we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors if not the first governor. there is not a sources linking her here. in the town center, there is a placard talking about her he had readty to the area. and there is an impression of louisa catherine that she is very much involved in the politics of washington. you don't get the sense of whether it's just on the surface or whether her words are contributing to the compromises made during this time. would both of you mind commenting on those two things? >> the johnsons we wish to explain are louisa catherine's birth family. connections in calvert county, maryland, do you know of them? >> yes, her family was from maryland and her father was born in maryland, which is very important because that's how she makes her claim that no, i am an american. i might have been born in london, but my father is an american. i'm very much an american. her uncle was the first governor of maryland. so she has an important connection with maryland and actuall

louisa came, and he did not recognize her. supposedly, his lust words were this is thes ewwere, last but i am content. which i don't believe, i don't think he was content for a moment. he died doing his duty. >> do we think it was a stroke? >> yes. how old was he? and how long did she live after his death? >> 81. she lived another four years. , and byed in washington her son's wife. she lived quietly. her health is fading. she had a stroke the following year and is somewhat invalid for the rest of her life. charles francis adams actually meets with her about a year before she dies and records in his diary how content she seemed. not that she was looking forward to death, but that she had truly resigned yourself -- herself and would face the end of great courage and faith. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place, if you ever get to massachusetts, it is quite a resting spot

what should louisa catherine ?dams be remembered for ,> she is a fascinating figure the interest in her should be every bit as much as for her mother-in-law. she is a woman who saw more of the governments of the world than most women of that day. in london, berlin, st. petersburg, washington. she truly experiences and reflects on these experiences through her letters and diaries and memoirs in a way that ring a richness to our understanding of the. she lived in -- of the period she lived in. >> and a life of tragedy. she lived through extraordinary events. crossed paths with remarkable historical figures. it was in the life where she suffered loss after loss. presidency turned out to be, in many ways, disappointing. that is not the note on which the story ends. there is real inspiration there for all of us. >> thank you, as always for your expertise. amanda, nice to meet you and thank you for helping us learn more about louisa catherine adams through your extensive work on her papers. thanks to you for being with u

louisa came, and he did not recognize her. supposedly, his last words were, this is the last but i am content. which i don't believe, i don't think he was content for a moment. he died doing his duty. >> do we think it was a stroke? >> yes. how old was he? and how long did she live after his death? >> 81. she lived another four years. she stayed in washington, and by her son's wife. she lived quietly. her health is fading. she had a stroke the following year and is somewhat invalid for the rest of her life. actuallyrancis adams meets with her about a year before she dies and records in his diary how content she seemed. not that she was looking forward to death, but that she had truly resigned herself and would face the end with great courage and faith. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place, if you ever get to massachusetts, it is quite a resting spot of of presidential couples, buried side-by-side in a church. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place. it is in quincy, ma

of san francisco market, wells far go to assist with the presentation of the awards please welcome louisa house worth. san francisco foundation board member and this year's luncheon cochair. >> good afternoon gosh i almost wore that dress i'm pleased i didn't i would have been embarrassed if somebody else had it on. so i'm here i found out a couple of hours ago i needed to do this presentation because my boss had a minor accident last night and he should have gone to san francisco general trauma center and then may be he would be here and so i'll try do him justice and so it's our pleasure to be here and as you know wells fargo has been a part of this great community for 150 years and we are proud to call san francisco home and proud to be part thf vibrant community over the years, we have also seen the general always provide us central services for this great city as a crucial trauma center, the hospital not only provides life-receiving emergency care in fact i have tell you when i first moved here cheek steer whenever he is told me if ever you go get in an accident tracy they will them

we'll also explore the life of elizabeth monroe's successor and close friend, louisa katherine adams. 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 v

and he published the works of louisa may alcott and an abolitionist novel and found the most famous girl in 19th century america. not that -- right remark. [laughter] he acted as an agent for many of the most famous lectures of the time. he not only originated the system, he also personally identified with speakers and soccer participation so then they talked him into it. which works out great. there was a noted biographer widely read. [inaudible] she had built her career on the ashes of her early private life. and she went on to be an early feminist and an abolitionist. one of the things that you see with thomas nast is defending friedman and this woman whose lifestyle that is disapproved of. they were lifelong friends and made all of these points together. the two men constantly send each other letters and have a lecture tour, which i think is just tragic that the two were never happened. but they went on to higher a router for one of the thing biographer and last but not least was grand. ulysses s. grant. it started when he was president. he had a true and tender affection for him as

how red and glaring is it, louisa? >> glaring. and economic data this week, the talk-back is not working, so i'm mixing the technologies. yeah, the french industrial production, and we had uk industrial production data showing a decline of 1.5%. it caused sterling to fall out of bet quite dramatically. in fact we've seen sterling trading below. the keep technical support level marked straight away through that. now sterling is, like im, trading below 129 today, a sterling crisis, a week before george osborn's budget. you wouldn't wish it on any financial minister. >> you know i loves you, louise, but i went to greece the first time in 2008, talking how bad it was, 2009, 2010 how bad it was, all the while equities markets in the u.s. are making new highs. >> europe is doing pretty well as well. >> yes, so why is it a red flag? it's been the red flag for the better part of four years, is my point. >> you know what i think? today well a call on the industrial -- what did the ftse do? it's all about monetary policy. it's all about qe.

. >> our conversation with historians on elizabeth monroe and louisa catherine adams is available on our website. c-span.org/firstladies. of thean take a picture brain with mri or ct scans and see the whole thing, but there is enormous gap in between for how the circuits function in order to be able to move my hand or to look at you and process the information or to lay down the memory. we do not know how that works. with technology yet to be invented, so a lot of it will be technology development, what we aim to be able to do is record from thousands of brain cells at one time and be able to therefore understand how these circuits work. days we do not have a scientific plan about milestones and timetables and costs, but it is getting to be a very exciting moment to put something together we could not have thought of. to go more with francis collins sunday night at 8:00 on assess band -- c-span q&a. atcoming up this morning, 9:00 eastern the u.s. house returns for work on the 2014 federal budget. the senate is in to work on the senate democrats' version of the 2014 budget. at 10:00,

speaking first on cnbc, louisa sat down with the 17-year-old founder and asked him why yahoo! apple or google. >> i'm excited about joining yahoo! because i think it's a classic internet company and it has new leadership under marissa mayer. having spent time on campus and spoken to their team, it's clear that their strategy on mobile and daily habits, news, information, weather, they have all of these assets and all they need to do now is package it up in a beautiful user experience from the mobile device. there's a real opportunity there. we see sumly fitting in beautifully to that model. >> schroeders will create an independent private wealth and banking management business. if you thought 2013 was the year of big takeovers, let's think again. the number of deals is actually falling. this is according to the latest report from power watson. let's get more. joining us is steve allen, m&a practice leader. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> it's interesting because we seem to be reporting on more deals, we just announced three there. what are the figures, though, saying? >

helped to edit the autobiographies of jefferson and ve arena davis, published the early works of louisa may alcott. and founded the most famous lie see qualm bureau in 19th century america. not bad, right? that's now nast met him. redpath acted as an agent for many of the most famous lecturer ors of the time including henry ward beecher, the famous preacher, and mark twain. redpath originated a lecturing system and made it more professional, he also personally identified speakers and sought their participation. so in nast's case, he literally chased him down. nast wouldn't answer any of redpath's letters, so he found out nast was getting on a ship for england, and he got on the same boat. so he corners nast and talks at him until nast in a desperate effort to gets redpath to go away says, well, if you can convince my wife. so redpath goes back to morris town and talks sally into it which worked out great financially, but nast hated lecturing really, really badly. but i want you to see this is a fascinating person through whom nast knew lots of other people. nast was also friends with ja

we will explore her relationship with her husband and close relationship with louisa catherine adams, who is the only first lady born outside the u.s. ban see the complex relationship with her mother-in- law, former first lady abigail adams. we will include your questions and comments, live, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> at the conservative political action conference, annor,, ms. -- columnist coulter talked about why conservative is the only thing they has to ensure future electoral victories. question andnd a answer session are about 20 minutes. ♪ sandman" plays] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. some of you know, due to the turmoil in north korea north korea, our regularly scheduled pusser -- speaker will not be here, dennis rodman. [laughter] ninean coulter, author of new york times bestsellers. the sequester has really ruined everything, hasn't it? little kids can't go on white house source, muslim brotherhood has been deprived of 250 million -- oh no, that is safe. had to cut back on its figures this year by about

and louisa katherine adams was the only first lady born outside the u.s. next monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern 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. the association is offing the book first ladies of the united states of america. 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. >> now the american public transportation association discusses it's priorities and spending cuts. we'll hear from the railroad administration and the trance it administration. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> i agree, please wake up. good morning everyone. how are we doing? what a great day to be in d.c. it's great to have our administrators here, peter rogoff and szabo joseph. >> thank you for sitting through the boring part with me. >> welcome to the conference here in washington, d.c. it is a thrill and honor to have you here today. only could

published the early works of louisa may alcott. and found the most famous beer in 19th century america. not bad, right? that's a nast met redpath. for many of the most famous lecturers of the time including henry ward beecher, the famous preacher, and mark twain. redpath originated a management system for lecturing which made it possible to lecture at the forefront more people into commit more professional. he personally identified speakers and softer participation. so he literally chased them down. nast wouldn't letter -- wouldn't answer any of redpath's letter. pcor mr. nast and talks to him. nast is in a desperate effort to get them to go wit. and he said if you can convince by wife, so redpath jumped off at the next four, goes back to morristown and talks her into it. which worked out great financially but nast it is lecturing really, really badly. this is a passing person and asked me very well and who, through whom nast knew lots of other people. nast was also friends with his wife's cousin on the left. he was a note about fo

eastern, our first lady series continues with a look at the lives of elizabeth monroe and louisa out front -- adams. on c-span [applause] , "the communicator's." , discussingn3 policy and the future of afghanistan. now, remarks from joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey on the future of the persian gulf sharing his thoughts on u.s. engagement in the region held by the center for strategic studies, this is 50 minutes. [applause] you, doctor. if i could return some of the kind words, he has been one of those individuals in my life, whenever i had a particularly ,exing challenge, which is neary whether i was the acting commander or chief staff, i could call them up and he could gather a group together and let me hang around some of our most complex problems. i appreciate -- it is good to see you again, sir. ambassador is, especially the future diplomats of our world, those of my generation hoping to wrap this and a little bow and hand it to you. do not count on that, why we are encouraged when i travel around and visit those who have agreed to dedicate their lives into the diplo

petersburg, louisa katherine, abigail wrote to her. for the first time i've seen in the correspondence, maybe you've seen it, she made a reference to having lost a baby daughter. it was a closed topic. >> and the caller also wanted to know about the son who was an alcoholic and died of the disease. >> charles. people did not know about alcoholism in those days and it was considered sinful. it was not considered a disease. charles is throughout the correspondence treated as a person who was sensitive, from the earliest years he was sensitive. he went to europe with his father and john quincy in 1779, and he had to come back because he was homesick. and thereafter, every reference about him is that he was a sweet child, a very pleasant child. but also fragile and may have gotten into some trouble when he was in hartford. his life was irregular. >> you know from the correspondence between abigail and her sisters, for example, that they kind of kept an eye on him. because there was a problem. and it's never fully discussed as a young man.

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explore her relationship with her husband, james monroe, and close friendship with her successor, louisa katherine adams who was the only first lady born outside the u.s. 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 ci

and louisa katherine adams was the only first lady born outside the u.s.he played a role in the campaign of her husband, john quincy adams. monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern 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 t

and louisa katherine adams was the only first lady born outside the u.s. next monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern 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. the association is offing the book first ladies of the united states of america. 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/products. >> senator carl levin announced last week that he will not seek reelection. today the majority leader harry reid spoke about the michigan democrat who chairs the senate armed services committee. shutdown to derail its progress. mr. president, for some public servants, the political fires lit by their first trip to washington, whereby -- being moved bay memorable party convention speech. for others, the history of military service leads to a career in public service. for still others, a single issue such as a vibrant community propels them into community. fo

eastern on c-span, our first lady series continues with a look at the lives of elizabeth monroe and louisa catherine adams. at 8:00, it is the communicators with a look at the latest in consumer technology products. servicese armed committee carl levin discusses defense policy. the house is in recess right now until about 5:00 p.m. eastern. -- members return to consider a number of bills. later this week, a debate on the republican blueprint for fiscal 2014. members are expected to work on a compromise with the senate on funding the federal government for the rest of this fiscal year. the house is expected back in about half an hour. until then, a look at providing access to telephone and broadband services to everyone in the u.s. this is from "washington journal." >> every monday we take a look at how your money is being spent on a different federal program. this week we will take a look at a program that is funded by a small charge. it is a small charge on your phone bill, and the universal service fund. the universal connectivity charge. a small charge that funds a program that now has

. >> our conversation with historians on elizabeth monroe and louisa catherine adams is now availableon our web site. >> coming up on the next "washington journal," congressman tom price discusses the debate over the fiscal year 2014 budget. the new york democrat jerrold adler talks about a different budget proposals, including one put forth by the progressive caucus grid "washington journal" is live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. we could take pictures of the brain with an mri scan or ct scan and see the whole thing. there is this enormous gap in between about how the circuits in the brain function in order to be able to move my hand or to look at you and process that information or to lay down a memory. we do not know how it works. with technology yet to be invented -- a lot of this will be technology development and nanotechnology -- what we in to do is to be able to record hundreds of thousands of brain cells at the same time. then we would be able to understand how these circuits work. that is the brain activity map that is being talked about. we do not really have a sc