john quincy adams and louisa would inherit this home from john adams. john quincy thought about selling this house, but after discussion and thought with louisa catherine, they decided that this was important to the family story to hold onto this house for future generations. >> and you can visit their today, is that correct? >> yes, wonderful. >> where are the papers? >> the papers are at the massachusetts historical society in boston. they used to be at the old house of the stone library, but they were transferred to the historical society for safekeeping. >> i have a question on facebook from jeannie, i have read excerpts from louisa adams' auto biography and her rumors that the massachusetts historical society was going to public this. is this true? >> yes, a two-volume set of our autobiographical writings which includes a record of my life, adventures of a nobody, and her narrative of a journey from st. petersburg to france and all of her diaries have already been published in a scholarly edition, two-volume set. next year a trade edition of these w

john adams the second, he had married his cousin and had two children. john quincy emily said became the guardians to those children. anotherger one died in tragedy. charles francis adams married andail wrote -- brook, they had a number of children. they are in boston. john quincy adams we sell only see them during their summer breaks, because they spend pretty much all their time in washington. >> cheryl from santa barbara. >> i do so much for having the program. i am really enjoying it. i was wondering if you know sizelouisa catherine's was. she looks very petite in her pictures. >> do we know? >> she was definitely slender. i cannot tell you how tall she was. i don't think particularly. she remained slender throughout her life. >> i heard somewhere, about five foot six inches. >> after the defeat for reelection, they go back to boston and stay there for how long? >> not very long. electionthere was an from another district, and john quincy accepts the nomination and spent the rest of his life, literally will die with his boots on, suffering a stroke on the floor

you can imagine what lincoln must have had for john quincy adams. john quincy adams shortly into his tenure dies on the house floor probably right in front of abraham lincoln and i started the book talking about that because it is a good analogy. lincoln's generation, that fights the civil war, the first generation that doesn't have the benefit of the council, the founding generation. all these people with all this experience running the american government, this experience compromising on some very serious issues and putting things together, they were gone, left to settle these questions on their own so lincoln with john quincy adams talked to a man named alexander stephens who goes on to serve as vice president of the confederacy. how many people have seen the lincoln movie? it is an excellent movie. when lincoln is in negotiations on the river at the end and talking to the commissioner from the confederacy, one of those is alexander stephens who is lincoln's best friend in the house of representatives, they were both whigs in the days before polit

the next installment is on louisa catherine adams, the wife of john quincy adams. e two guests at the table, richard norton smith and meet amanda matthews. she is at the massachusetts historical society where she is a research associate for the adams papers. ms. matthews, we learned there was not much documentary evidence about elizabeth monroe. how about louisa catherine adams, what exists? >> quite a wealth. she kept diaries intermittently. she wrote autobiographies and memoirs. there are hundreds and hundreds of letters of hers. we have her thoughts and feelings from her point of view, both reflective and contemporary as the events were taking place. >> another suggested that in her research she saw louisa adams as the first modern first lady. do you agree with that contention that she developed a sense of self? >> in some ways she has her own cause. washingtonith the female orphan asylum, so in that way it's somewhat modern having this cause that she was involved in and she does work politics in her parlor in such a way as to help win the presidency for her husb

this is the birthplace of their second child, john quincy adams, who went on to become president of the united states. the primary link between she and john adams would be a letter writing. it was from this house that he was provided a window into what was happening back here in the colony of massachusetts. she would report to john about the militia in boston. during the battle of bunker hill, should to occur at sun -- she took her son and she would watch the battle of bunker hill with her son and reports about the fires and smoke. she was the eyes of the revolution to john adams and the second continental congress in philadelphia. we are in need in the parlor, we're at the hub of the classroom and during the war, one must remember, the schools were closed down and the children did not benefit from a formal education and it was up to abigail to teach them the lessons, not only arithmetic and french but also morality, literature and what was going on in the revolutionary war. she was their primary educator here in this home and this is the room where many of those lessons would have take

john quincy adams and louisa would inherit this home from john adams. i thought about selling it, but then decided that it was important to the family story to hold onto the house for future generations. >> you can visit there today. >> yes. >> wonderful. where the papers? >> they are at the massachusetts historical society in boston. they used to be at the old house would distill my very, but they were transferred to the historical society for safekeeping. >> a question on facebook from genie webber. i have read excerpts from her autobiography, it said the massachusetts historical society was going to publish the papers. is that true? >> yes. a two volume of her autobiographical writings, which includes a record of my life, adventures of a nobody, and heard narrative of a journey from st. petersburg, france, and all her diaries have already been published in a scholarly edition. next year, a trade edition of these writings will be available. it has a forward by former first lady, laura bush. >> we must talk a little about st. petersburg and her incredi

bid will see the important role she plays in the 1824 presidential campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and the complex relationship with her mother-in- law, former lady remained -- former first lady abigail adams. that will be tonight on c-span tonight c-span3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> former governor and vice presidential candidate sarah palin spoke at cpac on saturday. her comments are about half an hour. am notll of you know si remotely cool enough to be sarah palin. but i cannot resist coming out here for a brief moment to say a word about my friend, governor sarah palin. the mainstream media wants us to shut up. the mainstream media wants conservatives to accept defeat. the mainstream media wants us to be timid and hide in the corner. and the mainstream media is absolutely convinced that women cannot be conservatives. are the especially cannot shoot really big guns and hunt grizzly bears. [applause] you, that is why sarah palin drives the mainstream media bat-crap crazy. [applause] up their entire world view and she can pick winners. sarah palin jumped in early an

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you can see the pivotal role that she played in the presidential campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and her complex relationship with her mother-in-law, former first lady abigail adams. first ladies: influence and image, continues tonight live at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the winners have been selected in this year's c-span student documentary competition on the theme "your message to the president." the grand prize winner is josh stokes from daniel hand high school many connecticut. his video was on unemployment in america. high schooler alan shimp of pennsylvania won first prize her his industry on the economy and spending. and a group from knoxville won first prize with their documentary on public transportation. watch the winning videos each day next month on c-span and see all the documentaries at student cam.org. >> "the communicators" winds up its visit to ces international 2013, the consumer electronics show in las vegas, with a look at several booths to see some of the technology that's being unveiled this year. >> host:

but particularly for john quincy adams. and she was very defensive of them. i think this is one of the reasons why the relationship with jefferson is so difficult because she had really loved thomas jefferson as a friend and she believed jefferson turned on her husband. >> how did she express her support of her husband? >> she went there. she was with him all of the time. when he needed her, she was there. >> was there an avenue for her to respond to the press? >> not that i can think of. her avenues to responding to the press was that she was in favor of the sedition laws. she liked the idea of curtailing the press. >> let's take our next phone call from oka raton, florida. >> good program. thank you for taking my call. i am a member of the press. two callers tonight kind of insinuated that she was not a good matter. i believe john quincy was a leading abolitionist and here we are following american history. whether it is the kkk doing their thing in the south today, the john birch society, the tea party now which is 97% caucasian, can we at least give abiga

we will see the important role she played in the 1824 campaign of john quincy adams and the relationship with her mother-in- law, abigail adams. we will include your questions, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3 , also on c- span radio and c-span.org. kenny spokeda about efforts to reform his government at george washington university. this is 35 minutes. [applause] mark, bryan, ambassador collins, ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to a university, but there are all the languages in the world -- i am going to speak for two hours in ayers. may i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. washingtonto be in and have the opportunity to give andcture in respect of paul what he stood for and how is.rtant he employees to speak of a great irishman, described on many occasions as a new yorker who for the underdogs and outsiders who never forgot where he came from. onill say a few words to you the issue and a cause of something that is so close to all our hearts and people all around the world, our democracy. i am personally honored at the george washington university sh

high time that we recognize the contribution of our forebearers who worked tirelessly, men like john quincy adamso would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> here was a greatest hits reel of michele bachmann and how inappropriate she really is. >> now we have moved into the realm of gangster government. we have gangster government. i want people in minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue. we have an imperial presidency. our fathers thought taxation without representation was bad. what would they think of representation with taxation? i don't know what's going to happen. this is the crown jewel of socialism. socialized medicine. socialized medicine will kill the country. socialized medicine is the heart and soul and crown jewel of socialism. >> well, the review board may not ultimately deem michele bachmann inappropriate, after three terms in congress, the american public very likely already has. >>> coming up, the women of north dakota fall victim to a campaign to effectively end the right to choose. planned parenthood's cecile richards joins me, coming up next. she's st

we will see the important role she played in the 1824 presidential campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and the complex relationship we had -- she had with her mother-in- law, abigail adams. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c- c-spand c-span3, also at c-span.org. grossman speak on the diplomacy in afghanistan at 3:00 p.m. eastern. until then, a look at this morning's "washington journal." host: for the latest developments in the debate over immigration reform, we're joined by national immigration law center executive directory, marielena hincapie. ms. hincapie, we're seeing reports that both the house and the senate are working on separate proposals on immigration reform. what's the latest on timing for when we're going to start hearing details of those efforts? guest: we're hoping that the timing is very, very soon. congress goes out on recess on thursday, and so we're hoping that at least on the senate, that the bipartisan gang of eight will announce that shortly after recess, they will be introducing legislation and moving the process as quickly forward as possible. there's a lot of momen

we'll see the important role she played in the election of her husband john quincy adams.ent include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter live monday night at 9:00 on c-span. the pentagon will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptor missiles, along the west coast to the u.s.-based missile defense system. secretary chuck hagel made this announcement, saying he was determined to ensure the protection of the u.s. homeland and state ahead of the north korea missile program. this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. i have a statement, and then i will take a couple of questions and ask the under secretary, the vice chief to address the specific questions you have about the topic that we will talk about. today, i am announcing a series of steps the united states will take to stay ahead of the challenge posed by iran and north korea development of long- range missile capabilities. the u.s. has missile defense systems in place to protect us from icbm tax, but north korea, in particular, has recently made advances in its capabilities and has engaged in a series o

we will see the importance she played in the 1820 presidential campaign of john quincy adams and the complex relationship with former first lady abigail adams. we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> you're looking at the next industrial revolution. makerbot is an innovation company. these two tools and power people to make things. building up layers of plastic and tell your model is done. and you take it out, and you have something. when you got,s when you cut your coffee shop, and you want to use an open network. you do not know what the guy sitting next to you is doing. what is he doing with his mobile phone? is he looking at your data? we have to develop something that will work on tablets and mobile phones. since you have a fever today, we can use a digital camera to look at the patient's ear, nose, and throat. >> this will deliver the highest quality health care in america at the lowest cost. this is for consumer pharmacies across the country and our doctors to s

in the role she played in the 1824 presidential campaign of john quincy adams and the relationship with her mother in law former first lady abigail adams. your questions and comments live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span and c-span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. , executivening director of the national immigration law center has the latest on the the debate over immigration reform. grover norquist looks at the budget proposals by house republicans and senate democrats. new york times reporter edward wyatt ask us is how the federal communications commissus

among other things, they said john quincy adams was a pimp. it was based on a little thing, but it had nothing to do with sexual activity. they said a lot of bad things about items. and also about his wife. she was, they believed, a foreigner. washad american parents and legally an american, but they saw her as a bad influence. >> she was not happy in the white house see there. washington was a little town. >> scandal, intrigue, and it was not just in 1828. what became known as an affair. it framed much of the jackson presidency. was the daughter of a washington, d.c., hotel keeper. many politicians stayed in his hotel and the family got to know them well. she was beautiful, well- educated, she liked to perform. she appeared in public, which god forbid a lady should do. quite quite.as not >> she was beautiful, vivacious, and she did not know her place. she interfered and went into situations that were part of the men trauma. this is a period where -- men's realm. to guard's sphere is the households and the morals of society. the men go out and

we'll see the important role she played in the 1824 presidential campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and a complex relationship with her mother-in-law, former first lady abigail adams. we'll include your comments and questions by phone, facebook, and twitter, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> you're looking at the next industrial revolution. this is an innovation company. these two tools empower people to make them. and it works by building up layers of plastic until your model is done, and then you take it out of the maker bot and you have something. >> it's when you go out, when did you to your coffee shop, you're in starbucks somewhere, and you want to use an open wifi network. you don't know what the guy sitting next to you is doing. is he looking at your data? we have to develop something to work on tablets and mobile phones. no one else has done that. >> he had a fever today. >> ok, well, since you have a fever, we can go ahead and initialize the digital otoscope. this is used to look at the patient's ear, nose, and thr

john quincy adams to their par ents. she also writes wonderful letters to her sister. >> we have another example of a letter to john adams from abigail. let's watch. >> it served to show how little rounded in nature the quality is. making one evening and requested to speak to me. his errand was to inform me that as james went to school thomas and would -- pray, has he behaved? let the master turn him out of school. there was no complaint on that kind, but they did not choose to go to school with the black boy. and why not? she continues on saying, they allow him to play and they still go. she closes this section saying, the boy is a free man as much as any of the young men. is he to be denied instruction? how qualified doesn't need to be to procure a livelihood? todoes he need to be procure a livelihood? >> she is recounting an experience in her life and hoping to influence his thinking. how concerned was he with rights and equality set this point and in this presidency? >> i think this is james she's talking about. james

he wanted to send him to west john quincy adams was president by then so it was impossible. a fairly quietas one and the social side of the and social means politics by this time in point doesso at what he decide he actually needs assistance? emily, rachel's niece and nephew, were with him all of time, that they were so close, all these nieces and same namell named the so it's difficult sometimes to figure out which andrew donelson we mean but this particular young man had been one of their president'scame the secretary. cousin,arried his first emily donelson, and they planned all along to come with the jacksons and they went ahead and accompanied him. >> how did she create the role lady in the administration? >> she had lovely manners. girl,s a very pretty young, in her early 20's. she had very good manners, had trained in a lady's academy in nashville. society loved her. >> they loved her and one of the her wassons they loved because she was young and malleable and the old grande dames of washington could run all over her as they could not someone like rachel. -- they alwa

. >> maybe you'll follow john quincy adams and go back into congress. tell us about your relationship with steven spielberg and how the film and you as a screen writer, you're the third one on the movie, and how did it change from what spielberg was doing in the first place and what he asked you to do? >> um, steven originally was thinking of this as being sort of a general film about the civil war, and then met doris at the point she was of working on "team of rivals." by the time he asked me to take a look at "team of rivals" and consider adapting it, he had really moved from thinking of it as being a film about the entire civil war to being a film very specifically about lincoln which is where i think his heart was always. he's said many times that as a kid he, he was of fascinated by lincoln. he was very, um, frightened when he was taken to the lincoln memorial as a little boy, and he thought this figure was this kind of giant, scary figure, and then he looked into the face and sort of felt that it was a very kindly face, and it sort of had a big im

the treaty--john quincy adams standing at center in a short jacket. the treaty can be summed up in a latin phrase. it was status quo antebellum. the way things were before the board, no territory changed hands, very little change. psychologically and politically, it was something of a watershed. while this proved a memorable war i want to make the case was an important war in shaping the american character. we stood up for ourselves. was david and goliath, and although we did not knock it to the ground world's expectations and our own self-confidence as a nation was altered as a result of the war. it might be useful to explain to mr. and mrs. madison in the title, it is a function of chronology. madison was president when the war began, his declaration began it so he got the blame and eventually whatever credit there was. in new england, no one really wanted to go to war. it would interfere with trade and politicians as the region was known were mostly merchants so the new england pamphleteer quickly dubbed the conflict mr. madison's war simply discus

the wife of a future president, john quincy adams, abigail son. it said to say they had issues for a family from maryland and a family that was wealthy when she was a kid. later lost of the money. father declared bankruptcy right after she married john quincy, gabrielle sons, for kids fail to marry. and the worst thing about abigail size was a susan weiner it's a reminder that as ahead of her time she was in so many ways abigail had some very traditional ideas about the role of women in particular i guess -- guesses she did with of that money to pass right through to her three sons. francis adams and the brothers, give it to the grandson. abigail disinherited. she got nothing. i don't know what abigail would have thought about that. how that's a possibility. but it's also possible that when catherine, married woman, took that money and gave it not to air husband, not her husband, but their three sons and did so on her own authority. would she was doing was affirming what abigail had always insisted on and what the law the night, and that was the m

we'll see the important role she played in the 1824 campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and her complex relationship with her mother-in-law, former first lady abigail adams. we'll include your questions and comments live monday night at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> this weekend booktv is in alexandria, virginia, with the help of our local cable partner, comcast. all weekend long watch tours of the city, hear from local authors and learn about some of the important historic, literary and cultural sites in the area. next, we bring you the story of the sit-in of 1939. >> 1939 five african-americans were arrested at the alexandria city library as they tried to obtain their library cards. attorney samuel tucker was behind this early sit-in which resulted in the creation of a separate library for its black residents. we traveled to the site of the original sit-in, still a city library, and to the place where the black library was built. today an african-american history knew scheme to tell the story of samuel tucker and the five people arres

this is the birthplace of their second child, john quincy adams, who went on to become president of thenited states. the primary link between she and john adams would be letter writing. it was from this house that he was provided a window into what was happening back here in the colony of massachusetts. she would report to john about the militia in boston. during the battle of bunker hill, she took her son and she would watch the battle of bunker hill with her son and report about the fires and smoke. she was the eyes of the revolution to john adams and the second continental congress in philadelphia. we are in the hub of the household. this room in particular could be considered the classroom for abigail the schoolmistress and hurt corporate children. one must remember the schools were closed down. the children cannot benefit from a formal education. it was up to abigail to teach them the lessons. not only arithmetic and french, but also morality, literature, and what was going on in the revolutionary war. she was their primary educator here in this home. this is the room where many of

john quincy adams represented the mutineers arguing for their relief. in interesting piece is what the crew of the naval vessel to capture the ship argued. they argued they were entitled to the ship and under laws of admiralty, the law to salvage provides that the discoverer of a salvage vessel are entitled to all of its cargo, typically treasure. in this case, human cargo. the naval crew argued that they were entitled to ownership. how is this different from the passengers on horton's speck of dust? horton faces the peril of that. both the common law and our own disability faces and owners position of wrongfully taken property. it is for that reason we feel aggrieved when the wickersham brothers come. here the reader or young listener becomes a implicit in his ownership claim. he is no longer the subjugate year of an independent people, they he is the victim of simple property that. then a great transformation in the narrative occurs. vlad vladikoff drops the clover into a field. he makes it hard to find. horton vows to recover it. why? why does horton

we'll see the important role she played in the election of her husband john quincy adams.t include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and at er live monday night :00 on c-span. >> now president obama talks about energy strategies and calls for congress to set aside $2 billion over the next decade o support advanced vehicle research. one of the energy department's largest national laboratories for science and research. his is 25 minutes. ♪ [applause] >> hello, everybody. hello, illinois. hello. it is good to be home. let me begin by saying thank you for that great introduction and the leadership she is showing with her team on so many different and amazing breakthroughs. thank you to dr. isaac for giving me a great tour of your facilities. it is not every day i get to walk into a thermal test chamber. [laughter] i told my girls that i would go into a thermal test chamber and they were pretty excited. i told them i would come out looking like the hulk. [laughter] they did not believe that. i want to say thank you to my friend and your friend, senator dick durbin

>> among other things, they said john quincy adams -- it was based on a little thing, but it had nothingo do with sexual they said he was api pimp. they said a lot of bad things about adams. and also about his wife. she was, they believed, a foreigner. she had american parents and was legally an american, but they saw her as a bad influence. >> she was not happy in the white house there. washington was a little town. >> scandal, intrigue, and it was not just in 1828. what became known as the petticoat affair. it framed much of the jackson -- the peggy eaton affair. it framed much of the jackson presidency. >> peggy was the daughter of a washington, d.c., hotel keeper. many politicians stayed in his hotel and the family got to know them well. she was beautiful, well- educated, she liked to perform. she appeared in public, which god forbid a lady should do. >> she was beautiful, vivacious, and she did not know her place. she interfered and went into situations that were part of the men's realm. the woman's sphere is to guard the households and the morals of society. the men go out and figh

we will see the important role she played in the campaign of her husband, john quincy adams, and the complicated relationship with her mother in law. we will include your comments and questions live monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span eastern c-span3. "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome robert costa. thank you for being with us. three days of the cpac conferen ce, a lot of focus on the future of the republican party. we heard from the chair of the rnc. what did you caller: learn i think i-- what did you learn? guest: rand paul won the straw poll. it is really early for 2016. but you're seeing marker rubio, paul ryan continues to be a force. it is a youthful movement for the leadership in the republican party. you saw a lot of that at this place. did you sense that the party is turning a page, that the conservative movement is turning a page? paul buddy who can win in the republican election? guest: i am not sure they are ready to turn a page. it is almost as if they are looking at a book and prepared to turn the page but not sure about doing it yet. at the hot

she played a role in the campaign of her husband, john quincy adams. monday live at 9:00 p.m.astern on c-span and c-span 3, also on c-span radio and cspan.org. and our website has more about the first ladies including a welcome to the white house. produced by the white house association. the association is offering the book first ladies of the united states of america. comments from noted historians and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first ladies throughout history now available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping at cspan.org slash products. c-span, created by america's cable companies. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. next, speeches from the conservative political action conference, including former alaska governor, sarah palin. form alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate says, we're not here to rebrand a party. we are are here to rebuild a country. speaking before the conservative , sheical action conference talks about the effort to increase white house transparency. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >>

of elizabeth monroe and louisa catherine adams and the wives of presidents james monroe and john quincy adams. "the communicators" with a look at consumer tech products and then carl levin andusses defense policy future of afghanistan. we're waiting for the house to votes.for the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? >> mr. speaker, by direction on the committee of house administration, i present a privileged report to accompany house resolution 113 for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 115, a bill providing for the expenses of certain committees of the house of representatives in the 113th congress. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal and suspending the rules and agreeing to h. con. res. 18 and h. con. res.

we will see the important role she played in the 18 04 presidential campaign of her husband john quincy adams and her complex relationship with abigail adams. we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter on monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> sarah palin told an audience of conservatives that we are not here to reprint a party. we're here to rebuild a country. speaking before the political action conference, sarah accused president obama about lying about his efforts to increase transparency and criticized him for holding campaign style events for promoting his policy agenda. this is 30 minutes. [applause] >> as all of you know, i am not remotely cool enough to be sarah palin. i cannot resist coming out here for a brief moment to say a word about my friend, governor sarah palin. the mainstream media wants us to shut up. onceainstream media conservatives to accept defeat. media wants us to be timid and high in the corner. the mainstream media is absolutely convinced that women cannot be conservatives. they are, and they especially cannot shoot really big guns an

after he would be -- after he won the white house, his defeat against john quincy adams, he invited all his guys to come into the white house and they wrecked the place. they started deciding we've got to watch who we bring into the white house. when this president won he said it's going to be the people's house, not going to be subjected to lobbyist groups. according to to a column today, we find out it is becoming a place where only the rich can go. >>steve: the white house currently -- you're taking a live shot at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the tours are closed because of that scary darned sequester. it's closed to the poor but it's open to the rich. and what's interesting over the last couple of days, know that organizing for action group actually has met with the president -- the most transparent question in the history of the planet -- to the tune of $50,000 a head. of course we told you about this a couple of weeks ago where it sure sounds like the white house was selling access for half a million dollars but apparently they had a fire sale and people could get in for 50-k. >> the

on july 4, 1826, 50 years to the day the declaration was signed, john adams died in quincy, massachusettsrds were thomas jefferson survive. jefferson passed away the very day several hours before, but adams spoke the truth. thomas jefferson did survive because the ideas he articulated endured. 200 years ago jonas phillips fought for the realization of principles. this clinic carries on the funding, to make america the home we can truly build together to fulfill the vision. it is my hope that through the success of your efforts at the clinic in stamford we will be able to echo adams and say thomas jefferson survives. monticello's legacy survives, and jonas phillips lives as well. thank you very much. >> our next speaker is hannah smith. >> thank you very much. it is an honored to be with you today. i just want to recognize some of my colleagues. our executive director, are two deputy general counsel, as well as art director of development. -- our director of development. they have been instrumental in helping bring to pass this day, and i want to recognize their great efforts. i would like

john adams. our program includes visits to quincy, massachusetts, boston, philadelphia, and washington.will take your phone calls, tweets, and facebook comment. monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the 10 years of age are slated -- during the tenure of each first lady. we're also offering the book "first ladies of the united states of america. now available for the discounted price of well dollars $.95 plus shipping. -- 12.95