white house. this was not something that upper-class young ladies in washington did in 1908, in the year that she was to be presented to society. that was ethel roosevelt, who i believe needs a good biography and was a very interesting letter writer and had supported civil rights into the 1960s when her brother archie was taking a very different point of view. so in november 1908 edith sits down to write kermit her usual sunday letter and she referred to her daughter -- her daughte

it's up to this point i have not mention ethel roosevelt, the daughter of edith and theodore.nlike as alice roosevelt long worth about whom professor stacey has written with much insight and skill ethel roosevelt lack charisma and star appeal she was an engaging, attractive young woman who is kind of a surrogate mother to her two younger brothers. she was not a glamour girl. she probably had the most developed social skills of all the roosevelt. in washington, as a teenager she thought a sunday school class for african american children at an episcopal church near the white house. this was not something that upper class ladies and washington did hot in the year that she was to be presented -- i was at the roosevelt. buckets it was a very interesting letter writer, who had supported civil rights into the 1960s when her brother archie was taking a very different point of view. so in november 1908, edith -- her usual sunday letter and referred to her daughter, her daughter's class and their other plans for the morning. ethel has gone off and when she comes back we are going to se

ethel branch sought help. this was your idea?> i knew people would be hit hard for various reas fixed inc not adequate funding, we have no running water. others have no electricity. i went ahead and started the go fund me. >> reporter: in ireland patrick heard about the appeal. what moved you to donate? >> this idea of finding es have been like paying it forward. >> reporter: and countless irish men and women saw this as a chance to pay back for something they never forget. >> when i started the fund the goal was set of $50,000. i thought this is wildly optimistic, i don't think w $10,000 and now to be approaching $5 million, it's amazing. >> reporter: the hopi nations in utah, arizona and new mexico organized to distribute food and other essentials and they're thanking the irish. so here we are in 2020. we're in the middle of the pap democratic and lo and behold, ireland comes calling to the navajo nation. >> you cannot teach things like that. i mean, that's the things that surpass h beings. >> reporter: his goa t get two weeks

achieved something historical it crossed the 10000 point mark for the 1st time ever we had stocks like ethel or emerson on all time highs or even the stock of tesla crossing the $1000.00 mark per share increase of almost 9 percent so new record for the not stock opposite at all jones industrial average partly because of aerospace stocks and because of financials losing roughly one percent crazy stuff crazy times thank you very much and say hi to your fans there for us. ford is recalling over 2000000 u.s. vehicles the doors could unlatch while driving they include many of its models produced between 20112015 the eagles may not have been probably repaired by dealerships and the previous recalls for the same problem ford says it's unaware of any reports of accidents or injuries immolation to the potentially faulty legends. coronavirus shut down the world's factory china reveals how reliant global companies are on the chinese with a complex just in time supply chains and although many have said they'll localize production most star running back to beijing despite getting the short end of the sti

>> after he is shot, he says to ethel, how bad is it?lift me, and those are his last words before he goes into a coma. >> there was very much the sentiment, how much is too much to take? >> robert kennedy's now undergoing a neurosurgical operation. he is said to be in very critical condition. >> senator robert francis kennedy died at 1:44 a.m. today, june 6th, 1968. he was 42 years old. thank you. not even our competitor's best battery can match the power of energizer. because energizer ultimate lithium is the longest lasting aa battery in the world. [confetti cannon popping] energizer. backed by science. matched by no one. ♪ here's a razor that works differently. the gillette skinguard it has a guard between the blades that helps protect skin. the gillette skinguard. so to breathe better, i started once-daily anoro. ♪ copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators that work together to significantly improve lung function all day and all night. d

jackie to jack, ethel to bobby, joan his first wife to teddy. she married steven smith in 1956 and had four children. hitting the campaign trail for jack in 1960 she was a surprising but popular choice to be president clinton's ambassador to ireland, ruffling diplomatic feathers by traveling to northern ireland and persuading clinton to let jerry adams, the head of the i.r.a.'s political arm, come to the u.s laying the groundwork for the historic peace with northern ireland years later. the last of her siblings she received the medal of freedom from president obama in 2011. she was 92 andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> we'll be right back >>> in our latest installment of "nightly news kids edition" we take a look at the meaning behind juneteenth. plus we salute the class of 2020 and here's some advice kids have for the next class. >> have fun. be nice. and work hard. >> you've got that right. little man our new episode is streaming right now. that's nightly news. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night ♪ >> kelly: welc

his daughter ethel said it was the gathering place of the house. where theodore had books against the wall we traded those in for gun cases. but it was this room, the library that was literally the oval office of the summer white house from 1902 to 1908. and out of the 10,000 artifacts we're very fortunate to have about 115 original priceless treasures from theodore roosevelts home on display here. so this is the working desk of the president from 1902 to 1908. trappings of his african safari are seen with one of the several lions he shot with the rhinosren horns. this wasn't just a trophy but also done under the us pauspice the museum of history. this is one of four guns that actually accompaniened roosevelt and the rough riders to cuba in july of 1898. and one of the most important guns in american military history is seen right behind it lost for over 114 years, the very first machine gun ever used by the united states army in military combat. it is an 1895 browning automatic rifle. it's called the potato digger. it is a 7 millimeter mouser. it

ethel branch sought help.people would be hit hard for various reasons. either, you know, living on a fixed income with not adequate funding. one-third of the nation has no running water. another third has no electricity. i went ahead and started the gofundme. >> reporter: in ireland, patrick kerrwan heard about the appeal. what moved you to donate? >> i think for most irish people, it's this idea of finding commonality. all of the messages have been about this idea of paying it forward. a sense of remembrance. >> and countless irish men and women saw this as a chance to pay back for something they never forgot. >> when i started the fund, i put the goal at $50,000, and i just thought this is wildly w optimistic. i don't think we're going to make more than $1,000. and now to be approaching $5 million is just amazing. >> in a little more than two months, a team from the navajo and then the hopi nations in utah, arizona, and new mexico organized to distributed food and other essentials. and they are thanking the

for ethel kennedy and her family this is both kinds of christmas. after her father died. >> will this be, can this be a happy christmas in the king household? >> christmas will be sad for us as it will be for many people i think this year. a time like this causes people to really reflect on the deeper meaning of saint christmas. >> as the country moved into december, what a year it's been. one of the most dramatic and consequential years in history. but out there -- up there is the great dream of putting a man on the moon. >> 6 1/2 years ago john f. kennedy set this nation on a course towards the moon. this morning three americans are on the verge of the greatest adventure of which man has ever embarked. >> the engines are armed, five, four, three, two, one, zero. we have liftoff. >> and there's the rumble in our building. but what a beautiful flight. man perhaps on the way to the moon if all continues to go well. >> it seemed almost unbelievable. the nation collectively held its breath worrying about are they going to make it, what happens to the a

his daughter ethel said the library was the heartbeat of the house.it is where the roosevelt family gathered every evening to read to each other and to tell each other stories of the day. so where theodore had barrister cases of books against the wall, we traded those in forgotten cases. these are real gun cases from the four study of the house. that was literally the oval office of the summer white house from 1902 to 1908. from the 10,000 artifacts at sagamore hail, we are fortunate to have about 115 priceless original treasures from roosevelt home on display here. this is the working desk of the president from 1902 to 1908. droppings of his african safari of 1909 to 1910 are seen with one of the seven lions that he shot. the rhinoceros horns. this safari was not just for trophies to decorate his house, it was actually done under the auspices of the smithsonian institution museum of natural history. my favorite is the gatling gun that you see here. this is one of four guns that actually accompanied roosevelt underwriters to cuba. one of the most impo

when the congresswoman came to visit him in the hospital when she came, and ethel kennedy also came, saw something in his eyes that were different. and through the years after that, i could just see a change in him. it was slow and it was beautiful to watch. his personality was changing. and he was becoming the man i knew, and the father i knew in 1958. and the last two years of his life, he would have mark and i come over late at night, he wanted to talk. and he would talk about how wrong he was about race and segregation. he did most of the talking, and he would talk around those points. and mark was a judge, and he had been a judge, so they had a lot in common. and it was just -- we were so close, and we loved each other so much. that was his way of having us over time and time again, of his way, and the only way he was capable of asking for my forgiveness. of the way that he had made my life difficult. and i forgave him, because i knew that was the only way he had. and i loved him for that. because my father loved me the very best that he could. he learned how to love from his mo

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his daughter, ethel said that library was not hard to meet of the house.it is where the roosevelt family gathered every evening to read to each other and to tell each other stories of the day. where theodore had barrister cases of books against the wall, we traded those in four gun cases. these are real gun cases on the fourth floor study of the house but it was this room, the library, that was literally the oval office in the summer white house in 1902 to 19 oh wait. out of the 10,000 artifacts at sagamore hill, we are very fortunate to have 115 original priceless treasures from theodore roosevelt home on display here. this is the working desk of the president from 1902 trying tina white. from his african safari of 1909 in 1910. seen with one of the seven lions that he shot. the rhinoceros horn. the safari was not just for trophies, to decorate his house. it was done under the auspices of the smithsonian institution, and museum of natural history. my favorite piece is the gambling gun. you see this model. here 1895. this is one of four guns, that actually

jackie to jack and ethel to bobby, joey, his first wife to kenny. had four children, all while supporting the political careers of her famous siblings notably hitting the campaign trail for jack in 1960 and visiting ireland with the president just months before his death. kennedy smith remembering that here on "today." >> a tremendous outpouring of affection and love for the president. and he was very happy with that. he said it was the happiest three days of his presidency >> decades later at the age of 65, she was a surprising but popular choice to be president clinton's ambassador to ireland. diplomatic feathers, she traveled to northern ireland and persuaded clinton to go to jerry adams and then viewed as a terrorist by officials in london come to the u.s. this all laying the groundwork for the historic peace with advocate for c northern ireland years later kennedy-smith also a tireless advocate for children disabilities >> my aim is tote get the programs into the school >> the organization she founded, very special arts, still provides artistic

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