mary. i think herndon was jealous of lincoln's relationship with mary and of course mary was jealous of herndon because lincoln spent so much time with him. he was gone from early morning to almost late evening. to do law. >> we coming upon the old state capitol to the left. >> in this place, of course, mr. lincoln practiced law. he was in the legislature here in this building. mary came into the building two very important times for me. one was when she watched him give the house divided speech. but the most important time was when she watched him give up votes to mr. turnbull for the legislature to go to the u.s. congress and he turned over some votes, to him, that were given to mr. lincoln, and mary was very disheartened he would give up a legislative post to another man as opposed to asking him to turn over his votes to him. so, mary was very hard on mr. lincoln about that and if you turn into this parking lot right here to the left. >> right here? >> yep. and this would have been where elijah francis' house would have been sitting in this vicinity of 6th and jefferson street. >> and who we

mary lincoln had a fascinating life. she is america's most controversial first lady. mary had a really tragic widowhood as well. the remaining years of her life were not happy, pleasant ones. she had lost a little boy before the presidency. she lost another little boy during the white house years and then in widowhood she lost a third little boy, tad, who was her constant companion. things went downhill for mary after that. in 1875, her last remaining son made an excruciating decision to have his mother involuntarily committed to an asylum. she spent about four months there in batavia, illinois. she never forgave her son robert for having done that. and so it is a tragic episode in the life of mary lincoln. this is another relic from the assassination. these are the gloves that were in abraham lincoln's pocket on the night of the assassination. he kept gloves, it was a custom of the time to have them in your pocket when you're shaking people's hands at an official event, you'd have on kid gloves. these are a pair of white leather gloves. over time they have probably sh

this was the fan that mary lincoln brought with her to the theater that night. it was probably quite striking when it was brand-new. it was ivory base with silk. it had ostrich plumes that came off the top. this was a brutal reminder to mary about the worst night of her life. as you can imagine, she did not want to keep it. she got rid of it, and it became really a collectors item all the way to do day where it has its place in our museum. mary lincoln had a fascinating life. she is america's most controversial first lady. she had a very tragic widowhood. the remaining years of her life were not happy and pleasant. she had lost a little boy before the presidency. she lost another little boy during the later years. idowhood she lost a third little boy. things went downhill for mary after that. in 1875, her last remaining son made a decision to have his mother involuntarily committed to an asylum. she spent about four months in a private sanitarium in illinois. she never forgave her son, robert, for having done that. it is a tragic episode in the life of mary linc

mary lincoln had a fascinating life. she is america's most controversial first lady. ry had a tragic wood hood as well. could asning -- widow well. she had lost a little boy before the presidency. she lost another little boy during the later years. and she lost another one who was really her constant companion. things went downhill for her after that. in 1875, her last remaining son made a decision to have his mother involuntarily committed to an asylum. she spent about four months in a private santa tape -- sanitarium in illinois. she never forgave her son, robert, for having done that. episode in the life of mary lincoln. this is another relic from the assassination. these are the gloves that were in abraham lincoln's pocket on the night of the assassination. a custom of the time to have these in your pocket when you are shaking people's hands at an official event. these are a pair of white leather gloves. over time they have probably shrunk a bit. you can get a sense of his hands. he is still the tallest president in american history. he kept these gloves in his poc

mary was very hard on mr. lincoln about that. this would have been where elijah and francis simeon's house would have been on jefferson street. >> simeon was the editor of the newspaper. eliza was his wife. mary firstncoln and engagement broke up -- >> their first engagement broke up? >> there is a lot of controversy about that breakup. if they broke up because he got just feel or did he like he was inadequate for mary? a lot of it was the pressure from her sisters. he wasn'ts felt like good enough for mary. afterw that they broke up new year's eve. both of them were miserable. eliza and simeon, each of them invited the other to dinner one night, not knowing the other one would be there. talked like they had never been apart. after that initial meeting they started coming secretly and , inting here at their home secret because she didn't want get involvedo again. >> you mentioned that mary todd's sisters didn't think that abraham lincoln was good enough. give me perspective on who wear the todd's and who was mary? >> the todd fami

it was mary lincoln who gave frederick douglass a cane from her husband, and in giving that cane, wasthe lincoln's legacy and african-american citizenship and african-americans cause for emancipation. i think it's really important that in mind. we went into the bookshop and found the double portraits. they are very much next to each other in their daily lives. i hope mary lincoln at 200 will be something we can think about. but because we really want to hear from you on women, because the three of us are so excited to have a full house here, i want to see if people want to come up to the microphone and ask any questions you might have about women's legacy, women's participation, where the field stands now. asked inat when i was the 1970's by jim mcpherson to give a single lecturer in his i had toury course, come to the civil war, but also before, the 40 years after. first, i am going to ask the panel, while you are thinking of your questions, i am going to ask each of them, and then i will give my answer, if you could pick one woman during the era that you would like to know more abou

abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring hill home from 1841 to 1861. lincoln was elected congressman 1860.6 and president in lincoln's sans robert todd lincoln donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president. alan: the city of springfield, so much is built around that legacy of abraham lincoln. springfield is the city of lincoln. his home is here, his speeches, his law offices, and he is buried on the outskirts of town at oak ridge cemetery. he is extraordinarily important. this is the always built in 2005. it had been a dream for many folks in central illinois, presidential library for the greatest president. the purpose is to pass on the legacy of abraham lincoln. he is the man who best encapsulated what it means to be freedom and equality, opportunity. we put him on a pedestal rightly , but he was a human being and had great ambitions to do great things. abraham lincoln was born in 1809 in kentucky. he lived there for a few year

the location where the capital is was at one point going to be the location for where lincoln was buried. but mary todd lincoln didn't downtown uried in springfield. he wound up being buried in oak ridge in a very nice peaceful cemetery. that left this lot empty and his is why the capital was built in this location. the building actually opened in 1876. the legislature met here for the first time in 1877. but at that time construction stopped. we were $571,000 short of completing it. the voters of illinois would not give us more money to finish the building. you are going to find this hard to believe, but we have a reputation in illinois for corruption, believe it or not. so at the same time that the capital building is being built, we are going through a new constitution. actually in 1870 we got our third constitution. construction began in 1868. they put in the constitution, the voters and some of the legislators were so concerned there would be cost overruns and there would be problems just raising the fees and the architects would come back for more and more money with no justification on how

. >> abraham lincoln is buried inside a tomb in springfield alongside his wife mary lincoln and three of their four sons. after his funeral and burial services, his coffin was placed in a temporary receiving vault while his tomb was constructed. the final structure was made in 1874. today he is buried inside a concrete vault, 10 feet below the ground. next, we is at the abraham lincoln library and museum. it opened its doors in 2005. our collection goes back much further. in 1889 they establish the illinois state historical library and ever since that time, we have been collecting all the treasures that help illustrate illinois wonderful past. as you might imagine, the illinois story is not complete really close look at abraham lincoln's life. in our collection we have about 52,000 pieces

mary lincoln and abraham lincoln seemed to be impressed with him later. this quote from mary lincoln circles, youry name is deservedly mentioned as being among the most energetic and brave union supporters." i am sorry, this is crowded. it was not uniform, this is what justin had to say about him. "king sickles is an abomination in the sight of god." all right. this is my favorite comprehensive as the sink quote i thinkn sickles and it's time for audience participation. will you read along for me? the quota that appeared in 1869. air quotes. the point if you know the name of that -- you know the meaning of that word. it was probably equally demeaning and accurate. all right. why did the m teachers have so much faith in this man? he had the long track record. i am not going to go through all this. teachers have so much faith in him? city, itrn in new york could've been 1823 or eight and five, possibly 1826. at one point, dan claimed each of these years you given he was first charged with fraud, i do not think he was 11 years old. i will leave it up to you.

the statehood party and then there's a little bit kept playing who was born in slaves and was mary todd lincoln seamstress mary church terrell was twentieth century civil rights activist and at age almost ninety. a lot of people think that. washington has just government more washington has become a bad word people from all over the world make marks on the city about an incredible history. indeed time to catch up on sports now fully thank you very much the day after winning the asian cup cutters heroic footballers have been given a royal welcome on their return to doha moments after the plane touched down they were greeted by a shake timing been amado funny beats japan three one in the final on friday to secure their first major football title they scored nineteen goals and conceded only one all the more impressive considering that the tournament was held in the united arab emirates one of four countries that's imposed a blockade on council since twenty seven team once the party at the airport died down our correspondent andy richardson reflected on remarkable achievements. now when the cat's o

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mary lincoln and abraham lincoln seem to be quite impressed with him later on. marilyn consent allow me to show you gratification. this is still crowded. jonathan had to say about him. sickles is an abomination in the sight of god. this is my favorite comprehensive and synced quote about dan sickles. -- comprehensive and succinct quote about dan sickles. -- [indiscernible] know the meaning of that word. i am not sure what the author meant by et cetera. why did they have so much faith in this man? he had a long track record. we are not going to go through all of this. i will just leave it with this. inwas born in york city 1890. -- it might've been 1825. possibly 1826. first chargedwas for fraud in 1837, i don't think he was 11 years all the time. while i read with you a few of the more telling personality traits of him. if you have to some up dan sickles, he is a massive contradiction. he was born to a i've founding family of amsterdam, he mingled easily with irish aristocracy. withe loved hanging out irish catholic immigrants and he went to mass with them. tamm

mary todd lincoln was an amazing woman. think her role with abraham lincoln getting him in politics was extraordinarily important. i think sometimes overlooked in that story. she came from a very connected family in kentucky todd family, , very aristocratic family there. she was friends with henry clay, one of abraham lincoln's great idols in the senate. she had a political background. she would talk politics with her father and was well-educated. when she met lincoln, i think she saw in him kind of a rough version of what he could be. she realized that there was a leader, she was seeing a future leader. i think she prodded him along the way. she pushed him a bit. she definitely supported him. they were a good political pair. obviously issues later in her life, but they were one heck of a political pair. as a lawyer abraham made a name for himself as a lawyer but also as a politician in the state legislature. he had great ambitions. a couple times he ran for the u.s. senate, most famously in 1858. we know that of course bec

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abraham and mary lincoln lived in this toingfield home from 1844 1861.uring the 17 years the family resided here, lincoln was elected congressman in and 1846 president in 1860. lincoln's son robert todd lincoln donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president. alan: the city of springfield, so much of it is built around that legacy of abraham lincoln. illinois is the land of lincoln. springfield certainly is the city of lincoln. his home is here, his old law offices are here, and of course he is buried on the outskirts of town at oak ridge cemetery. lincoln is extraordinarily important to the city of springfield. this museum was built in 2005. it was opened to the public. it had been a dream for many folks in central illinois, a presidential library for the greatest president. the purpose of the library is very basic, to preserve and pass on the legacy of abraham

i'm not sure that julia grant and mary lincoln got along all that well, but i think they wanted to getack to new jersey where their children were. grant was happiest with his family and wanted to get back to them. they ended up going straight home. of course, grant had to turn right around and go back to washington as soon as he had learned of the assassination. it was by chance that he was not there. brian: as they were on their way to the train, this is the amazing thing about the footnote -- as we were driving along pennsylvania avenue, a horseman drove past us at a gallop. this is someone who had been rude to them at lunch. back again around the carriage, looking into it, mrs. grant said, there is the man who sat near us at lunch today with some other men and tried to overhear our conversation or he was so rude, we left the dining room. it turns out it was john wilkes booth? ms. samet: the conspirators -- it was so mysterious. afterward, they probably regarded themselves as quite fortunate to have escaped. brian: later on, walt whitman comes into the picture. why walt whitman? that

abraham lincoln is buried inside a tomb at oak ridge cemetery in springfield alongside his wife mary lincolnhree of their four seasons. after his funeral and burial services his coffin was placed in a temporary receiving vault while his tomb was constructed. today lincoln is buried inside a concrete vault 10 feet below the ground. up next we visit the abraham lincoln library and museum. >> the abraham lincoln presidential library museum opened its doors in 2005, but our collection goes back much further. in 1889,

abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring hill home from 1841 to 1861. lincoln was elected congressman 1860.6 and president in lincoln's sans robert todd lincoln donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president.

. >>> abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring field home from 1844 to 1861.oln was elected congressman in 1846 and president in 1860. coming up, we visit the lincoln presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president. >>> the city of spring field, so much of it is built around that legacy of abraham lincoln. his home is here. the old state capitol, his old law offices are here and he's buried on the out skirts of town. lincoln is extraordinarily important to the city of springfield. this museum was built in 2005. it had been a dream a long time of many folks here in central illinois. a presidential library for the greatest president. the purpose

. >> abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring failed home from 1844 to 1861. during the 17 years the family presented here, lincoln was elected congressman in 1846, and president in 1860. lincoln's son, robert todd lincoln, donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum -- presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president.

n mary todd lincoln is an amazing woman. i think her role of getting his involved with politics is important. she came from a very connected family in kentucky, the todd family. i think she saw a rough version of what we could be and she was seeing a future leader there. i think she prods prodded him a the way. i think she's definite lly supported him. issues later in her life. as you put that pair together, they were one heck of pair. he aspired higher. a couple of times he ran for the senate. we know that because the great debate with stephen douglas. his great political rival. there were seven debates held around illinois. he was a democrat and stoods for slavery. two years later they were rival for the presidency. this time abraham coming out on top because of the split of the democratic party. it raised lincoln's name up around the country. he was already very involved or getting very involved in the new republican party. he's going out to adjoining states. he was an illinois politician. these debates help raise him to

mary todd, knowing he had humiliated her. having broken his word twice a depression so deep that his friend came to his side and said lincoln, you must rally, or you will die. heould just as soon die said. fueled by ambition, he finally came out of depression. he wins a single term in congress. he will lose two senate seats. that desire to leave his mark on the world, which is so unusual, that ambition and a young person being ambition for a greater good. my other three guys go in it for themselves. that cap lincoln going. david: lincoln lost for senate twice and then one presidency twice. lyndon johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968, surprising many people. he then retired to his ranch. >> he was so said in those last bits of his life. he talked to me in ways he never would have if i had met him at the height of his power. he just needed someone to listen to him. many of his stories were not true, but i just loved to listen to ♪ [inaudible] [laughter] david: let's talk about what happened to teddy roosevelt. he had a tragedy that is hard for anyone to imagine. >> it really changed his life. he was in the state leg

lincoln way. officials are warning visitors not to burn wood or trash. it is first come, first serve. so bring youril friends whenever you can. >>> all right, mary. we've had a lot of rain this week. but getting a little break today. >> it feels so nice to have that sunshineand catch that break. all of the rain. north bay picking up 10 to 20 inches of rain with the atmospheric river. and it is a beautiful view. with our sales force tower camera of the blue skies. here is high-def doppler. and you can see, for the most part, quiet done conditions. although tracking a few isolated showers, from the trivalley from livermore, as well as pleasanton and sunol than. here's what you can expect. dry conditions with sunshine today. still drr and that rain returns late friday into saturday. so future cast. let's time it out for you, taking you hour by hour. you can see dry conditions for today, with sunshine. as we go through tomorrow, starting off the day with sunshine. and then increasing clouds. but still dry for tomorrow. rain returns late friday night into saturday. saturday, we'll see rain to scattered showers. it's not going to be a major storm, pick

word twice, to the constituents and to mary, it sent him into a depression so deep that they took all the knives and razors from his room. his best friend said lincoln, you must rally or you will die. he has in his early 30's. he said i know, i would die, but have not accomplished anything to make people remember i will -- have lived. so fueled by that ambition, which was his lodestar, in a way, he came out of the depression and eventually had a single term in congress. he'll lose two senate seats and run as a dark horse candidate for the presidency. that desire to leave his mark on the world, which is an unusual ambition for the young person. already being in ambition for the greater good. my other three guys go into it for themselves and eventually it becomes something for the greater good. but that kept lincoln going. david: so lincoln lost for senate twice and ran for president once. so i guess you don't have to be elected to senate to run for president. doris: that's right. we have plenty of those people around. david: lyndon johnson decided not to run for reelection. surprising many people with his famous speech in march of that year. he then

how many will remember mary lincoln? lincoln whod mary gave frederick douglass a cane. from her husband. she was trying to make the connection with lincoln legacy and african-american citizenship, and african-american cause for emancipation. it is important that we keep this in mind and i will say i went into our bookshop and i found the one single representation of mary there and it was a double portrait. it was something that was in some ways staged. they did not stand next to each other because of their different in height. they are very much next to one another in their daily life. at 200that mary lincoln will be something we can think about. because, we want to hear from you on women because the three of us are excited to have a full house here. people want tof come up to the microphone and ask any questions about women's legacy, about women's participation and about where the field stands. asked in the was 1970's by jim mcpherson to give a single lecture in his 19th century course, i had to cover the civil war but also the 50 years before and the 40 years after. i