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julia or to gain favor from grant, they would frequently go through julia because she was so easy and accessible to them. >> next is a call from judy watching us in brooklyn. hi, judy. >>. cory: . i have two questions. since general grant smoked so many cigars, i was wondering if julia and the children had any respiratory problems. and my other question is since england had leaned so heavily to the confederacy, what were the relations like during the grant administration with england? >> good questions. none of the -- neither julia or the children ended up with respiratory problems. grant ended up with throat cancer from smoking the cigars. it did eventually kill him. as far as england was concerned, one of the first issues that grant had to deal with as president were the claims against england for their support of the confederacy. and he sets up the first ever international arbitration. and is credited with paezfully resolve the dispute with england. >> we'll take another phone call. this is larry in millhall, pennsylvania. >> caller: hello, i've been watching all of your series. >>
julia or to gain favor from grant, they would frequently go through julia because she was so easy and accessible to them. >> next is a call from judy watching us in brooklyn. hi, judy. >>. cory: . i have two questions. since general grant smoked so many cigars, i was wondering if julia and the children had any respiratory problems. and my other question is since england had leaned so heavily to the confederacy, what were the relations like during the grant administration with...
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. >> coming up here on c-span, the encore of first ladies, influence and image features julia grant. then senator ted cruz of texas and political strategist dick morris speak at the western conservative summit. >> coming up on the next "washington journal," immigration reform and a report by the bipartisan policy's centers immigration task force. then john hoff meister, former president on jell oil on oil and gas development in the u.s. then the film project on life in detroit. washington journal live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> wednesday, the six democratic can't dates in the mayoral base will debate. the event hosted by ny-one tv will include anthony weiner. a live preview of the debate at 6:00 p.m. eastern and the debate at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> last few years, the left has decided that the political debate is worth lest, they're not going to debate policy, they're not going to debate what is the best way to solve the nation's problems. they're not going to provide evidence. they're going to label us morally deficient human beings unworthy of debate. >>
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this week, julia grant to caroline harrison. first ladies all this week at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> coming up next, q&a with author and journalist mark leak wiltse discussing the latest book, this town which he describes as an insider's commentary on politics and media in the nation's capitol. then a discussion of how the public health care system might handle the aftermath of a disaster. after that, a discussion on human trafficking and the efforts being made to end the practice. >> this week on q&a, "new york times" magazine correspondent and author mark leibowitz discusses his new books titled, "this town," two parties and a funeral plus plenty of valet parking in america's guildled capitol.
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. >> on twitter, how did washington look upon lucy especially after julia grant's?> that is tricky. they look at her as lovely, vivacious, happy, genuine, and then she does a gorgeous china and the press goes insane over it, writing about how difficult it is to eat food with a quail in the middle of your plate. >> you mentioned the press. they are independently covering the first lady's. they become an object of national interest. >> yes. the press really is taken with her. they use the title, first lady, more for her than they had for anybody. even though it was in reference to mary todd lincoln. they like her. they see her as vivacious. they see her as somebody who is different. they really do follow her in her own light. >> throughout our program tonight, we will take you to the hayes home. you see a picture of it on your screen. this is the home where lucy and her family lived before the white house years. this library museum, they are all there to show what the first lady and family were all about. we are taken inside the home to learn about lucy hayes as a pol
. >> on twitter, how did washington look upon lucy especially after julia grant's?> that is tricky. they look at her as lovely, vivacious, happy, genuine, and then she does a gorgeous china and the press goes insane over it, writing about how difficult it is to eat food with a quail in the middle of your plate. >> you mentioned the press. they are independently covering the first lady's. they become an object of national interest. >> yes. the press really is taken with her....
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the reason the grants did not go to ford's theater was because julia grant did not want to risk havingnother confrontation with this unpleasant woman. >> what did the staffing of her? >> they liked her. only four of the staff remained when the lincolns came to the white house. they brought in new staff, primarily freed blacks. those that were interviewed talked about her in a very positive way. she got along well with them because they were the ones that helped raise her after her real mother died. >> lincoln's personal secretary did not use the best descriptions of her. >> as a young man, they have their own reasons to resent. they both had nicknames that the secretaries used to refer to them. >> outside of washington, what was the perception of the first family? >> that is a great question. if you read the press of the day, there was a considerable amount of criticism. if she had been more press- conscious, we know how much time she spent visiting soldiers and hospitals. writing letters to soldiers that were unable to write themselves. taking food and gifts. and she never took report
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she helps smooth the tensions that julia grant had. when her husband was under fire. i think lucy really makes it her own place in a way that is easier, if that makes sense. what do you think, tom? >> she tried to get rid of a lot of the formality and to invite people to come in off the street who may not have felt like they could come in during previous administrations. >> she really did try to make it the people's house. >> it seems like the last four first ladies we have learned about found the white house in great disrepair. did things wear out more quickly back then? >> people also stole things. the claim that there was a gentleman that would go around after public receptions with a bucket full of pieces of chandeliers to replace them when they were stolen. the carpet, all sorts of things. >> you find yourself arrested today. >> things get dirty also. they track it. you can get clean, but you cannot get perfectly spotless. >> on the streets of washington, dc, they were mud. you get 3000 people coming in on a public recession in the afternoon, you would tread a lo
she helps smooth the tensions that julia grant had. when her husband was under fire. i think lucy really makes it her own place in a way that is easier, if that makes sense. what do you think, tom? >> she tried to get rid of a lot of the formality and to invite people to come in off the street who may not have felt like they could come in during previous administrations. >> she really did try to make it the people's house. >> it seems like the last four first ladies we have...
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this year -- this week, julia grant to caroline harrison. >> "washington journal" continues.ost: a new statistic from the treasury department shows that the u.s. budget deficit is down nearly 38% this year compared to last year. take us through the reasons why, we are joined by robert pixie the -- robert bigsby. we are looking at a $607 million deficit -- $700 billion deficit. is a good news? guest: yes, it is. 600 billion, probably more by the end of the year. it is still a large deficit, about four percent of the economy. in terms of getting to a place of more stability, we still need some work. the deficit is coming down. host: for those confused by terms, take us through deficit versus debt. we are looking at a shrinking deficit but the federal debt is still creeping up. the federal deficit is the amount the government spends more than it takes in. those deficits add up to the total national at. includes some money the government owes to itself. the deficit this year's projected to be $640 billion. the debt is over $16 trillion. host: here is a chart showing the debt pict
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this week, julia grant to air on harrison. this week at 9:00 p.m.rn on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in our remaining 10 minutes, we want to open our phone line then share with you some of the headlines. (202) 585-3880, that is our line for democrats. (202) 585-3881 for republicans. you can also send us a tweet @cspanwj. or send us an e-mail. from page of today's "washington in egypt, forces continue to sweep of morsi allies. more demonstrations expected later today and throughout the week. next to that story, by the way, is an in-depth story about the future of nasa. nasa's improbable mission, a look at what is next for the state agency. good morning on our independent line. caller: good morning. host: you are on the air, go ahead. caller: to this morning for the first segment that you had, why there is so much anger and division in america, we are not growing up. we are not part of the world. we think of ourselves as just like global issues climate warming and wars around the world. our really reflecting on us. dragged to being
this week, julia grant to air on harrison. this week at 9:00 p.m.rn on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in our remaining 10 minutes, we want to open our phone line then share with you some of the headlines. (202) 585-3880, that is our line for democrats. (202) 585-3881 for republicans. you can also send us a tweet @cspanwj. or send us an e-mail. from page of today's "washington in egypt, forces continue to sweep of morsi allies. more demonstrations expected...
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this week, julia grant to caroline harrison. all this week at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> and now, educators and policy analysts discussed education policy and the future of the k- 12 curriculum, and look at what is being done to address education standards, increasing values, and the discrimination of faculty members due to philosophical beliefs. part of the conservative summit this is about 45 minutes. >> we have seen two different ways to do the panel, friends, and i will leave it to you this morning. guy and mike spoke from their high stool perch. just now, we saw the young voices panel take their turn to make an opening statement here at the podium. what do you prefer? would you rather speak from up here? >> i would not. >> ok. >> hello, everybody. john, my compliments. i beg your pardon. my compliments on this conference. great speakers. great subject matter. a wonderful coast to coast audience. this is terrific. i am honored to be part of it. i am aware of the fact that there is a crisis in higher education. textbooks cost
this week, julia grant to caroline harrison. all this week at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> and now, educators and policy analysts discussed education policy and the future of the k- 12 curriculum, and look at what is being done to address education standards, increasing values, and the discrimination of faculty members due to philosophical beliefs. part of the conservative summit this is about 45 minutes. >> we have seen two different ways to do the panel, friends, and i will leave it...
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next week, julia grant to caroline harrison 31st ladies, weeknights all next week and 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> next preventing the next world set. and on security officials met at the aspen security center and july. this is just over one hour. >> excellent, excellent. good afternoon. .y name is dinah temple-rasto tn i hope you had a nice lunch. our panel today is sort of the crystal ball panel. we have been asked to look into the future and identify threats coming down the road and what we could do as a country to prevent them. among other things, we're going to take a look at whether or not terrorism will continue to be a first order concern or whether it will return to more of where it was before 9/11, and whether it will just become something that we keep an eye on while we focus on other things. let me start by introducing our panel. we have fixtures of the intelligence community across the board. decided not and i to wear a blue blazer just to shake things up a bit. matthew burrows as counselor at the national intelligence council, known as the nic. it put out a very interestin
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the day after the election, grant and julia opened up their home and the parlor here where people filed flu to congratulate both of them on his election in the next step of their lives. this is the general and mrs. grant's bedroom. the bedroom is the oldest peast piece we have in the house. this is the only bed thath they brought with them, putting down some roots. even through all their travels in the white house, this was always here for them when they came back. this had mrs. u.s. grant on here. she was either writing letters was important em to her. her grandfather was a method istomin center. so growing up it was important to her. she instilled that in the children. the pugh they used is still marked at the church, that it was the grant's family pew -- pugh. we have a bible that was given to mrs. grant by the methodist episcopal church in 1888. this is the room wherever -- where she would come in to get ready in the morning, get ready in the evening, and maybe just get a little solitude from everybody in the house. there are a lot of personal things in here that belonged to mrs. gr
the day after the election, grant and julia opened up their home and the parlor here where people filed flu to congratulate both of them on his election in the next step of their lives. this is the general and mrs. grant's bedroom. the bedroom is the oldest peast piece we have in the house. this is the only bed thath they brought with them, putting down some roots. even through all their travels in the white house, this was always here for them when they came back. this had mrs. u.s. grant on...
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this week, julia grant through caroline harrison. we can night all this week at 9:00 p.m. eastern. weeknights all this week at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> on friday, amy klobuchar spoke to constituents. she's the first democratic 2016ul to visit iowa 48 presidential campaign. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] that is some big shoes to follow. the party respects women across america. that is why it gives me great pleasure to reward one of the greatest females with the beacon award. it was created to give an award to an outstanding democrat who exemplifies the ideals and values. in 2009, it was awarded to jimmy carter. it went to state senator and the majority leader. last year's award went to tom harkin. this year's award has gone to secretary hillary clinton. [applause] i have with me on stage some north iowa democratic women with me hereto except the award on senator clinton -- secretary clinton's behalf. on january 21, 2009, hillary rodham clinton was sworn in as secretary of the united states. secretary clinton joined the state department after nearly four decades as an advocate, a
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monday night will focus on first ladies julia grant. we are offering a special edition of the book. presenting a biography and portrait of each first lady, comments from noted historians, fromap -- thoughts michelle obama. our website has more on the first ladies including a special section welcome to the white house. it is produced with our partners. it chronicles the life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the ladies. you can find out more at www.c- span.org. >> c-span, we bring up there's directly to you putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, refutes, and commerce is it offering complete coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service a public industry. created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago. now, you can watch us in hd. tonight, and discussion about intelligence gathering and counterterrorism efforts. and look at how technology and innovation in latin america is helping u.s. businesses. a review of the prison system and addressing issues of overcrowding and high incarceration costs. >> what is interesting in washington
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grant's wife, s. juliawho wrote and that said dinners that the is first lady would come downstairs. she would come down and have and talk to all of the guests and she was extremely gracious. she was dressed eloquently and appropriately so did make friends. she was a kind person. >> when they left washington, there were people who called on her to say, goodbye, and say they had fond remembrances of her. and thanked her, too. >> throughout the series we have been learning about the role of this in society so question comes into that onegory from shelly cooper twitter -- >> the colonel said she had officereparation for his and she may have had greater appreciation than he did being and she was so well read well learned. time to learn about how the johnson's became a couple and we'll return to the historic site and learn about their early years together in this video. >> we are standing inside the memorial building at "the interview" johnson national historic site seeing andrew johnson's old tailor shop. he bou
grant's wife, s. juliawho wrote and that said dinners that the is first lady would come downstairs. she would come down and have and talk to all of the guests and she was extremely gracious. she was dressed eloquently and appropriately so did make friends. she was a kind person. >> when they left washington, there were people who called on her to say, goodbye, and say they had fond remembrances of her. and thanked her, too. >> throughout the series we have been learning about the...
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julia grant to caroline harrison. weeknights all this week at nine eastern on c-span. >>> the aspen institute hold its annual security forum in july. next a discussion about intelligence and counterterrorism with the current and former directors of the national counterterrorism center. ryan lizza moderated the discussion about current terrorism threats come intelligence oversight come a data collection and surveillance and civil liberties. >> we are probably at the point of the day everything has been said that not everyone has said it. so we will try to move on to topics we haven't covered and mix it up a little bit. very excited to moderate this discussion to the best in the business here. matt olsen is the current director of the nctc. he has the full gamut of national security jobs. he's been general counsel, adviser to attorney general eric holder, acting assistant attorney general for national security and special counsel to the fbi director. his predecessor at the nctc is mike leiter. mike was the second direct
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this week julia grant to caroline harrison.first ladies, weeknights all this week at 9 eastern on c-span. >> and here on c-span2 all this week encore q&a. told jeff calledden and alan sloan, both editors at large with fortune magazine, will discuss a cover story outlining their proposals to jump-start the u.s. economy, and that is today at 7 p.m. eastern. also tonight on booktv, military history. at 8:30 be p.m., victor davis hanson discusses "the savior generals." on "after words." and then at 9:25, john geoghegan on "operation storm." at 10:15 max boot discusses "invisible armies: an epic history of guerrilla warfare from ancient times to present day." tonight starting at 8 eastern here on c-span2. >>> well, the association for unmanned vehicle systems international recently held its annual convention here in washington looking at drones, new technology this unmanned systems and the impact on privacy. speakers including experts in the law, aviation and privacy. it's an organization dedicated to supporting the unmanned systems
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that he should have built something is nice as as -- and her father had talked grant into building a log structured. juliae brought with her the finer things because as a privileged child she would have had fine china or she would have had fine furniture that would have been, pulled chairs and a broad table because you had at this point she would have had five people living in this dining room. what is important about hardscrabble for them and even though they do not live in it for very long is that this represents their very first home together. julia would gain a great deal of confidence as a wife and mother and it starts at hardscrabble.
that he should have built something is nice as as -- and her father had talked grant into building a log structured. juliae brought with her the finer things because as a privileged child she would have had fine china or she would have had fine furniture that would have been, pulled chairs and a broad table because you had at this point she would have had five people living in this dining room. what is important about hardscrabble for them and even though they do not live in it for very long is...
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that he should have built something is nice as as -- and her father had talked grant into building a log structured. julia would have brought with her the finer things because as a privileged child she would have had fine china or she would have had fine furniture that would have been, pulled chairs and a broad table because you had at this point she would have had five people living in this dining room. what is important about hardscrabble for them and even though they do not live in it for very long is that this represents their very first home together. julia would gain a great deal of confidence as a wife and mother and it starts at hardscrabble. now military historian victor davis hanson on his book "the savior generals" profiles of five military leaders he says saved wars that otherwise would have been lost. over the next hour, that he is interviewed by kimberly kagan founder and president of the institute for the study of war. >> host: first of all congratulations professor hanson on another great look, "the savior generals." >> guest: thank you for reading it. i'm glad i wrote it. a little differe
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julia, thank you very much. >>> kelly? >> thanks, bill. >>> continuing our week-long "school days" series on the changes face of college. today's question, how to pay for college? financial aid? scholarshipsance grantsmething else entirely? with us now, kim clark a senior writer in "money" magazine. and paying for college without were going broke, author, and mark cant witowits joining us shortly. >>> kim, first start with you. what should parents and students know before filing for the fafsa. >> two basic kinds of financial aid. there's loans, which you have to pay back, and there's grants, which is what everybody wants. grants or scholarships, free money. you don't have to pay back, and you can get grants and scholarships from government agencies. you can get them from colleges, and you can get them from local organizations or corporations. so there's three basic sources of grants. the single, most important thing to do fill out the fafsa. free at fasa.ed po.gov. >> i have two kids that graduated college not too long ago. frankly, we weren't looking at those schools likely to pay the most money, a school to fit their needs and interests, but how do i find out those schools that are likely to give
julia, thank you very much. >>> kelly? >> thanks, bill. >>> continuing our week-long "school days" series on the changes face of college. today's question, how to pay for college? financial aid? scholarshipsance grantsmething else entirely? with us now, kim clark a senior writer in "money" magazine. and paying for college without were going broke, author, and mark cant witowits joining us shortly. >>> kim, first start with you. what should...
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next week, julia grant to caroline harrison, next week at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> more now from the george w. bush institute with a look at the naturalization process for immigrants. panelists highlight the circumstances that might discourage immigrant is from applying for citizenship and how the process could be improved in the future. this discussion is an hour. >> a pleasure to be here. i work very closely with pressure pressure when -- with president bush when he was trying to advance immigration reform in the has battle and it's a pleasure to be back in his beautiful new house, talking about immigration. so thank you to the institute. i want to hark back as we get started to the ceremony we saw this morning, that incredibly moving ceremony, because we're going to talk about here today not just how immigration is good for america, but how naturalization and citizenship actually even ups the ante and makes the immigrants even more beneficial for the united states. it's a benefit for themselves and also a benefit for the country. so very people we saw this morning, when they came
next week, julia grant to caroline harrison, next week at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> more now from the george w. bush institute with a look at the naturalization process for immigrants. panelists highlight the circumstances that might discourage immigrant is from applying for citizenship and how the process could be improved in the future. this discussion is an hour. >> a pleasure to be here. i work very closely with pressure pressure when -- with president bush when he was trying...