louisa thomas in conversation with louisa hall about her new book "louisa. " a searching of louisa catherine adams. lieu was a hall -- louisa hall is an author of two books. and examines the clash between conscientious objectors and soldierses in world war i. it wassailed daring by in the "new york times." said of "luis a by o'extraordinary life of mrs. adams, for a long time i have been waiting for biology grieve with sufficient style and emotional range to tell quite an extraordinary story of louisa catherine adams in all its splendor and sadness. please join me in welcoming louisa thomas. [applause] >> hi, everyone. few for coming. i am so happy to be here to talk about this book. also just happy to be part of this group of louisa's. i feel like many other louisas might have been chosen but i'm flattered. the book also is one of my favorite books i've read this year. love this book very deeply. not because he pleasure of reading about somebody with my own name but also because i just found that as a biography it was more deeply invested in understanding the character more than the other biograp

. >> next, author lieu -- louisa thomas discusses her book: her book "louisa" about the wife of john quincy adams. this is 30 minutes [inaudible conversations] >>> welcome. we are so excited to welcome together louisa thomas in conversation with louisa hall about her new book "louisa. " a searching of louisa catherine adams. lieu was a hall -- louisa hall is an author of two books. and examines the clash between conscientious objectors and soldierses in world war i. it wassailed daring by in the "new york times." said of "luis a by o'extraordinary life of mrs. adams, for a long time i have been waiting for biology grieve with sufficient style and emotional range to tell quite an extraordinary story of louisa catherine adams in all its splendor and sadness. please join me in welcoming louisa thomas. [applause] >> hi, everyone. few for coming. i am so happy to be here to talk about this book. also just happy to be part of this group of louisa's. i feel like many other louisas might have been chosen but i'm flattered. the book also is one of my favorite books i've read this year. love this book very

just as a little introduction, the store of louisa adams follows her from her giddy, romantic meeting with john quincy adams, if it can be described as such with a character of john quincy adams and followed her to berlin and russia and back to washington where she was the wife of the president, and talk about that. so one of the things i wanted to ask you right off the bat, since the theme of the night is louisa's, is whether the fact that the character's name louisa drew you to the snook. >> i think it is true that it probably noticed her a little bit quicker than i might have if her name was jane. but beyond that i it was just a coincidence. but i think when you writing about historical figures you cannot -- [inaudible] -- you need a crack of the window and probably sharing -- i don't know -- i only -- so, probably -- it was a little bit of -- >> i feel like for me, my name had to do with who i became as a person itch was interested in the fact the name was louisa growing up. do you think her name affected her personality? >> it was quite a common name at the time. in fact there's

the first foreign born first lady is louisa adams. there was some concern that she might harm her husband john quincy adam's political career. you know, we weren't the big worldly country we are now. it's more acceptable. where melania trump could capitalize on that -- on that flair, that elegance. >> she like jackie o speaks four languages which is of course very impressive. all right, thank you so much. congratulations on your success. the book is "unusual for their time, on the road with america's first ladies." thank you. more "fox & friends" is moments away. man, my feet are killin' same time tomorrow, fellas!? new dr. scholl's stimulating step insoles. they massage key pressure points with each step, for all day comfort that keeps you feeling more energized. dude's got skills. new dr. scholl's stimulating step insoles. and you're talking to your doctor about your medication... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me go further. humira works for

. >> next, author lieu -- louisa thomas discusses her book: her book "louisa" about the wife of john quincy adams. this is 30 minutes [inaudible conversations] >>> welcome. we are so excited to welcome

adams. and then lous -- louisa. next, edward lengel talks about his book on george washington. it took place at the president's former home mount vernon. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. lovely to get a full crowd like this. my name is doug bradford and i am the founding director of the study of george washington which is where you are in the ruben stein hall. you made it. it is very exciting to have these book talks, free book talks, and thank you for supporting the book and mount vernon has never accepted any government money. they have been operating since the 1960s when they took over the estate of george washington. they are on all-woman run organization and they are all built on private donations from individuals and foundations and the people that come there visit. it is a great honor to serve that mission to preserve the estate at the highest level and teach people all over the world about the life, leadership and legacy of george washington. we could not do it without the importance of donors. henry ford was an early donor to the mount vernon giving