when jacqueline kennedy went hatless, president kennedy doled what would alex rove to us in a election? catholic woman began wearing veils to church because she did. her interest in contemporary art and jazz all reinforced the administration's impression, and the image of the kennedy administration as young americans peeking -- taking over. yet, her focus on the importance of american culture am a in the quality of american culture, versus european culture, carry a political message. she wanted to provide for some kind of public funding for the arts and humanities. that was the idea behind her interesting guest list of america's most renowned artists and poets for dinner she held .or the minister of culture kennedysington -- mrs. reflected a social movement of the time. interestburn national in restoration of governors mansions, and some found politics in this, the placements of the portraits. effect of the blue-green was no longer blue, but now white. they was to french, not american enough, even though she was emulating the roman -- the monroe. dupont was a very well-known republican

affection for the kennedys, but there are parts of it that make you think, i mean, for instance, jacqueline kennedy lost many children, two or three miscarriages. she went into severe depression at one point and had electroshock therapy. and you begin to understand why the kennedys through themselves into mental health. because rosemary kennedy, one of president kennedy's sisters, also had electroshock therapy and it never worked and it was always a heartache for ambassador kennedy and for his wife. so there are poignant parts of this book, but it is for the most part a love story. and i hope you like it. [applause] thank you very much. >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see your online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can share anything you see on booktv.org easily by clicking sure on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> now on booktv from the annual american library association co

. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, social secretary to jacqueline kennedy, reporters, and others close to presidential wives talk about the role of the first lady and how it has changed along with the nation on monday night. >> british prime minister david cameron and opposition leader on their last question time before recess.leave for summer the prime minister answered questions about changes to the national health service and bridges future relations with the european union. -- britain's future relations with the european union. questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had a meeting with others in addition to my duties. i will have such meetings later. the general hospital today are asking for reassurance. time for hasty reaction. will and the prime minister commit the results and the hospitalsto ensure deliver high-quality care across all its departments? what he saidthe about the report. it is a good report. even those that face these challenges and have been investigating how many instances of excellent care. in terms of resour

i want to be co-president that sort of thing you know usually what it was jacqueline kennedy or even hillary and again they were always more reserved or more in the background laura bush two you know laura bush as well but. i think. and i only took defeat interesting observation that as you offered a million dollars for information on mitt romney's full tax returns did you ever get any we've got a lot of information but one thing there are guys and this is going to surprise you is because. i got for making out because i do business internationally and i'm through i was a good if you don't bring the money back guarantee you know you don't have to pay taxes on it. there's only two raises that you would have for making can either to defer taxes or to high gas it. and so i couldn't understand what romney was hiding because all the pundits felt that he didn't want to american to say that he was paying a much less percentage of tax than they were but that's a given not horrible pattern and i knew that anyway so i very good contact in switzerland bob what did you learn what we learned that

social secretary to jacqueline kennedy, reporters and others closest to recent presidential wives talk about the role of the first lady and now it is changed along with the nation monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> historian when the lower discusses her soon-to-be published book hitler's theories, and german women in the nazi killing fields. she spoke to a book tv and book expo america. we have brought you several interviews of the past two weekends from the publishing industry's annual trade show and all of these can be viewed online at book tv -- booktv.org. >> host: no a preview of the new book "hitler's furies." german women in the nazi killing fields. what is your book about? >> it's about entire generations of german women, i call them the world war one baby boomers, an increase right after the first world war, the spike. 1918, 1919. that coincided with german women getting the vote. the surge of the theme of population coinciding with the opening up of women's opportunities politically with the vote. so the stories about this generation that came of age during the time o

i had been teaching at college and published a book on jacqueline kennedy mias students do i was interested in all things kennedy and i got an e-mail from a former student in she said did you see that rose kennedy's papers have just been opened? so i went right away to the article to devour it and i said this has to be my next project is between the supreme court scholarships. >> and there were letters from rose to her children that were quite scolding i enjoyed the fact that after john kennedy was in office telling him to shape up a little bit how he presented himself so tell me about those letters. >> there were 250 archival boxes then remove it to another 50 of the photographs that were very never seen before and i was amazed at of letter writing from the time she was a young woman and in addition to use the 250 box is i came across on the internet private letters held in private collections that i could is gather some of those together as well because no one had them. there was half a dozen issue broke from the time she was a teenager to her childhood friends out she wanted the suffrage

i think jacqueline kennedy did that. among other things, we've talked about eisenhower -- it really was passing the torch to a new generation. the first president born in the 20th century. the whole sense of the veteran kennedy went to congress in 1946. my father was first elected in 1940 and had gone into the navy, and came back in the class of 1946, which was a huge class. it was a republican class. i father was a democrat, but it was a republican class. another huge class in 1948 in congress that was a democratic class. they very self-consciously ran as the man who went, not the man who sent. they were the veterans. yes, of course, eisenhower was a veteran, but he was the man who sent. it was that sense of the whole generation of world war ii warriors taking over the capital. jack kennedy was just part of that in a very fundamental way. >> we are running out of time, and i would just like to sum up on the topic with a thought that a friend of mine, the historian gil troy, first wrote about. i think generally it is true

i was at the college for many years and had published a book on jacqueline kennedy my students knew that i was interested in all things kennedy. i was on leave and i got an e-mail from a former student in she said did you see that rose kennedy's papers have just been opened. said i had not so i went right away to the article than decided this has to be my next project in between the supreme court scholarship. >> host: and there were letters from rose to her children and some of them are quite skating i enjoyed the fact she was after john kennedy when he was in office to shape up a little bit how he presented himself and his manners. tell me about those letters. >> first of all, there were 250 archival boxes and i went to another 50 of the family photographs so there are some rare photographs never been seen before a and i was amazed at the letter writing prodigiously is. [laughter] from the time she was young woman in addition to the 250 boxes of her official papers i came across her lap private letters of the internet held in private collections that i could gather some of those togethe

social secretary to jacqueline kennedy, reporters and others closest to recent presidential wives talk about the role of the first lady and now it is changed

i had been teaching for many years and had published a book on jacqueline kennedy and her first ladyship. my students do that now was interested in all things kennedy and happened to be on leave. i was at the university, alma maters. at this e-mail from a former student. and they said, did you see the papers are just been opened to mechanize said, i have seen it. iran wide awake to the article asserted of our new. then i decided that this has to be my next project. in between the supreme court. >> in those boxes there were letters. and some of them were quite -- they are quite a scolding. i even enjoyed the fact that she was actor john kennedy when he was in office to shape up a little bit and now he presented himself and his manners. and tell me about those letters. >> well, first of all, the boxes , 250. >> two and 50. >> 250. went through another 50 of the family photographs. the book contains a number of photographs of are rare and have never been seen before. i was just amazed at the letter writing prodigious this. from the time she was a young woman and in addition to a 250 boxes o

story the way that happen in terms of my finding out about it i had -- had published a book on jacqueline kennedy and her first ladyship and my students knew i was interested in all things kennedy. i happen to be on leave. i was at the university of louisville which is my alma mater and i got this e-mail from his former student and an alum. she said did you see that rose kennedy's papers have just been opened? i hadn't seen it so i went right away to the article and started devouring it and then decided it just has to be my next project in between the supreme court scholarship. >> host: in the boxes there were letters to rose from her children and some of them in reading your book they were quite scalding. i even enjoyed the fact that she was after john kennedy when he was in office to shape up a little bit and how he presented himself and his manners. tell me about those letters. >> guest: first of all these boxes, there were 250 archival boxes and then i went through another 50 of her family photographs so the book contains a number of photographs that are rare and have never been seen before.

. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, social secretary to jacqueline kennedy and others talk about the role of the first lady and how it's changed along with the nation monday night at k9 eastern on c-span. >> today the president made his rst public comments on the trayvon martin trial after a jury found george zimmerman not guilty. the president spoke to eporters in the briefing room. >> jay, is this the kind of respect that you get? on television it usually looks like you're addressing a full oom. sorry about that. do you think anybody else is showing up? >> i wanted to come out here first of all to tell you that jay is prepared for all of your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. second thing is i want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks there are going to be a whole range of issues, immigration, economics, etc., we'll try to arrange a fuller press conference to address your questions. the reason i wanted to come out today is not to take questions but to speak to an issue that obviously has gotten a lot of attention over the course

reached the famous state visit to paris, he frenchced himself to the as the man who accompanied jacqueline kennedy to paris. there were moments of high tension. we are living in one now. katie took a real beating during the cuban missile crisis. threw -- weeped through his backseat surgery -- back surgery. president johnson relied more on the road during the vietnam war. wereulately, as the crushing results for a great society. the stress he was living other -- under is crushing. he had a history of heart troubles and did not live long after his presidency. in lifeo interest outside the arena, as he called it. he had no interest in anything other than politics. bird, who herself, has lived to become one of our most ladies and revered first has a clear role in history. johnson's legacy is still clouded in controversy. the empowerment that the presidency confirms on both members of the couple often shares the dynamic between these themes and, almost all of arlen married -- are long married. -- found her voice and platform and thrive in the white house. she became the true sayer. she talked about thi

i think jacqueline kennedy did that.among other things, remember a -- akiel talked about eisenhower, the first president born into the 20th century. the whole since of the veterans. kennedy went to congress in 196, my father first been elected in 1940 and gone and lost and gone into the navy and came back class of 1946, which was a huge class. it was republican class, my father was a democrat. it was a republican class. another huge class of 1948 in congress was democratic class. they very self-consciously ran as the men who went, not the men who sent. they were the veterans. yes, eisenhower was a veteran but he was the man who sent. it really was that whole sense of the whole generation of world war ii warriors taking over the capital. jackie kennedy was just part of that in a very fundamental way. >> we are running out of time. i would like to sum up on the topic with a thought that friend of mine historian giltroy wrote about. you will find exceptions to this. generally marriages improved in the white house. first lad

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leticia baldridge reported about jacqueline kennedy and the role of the first lady and what has changed along with the nation tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. from the bush and brookings institution, this is about an hour and a half on immigration policy. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. welcome to the brookings institute. and we really appreciate you joining us this morning for a discussion about immigration reform and its education for metropolitan areas. we are focusing in these very important topics. a recent book was co-authored by bruce katz and jennifer bradley. called the metropolitan revolution. but it was entitled about how we are fixing broken politics and fragile economies. it is often bipartisan solutions to some of the supersized challenges of our time. such is reviving the manufacturing sector in northeastern ohio building a world-class transit system was part of the focal funds and part of exports and trade at this point of production this is leadership and managing the flow of integration of immigrants. we are moving forward to

. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, the social secretary for jacqueline kennedy, reporters, and others closest to recent presidential wives talk about the role of the first lady tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span. servicesnate armed committee on thursday heard from the joint chiefs of staff share martin dempsey and james winn felt as members considered their reappointment. having oversee the drawdowns in iraq and afghanistan, the end of don't ask, don't tell, and introduction of women into combat. last week john mccain said that he would hold up the dempsey nomination until he received more details on the u.s. military intervention in syria. this 90 minute portion begins with questions from carl levin. >> thank you. let me ask you the standard questions which we ask of our military nominees. -- >> yes, i have. yes sir. >> you agree when asked to give your personal views, even if those differ from the party in power? >> yes. >> will you ensure that your staff complies with deadlines established requested communications, including questions for the record and hearings? >> yes

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>> on february 14 of 1962, jacqueline kennedy does something that no other first lady had done. she takes the country on a tour of the white house with mrs. john f. kennedy in black and wheat. when i show that to my students they say what's wrong with the color. i kid you not. i said guess what, we didn't have programs with color until 1965. this is 1962. yes, i think that was part of it, the explosion of television and really seeing what was going on in the white house. >> jackie kennedy was so beloved if her fashion, it allowed that program to win an emmy and unbelievable ratings. what that program also did it built public support for historic renovations and historic preservation and build public support for keeping the white house as the country's house. >> and built huge support for her husband's administration. >> of course, that too. >> absolutely, his poems were in the toilet. the white house did not want mrs. kennedy to do that tour. it was a huge blood bath an internal blood bath within the kennedy administration for this tour to happen. just think about how far she was

. >> as we continue the conversation on first ladies, secretary to jacqueline kennedy, reporters, andthers talk about the role of the first lady and how it has changed along with the nation. tonight on c-span. each week and the segment we take a look at how your money is at work in a different several program. this week looking at the state of the u.s. drinking system. a recent survey noted -- estimated the u.s. will need to invest about $384 billion to repair and replace the country's aging water system. here to walk us through the issue is is tom curtis, deputy director for the american water works association. talk about this water situation in prince george's county first that came up last week and made headlines around the country. what does this tell us about the state of water systems nationwide. guest: thank you. i am very pleased to be with you this morning. i am not familiar with the details. i can say it reflects a much broader problem with america's water infrastructure. reflect on how critical the infrastructure is. it supports public health, hygiene, fire protection, the

. >> as we continue the conversation on first ladies, the social secretary to jacqueline kennedy reports on a recent presidential wives and the role of the first lady and how it has changed along with the nation. >> congressman adam smith is the top democrat on the house armed services committee. he spoke of the u.s. institute of peace today about foreign policy and the role of military diplomacy in foreign aid. he was introduced by tim marshall, president of the u.s. institute of peace. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good morning. i am tim marshall, president of the u.s. institute of peace. i see some of our employees but most of you are unfamiliar to me, so let me tell you what you u.s. institute of peace does. essentially, we stop fights. we do the globally. all of you are familiar with stopping fights. the techniques we have to use globally are very different than trying to keep friend from getting into a fight in a fraternity or sorority house. important is terribly to the country and to the united

is a time when television begins to define a bud lite and journalism. 14,s and, on february jacqueline kennedy does something that no other first lady has done, she takes the country on a tour of the white house in black and white. i show that too by students and they say, what is wrong with the color? what? guess we did not have television in color until 1965. part ofthat that was it. these potion of television and really seeing what was going on in the white house. >> jackie kennedy was still beloved for her fashion. it allowed that program to win andnd -- to win an emmy have unbelievable viewership. historic renovation and it keeping the white house as the country's house. >> built here support for our husband's administration. >> that too. that to. >> his polls were in the toilet. the white house did not want mrs. katie to do that tour. it was a bloodbath. a total bloodbath. happen, just to think about how far she was pushing that envelope. think, back at it and we oh, isn't this easy? isn't this gracious? it was gutsy. >> it was. but, back to fashion. the fact that she was such a fashion

i am going back to saying when helen came to the white house in 1960 two cover jacqueline kennedy becauset is when reporting really change. before people did write about what people wore, she then started interviewing people about political issues and asked her about the scandal of the day. everything changed. since then, washington society existed no more. she said she would go and sally would write so-and-so got drunk. people stopped inviting people to parties. >> also, the press used to make the first lady and the president really mad at those white house functions. the press would corner all the heads of state and top guns and corner them and make none of the guests -- the senior ranking guests could have access. it was always a war between the president and the first lady. >> i remember you had a meeting with all of us and said, will you please not surround of the special -- guests, the movie stars and the celebrities and he said -- [indiscernible] [laughter]i behaved. >> very well ahead. -- behaved. >> people magazine and the people magazine mentality and reporting came along right

i think jacqueline kennedy did that. things, we've talked it reallynhower -- was passing the torch to a new generation. the first president born in the 20th century. veterane sense of the -- kennedy went to congress in 1946. my father was first elected in ,940 and had gone into the navy and came back in the class of 1946, which was a huge class. it was a republican class. i father was a democrat, but it was a republican class. another huge class in 1948 in congress that was a democratic class. they very self-consciously ran as the man who went, not the man who sent. they were the veterans. yes, of course, eisenhower was a veteran, but he was the man who sent. it was that sense of the whole generation of world war ii warriors taking over the capital. jack kennedy was just part of that in a very fundamental way. >> we are running out of time, and i would just like to sum up on the topic with a thought that a friend of mine, the historian gil troy, first wrote about. i think generally it is true -- you will find exceptions t

famous state visit to paris, he introduced himself to the french as the man who accompanied jacqueline kennedy to paris. there were moments of high tension. we are living in one now. katie took a real beating during the cuban missile crisis. he we threw -- weeped through his backseat surgery -- back surgery. president johnson relied more on the road during the vietnam war. articulately, as the were crushing results for a great society. the stress he was living other under is crushing. he had a history of heart troubles and did not live long after his presidency. he had no interest in life outside the arena, as he called it. he had no interest in anything other than politics. lady bird, who herself, has lived to become one of our most admired and revered first ladies has a clear role in history. johnson's legacy is still clouded in controversy. the empowerment that the presidency confirms on both members of the couple often shares the dynamic between these couples and, almost all of them arlen married -- are long married. -- found her voice and platform and thrive in the white house. she became

woman.nts the new >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, the social secretary to jacqueline kennedy, reporters, and others closest to recent presidential lives talk about the role of the first lady and how it has changed monday night at at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. reconfirmaring to members of the joint chiefs of staff committee chairman, general martin dempsey, told members of the armed services committee that the u.s. is not ruling out the use of force in syria. but when asked by senator john mccain he declined to offer his opinion on u.s. intervention in syria. after the meeting, senator mccain put a hold on his confirmation. the hearing is a little less than three hours with the exchange between general dempsey and senator mccain coming up in about 50 minutes. >> good morning. the committee meets this morning to consider the nominations of general martin dempsey and admiral james brenna felda, both of whom have been nominated to continue in their current positions -- admiral james wynn felinnefeld. your service for and your willingness to continue to serve in these positions

. >> as we continue our coverage on first ladies, leticia baldridge, secretary to jacqueline kennedy,talked about the role of the first lady and how it has changed along with the nation tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> live now to the brookings institution for discussion on the impact of the immigration policy on local and metropolitan areas. speakers include the executive vice president of salt lake chamber of commerce and the commissioner of new york city mayor's office of immigrant affairs, and the executive director of the building skills partnership. we will look in on this for a few moments and see if it is about ready to start. this is live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are live at the brookings institution and waiting a discussion on the impact of immigration policy on local and metropolitan areas. immigration policy was among the issues discussed by texas senator ted cruz last week. on friday he was the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for the iowa republican party in des moines, i

. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, patricia baldwin, social secretary to jacqueline kennedy, talks about the role of the first lady and how it has changed, tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. a new wayk of this as of thinking about how people will consume television in the future. it is an online platform that is direct to consumers. people can get access to live broadcast television on their tv are device. -- on their device without a cable connection. the key piece of the technology is a micro-antenna. think of it as how we used to have over the years antennas in the past that were large, we miniature rise them. i think it is a desire to create competition, to have choice. >> streaming broadcast television signals to any web enabled the vice tonight on "the communicators," on c-span 2. >> the brookings institution today opened a panel be hosted a panel discussion analyzing the impact on -- analyzing the impact of immigration on cities and communities. the white house domestic policy director provided opening remarks during this 90 minute session. >> good morning. >> good mo

. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, the social secretary to jacqueline kennedy reports on the role of the first lady and now it is changed. on the next washington journal, politics and public policy at the white house before congress adjourns for the summer recess. our guests are robber raven and brian walsh. then a discussion of race in america with michael denzil smith and armstrong williams. washington journal is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> i decided that he was a delicious subject for a biography when it dawned on me not only atbeen abraham lincoln's bedside, but also at the bedside of william mckinley. who could this fellow be? of course, when i opened the archives, i realize what a rich subject it was. john hey, his life has two bookends. there is lincoln on one end. abraham lincoln's personal secretary, private secretary, so much of what we know about lincoln comes from him and his contact with him. the other end of his life, he served only under the new mckinley president, but he was the secretary of state for teddy roosevelt brady have these iconic booke

kennedy with his daughter caroline on his lap and the two go for a swim. they do the backstroke. then get back on the boat. where we'll see caroline with her mother jacquelineional footage of dignitaries arriving by helicopter at hyannis port. we're back with more show after the break. this show is about analyzing, criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given to doing anyway, by staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not like they actually care. this is purely about political grandstanding. i've worn lots of hats, but i've always kept this going. i've been doing politics now for a dozen years. (vo) he's been called the epic politics man. he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well.