laura bush right was concerned because of the twins being very young at that point. ltimately, she agreed to support him on this. allegheny tableau wants to know what was laura's experience like as first lady of texas? seems like she'd be embraced easily by the people there, was she? >> i think she was embraced pretty easily and i think in many ways is very low key position. she would talk about how she liked ducking out the backdoor and going around the corner to the drug store or going to post office to buy postage stamps. it's kind of hard to imagine with everything that's happened after september 11th that somebody could live like that today. i think she really enjoyed it. i think she had a rich life. she started the texas book festival. she very quietly once again without calling and much attention to herself i think had influence on him with his education initiatives. >> not in the sort of you will do this way, but as is the case with lots of married people, he learned about what role early childhood education have about environmental print, early literacy. and

i'm laura bush. and i'm delivering this week's radio address to kick off a worldwide effort to focus on the brutality against women and children by the al qaeda terrorist network and the regime it supports in afghanistan. the taliban. that regime is now in retreat across much of the country, and the people of afghanistan, especially women, are rejoicing. afghan women know through hard experience what the rest of the world is discovering. the brutal oppression of women is a central goal of the terrorists. not only because our hearts break for the women and children in afghanistan but also because in afghanistan we see the world the terrorists would like to impose on the rest of us. all of us have an obligation to speak out. we may come from different backgrounds and faiths, but parents the world over love their children. we respect our mothers, our sisters, and daughters. fighting brutality against women and children is not the expression of a specific culture. it's the acceptance of our common humani

laura bush was no exception. >> we have heard from laura bush's memoir.along the way about what a guarded individual she was. when you read the memoir, did you learn more about her than your reporting? >> i was interested in hearing from her in her own words. what she wants to reveal about who she is and what she reveals about what's important. one of the keys about understanding her is she's a reader. that's an integral part. and that gentleman david, i think who called from who wanted to know about whether she was more empathetic. i think she pounds powfinds pow narrative and human story. that's what she responds to. that touches her. that is what compels her to act in many ways. and i gathered from her deeper understanding from that book of the meaning of the west texas land, the sound of the wind, the great giants of texas literature who have come before her. she returns to again and again. i think that's really a key to understanding who she is. she's not a crusader as much as a reader. that's what informs the way she moves through life. >> and in a

prepared and running for the top witness long as i have a speech that i think is a good speech. >> laura bush, doesn't only, child that was it like marrying into the bush family? >> it was terrific. i wish on a star, always, exist when i was a little girl, i want to brothers and sisters. my mother, and father, i knew that was a great desire, that the really wanted to love children so, i do too, i want to this president sisters, but then that's what i felt like i got one i married georges and got his brothers and sister, and their spouses, of course, and his sister and her family, and one of his brothers, sons with live in the washington, d.c. area, and there is great emotional support, really, and having a family members around when you live in the white house and i would notice it his brother, one time for tough would call and say, let's watch the game this weekend. they would not talk about politics, it's the george and martin could sit and watch a game and they could relax in a way that only you can with your brother with your sister. and then, i worked out several times a week with my sis

and as long as i have a speech i think is a good speech i'm not that nervous. >> laura bush, ozan onlychild what was it like mar yg into the bush family? >> it was terrific, my wish on the star always is that i wanted brothers and sisters. my mother lost several pregnancies and i knew that was their great desire, that they really wanted a lot of children, so i did, too. i wanted those brothers and sisters. but then that's what i felt like i got when i married george and got his brother and sister and their spouses, of course. and his sister and her family and one of his brothers and his family live in the washington, d.c. area, so we saw them all the time. and there's great emotional support really in having your family members around when you live in the white house, and i would notice that his brother would, you know, when times were tough would call and say let's watch the game this weekend and would come, and they wouldn't talk about the politics, but george and marvin could sit and watch a game, i think, and relax in a way that only you can with your brother, with your sister. and

. >> and more now from our first ladies influence and image series with first lady laura bush. we spoke with her in 2013. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> what was your initial reaction the first time your husband said i think i'm going to run for president? >> well, i can't really remember exactly what my initial reaction was. i think it was a little bit slower than all of a sudden saying i'm going to run for president. he was governor and had been governor for one term and re-elected and i slowly think we both started talking about it. he talked about it and of course other people were talking to him about it. i knew what it was like. i knew already what it would be like to run for president. i knew what it would be like to live in the white house. george and i had an advantage that only one other family has had so far, the john quincy adams family. because we'd seen somebody we loved in that office, and we visited him very often. we moved to washington in fact in 1987, rather, to work on president bush's campaign. and so i saw them then when they were campaigning nat

clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch book tv, all summer on "c-span2". secretary of state mike pompeo traveled to london for talks with uk officials including british prime minister boris johnson. he also mentioned with the british foreign secretary and held a joint news conference. [background sounds]. [background sounds]. >> i am really delighted to welcome the secretary. with discussed a whole range of challenges in the world. there is also great opportunity for britain and then the united states and we focused about serious concerns. we talked a bit about our exhibition treating, the arms embargo to hong kong. we are coordinating together. [inaudible]. we also talked about ongoing discussions of five g and crucially how we can diversify climate change in relation to - and learning some lessons about coronavirus. the work we do together an orgy to facilitate that. and were of talk about the free-trade negotiations, we are looking forward to meeting british and american businesses shortly. in the biggest investors. over $300 billion and every morning,

and so in many ways she's relied on laura bush's team to give her staff early on guidance about how things would operate in the east wing. because hillary clinton had an office in the west wing, which was different than the way she planned to set things up. >> after the reverend wright controversy, barack and michelle obama went to nbc and talked to the "today" show about the issue. we got a chance, one of the many chances to see them interacting as a couple. we'll show a short clip from that and then talk about how they used and the campaign the national media to present a portrait of themselves. let's watch. >> so you never get up set about these -- >> never. i never get upset, meredith. do i get upset? >> she gets a little upset. >> no. >> she stops reading the newspapers during certain spans of time. >> i take the paper and i ball it up, and i throw it in a corner. you know, of course, there are frustrations. >> she gets protective of me. >> i do. >> okay. >> i love my husband. you don't want anybody talking poorly about the people that you love. >> right. >> and quite frankly i think

was and so in many ways she's relied on laura bush is team to give her staff early on guidance about how things would operate in the east wing because hillary clinton had an office in the west wing, which was different in the way she planned to set things up. >> after the reverend right controversy, barack and michel went to nbc and talk to the today show about the issue and we got a chance to see them interacting as a couple were going to show a short clip from that and then talk about how they used in the campaign the national media to present a portrait of themselves. let's watch. >> so you never sit there and get upset about these? >> never, i never get upset, meredith. >> do i get upset? >> (laughs) she starts reading the newspapers. >> i take the paper and eyeball it up and i throw it in the >> corner (laughs) >> of course, there are frustrations. >> she gets protective of me. >> i do. >> i love my husband. you don't want anybody talking poorly about the people that you love. >> right. >> but franklin for quite frankly, i think he's handled this stuff. i'm so proud of how he is

bush library at texas a&m? >> not really very much. now, laura has done tons, not only the environmental part in their library. i really didn't do very much at our library except the apartment maybe. i just didn't. it wasn't --. it just wasn't on my plate. my literacy does a lot there, they have a great oversee component to the library. that i'm interested and active in. in terms of plotting and planning i have a wonderful rose put in there that someone else put in my name. thank you for that wonderful gift. and i love the library. i love taking my daughters up there and letting them chase around the pond. i love the people. i really enjoy the library a lot. >> speaking of dogs, there are two in the living room with us. who are these two? >> this is bb, we used to have three bb's so that's what we named hurt. >> this one is many me, feisty and jealous of bb. she is my shadow. i can't move without her. she is known to nibble people. but bb protects george. she's very actively protecting george. they are a huge comfort to me. >> you've always had d

laura bush talked about that during the series. mentioned that she chose somewhat noncontroversial issues, including the eating well and the let's move campaign. >> her staff would argue with that. >> i can tell you from facebook comments it is controversial. we have one another clip with her talking to young people at the white house. these were students who were brought in from washington, d.c. and it all happened with a c-span event from our student cam competition. one of the students did a documentary about the let's move concept. and mrs. obama met with students at the white house to talk about it. >> having the platform of the white house is really helpful in getting attention to stuff. a lot of times when i do something, a lot of cameras show up and people tend to watch and write about it. sometimes they write about more than what i'm wearing. so i think it's my job to help shine the light on things that are already working. so that's one of the reasons why i chose this as my initiative. i also think that one of the reasons

he's penned over a dozen of books and has the privilege of interviewing the clintons, laura bush, asell as the nixons and the fords. his accolades are vast and many. the staff have enjoyed a long friendship and professional relationship with carl. in many ways we consider you part of the family, carl. when we called him back in april to propose the idea of a first ladies exhibit, lecture and len luncheon series, his enthusiasm was contagious. please join me in welcoming carl anthony. >> thank you for all of you who are here today. many of you here for all of the lectures. a special thanks also to chris individual staff members and everyone has contributed and played a role. but certainly chris has been very calm in overseeing that all of these events have gone smoothly. a special thanks to chris nordyke. [ applause ] >> and from the director of the foundation to sheryl, the secretary, to jim, i'm giving you their first names, maybe some of you know them all. but really, i gave 100% only because i saw that i was getting 100% back from everybody. it's been an amazing experience. it's t

so there's nothing of hillary clinton's laura bush's or michelle obama's. good question. >> this is very good. i wondered, because jackie othat's was famous for her pillbox hat, and pat nixon came along, there were no more hats worn, at least in the display here, by pat nixon or betty ford. is that the time period of no more hats? is. >> you are very observant and very spot-on correct. pat nixon -- lady bird johnson wore a hat famously to her husband's 1965 inauguration, the swearing-in ceremony. she was the first to hold the bible. i'm glad you mentioned it. there's a lot of little things that mrs. nixon did, in terms of her choices of what she wore that indicated this really frankly independent streak that she was going to do things her way. actually the hats came back again with hillary clinton, but it was as a sun protector. so it's sort of funny. hillary clinton is so associated with being involved with policy rather than clothing and fashion, brings back the hat for first ladies, but as a form of sun protection. we will take one last question. afterwa

bush library at texas a&m? >> not really very much. now, laura has done tons, not only the environmental part, but in their library. i really didn't do very much add our library except the apartment, maybe. but i just just wasn't on my plate. my literacy does a lot up there and they have a wonderful literacy component to the library and that part i'm interested and active in, but as far as building or planning or plotting, i have a wonderful rose garden up there that someone else put in, in my name. thanks for that wonderful gift, and i love the library. i love taking the dogs up there, and letting them chase around the pond. and i love meeting the people. i really enjoy the library a lot. >> speaking of dogs, there's two right here in the living room with us. who are these two? >> this is, this is bibi. george and i used to call each other bibi when we were first married. so we have three bibis in our house. if i yell, bibi, what do you think about so and so, george says, which one of us are you talking to? and this one is mini me and she's feis

laura bush, a 1947 painting called the builders and she wanted it to go into the public rooms just as thought it should be added to the public rooms so it was decided to put it in the green room. well we don't own a lot of abstract art. this might be harsh for mrs. kennedy's taste when she was looking for things that were early american but the collection is growing an the interest in all periods is growing so we're able to pair with it this john marin portrait. she found light and easy and useful upstairs and now it was more abstract and interesting as a par for the builders. above that painting on the wall you see at the far left of the green room scene is a wonderful john singer sergeant painting called the mosquito net and this is acquired early in the johnson administration as a gift in memory of president kennedy and so i think mrs. kennedy would have been pleased that several great paintings were donated by great collectors who wanted to remember their contributions to the white house. the lincoln bedroom, as mrs. kennedy found it in 1961 on the left, carpet had been installed

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featured books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic members held a news conference to argue for passage of more economic aid due to the coronavirus pandemic. this is half an hour. social distancing is good. >> so good afternoon. it's been two >> social distancing, that would be good. so good afternoon. it's been two months, i believe, and about 10 days since we passed the hero's act on the democratic side. that was our position. it's been carefully vetted in the democratic caucus and moved through the ways-and-means committee and we took the position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. t is clear that the $600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but here's the of it. the reality is, you can't quit get an extra $600 a week. secondly, knowing that the an

she has had key with laura bush. and just like you said, it is important. there are people that have been in this unusual role. think about how isolating that is a she's kind of modeling herself enough mold. >> guest: she was asked this question in 1999 over and over. >> there was a headline about the first state they were in talk magazine i found a picture of her she was lying on a bug with the presidential seal in a mock oval office. people were joking about it. they didn't think that trump was serious, but in stories she was asked so while dressed in a bikini and allowed to lie on the rug for this photo she said i like to be traditional like jackie kennedy. her mother who is very good-looking and elegant was called when she was a factory worker by her friend, jackie because she was so elegant and it's kind of an amazing story that the mom is now spending a lot of time in the white house. it is a remarkable story. >> host: so the whole case was offended by coronavirus. what role do you think she played? what should we expect to see from her during the cam

his wife laura bush 46. are blocked up. for tests don't stand it.s true and she has the final stage production to top it off. successfully. starts july 27th. oh. this is news live from berlin it is being called the end off an era. the italian composer ennio morricone of wrote some of the most prolific and famous phone calls of all time now he's died at the age of 91 we look back at what made him so special.

and i traveled to 77 countries with laura bush.t's remarkable achievements that she had, too, in afghanistan, the middle east, all over. and we had a difficult time getting coverage. we didn't have a press corps that traveled with us. we really had to beg people to come and come on our trips. and i don't know what it was like for mrs. nixon. >> the other thing to note is that it isn't as if she had never been in frightening situations. she and president nixon, i believe when he was vice president, had gone to south america and they were in the middle of a riot that was so close, he didn't know for a number of years because they weren't told how close they were to death. so she had had, you know, close calls before this and she was going, you know. she was un deterredundeterred. >> we have a question here. there's a microphone coming from right behind you. thank you. and this is television. work the microphone. >> i think i'm going to get that one. it's interesting to me, i've read a few quotes and i would like to hear from each one

not his politics, but i love bill clinton. >> barbara bush, you brought up your daughter-in-law, laura bush. we talked about the speech where she she had given which compared you to don corleone. from the godfather. >> that's nice. >> you have been referred to as the enforcer of the bush family. >> right. >> what do you think about that reputation? >> i'm not thrilled about laura saying that. i deserve it. george is so -- anything i do is all right. but someone has to be sure that the standards are kept. he leads by example. i lead by denying some things, and i am the enforcer. there is no question about it. do i like that role? no. would i rather he had done it? yes. but it did not work that way. >> 1990, wellesley college. this is a speech you gave. -- >> it was a difficult speech. they objected to my speech. -- incidentally, it happened that gorbachev was coming with her husband, and i could not leave her, so i invited her to speak with me. i got highly criticized by them saying, she does not there come by herself. she's taking her to protect her. it was a difficult speech. it turned out

she has had a team with laura bush that even roslyn carter, as you said, it is important. it is an unusual role. think about how isolating that is. >> host: is she kind of modeling herself in the role of? >> guest: i think this is interesting she was asked this question in 1999 over and over because people forget that trump was first publicly talking about running for president in 1999 to 2000. some of them are not easy to find. that was the headline of the first state and they were in talk magazine. there was a picture of her in a bikini lying on a rug with the presidential seal in a mock oval office. at the time people were joking about it they didn't think that he was serious. in the stories she was asked and while dressed in a bikini about to lie on a rug for the photo she said i like to be traditional like jackie kennedy. she's over and over talked about jackie kennedy. clearly her mother who is brunette, very good looking, very elegant was called as a factory worker because she was so elegant and it's kind of an amazing story she's now spent a lot of time in the whit

books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. all summer on c-span2. >> here is a look at some publishing industry news. offer and foreign correspondent christopher dickey died last week at the age of 68, author of 7 books including a memoir of his relationship with his father, former poet laureate james dickey who authored the best-selling novel deliverance. joanna cole, offer children's education series the magic school bus also died earlier this month, miss cole created the series in 1986 which followed a group of schoolchildren on fantastical trips led by their teacher, ms. frizzle. the books were developed into an animated telogen program that aired on cbs for 18 years. joanna cole died at the age of 75. in other news, lisa lucas has been named the new publisher of pantheon at the penguin random house publishing book, miss lucas had been director of the national book foundation for the past four years. also in the news, in pd bookscan provided a list of the best-selling books for the first half of the yea

in the laura bush.photon iranian soil after 14 years in exile millions of people jubilantly celebrated his return and. the iranian monaco had come to an end after 2500 years and khomeini was welcomed as a savior. nobody had any idea of the consequences the islamic revolution would have for iran. was a tribute to intellectuals supported for many from the right to live including those reservoirs of the shah. over all our big business you know our big tycoons load our billionaires the all support so are here 3 ated the degree of unity among gad all these different factions in tehran which was impressive khomeini's 1st visits were to behest is on a cemetery on the outskirts of town where those who were killed by the shans regime are buried and to the holy city of qum where his fight against the shah had begun many years ago was the confrontation between these 2 could be summaries to the confrontation of 2 opposing words and in such a confrontation it is always the stronger will that will win you know and th

first lady, she herself has worked for the former president and with chief of staff first lady laura bush. we have pressure is a master who is a speech writer and continues in the office of first lady for betty ford, she has a distinguished career including many years in abc. and betty mcgill and who worked for more than 30 years in the office of the curator of the white house, retiring as chief curator. belly is a great colleague at the association, she has worked with us for many products she offered our book valuable in our book shop. i because our quarterly scholarly team and a master of the white house collection. we have a lovely panel to hear, for before and comes up we'd like to introduce representing our probably our partner the richard nixon foundation, as i mentioned, is president of the nixon foundation. and he's teaching constitutional law at since 1975. you will recognize him as a frequent guest on many news programs, he's written extensively for the new york times, the wall street junior journal, the los angeles, times you will also be very familiar with him as the host of

had this unique standing where anybody would tell you, and there's the former president there and laura bush coming into the church in atlanta. they would just tell you when in his presence he had this unique place. it will be interesting, i think good for country today to hear these reflections. >> and i think that just the fact that as you just saw george w. bush walking into that church to pay tribute to the man who boycotted his inauguration tells you so much about how larger than life john lewis was as a political figure, as and historical figure and icon for this country. you know, john lewis never minced words about what he thought was right and wrong. as he said in his final words to the country today in that op-ed. you must -- if you see something, you must say something, and he always did that, and i think that, you know, the people who knew him in washington, whether they agreed or disagreed with him on some of those issues, they respected the sort of moral authority that he had to do that, and, you know, just to bring it back a little bit to what daya was talking about. you know,

eastern, a look at the lives of hillary clinton and laura bush.use historical association produced a series on the first ladies examining their private lives and the public roles they played. first ladies, influence and image, features individual biographies of the women who served in the role of first lady over 44 administrations. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span 3. >>> american history tv on c-span 3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story. every peekend. coming up this weekend saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories an interview with activist cortland cox, covering his time attending howard university, his involvement in the student nonviolent coordinating committee and serving as a secretary general of the 1974 sixth pan-african congress. on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america the 1963 nbc news report the american revolution of '63. a program on the status of the civil rights movement with protests from albany, georgia, birmingham, alabama, cambridge, maryland and in the nort

she doesn't reach out enough, she certainly hasn't reached out to michelle obama, has had he with laura bush i talked given to carter, just what you said, it is important, there are people have been in this unusual role, they are not elected and her counsel really is her mother. very few and donald trump. think about how isolating that is. is there a previous recognition, she's modeling herself? >> she's been asked that, i think this is interesting. she was asked this in 1999 over and over. people forget trump was first publicly talking about running for president in 1999 and 2000 so some of them were not easy to find but like george magazine for instance, there was a headline about the first babe like donald trump one, she would be the first babe. i found this picture of her, she was wearing a bikini and lying on a rug with the presidential seal in a mock oval office so at the time, people were joking. they didn't think trump was serious and yet, there were these stories. in these stories, she was asked, so while dressed in a bikini, about two light on a rug for this photo, she said i'd lik

she has had tea with laura bush. but i talked to even rosalynn carter who was talking just what you said is important there are several living people who've been in this very unusual role. they aren't elective but they are still public. and really, her counsel is her mother. in very few. and donald trump. think about how isolating that is. >> i think that would be very hard. is there a previous first lady she wants to be like that she's kind of a modeling herself in the mold of? >> she was asked that question but i think this is really interesting. she was asked that question in 1999 over and over. people forget that trump was first publicly talking about running for president in 1999 in 2000. so i found in george magazine for instance, there was a headline about the first baby. it was if donald trump won should be the first baby. that was in talk magazine. i found this picture of her wearing a bikini lying on a rug with the presidential seal in a mock oval office. at the time people were joking about it. they did no

not reach out enough, she certainly has not reached out to michelle obama, she has had tea with laura bush. i talked even to rosalyn carter, who was talking just what you said it is important there are several living people who have been and it's really unusual role. they are not elected but they are so public. and really, her counsel is her mother. and donald trump. think about how isolating that is. >> i think that would be really hard. so is there a previous first lady that she once to be like or modeling herself after? so she was asked this question. she was asked this question in 1999 over and over. people forget that trump was first of publicly talking about running for president in 19,992,000. so i found some of them were not easy to find because like georgia magazine for instance. there was a headline about the first baby. if donald trump won should be the first baby. they were in talk magazine i saw this picture of her she was wearing a bikini and lying on a rug with a presidential seal. in the mock oval office. so the truck people were joking about it they didn't think trump was

this was one where into thousand four laura bush said can we revisit the room and go back to the periodts and doing as right as we can. i think miss kennedy would have found that enormously gratifying. you saw her using historic documents to put things in their original places and design things correctly. it was all victorian. you see the lincoln bed with the proper recreation of its crown and corn us, we'll paper based on the carbon based. upholstery based on period things. stronger than it was at the time, still one of the nicest get sucked bedrooms in the white house. >> the moved to the treaty room. here it would've been in the, you can see the soviet she mentioned, there is cleveland meeting around it and the 1890s. when she walked into the room, she said this is the sort of chamber of horrors because there are so many things that weren't assembled and finalized. then a similar picture on the right with what it looks like when it was done. she picked at the murder that came from the peterson house, it was put on a green flat wallpaper, big granite cabinet table in the middle of the

on primary sources and it is simply unlikely in my lifetime we'll be ofe to look at the records laura bush and ms. obama. that's probably 15 or 20 years in the future and i'll be otherwise occupied by that time. the spring of 2011 we had 16 volumes appeared covering helen taft to hillary clinton. i had contributed two of them. the others had been written by a variety of scholars who graciously and kindly, and for the royalties, decided to write the book. the royalty were not much but they were grateful anyway. how to handle edith roosevelt? she was the first lady until 1909 and she was important. the problem was, there was an absence of other authors willing to step forward and help out. so why, as the editor of the series, based -- faced a tough choice. i could find a writer to write the book. that is often a process that will take 5-7 years. you find them, they do their research, they write the book , time passes. i was in my early 70's when this process began, and the prospect of not finishing the process until i was 80 held little appeal. appeal forminishing tracking down authors after

saturday, august 8th as we feature books written by first ladies, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch book tv, all summer on "c-span2". secretary of state mike pompeo traveled to london for talks with uk officials including british prime minister boris johnson. he also mentioned with the british foreign secretary and held a joint news conference. [background sounds]. [background sounds]. >> i am really delighted to welcome the

books written by former first ladies ine choosing rosalyn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch booktv all summer on c-span2. >> during a virtual event hosted by the commonwealth club of california, former defense secretary robert gates took a critical look at the use of u.s. power around the world since the end of world war ii. here's a portion. >> how the united states had gone from if a position of supreme power, probably unrivaledded since the roman empire in every dimension of power in 1993 to a country today beset by challenges everywhere. and i thought about how did we, how did that happen, how did we get here x. so i began looking at all of the major foreign policy challenges we've had since 1993 and talking about what we had done and what we had not done that contributed to that decline in our role in the world and in our power in the world. and what i came up with was a set of nonmilitary instruments of power that we had, that had played such an important role in our success in the cold war against the soviet union and had largely been n

valerie jarrett was a mentor, the first female executive chef at the white house who laura bush appointed. she was a mentor. and they'd meet with these kids all the time but they would come together once a month in the white house. it was interesting to see their transformation when they first start. they were shy. they couldn't look me in the eye. they were just nervous, because it was nerve-racking. you're in the white house, meeting michelle obama. why were you picked, and you're wondering. but we'd spend time talking, eating popcorn and talk about everybody. by the time they completed usually two years with us, by their graduation ceremony, when their parents would come, they felt -- there was just a shift in who they thought they were. they felt comfortable in that space, in that room with me. they knew that they deserved that for themselves. and it's that process of giving them that exposure on a regular basis saying you are worthy, i don't care about your grades, who are you as a person and you are worth being talked to, listened to. after a while, they opened the place. they were

feature books written by first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watching book tv all summer on cspan2. so during a virtual event hosted by new york city strand bookstore "new york times" columnist ross interviewed author tera burton about her new book strange rights. this portion of the program she describes how use on religion are changing in america. >> so we are not necessarily talking about people who are atheists although about 6% of the population because atheists tend to self underreport. we talk about people who for whatever reason are alienated by institutional religion, organized religion who feel they have nothing to offer them who may as the case of the people who believe in that traditional judeo christian god still have some form of faith but are unwilling to identify with or participate in it as of itself part of her talk about the spiritual but not religious. we also talked about about a broader category and my book i called and the religious remix not just the spiritual but not religious which is the most

laura bush took a liking to her which isn't surprising. she invited jean to serve as her deputy press secretary. she spent four years in the white house from 1989 until 1983. george obviously took a liking to her as well. he made her chief of staff. a job she held until he died. it's safe to say that nobody knew george and barbara bush better than jean. i would include the bush family in. that the birthday parachute jumps, the humanitarian club russians with bill clinton, she was party to all of it. if not orchestrating all of it. she was meng or the people at his bedside when he died. the beautiful memorial services you saw back in 87 were planted executed by jean. you might not know, it you probably don't, jean has written or edited five books. as she point, so none with her name on it. one was published in 1980, five another george pushes writings. pearls of wisdom is scheduled to come out next spring in times for graduation and mother's day. jeanne collects the best advice she effort to everyone that she offers to her children and gran

she herself has worked for four presidents and was chief of staff to first lady laura bush. we have patricia matson with us tonight who was a speechwriter and press assistant for patricia nixon and continued in the office of the first lady for betty ford and has had an extremely distinguished career in strategic communications including many years in senior roles at capital city's abc. and our dear friend betty who worked for 30 years retiring as chief curator. betty is a great colleague for us here at the association. she has worked with us and continues to work with us on many projects. she authored our book on major -- our major decorative arts in the white house book, available in our book shop. she's a consultant to our white house quarterly, our quarterly scholar magazine we're proud of and betty is a master of knowledge regarding the white house collection. we have a wonderful panel for you to hear from tonight. before anne examincomes up and panelist i would like to introduce hugh hewitt, representing the richard nixon foundation, hugh is president of the foundation

bush and laura bush, i.c.e. i know i saw her from time to.ime but she's very much been focused on her husband while he was alive and since then on her life in california. >> just in this in playing field, indiana. hi, justin. you are on. >> hi. thanks for taking my call. i really enjoy your show. ottawa this has been an excellent series. i really enjoyed. it but you kind of touched on it earlier about the special relationship between margaret thatcher and ron reagan. and i wanted to know, what was nancy's relationship to the thatcher, is both margaret and her husband, dennis? and also, does she feel that it's time that we have a woman president in this country? thank you very much. >> thank you. do you think about the relationship with batters? >> well, i know that nancy invite him are with that you are to the 80th birthday party of reagan, so that's pretty good. he asked about a woman president? >> it was a statement, that some day -- that it's time for a woman president from this country. >> he may not have to wait that long. >> and then yo

a look at the live of hillary clinton and laura bush. cspan, in cooperation with the white house historical association, produced a series on first ladies, examine iing tr private lives and the public roles they played. first ladies, influence and image, features individual biographies of the women who served in the role of first lady over 44 administrations. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on cspan 3. >> american history tv on cspan3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with courtland cox, covering his time attending howard university, his time on the student coordinating committee and serving on the sixth pan african congress. on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1963 nbc news report, the american revolution of '63, a program on the status of the civil rights movement. with protests from all bbany, georgia, birmingham, a alabama, came bring, maryland and engelwood, new jer

books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span 2. >> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, we look back to 2012 and hear from the roots and development of the modern consecutive movement. and then sunday on "reel america" four police training films from the 1960s. on american artifacts, a tour of the ellis island immigration museum. and historians talk about recent debates over removing historical monuments. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> the house small business committee held a hearing on proposals for aiding small businesses affected by the pandemic. they discussed the potential for an additional stimulus package, the impact of the pandemic on minority-owned businesses, and expanding high-speed internet access. >> i'm going to thank everyone for joining us this afternoo

. >> but the first ladies that succeeded her, both michelle obama and laura bush, have quoted her, that i realize and i think that is part of what they are saying, it took her a while and had to have the big landslide, she was no longer the heir to the job. but she said i realized i had a pulpit and i could use it and use it to do go g and she determined that she was going to do that and they have taken those words and followed them very consciously quoting her. >> rose lynn carter also made a point. and remember she continued that work after the beautification, if we want to use that terrible term which she hated. but she continued after she left the white house. i think until 1990 which is 22 years after leaving the white house, she continued to give that highway beautification award out of her own pocket to highway workers in texas who had done most to beautify the highways of texas. so i'm always interested in which first ladies continue their project afterwards and which ones forget they ever did that. >> here are some of the key accomplishments and challenges from the administrati

bush and laura bush arrive, and the speaker of the house.we are expecting bill clinton. the applause is from the crowd gathered outside the church. he will deliver a tribute today, as will president george w. bush. and president barack obama is expected to deliver the eulogy. when president barack obama was elected president of the united states. michelle miller was with me. and that incredible moment where john lewis said he was so emotional watching president barack obama be sworn in. he brought the program to barack obama and barack obama wrote, because of you, john. >> because of him. >> let's listen in to the reverend dr. warnock. >> in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. for the dead must be raised in core ruptable. we shall all be changed. this mortal must put on immortality. in core rupgz and when this core ruptable, oh, death, where is your sting. tkaebgt is swallowed up in victory. oh, death, where it your sting. oh, great, where is your victory? who gave john robert lewis the victory through jesus christ, our lord and liberator.

eastern, a look at the lives of hillary clinton and laura bush. c-span in cooperation with the white house historical association produced a series on the first ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played. first ladies, influence and image, featuring individual biographies of the women who served in the role of first lady over 44 administrations. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv on c-span3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with civil rights activist courtland cox covering his time attending howard university, his involvement in the student nonviolent coordinating committee, and serving the secretary-general of the 1974 six pan african conference. on sunday, at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1963 nbc news report, the american revolution of '63, a program on the status of the civil rights movement, with protests from albany, georgia,

bush entering the sanctuary along with laura bush. nancy pelosi. she will speak as well, a colleague of john lewis for more than 30 years in the house. i believe that's the mayor of atlanta, keisha lance-bottoms, and now the pastor of ebenezer baptist will lead the service. >> shall we stand? i am the resurrection and the lake, said the lord. yet shall we live again. >> pastor saying the prayer. former president bill clinton. >> sha n. and that he shall stand with me at the light of day. infy skin, worms destroy this body, yet shall i see god. i shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold, and another. behold, eyes show you a mystery. we shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. for the death must be raised and crumble. we shall all be changed. immortality. this corruptible, corruption at whim, this corruptible shall put on corruption. when put on immortality, then will be brought to pass. death is in dignity. where is your dignity? thanks be onto god who gives us th

feature books written by former first ladies including roslyn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. all summer on c-span2. services in honor, will continue through next week with memorials planned in alabama, washington dc and georgia. c-span coverage begins with a public service in the town of his birth, troy, alabama. live coverage at 11 eastern on c-span. >> we will take a bit to talk about the senate when it comes to the next rotavirus relief package and joining zach cohen. where does it stands right now as far as this goes? >>

feature books written by former first lady think rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch booktv all summer on c-span2. >> a look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on social security. witnesses before a house panel say recipient to rely on the income could be affected by a prolonged economic downturn. >> the subcommittee on social security will come to order. i want to welcome all of our witnesses and audience members, thank you for joining with us today as we bear up under covid-19 and addressed technologically to coming together. we will begin with opening statements by myself and the ranking member. testimony from our witnesses and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. we will dispense the practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority. member will be responsible from you'ding and then muting themselves throughout the proceedings. thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this time