we have introduced people to helen taft. why should she be remembered among the pantheon of first ladies? >> i think because of the cherry trees, i think because of the musicians that she brought, because of her role in making taft president, because of her role in the split between t.r. and her husband. she was a consequential first lady in a cultural and political and marital sense. and i think she deserves much more from history than she's received. >> and jane cook, what would you say? >> i would say definitely all of the firsts that she did as first lady, but also that she made it ok for a woman to have an interest in politics. we can look back and see that she was ahead of her time, and to see the first ladies that came after her, more of them had that natural interest as well. >> for our two first lady scholars, jane hampton cook and lewis gould, thank you very much for helping us understand more about one of america's most obscure 20th century first ladies. we hope we've told the audience a bit more about her life and

monday night we look at helen taft and edith roosevelt along with her husband theodore began the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office when they made a trip to panama and helen taft was the first first lady to arrive with the president in the inaugural parade but watch first ladies, influence and image, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> glad to look back to our program, doctor ira brights. host for sirius xm, doctor radio, throughout the pandemic he's been helping listeners better understand coronavirus. doctor bright, you were last on this programhi back in late mar. i wonder how far have we come in understanding this disease since then andme what has been the biggest breakthrough? >> guest: we have come to understand a lot more than we did before and i think one of the most important things to say is there has not been a breakthrough. it's not like -- you can use whatever is the magic cure but we have both learned a lot more about managing

monday night, we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft.ith roosevelt, along with her husband, theodore, became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office, when they made a trip to panama. and helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies, influence and

tonight, we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. edith roosevelt along with her husband, theodore, became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office when they made a trip to panama. helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch "first ladies influence & image" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> every saturday night, american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for "lectures in history." >> why do you all know who lizzie borden is and raise your hand if you had ever heard of this murder, the gene harris murder trial, before this class. >> the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> we're going to talk about both of these sides of this story here. right? the tools, the techniques, of slave owner power. we'll also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. >> wa

monday night, we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. edith roosevelt, along with her husband, theodore, became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office, when they made a trip to panama. and helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies, influence and image, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, on c-span3.e member >>> louisiana republican congressman mike johnson is the second of two judiciary hous committee members joining us this morning on a day the housem will take up a sweeping police reform bill proposed by - refo democrats.oppose congressman, you opposed sendinr this bill to the floor during last week's mark-up. you still oppose it? to be and if so, why? >> we have no choice, john. b great to be with you, by the au way. we have no choice but to opposee this because itit goes too far.e it throws the baby out with the bath water in so many areas.soln we do need really some practic' solutions and real reforms. t and we -- i'm cospon

monday night, we look at edith rows felled and helen taft. edith rose felt, along with her husband theodore became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office when they made a trip to panama. and how untapped for the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies influence in image monday at 8 pm eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> lawmakers recently discuss the best ways to ease financial burdens for those who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. they heard from witnesses who shared solutions like work from home programs and unemployment insurance extension to help those impacted. this house select subcommittee on the coronavirus hearing is two hours. >> with objection, the chair authorized to declare a recess of committee in time. i now recognize myself for the opening statement. today, the select subcommittee is holding our first official hearing which bills

and helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch "first ladies: influence and image" monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> members working on the george floyd justice and policing act police reform package, house speaker nancy pelosi and congressional black chair karen bass k spoke about the legislation. >>> good morning everyone. good morning. today is a glorious day because this is the day we pass legislation to transform policing in america. this year, i have the honor -- [ applause ] this year, i have the honor and the privilege to chair the congressional black caucus. next year will be the # 50th anniversary of the cdc. and 49 years ago, the 13 members of the cdc were leading the fight in congress to address the long-standing history of police abuse in the african-american community. in 1972, representative metcalf led the way in developing an agenda to reform policing in black communities. it is in their memory and it is on their shoulders that all of us stand today, not just the black caucus

tonight we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. edith roosevelt along with her husband theodore became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office when they made a trip to panama. and helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies, influence and image, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> every saturday night american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizzy borden is and raise your hand if you have ever heard of this murder, the gene harris murder trial before this class. >> the deepest cause where we will find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> so we're going to talk about both of these sides of the story here, right? the tools, the techniques of slave owner power and we're going to also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by en

tonight we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. edith roosevelt along with her husband became the first president and first lady it to travel abroad while in office, when they made a trip to panama. helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies, influence and image tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. every saturday night american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country for lectures in history. >> why do you all know who lizze bourden is. >> the deepest cause where we'll find the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the minds of the american people. >> and so we're going to talk about both of these sides of the story here, right, the tools, the techniques of slave owner power, and we'll also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. >> watch history professors lead discussions with their students on topics ranging from the american revolutio

by the spring of 2011 we had 16d volumes that appeared covering helen taft to hillary clinton.ributed two of them. the others had been written by a variety of scholars who fá graciously and kindly and for the royalties decided to write the book. ut book. they were grateful anyway.qe1 so the question then became, how to handleq edith roosevelt? she was the first lady as you know from 1901 to 1909, and she was important. the problt$uas an a÷ absence of other authors willing to step forward and help out.xdq u0 write a book, but that is often a process which will take five to seven years. you finvvhem. they go do the research. they write the book. time passes. it was in the early '70s when this process began and the prospect of chasing an author and not finishing the process until i was almost 80 had little appeal. you find diminishing energy for tracking down authors after a while. suggestions.çó and a decade finding another author had very little appeal to me. so i opted to write about her myself. i thought i could get it done quicker. there is one -- well, there arer actuallyx-u

tonight we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. edith bam the first first lady to travel abroad. watch "first ladies, influence and image" tonight on c-span3. >>> every saturday night american history tv takes you to college classrooms around the country. >> why do you all know who lizzie borden is? and -- the deepest cause, where we'll find of true meaning of evolutions was the transformation that took place. >> we're going to talk about both of these sides of this story here, right? the tools, the techniques of slave owner power, and also about the tools and technique of power that were practices by enslaved people. >>> watch history professors lead discussions with their opportunities on topics ranging from the american revolution to september 11th lectures in history every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. next she sits down for an interview about her time as a cia special praise officer indeed immediate aftermath of september 11th. she also discusses her decision to leave the cia to become an fbi special agent. the international spy museum recorded this he a vent in february. >

tonight, we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft.sevelt, along with her husband theodore became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office, where they made a trip to panama. taft was the first first lady to arrive with the president at the inaugural parade. watch first ladies influence and image, tonight at 8 pm eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. a conversation between librarian of congress carla hated and smithsonian secretary lonnie bunch about how cultural institutions can come to the country's aide during difficult times. the library of congress provided this video. >> hello, i'm carla hayden. as many of you know and have experienced this week, our country is facing many many challenges. the continuing struggle for human rights, civil rights and freedoms goes back to our founding. 's cultural institutions like libraries and museums are offering historical context, but also reexamining and continuing to look at how we present information and history to our republic, and making sure that we are par

tonight, we look at edith roosevelt and helen taft. he edith roosevelt and her husband became the first lady to travel abroad in the office whether they made a trip to panama and helen taft was the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> the senate health committee holds a hearing tuesday to get an update on the coronavirus response and plans to reopen the economy. witnesses include task force members dr. stephen hahn, dr. anthony fauci and dr. robert redfield. live coverage begins at 10:00 eastern on c-span3 and online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, on american history tv, paul kix talks about his book the saboteur, the aristocrat most daring anti-nazi commando. we about the world war ii exploits of robert de la rochefoucauld. this is from the national museum in new orleans. >> first of all, welcome to louisiana memorial pavilion. named after the great estate in the

mary todd lincoln happened to be one of them, helen taft, sara polk, they were politically involved with their spouses. and then there were a few that had no desire or interest whatsoever. as much as they loved and supported their spouse, they did not want any part of politics. zak retailers life margaret felt the same way. i it's a difference of opinion. you love their spouse but it is their career. ladybird johnson made that comment when they left the white house. politics was my husband's career, not mine. >> the one thing that may have resigned her to being in the white house was the entire family where there. >> todd from florida are you there sir? >> i am indeed. thank you for taking my call and for this wonderful series. a few quick questions. we how did eliza respond on the night of president lincoln's assassination? a card was left for her husband as well. second, just really quick, we have any of your guests seen the film tennessee johnson which was a wonderful film done in the forties with one half wynne playing president johnson. a remarkable film for the time and vindicated

helen taft was another one. there were a few that had no desire and no interest whatsoever. much as they love their spouse and supported their spouse, they didn't want any part of politics. zachary taylor's wife felt the same way. it's a difference of opinion. you love your spouse, but it's their career. she said politics was my husband's career and not mine. >> one source said that the one thing that resigned her to being in the white house was the fact that the entire family was there with her. >> ron in florida. are you there, sir? >> caller: i am indeed. and thank you for taking my call and it's a wonderful series. just a couple of quick questions. how did eliza respond to -- on the night of president lincoln's assassination, a card was left for her husband as well. and second, just really quick, have any of your guests seen the film "tennessee johnson" which was a wonderful film done in the '40s playing president johnson. it was a remarkable film for the time and it vindicated president johnson a little bit. >> have you seen the film? >> yes. we had a special showing of

the series continues with programs on either threads about and helen taft.t is here on american history tv on c-span3. >> you can pick the book up in paperback. >> on april 24, 1971, an estimated 5000 protesters gathered on the national mall in opposition the vietnam war. about 4000 activists stayed in the city to be in a series of mayday actions blocking access to government buildings and disrupting traffic. as stated in their widely circulated tactical manual, their goal was to shut down the federal government. next, the whole world is watching, a half-hour film by the washington dc metropolitan police department these events, including the may 3, 1971 arrest , the largest mass arrest in u.s. history. [newsreel audio crackling]

monday night, we look at edith rows felled and helen taft. edith rose felt, along with her husband theodore became the first president and first lady to travel abroad while in office when they made a trip to panama. and how untapped for the first first lady to ride with the president in the inaugural parade. watch first ladies influence in image monday at 8 pm eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> lawmakers recently discuss the best ways to ease financial burdens for those who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. they heard from witnesses who shared solutions like work from home programs and unemployment insurance extension to help those impacted. this house select subcommittee on the coronavirus hearing is two hours. >> with objection, the chair authorized to declare a recess of committee in time. i now recognize myself for the opening statement. today, the select subcommittee is holding our first official hearing which bills on the productive committee we have held over the last several weeks. today's hearing will addre

helen taft is anothe one. > and then there were a fe that really had no desire an no interest whatsoever. > i'm thinking, you know zachary taylor's wife margaret, felt the exact sam way. > and one source said tha the one thing that may hav resigned her to being in th white house was the fact tha the entire family was ther with her. > right, the fact that th kids were there with her. > ron, in (boynton) beach florida, are you there sir? >> ron (ph): i a indeed, and thank you fo taking my call, and it's wonderful series. > ron (ph) 'how doe eliza respond t