he could also tell a joke. >> lucy hayes gave birth to eight children, five of whom went to adulthoodare the a lot of descendents in the country? >> we have more than 100 hayes descendents in our databases. we have four members of the family on our board of directors. we had a reunion a couple of years ago. a couple of the descendents came. >> entertaining at the white house, it was a dry white house but they used it a lot to entertain. talk about that. >> sure. the thing i thought was interesting about this was how lucy hayes would hate steak dinners but pulled them off. she would be very vocal with people around them about that. she was able to, with an ease and a grace and an ability to put people at ease, really help open the white house up to people in a way that would be very different from mary todd, who would be charming but had an edge to her. lucy was just kind and was able to talk at the level of the person who was with them. >> she was particularly good with old people and children. that came through to everyone. >> we are about to return. michael on twitter asked is it tr

i've never known so much about rb hayes, and certainly his wife, lucy. thank you for this tremendous, tremendous show about both of them. ms. swain: thank you, sir. damian: i must say, you know, rb hayes was a unique guy. i mean, the idea that he would only have one term is -- and swear to that was amazing. but most importantly, his wife was so influential, given her college credentials and the fact that, you know, during rb hayes', you know, presidential incumbency, he was the first president to allow women to testify in front of the supreme court. do you believe that his wife had much to do with that? and do you believe that that helped craft his decision-making around policy? thank you very much for the show. thank you. ms. swain: allida black? ms. black: sure. i don't think that had anything to do with women testifying before the court. what about you? mr. cullbertson: well, president hayes did sign the legislation that allowed women to practice before the supreme court, but it just so happened that the bill was placed in front of him and he couldn't

announcer bank lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a degree. she influenced her husband rutherford b. hayes to switch from the whig party to anti-slavery republican party. she hosted the first annual white house easter egg roll. lucy hayes this sunday night on c-span's original series first ladies: image and influence. their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> on independence day president obama and test republican representative will hurd taken opportunity to wish you a happy fourth of july and their weekly addresses. -- in their weekly addresses. president obama: happy fourth of july, everybody. like many of you, michelle sasha, malia, and i are going to spend the day outdoors, grilling burgers and hotdogs, and watching the fireworks with our family and friends. it's also malia's birthday which always makes the fourth extra fun for us. as always, we've invited some very special guests to our backyard barbecue -- several hundred members of our military

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susan swain: and we've been looking at quotes from lucy, but let's show you a quote from rutherford hayes, the president, about lucy, who said of her, "i don't know how much influence mrs. hayes has with congress but she has great influence with me." what was her approach like? some of the first ladies actually would sit in the

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. >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree, and during the civil war soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. she influences her husband rutherford b. hayes. to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery republican party it as first lady she host the first annual white house easter egg. lucy hayes, this sunday night on c-span's original series first ladies can influence an image examined women to fill the position of first lady and influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama "sundays at eight" p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> tonight on c-span conversations with some of the leading executives and regulators in the tech industry. the event gives an insiders view on the business deals and trends shaping the internet. here's a little of what chairman tom wheeler said about the public response during the net neutrality rulemaking process. >> one of the most surprising things over the last year was the massive outpouring of public comment. up front, we surprised at the amount of comments

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. >>> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree and during the civil war soldiers serving under lincoln colded her servient. she switched to the anti-slavery first republican party and hosted the first white house easter egg roll. lucy hazes, on the series first ladies. examining the women of the first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> coming up next, r. scott stephenson from the museum of the american revolution exploring 18th century battle flags. three flags were on display at the winter storm museum in delaware. mr. stephenson discusses the importance of even flag and the role they play at symbols of american patriotism. this hour long event was co-hosted by the museum of the american revolution

host: this decision and the pressure for it came around the arrival of the official portrait of lucy hayeswe talked about this picture in the last program. there was a big story about the money being raised to do this portrait. how much press attention was there on the arrival of this protr -- portrait and the ultimate decision the white house would make? -- the garfields would make? guest: it was presented to the white house as a fait accompli. the white house wasn't going to deny it. nor did they think that it would be wise in terms of public relations to deny the portrait of their most immediate predecessor, the wife of their most immediate predecessor. the controversy as you know -- a percentage of money they were raising was being spent for the women's christian temperance union, other projects, so it had a slight taint of scandal. host: kathy robinson wants to know on twitter -- guest: there was very little time for lucretia garfield to actually become popular in the sense of functioning as a first lady the way we think it. the inauguration was march 4. by the end of april, she has c

as first lady, she host the first annual white house easter egg roll, lucy hayes, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies -- influence an image, examining the women and their influence on the first lady. " on c-span3. all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of omaha nebraska. named lovely lynch king junior gerald ford was born in omaha nebraska in 1913. he became president, ali be resignation of richard nixon in 1974. posted by cox to mitigation cable partners, the staff visited many sites showcasing the city's history, learn more about omaha all weekend on "american history tv." ♪ >> we are in the command post of the strategic air command 10 miles south of omaha, nebraska. from this location, from underground, the activities are precisely monitored and controlled every second of every day. the controllers who man this facility provide the lengths between the president through the joint chiefs of staff and the commander-in-chief of the strategic air command. and a link between the commanders and the strongest and most ready milita

lucy hayes on c-span's original series, first ladies influence and image.ning the position of women who filled the first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3 telephone. >>> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> a circus parade. ♪ this was the spectacular oh i guess today you would call it a commercial to let everyone in town know that the big top was being raised. and the everyday hum drum world would soon be transformed into one filled with exotic animals. pretty girls filling pretty costumes, and that oh so daring young man on the flying trapeze. it was a wonderful world. i know because i had the good fortune to start my show business career in the circus. i was an aerialist, one of the five marvelous ashtons the marvelous was our own idea. unfortunately, there hasn't been one of these circus parades for more years than some of us care to remember. so it was natural for the joseph schlitz br

lucy hayes, this sunday night at 80 5 p.m. who were first lady and their influence on the presidency. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> three men and a woman believed to be members of the puerto rican national gang that in november 1950 attention the assassination of president truman opened fire from the visitors gallery of the house of representatives. five congressmen were hit, the viola, kenneth roberts of alabama, george h phelan of maryland, and our bentley of michigan, who was seriously injured. the gun wielders and to their accomplices goes the evil distinction of having perpetrated a criminal outrage almost unique in america's history. >> it was the most violent act that ever occurred in the chamber. there were debates right after that, that we can't let this happen again. but we need to do is wall off the visitors gallery with bulletproof glass. so this could never happen again. the more the members talked about that of thought about it, they said it's a bad idea. this is the people's house, the people can b

lucy hayes, this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies influence and image." examines a -- examining their influence on the presidency on american history tv on c-span 3. >> like many of us, first families take vacation time and like presidents and first ladies a good rate can be the perfect companion for your summer journeys. what that her book than one that peers inside the personal life of every first lady in american history? "first ladies,"'s stories -- historians on the women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. a great summertime read available from public affairs is a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite store or online bookseller. >> president obama announced today that the u.s. and cuba will restored to the medic ties and open embassies in each other's capitals. the two countries cut diplomatic ties in 1961. today's announcement was in the white house rose garden. president obama: good morning, everybody. please have a seat. more than 54 years ago near the heigh

this whole decision and the pressure for it came around the arrival of the official portrait of lucy hayes. we've got a picture of it. we talked about it in the last program. there was a big story about the money being raised to create this portrait. how much press attention was there on the arrival of this portrait and the ultimate decision that the garfields would make? anthony: well, you know, it was sort of presented to the white house as a fait accompli. i mean, you know, the white house wasn't going to deny it nor did they think, of course, that it would be, you know, wise in terms of public relations to, you know, deny the portrait of their most immediate predecessor, the wife of their most immediate predecessor. but the controversy, as you know, was the fact that -- mrs. hayes was herself upset because a percentage of the money that they claimed they were raising to get the portrait done was being spent for wctu, woman's christian temperance union other projects, and so, you know, it had a slight taint of scandal, odd as it sounds to say about a painting celebrating no drinking. sw

lucy hayes on c-span's original series "first ladies," examining their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> now, after gary sinise talks about his efforts to help american war veterans, an effort he first became involved in in the 1980's. plans include a museum in south carolina. he is a board member for the project. this event took place at the national press club in washington. it is an hour. >> welcome to the national press club. my name is john hughes. i am an editor for our breaking news desk in washington, and i am the president of the national press club. our guest today is actor -humanitarian given sunnis -- gary sinise. he will discuss challenges facing america's servicemen and women and what can be done to improve their lives and support their loved ones. but first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table. this group includes press club members and guests of our speaker. from the audience's wright, president of d.c. media connections publisher of "stars and stripes," defense reporter for politico an

[applause] >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree. soldier serving under her husband called her the mother of the -- she hosts a first annual white house easter egg roll. this sunday night at 8:00 eastern. examining the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. >> c-span gives you the best access to congress. live coverage of the u.s. house,, giving you a vince that shape public policy. washington journal's live with elected officials, policymakers, and journalists. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to you as a public service by your local >> coming up, some of the latest products and services in the tech world. but first, a look at the jobs numbers released today, showing employers added 223,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate following down to 5.3. the new york times reports that although the economy added a jobs, other indicators showing wages glowing -- growing slowly. average hourly earnings stateying flat indicating that th

lucy hayes on c-span's original series "first ladies," examining their influence on the presidency fromwashington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> now, after gary sinise talks about his efforts to help american war veterans, an effort he first became involved in in the 1980's. plans include a museum in south carolina. he is a board member for the project. this event took place at the national press club in washington. it is an hour.

lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree.during the civil war soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. opposing slavery, she influences her husband to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery republican party. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence an image," examining the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the president he from martha washington to michelle obama. american history tv on c-span3. the 14th amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the united states and was ratified on july 9, 1868. coming up next, a discussion about how the end of the civil war led to that amendment and eventually, the 15th amendment they gave african-american males the right to vote. panelists the african-american civil war and museum hosted this 35 minutes event. frank: my name is frank smith and i am the director of the museum. for this purpose this weekend i am the host of the grand review

lucy hayes, first lady. we examine first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> last week, the supreme court upheld a key provision of the affordable care act in a 6-3 decision. the case was a challenge to tax subsidies on federally run health-care exchanges. policy analysts discussed the significance of the ruling and what legal and political challenges could be. this forum, hosted by politico is 50 minutes. cracks good afternoon. i am the health-care editor of politico. i would like to thank you all for joining us on this health care briefing. we are excited to continue this on health policy. today, we have a nice timely discussion about what the scenario is after the recent supreme court ruling and how it will affect the implementation of the law. i want to thank our terrific panelists who are supporting this event. here to say a few words is the vice president for strategy and government affairs at cvs health. >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. i am rea

lucy hayes this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies, influence and image" examining the women who filled the position of first lady from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> former president jimmy carter and former first lady rosalin carter sat down for a conversation including race relations, gun violence mental health and the middle east. they were interviewed at the aspen institute for just over an hour. >>> when i told president carter that we had an overflow crowd, he said they all came for rosa rosalin. so thank you, mrs. carter, for being here, as well. the 39th president of the united states and mrs. carter, welcome back back. welcome back to aspen. i'll start by a quick story because kathy and i are here because of president and mrs. carter which was in 2002 after you won the nobel prize. you are an honoree in new york. and kathy told me one day, oh, i accepted that dinner. i'm thinking oh, no, a black tie dinn

lucy hayes was on a poster. the democratic party is rolling out frances cleveland.usan: donald writes -- here his/her quote. she sounds supremely confident. ms. dunlap: it sounds confident. to be honest with you, the moment they hit new york, she started to campaign for him. mr. stoermer: part of it is that he didn't lose the 1880 election. he won the popular vote. he actually outpaced harrison by tens of thousands of votes. but he was swamped in the electoral system. he's the only president other than fdr to win more than two elections. susan: the republicans were ahead of the democrats in doing this electoral college strategy. it worked for them. mr. stoermer: absolutely. susan: we have another smithsonian video. this will talk about the political partner and the roles that it late in the election that year. ms. graddy: frances cleveland is so popular. people are imitating her clothes. her hairstyle. they are wanting a piece of frances for themselves. they thought she was someone we know. pictures of the first lady became extremely popular. you can purchase your o

lucy hayes, this sunday night on "first ladies: influence an image." from martha washington to michelle obama. >> wednesday, john kirby announced 3000 pages of e-mails from hillary clinton's account will be released. here's a look at his remarks. >> at about 9:00 tonight, the state department will make publicly available online, approximately 3000 additional pages of e-mails from hillary clinton's e-mail account. they work reviewed using freedom of information act standards for release. we are releasing them to demonstrate the commitment to transparency. the total page count of documents meets a goal set by a court ruling whereby the department is to aspire to the release of 7% of the total number of pages of these documents by today's date. 9:00 is inconvenient for many of you, and i apologize for the inconvenience. the 9:00 release is not intended to make your life harder. that is going to be the going assumption. it is not the case. we worked hard to reach the 7% goal. we are working up to the deadline. there were many conversations yesterday to see

[applause] >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree and during the civil war soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. she influenced her husband to switch from the whig party to the antislavery republican party. as first lady she host the first annual white house easter egg roll. this sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies can influence an image examine the women filled the position of first lady and influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama "sundays at eight" p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> yesterday the state department announced that it would be releasing 3000 a former secretary of state hillary clinton's e-mails. those e-mails came out at nine eastern time last night the earlier ended a state or a spokesman john kirby discussed the data believes with reporters. >> good afternoon everybody. i have quite a few things here to talk about so just bear with me. first, on the former secretary clinton's e-mails, out about 9:00 tonight at the department will make

. >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree.d the mother of the regiment. she influenced her husband to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery republican party. she hosted the first annual white house easter egg roll. first ladies, influence and image. their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. watch this on c-span-3. >> today in the house of commons, the british prime minister answer questions about the terrorist attack that killed people, some of the british nationals. they have arrested seven suspects. the prime minister discussed at the fight against isis and the state of the british economy. this is 30 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister, angela crawley. >> thank you mr.'s bigger. i am sure the whole house will wish to join with me. --wishing them well against their match this evening. >> angela crawley. >> the prime minister's plans for english votes -- reduce my rate hundreds of others -- [shouting] >> order, order. the honorable lady must and will be heard. angela crawley. >> the prim

. >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree and during the civil war, soldiers called her the mother of the regiment. opposing slavery, she influence her husband rutherford b. hayes to switch from the wig party to the anti-slavery republican party. she hosted the first annual white house easter egg roll. the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "first ladies -- influence and image." looking at their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> like many of us, first families take vacation time. like presidents and first ladies, a good read can be the perfect companion for your summer journeys. what better book than one that hears inside the personal life of every first lady in american history? first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women, inspiring stories of women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. a great summertime read available from public affairs as a hardcover or an e-book. three your favorite bookstore or online booksel

lucy hayes had her image on a poster. but in the '88 election, the democratic party is rolling out frances cleveland. and then there are the creation of the frances cleveland clubs. susan: donald blais writes, "i read that when she left the white house in 1889, she told the white house butler that she'd be back exactly four years from today. how was she so confident that president cleveland would be re-elected after losing the '88 election?" in fact, here's her quote: "i want you to take good care of the furniture and ornaments in the house, for i want to find everything just as it is now when we come back four years from today." it sounds supremely confident. annette: sounds supremely confident. and to be honest with you, i think that the minute they hit new york, which is where they lived for the next four years, she started campaigning for him. taylor: well, and part of it is that he didn't lose the 1888 election. (crosstalk) he won the popular vote. he actually outpaced harrison by tens of thousands of votes. but he w

hayes, to switch parties. lucy haze, the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first lady's." sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern american history tv on c-span3. >> the supreme court friday ruled 5 to 4, legalizing same-sex marriage in the united states. from the heritage foundation, a discussion of the court ruling and how opponents will go forward. this is about an hour. host: good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. we especially welcome those joining us on our heritage.org website and c-span tv. please check cell phones as a courtesy to our speakers. to those watching online, you are always welcome to send questions or comments by simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. we will post the program following today's presentation for your reference in the future. posting is richard severino, who earned a jd from harvard law school. he is alumnus of the fun and served in the civil rights division of the department of justice. please join me in welcoming roger severino. [ applause ] mr. severino: thanks, john. so glad to be

lucy hayes this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies, influence and image." from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week am american history tv's real america brings you archival loans that help tell the story of the 20 century. >> a circus parade. this was spectacular. today i guess you would call it a commercial, to let everyone know in town that the top was being raised. and the everyday humdrum world would be transformed to one filled with exotic animals. pretty girls filling pretty costumes and that man on the flying trapeze. it was a wonderful world. i had the good warner -- the fortune to start my career at the circus. i was a narrow list. unfortunately, there hasn't been one of these circus praise for more years than some of us care to remember.

lucy hayes, this sunday night on c-span eastern. examining the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the first lady, for martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> in just a moment, a discussion on the future of television. then first lady michelle obama talks about the importance of higher education. and later, another chance to see new york times publisher and executive editor discuss how the newspaper is adapting to the digital age. >> now a discussion on the future of television with a group of industry leaders. speakers include former sec chair michael powell who now heads the national cable and telecommunications association area national association of broadcasters ceo gordon smith and consumer electronics association ceo gary shapiro area this is part of a broadcast conference of the advanced television systems committee which develops standards for digital television. it is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this super panel on the

. >> lucy hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree. during the civil war, soldiers serving under her husband called her the mother of the regiment. opposing slavery she influences her husband rutherford b raise to switch from the whig party to the anti-slavery party. she hosts the first annual easter egg roll at the white house. 8:00 p.m. eastern. examining the women who were first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news.

next, lucy hayes, on first ladies, influence and image. this is about an hour and a half. ♪ >> it is so unfair to her. it is a dismissive condescending title. it suggests she is smooth talking and her function in life was to not serve alcohol.