helen did attend. but i think she thought that they were a little too gossipy or the topics of conversation just bored her. it wasn't something that she really enjoyed. and she made it known to the press before she became first lady that she would not be continuing them because they had not been successful. and that was, you know, quite a slam to edith to say that publicly. she could have been a little more genteel on how she transitioned, but that's the way it was. mr. gould: they supervised some of the women in the washington community. if you had a dalliance with somebody who wasn't your husband, you heard from the white house, you know, you better stop. and so there was a certain amount of nitpicking and gossiping that helen taft, who liked to have a beer, smoke a cigarette, play some bridge, was not as hoity-toity as edith roosevelt. and that was another source of tension. ms. swain: so the roosevelts, wanted their mores to be on social washington. mr. gould: oh yes, whereas helen taft wanted to s

helen did attend.but i think she thought that they were a little too gossipy or the topics of conversation just bored her. it wasn't something that she really enjoyed. and she made it known to the press before she became first lady that she would not be continuing them because they had not been successful. and that was, you know, quite a slam to edith to say that publicly. she could have been a little more genteel on how she transitioned, but that's the way it was. lewis gould: they supervised some of the women in the washington community. if you had a dalliance with somebody who wasn't your husband, you heard from the white house, you know, you better stop. and so there was a certain amount of nitpicking and gossiping that helen taft, who liked to have a beer, smoke a cigarette, play some bridge, was not as hoity-toity as edith roosevelt. and that was another source of tension. susan swain: so the roosevelts, wanted their mores to be on social washington. lewis gould: oh yes, whereas helen taft wanted

next, helen taft. this is about 1.5 hours. >> helen taft was more ambitious by getting to the white house than her husband. willing to get personally involved in politics to get elected. she overcame a serious illness to directly manage the white house, invite a classical musicians to perform, and supported concerts that mattered to her. helen taft also has a visible legacy. famouston, d.c.'s japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the title basin in bring visitors to washington every year. good evening and welcome to first ladies, influence and image, the life of helen taft. he served from 1909-1913. here to tell us about her life is her biographer. is our musical first lady. you open the book making the case that of the 20th century -- why did she deserve better? >> because she did some things that were very constructive. the cherry trees, classical house, ande white generally trying to make ofhington a cold tro city the nation. that was her ambition. it did not work out. agenda that would have ma

you can see that helen loved beautiful things. she is a victorian woman of her era. and so she has these beautiful water color paintings done by alice stewart hill who was a friend of hers here in colorado springs and has her own cabinet of curiosity if you will. she has put together an eclectic set of artifacts based on travels and interests and of the natural world. we know she loved nature. in fact, she found god in nature. she -- instead of attending church on sunday would hike up cheyenne mountain and loved the falls there. she surrounds herself with beautiful things from nature. if helen were alive she would have plants and flowers. in the museum we don't have those today. this shelf covered in pinecones is actually a fungus that grows on the side of trees and she's had it mounted to wooden plates so that she can display some of her specimens flora and fauna on there. this object is a whale's inner ear and it's made into a purse or a little bag she could put things in. and again, that's an extraordinary example of her love of the natural world. we know that she

-- helen: no,. nope. i cannot guarantee you will get the venues you want, but you will get your credential. . great. >> thank you so much. helen: thank you. >> i really appreciate you being there. now i am going to introduce william douglas. he is a correspondent from mcclatchy newspapers. his credentials include bill clinton's second term, the iraq war, and now he is covering congress -- another kind of war. welcome. william: good morning. thank you for attending. i look out there and see some familiar faces from oh capitol hill. i can speak from a capitol hill perspective. this will be very, very different. this is going to be like a state of the union or a head of the state on steroids in terms of demand for members of congress to actually be in the chamber for the pope's speech. congress people complain congress does not do a lot of things, but last week they managed to vote ex members of congress out of the chamber. they will not be in the chamber because probably all of the seats will be fille

next, helen taft. this is about an hour and ms.in: helen taft was more ambitious about getting to the white house than her husband, william howard taft, and was willing to get personally involved in politics to get him elected. as first lady, she overcame a serious illness to directly manage the white house, invited top classical musicians to perform there, and supported causes that mattered to her. helen taft also has one of the most visible legacies of all first ladies, washington, d.c.'s famous japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the tidal basin in the nation's capital and bring tens of thousands of visitors to washington every year. ms. swain: good evening, and welcome to first ladies: influence and image, the life of helen taft. her husband served in the white house from 1909 to 1913. here to tell us about her life and her legacy is her biographer, lewis gould. his biography of her i"h

does anyone have any questions for helen? >> this is ross, he is one of our authors. please use the microphone. >> can you hear me? okay. you had mentioned you didn't have any families in the military and you are not a member yourself. did you feel you didn't have a right to write about it? >> very much much so. it was hard actually to even feel legitimate. at the end of all the research, i think my my editor tricked me into starting the writing because i think he thought i was gonna research this forever and never feel that i have the authority. i think when you don't go overseas, you never feel this is your story to tell, and i knew when i wrote the manuscript that i had to be making mistakes as a civilian because frankly it's so hard to understand the military culture. there's a funny moment where desma tried to explain to me where she had lived in iraq. i said well was in a tent like in afghanistan? she said no no, i had a chew. i said what's a chew? she said a housing unit and i said what's that? she said a shipping container and i said okay but it required for a

but that said, sister helen, the poll numbers don't lie in this country.se who are for and against the death penalty. from your perspective, there are so many loving religious people in america who believe the death penalty is right -- the right tack to take. why is there that disconnect from your perspective and from your -- from the people who you represent? >> people believe in a theoretical death penalty. they say when people do these crimes we believe they ought to get the death penalty. that's the theoretical death penalty, when they do the poll questions, are you for or against the death penalty. polls now show when people are given as an alternative life without parole, a majority of americans choose life without parole because they're watching the death penalty and they see it's broken. there are 154 people who have been exonerated off of death throw. they see in practice it's going down even in texas. we don't have a way of doing death and richard glossup, whom we're hear to talk about today, is a perfect example of how broken the system is. when

mahoney and helen had worked together on a book, but no -- nobody knew what happened to helen. i didn't know if helen was still alive, but i'm going to find her and see if she has anything, and any time i saw somebody with her last name or married last name, you know, i would call them up, and i congress tell you how many time -- i couldn't tell you how many time the phone was slammed down in my ear. but i kept looking, kept looking, kept looking, and one day there she was. i'll be damned, i found her. there's helen cl by many years later living down south on a farm. she was delighted to see me. she hadn't had anybody to talk to about booth and mrs. mahoney for decades, and she was very gracious, very helpful, very welcoming, and she handed over to me the motherload. she just had piles of stuff, some of it going back to the period right at the end of the civil war. i might just saw the motherload of papers. i noticed one thing, this is something mrs. mahoney at the top. let me help you out, this is "the way he went." this is mrs. mahoney's account of going along john wilkes boo

it was a woman named helen colby. helen was maybe two generations younger than mrs. mahoney was, and she said is, don't let -- that kimmel's a rat don't let him discourage you. so they worked for years and years and years on a project but then world war ii came along, helen got married, people moved away, the war. mrs. mahoney died right after the war. so when i came on the research ten years ago everybody knew that mrs. mahoney and helen had worked together on a book, but nobody knew what happened to helenen, where the work was. so i just decided -- i don't even know if helen was still alive. she'd be in her 80s at that point, but i'm going to find her, and anytime i saw anybody with her last name or her married last name, you know, i would call them up, you know? i couldn't tell you how many times the phone was slammed down in my ear right? john wilkes booth bam, they don't want to hear that, right? innut job. [laughter] but i kept look, kept looking, and one day there she was. i'll be damned, i found her. there's helen colby many years later living down south on a

and helen miran played elizabeth i and elizabeth ii. she played an agent and the dean of the university from monsters. >> what kind of a monster are you? >> she never played an american president. i will ask her how she would do so. and finally, cecil the lion might be dead, but sudan, the last white rhino is still alive. it will take more than a village to keep him that way. i will explain. here's my take. these days, i imagine president obama is feeling the country is on the right path. the economy recovered nicely, unemployment is below 6% and stock markets are higher than when he took over. foreign policy can point to a deal with the world's major powers and iran and restoring diplomatic relations with cuba after five decades. in one area, america witnessed a series of flare-ups that remind us of an enduring problem that simply refuses to go away. america's racial divide. in thinking about it, i found myself intrigued by lessons from an unlikely source. singapore. to help prepare for a trip last month as a guest of the national univ

. >>> and, dame helen mirren has played a mossad agent and dean of university from monsters but has never played an american president. i'll ask her how she would do so. >>> finally. cecil the lion might be dead but sudan, the last northern white rhino is still alive. it will take more than a village to keep him that way. i'll explain. >>> first, here is my take. these days i imagine president obama is feeling that the country is on the right path. the economy has recovered nicely, unemployment is below 6%, stock markets remain much higher than when he took over, and foreign policy, he can point to a deal with world's major powers and now iran and restoring diplomatic relations with cuba after five decades. in one area america has witnessed a series of flare-ups that remind us of an enduring problem that simply refuses to go away. [ chanting ] >> america's racial divide. in thinking about it, i found myself intrigued by some lessons from an unlikely source, singapore. to help prepare for a trip there last month as a guest of the national university of singapore, i asked the country's depu

helen taft on the c-span series and theiries," influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here is what is happening on c-span tonight. first, a couple of sessions from the netroots conference, including democrats gaining localin legislatures and elected offices, and then a look at the race and gender makeup of elected officials. oner, a discussion immigration from the bipartisan policy institute. then, the referenda john richard bryant, the bishop would be methodist piscopo church, talks about guns and gun violence. former president jimmy carter described today that he has cancer, and the carter center says

trabajar o llevar al congreso", afirma y lo cierto es que faltan muchos meses para las elecciones y helenspera discursos independientes. helen: desafortunadamente algunos creen que tienen que salir a reaccionar a las palabras de cada candidato tiene que ser dueÑo de su campaÑa y de su propio mensaje. juan: mÁs que eso que se adelante una campaÑa con respecto. >> lo que es mÁs que lamentable es el tono que usan algunos que lastiman terriblemente las sensibilidades de la comunidad hispana, la mexicana muy particular. aquellos que lastiman a la mujer. juan: la Última encuesta lo ubica en primer lugar seguido por bush, carlson y rubio los Últimos dos empatados. en medio esta divisiÓn interna entre los aspirantes republicanos no son pocos los que creen que al final de cuenta la propuesta migratoria de trump es un resumen de una serie de ideas discutidas en el pasado entre diversos sectores del partido republicano incluso el movimiento conservador tea party la ha elogiado que tanta acogida tenga sÓlo el tiempo lo dirÁ, ilia regreso contigo. ilia: muchas gracias, buenas noches un joven mexicano

helen is happy! happy helen! >> she's a happy helen. >> it was mickey mouse and strangely to be a disney character it was a flop, it didn't work that well. >> you're kidding. >> it wasn't until 1950 with hop along cassidy that the lunchbox industry took off whenever kid in america had to have one of these hop along cassidy lunchboxes. >> do they still carry lunchboxes now, kids? >> they're a little different. not the tin lunchboxes. not as cool as my old he-man lunchbox. >> nothing would be. hoda, do we have time for one more? >> of course. what is your name? >> annie. >> get ready to sing, girl? ready? finish the lyrics to this song from the 1978 movie. listen first. beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you beauty school dropout, -- snows zbloez -- >> they have no idea. >> it was missed your midterms and flunked shampoo. >> i think they should perform it as an audience for extra credit. thank you so much, hoda. >> i want to show everybody because they still wanted to be on tv, ready? everybody's here! [

and helene cooper. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >> announcer: this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good morning. this is certainly not your average sleepy sunday in august. if you love politics, if you love presidential campaigns, this is the show for you this morning. all this week we've been talking about one thing -- the first republican presidential debate. but if that's not enough for you junkies out there, suddenly we have a potential political stunner. today's lead story in the "new york times" is this -- vice president joe biden is said to be taking a more serious look at jumping into the democratic race. of course, a biden candidacy would completely up-end the democratic primary. we'll get to that potential game-changer in a moment about our own reporting on what's really going on in biden world and on the timeing with which he may make the decision. first, to the man who's already up-ended the republican race, donald trump. he'll join me for a few minutes in an interview, and

you've got to have that kind of working. >> rose: chiwetel ejofor, al pacino and helen earhart helen . >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: chiwetel ejofor is here, his role in "is it years a slave" earned him academy award in 20134 for best actor and is now playing in "z for zachariah." he is the trailer for the film. >> i ain't seen one for over a year. a dead cobra. as long as we stay here, we'll be protected. (screaming) >> the swear to contaminated! erring >> got to be an explanation. this is crazy this is still here. i can't drive this. >> you can't get it to work. we'll get it to wor work manually. >> it works! this is between us. it's okay. (barking) >> my name is caleb. (screaming) >> no, no, no. no, it's all right. >> it could be anybody. we have faith. what's your plan? if you need to figure it out, figure it out. >> i

. ♪ ♪ charlie: helen mirren is here and she is an academy award-winning actor.03, she became a dame of the british empire. she stars on broadway as the queen. the play is called an audience. it is a private conversation queen elizabeth had with her prime ministers over the last 60 years. the associated press calls it a touching portrait of power and majesty. >> did you ever thought you would -- you never thought you would be prime minister, did you. >> goodness, no. no, no. there is a photograph of me taken outside downing street at age eight, which some people interpreted as such. but no, there was never any scheme or plan. half the children where i grew up never had any boots nor shoes to their feet. they wore gloves because gloves lasted longer. as children, we never had any dreams or hoax the on survival. -- beyond survival. i nearly died of typhoid. and now i'm here, drinking tea with the queen of england. be verywilson must proud. >> oh, no, she is furious. doesn't care for the limelight or the thrust of westminster. certainly doesn't care for our new home

she and helen gahagan would have overlapped by a term. they would have been known as two prominent women in a political sense but a cultural sense as well. >> this is one of my favorite buttons in the collection. newt son is the generations of women and how that relates to what's going on in the nation at large. and coya in some ways pays the price of the changing view of women after world war ii. this is a picture of her in front of her husband andy's hotel. >> up to this point in the story there are so many women who come to congress through that connection to their husband, a familial connection. coya knutson loses it because of that familial connection. she came -- first of all, she's from -- she represented a district in minnesota for two terms. but she came up through the democratic farmer labor party in minnesota. that's how she got her political start. she served in the minnesota house of representatives and had a very promising political career. in 1954 she decides to run for a u.s. house seat. and she goes against the wishes of

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our look look at the boston globe's best sellers list continues with a book by helen mcdonnell, and and retracing of the 19th century migration and the oregon trail, of next on the road to character new york times columnist david brooks looks at the lives of ten historical figures as examples as how to achieve success. in in the quartet the pulitzer prize-winning joseph willis looks at the constitutional convention. here's some of the current nonfiction bestsellers. many of these authors have or will be appearing on book tv, you can watch them on our website book tv.org. >> mr. warren. >> what is to cap come from an musical turn that comes again that means begin again. it's kind of our motto in a lot of ways, we do new step in the we think about our company has been the whole gamut,. >> is it advantageous or just advantageous to be based in boston. >> i think at seven tatian just it's a lot more conducive to books, solitude, to editing and we have our way into boston elites. >> tells about some of these books have come in out this fall. >> we have a book coming out who is a favorite of

women in the united states history, and i was walking through a bookstore, i saw the autobiography of helen keller, the story of my life. that was published quite a long time ago but when i was in middle school i remember reading a miracle worker in my english class so i'm looking forward to reading her story of her life. >> booktv wants to know what you're reading this summer. tweet us at booktv or you can post it on our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 poor in new york city and one of the things we like to do when they come up to new york is to talk with authors and get previews of the books that come out in the fall. joining us now, pulitzer prize-winning author stacy schiff, her newest book coming out in the fall is called "the witches: salem, 1692". stacy schiff, we all know about the salem witch trials. what do we know that is incorrect? >> that's pretty much what got me started. for starters there was no voodoo, it's not about women. women are the accusers in fact that many of the victims are men.

and so a veteran prosecutor named helen brinkman was assigned the case.t was to be her last before retirement. she'd made a career out of prosecuting sex crimes. you go after rapists and abusers on behalf of victims, and you have a situation where there's a person you're prosecuting who claims she is the victim. >> yes. what a way to end a 25-year-long career, to have someone who was preying on a 15-year-old boy for her own gratification turn around and make the child responsible. i still have a difficult time wrapping my mind around that. >> reporter: still, in an effort to avoid what was sure to be a very public, very painful trial, the prosecutor's office offered abby simon a plea deal. plead guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct and accept one-year behind bars, which with time off for good behavior, would likely mean abby would be free in matter of months. >> i know we as a team really wanted them to accept that plea offer so that that kid didn't have to go through any of that. the damage and harm that comes from this kind of trial to a kid,

every time i say helen mirren, i can't believe it either. >> i know.seth: i know you're very excited about this. because the blue jean committee, which is a subject of one of the documentaries -- >> yes. >> seth: one of the greatest bands of the 70's. >> one the greatest -- greatest soft rock bands of the. >> seth: one great album. that's what everyone agrees. >> yes. catalina breeze and the greatest soft rock bands of the '70s. >> seth: yes. >> and i'm just thrilled to be in the same studio -- >> seth: i'm so excited to see them perform. and they he haven't performed live in years, i think. >> yeah. and they still look the exact same. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, from the '70s. >> than they were the last time they performed live. which i think was '72. >> seth: it just shows, if you don't perform live it maintains your look. >> it maintains your look. [ laughter ] >> seth: so you'll stick around to watch that, right? >> i have no choice, really. i'm going to watch it. [ laughter ] yeah, i'll be watching it. >> seth: i'm very excited about that. >> yeah

helen taft, tonight on first ladies. examining the public and private lives of the ladies and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama. american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history reel america brings archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century in america. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house, here on c-span three we come from and -- complement that i showing the most relevant. ,t is also home to c-span tv including the one 50th anniversary of the civil war. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites. history bookshelf. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of the commanders in chief. and our new series, reel america, featuring films from the 30's to 70's. watch us in hd. >> this sunday night, institute fellowlicy studies phyllis bennett. >> why are they so violent? these questions are important. what is more important in some ways, what is the u.s. policy regarding isis, why isn't it working? can we go to war against terro

that's one of the big issues that helen addresses in the book. >> the book tackles

visit ncicap.org] quick first lady helen cap made severable -- several notable changes to the white house. was replacing white male a sure with african-american staff. she created a memorial to victims of the titanic but her greatest was bringing thousands of cherry blossom trees to the capital. on c-span's original series, first ladies, examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. >> now look at highlights of the c-span cities tour as we learn about the history of the cities and towns across america in cooperation with her cable partners. to learn more about the stops on our 2015 tour, visit www.c-span.org/citiestour. ♪ >> where standing in the main waiting room of union station here in omaha, nebraska. it was a second union station built by union pacific to serve the citizens of omaha for real travel. the architects wanted to make a statement about what the railroad was. in his mind, it was strength, masculinity, and permits. that's what you want is a building to e

they are grateful for mike helen beck's service. a family member reported her brother showed up with a gun threatening to harm himself. the man with the shotgun. they fired in his direction. the man fled into the home. he is not responding to requests to come out. however police say there is no danger to the public. >> police are investigating an officer involved shooting. >>> there was another police shooting. it happened during a protest marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old michael brown. so what is the latest from ferguson? >> the map that was shot had not been identified by police but he is in critical condition under going surgery right now. the shooting happened after a peaceful daytime prom test turned violent after dark. it was one year ago when 18- year-old michael brown was shot and killed by officer darren wilson sparking months of protests and campaigns to reform and improve police community relations. michael brown's father led some of the peaceful daytime protests, marchs, and vigils. but after dark thin

klesko to helen joining us from west virginia, republican line. caller: i have a couple questions, but first i would like to say one thing about mrs. clinton. how far down her poll she goes, i don't think she can afford to quit. simply because of all the donations use taken from foreign countries. when they give you money, they expect something in return. i don'tthink -- believe a thing she said. i would like to ask a question regarding this bill in this river in colorado. i know they are testing all the water for chemicals and everything. i just wonder if there is any somee that there might be stuff and some of that water. neey mind cold for gold -- mi coal for gold and it settles into the soil. i just wonder if anyone is checking to see if there happens to be any gold dust or anything in that liquid. host: helen, we appreciate the call, but that is off-topic for our guest. guest: i don't have anything to add. host: thank you for the call. let's move on to tom, joining us from centerville, massachusetts. independent line. if you do about the gold

[applause] >> first lady helen taft made several notable changes to the white house. obvious with replacing the white male ushers with african-american staff. she also raised funds to create a memorial for the victims of the titanic's. but, her greatest legacy was bringing japanese cherry blossom trees to the capital. c-span's series "first ladies." washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. recently, american history tv was at the society for historians of american foreign relations annual meeting in arlington, virginia. professors,h authors, and graduate students about the research. this interview is about 15 minutes. >> keisha blain, a graduate of princeton, and you studied at penn state. the premise of your research is really working and looking at women at the margins. african-american women. why? dr. blain: i have been interested for a while in capturing the voices of women who have just -- their voices have been lost, and really hidden in the crux of u.s. history. i wanted to excavate their stories. i wanted to hel

we are standing next to a dress that was worn by one of my favorite people in this exhibit helen augusta howard. ,she was born in columbus to a wealthy blueblood family. that, she was proud of she was also not afraid to do her own thing as we would say today. she was considered scandalous by many people of her class and especially by her family because of all of her avant-garde choices. she was a vegetarian. she was an atheist. she never married. and she wore pants, which was unthinkable at that time. her primary activity, however, was concentrated on women's suffrage. in 1890, when she was just 25 years old, augusta howard founded the georgia suffrage association. she worked throughout the state for five years going to conventions, meetings and , leading the charge for women's suffrage in the state of georgia. this all culminated in 1895 when the national convention of the national american women's suffrage association was held in atlanta, georgia. delegates from 28 states susan b as well as anthony, who gave the keynote address. after the convention, augusta and susan b. anthony travel

think how we have a community here at the table. >> i didn't understand the study, helen.ah, i wasn't exactly happy. >> as a matter of fact, there's a taboo against it. you know someone's depressed when they're getting depressed or losing a job or losing a partner. but we assume that they're happy, and that's what's unusual about this study because people don't even do the studies to find out because we're so engrossed in the feeling that this is just perfect bliss. >> thank you. >> thank you, helen fisher. >> thank you. >>> proof this morning that it's never too late to push yourself in the gym. a recent study shows people 55 and older are the fastest growing group that are joining health clubs. how about that? well, we met a remarkable 77-year-old woman who's reshaping more than her body by breaking a sweat. >> do one more lap around the box. >> reporter: keeping up with her today, it's hard to believe that just a few months ago, constance's body was failing her. you've had two hip replacements. >> two knee replacements. two rotator cuffs, a partial and a full. >> report

a seasoned journalist and author, helen thorpe born in london group in new jersey now living in denver. it has appeared in "the new york times" magazine york magazine you och "the new yorker" and "harper's bazaar" and on this american life from the mid-90s your 2,000 rare the subject ever stories range from drug cartel and her five -- tour first book published 2005 just like us follows girl surmise going to college to show the personal side of american immigration law. her current book "soldier girls" also looks at what american women face when they go to combat she'd details lies of three women from deployment and back home again. how did you choose a subject and how did you find the women that you profiled? >> it is wonderful to be back in texas. when i was beginning this project started with a question that dictated to i chose to write about. the question on my mind did not have to do with being a favorite it -- a female soldier or a woman in the military but i do that many veterans struggled after a deployment to settle back into their lives at home and i was wondering what the str

helen taft, the senate at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies," examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. >> in 1935, franklin d roosevelt put his signature on the social security act. >> this social security measure gives at least some protection to 50 million of our citizens who will reap direct benefits through unemployment compensation, through old age pensions, and services for the protection of children and the prevention of their health. >> 15 years later, congress passed a new social security law. a law designed to meet today's needs. signed by president truman in 1950, this act gives social security a new meaning. this is the, blueprint of the future. a fixture which social security helps makes possible. most american families are now able to enjoy for themselves in income that is guaranteed for l

first lady helen taft made several little changes to the white house. replacingbvious was the white male ushers with african-american staff. she led an effort to create a memorial for the victims of the titanic. her greatest legacy was bringing thousands of cherry blossom trees to the nation's capital. helen taft, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on our original series, first ladies. tom martha washington michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> coming up next, a memorial service for the military members chattanooga, tennessee. then, another chance to see some of today's iowa state fair with presidential candidates hillary clinton, donald trump, and bernie sanders. vice president biden was in chattanooga, tennessee saturday to attend a memorial service for those killed july 16 at a military recruiting center and u.s. navy reserve facility. he was joined by defense secretary ashton carter and navy secretary ray mavis. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> as a military organization, we have experienced far too often

let's hear from one more caller, helen, republican line.hat did you think of what you heard from governor huckabee? i heard bits and pieces of it. i like governor huckabee. i heard him a lot on fox. -- myl nash my press preference is dr. ben carson. he got it yesterday new york. i think the american people need to listen to ben carson because he has got good ideas. he came from nothing and look what he made out of his self. "black lives this matter." all life matter. my support is for ben carson. host: thank you, helen. ben carson will be at the soapbox on sunday. here are our coverage plans for the rest of the day. more is coming up on c-span. wrote to the white house coverage is coming up at 2:00 eastern. former virginia senator jim webb will -- we will follow that later. martin o'malley at 5:00 is expected to announce programs. he will layout some of his platform for the presidential campaign. we will follow all of this with your phone calls. looking ahead to tomorrow, we will hear from jeb bush coming up tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. e

helen hester came to help.rst met chaz. >> he was brought in actually on my birthday in 2005, about three months after the storm. he was so frightened and undersocialized at that point, he didn't remember that humans were his friends, and the volunteers would come in and read to the animals, so they would get used to human voices again. and i'd be reading, i would put my hand in the cage. and he'd come over and start sniffing. and then you'd feel that fur. it was like oh, he's soft. oh, those are soft ears. oh, wait. this is a nice dog. >> chaz was recovering, but after six months, no one came to claim or adopt him. >> i kept thinking that his real family would come back to him. or his real family would find him and then gradually it came to me that his real family had found him and it was myself. i don't think of myself as his owner. i think of myself as his human. i'm sort of his pet. i hope he sort of feels that way about me. >> in the decade since katrina, they built a new facility and new legislation that

helen taft, the sunday night at 8:00 p.m.original series, "first ladies, influence and image." from martha washington to michelle obama, >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the other founding fathers, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. newton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. ic