is the most intimate portrait we have of mary. >> we will begin our new lost image, we call her mary todde signed it mary lincoln. where did mary todd come from? >> it was modern. she did not use it as i understand. >> lincoln famously said mocking the pretensions of his wife's family, gone are the time when the todd's needed one d. a thousand times she heard that joke. he's 6 foot 4, she's 5 foot 2 if that. he had a habit of introducing themselves as the law and the short of that, another joke she endured more than enjoyed. >> these programs work because they are interactive and we will get to phone calls. you can also go to the facebook page or tweet using #firstladies. let's take a brief look at what the country looked like. 31 million people in 33 states but 11 were going to break off to form the confederate states of america. 35.6% growth since 1850 continuing to grow at an enormous pace. 3.9 million slaves, 12.7% of the population. the largest cities were new york, philadelphia, and brooklyn, and baltimore. they arrive at the white house. set the scene for the election and how tumul

. >> you found wonderful things about mary todd lincoln. did you have an unexpected favorite source? >> no. i didn't spend much time delving into mary todd lincoln because she has been written about a good deal. obviously i had to deal with her. she was the first lady. the parts that i found interesting were what eresting were what other people were, contemporaries wrote about her because it was first person and they saw it. they all had views and elizabeth ceckley's book is i opening about the white house and what was going on in the white house but also her niece. towards the end of the board, mary lincoln's half-sister came and stayed in the white house for all week. her husband was in the confederate army and he had been killed. mary lincoln's brothers and half brothers and brothers in law were in the confederate army. which made her a suspect to of the north in a way davis is suspect in the south and so this half sister came and stayed and that woman's daughter later wrmary le a book defending her and mary and it was clear how crazy ma

. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be educated. she spoke several languages and had an interest in politics. she suffered emotional challenges, three of her four children died before adulthood and her husband was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater. mary todd lincoln, examining the lives of first ladies. from martha washington to michelle obama, on american history tv, c-span3. >> next, a conversation with chris christie. after that senior staffers of the hillary clinton campaign talk about the operation and the presidential race. and after that, another chance to see hillary clinton launcher campaign in new york city. >> on tuesday, new jersey governor chris christie spoke about the importance of national security at a breakfast. he also took questions on topics including trade, and immigration, energy policy and income equality. [applause] chris christie: thank you very much. i appreciate it. i look forward to taking your questions. there is a lot i want to talk to about. this is my ninth trip to new hampshire h

[applause] >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and right. she spoke several l.a. would as fluently and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of four children died before the gulf a better husband was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater. mary todd lincoln, this sunday night at 8:30 eastern on c-span's original cs first ladies influence and examining the public and private lives of the women who feel the position of first lady and daring plunge on the presidency from martha washington to michelle ng obama sunday's on american history tv on c-span3. >> on c-span's road to the white house more presidential hopefuls announce their candidacy for president live today on c-span former secretary of state hillary clinton will kick off her campaign with a speech that will outline her agenda live from the fdr for freedom party in new york city at 11:00 eastern. monday afternoon at 3:00 on c-span3 live at miami dade college for former florida governor jeb bush of

. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and break.y and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died before reaching adulthood and her husband was assassinated while sitting next to her. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series -- first ladies influence and image. and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama. >> up next, a conversation with new jersey governor chris christie in new hampshire. after that, a discussion about president obama's decision to send 450 more troops to iraq. the senate confirmation hearing for administrator of the transportation security administration. on tuesday, new jersey governor chris christie spoke about the importance of national security, at a politics and eggs breakfast. he also took questions from the audience including trade energy and income inequality. this is just under an hour. [applause] chris christie: thank you very m

mary todd lincoln, on first lady's influence and image.to michelle obama sundays on c-span3. >> the united kingdom will have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether to remain a member of the european union. the scholarship -- the scottish parliament discussed this. >> motion number one membership wishes to take part in the debate should speak now. >> scotland has been an integral part of the european union for 40 years. it will remain a priority for this government. we stand near a crossroads. the outcome of the general election has resulted in a referendum bill which lays the ground for a referendum in the u.k. before the end of 2017. whilst the scottish government remains clear we do not support a referendum, a referendum is now a reality and we must deal with it. it fails to meet the gold standard of the independent referendum in regards to the franchise on reform. this snp government set out reform goals in 2014 and these can be achieved without change. the presiding officer will make the case of the benefits of eu referendum why it

. >> the bed dates back to 1861, bought by mary todd lincoln as part of her right house refurbishing.t is eight feet long, six feet wide, made of carved rosewood. >> mary todd lincoln draped the bed with purple and gold and fringe and laced. high victorian decorating. we did have later photographs with the bed still dressed the way she had rested. we did that again. ms. swain: i am going to let that video stand because our time is going to evaporate. i have two get this story. this is another one of my favorites. the story of caroline harrison. it's caroline harrison had worked her will, what would our precious white house look like? what was she wanting to do? mr. seale: she was incorporating a lot of ideas. one big wing was supposed to be the national gallery of art. the green houses were moved there so you could see over them from the windows of the house but then there was a guest and , office wing on the left and the national gallery on the other. she was very sincere about it. she was a very learned and ambitious woman and political to her toes. she was one of the founders of th

a local fixture, todd's convenience store where mary todd has been working the front counter for morehan 35 years. >> when my husband is not there, i like to be there. if problems arise, i take care of it. >> on this lazy friday afternoon, the great-grandmother twice over retreats to the store's back office to indulge her twin passions. >> i was crocheting and watching television, and that's a good thing to do. >> seven security cameras roll as two teenager cashiers work the registers up front while long time employee michael wallace stocks the shelves. >> come to work at 2:00 in the afternoon. i was stocking some beer to put on the shelf. >> just another routine day. >> everything was real, real smooth. going smooth. >> until just before 3:00. three masked men rush in. >> they were dressed in a lot of clothes. they had things on their faces. they were carrying guns, big guns. >> they wanted the guns to be seen. they wanted to hurt somebody. >> they were going to clean us out of all the money. >> the men immediately split up. one guards the door. another makes a beeline for the back o

she was just the opposite of mary todd lincoln. she handled herself very graciously. moved out of the white house almost instantaneously. we know about jackie kennedy as well. handled herself with great poise and great sophistication. so, no, i wouldn't say mary todd lincoln set that example at all. >> what is known of eliza's parents and did she have any siblings? >> she didn't have siblings. you might be able to address her father more. >> john mccarter was a shoemaker. they have a boot shingle for his business at the andrew johnson museum and library opened a tavern in the town of warrensburg, tennessee as well. ms. swain: we referenced scrapbooks. i think we saw one of those in the video. do any of her scrapbooks still exist? how many still do? guest: we have one of her scrapbooks. now, on display at the house i pulled it out for the show. and that simulated a lot of interest from the public. ms. swain: what kinds of things did she collect? guest: newspaper articles, primarily, about her husband. she would show him some in the evening, some in the mornings, depend

mary todd lincoln, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies." >> next, author marilyn irvin holt talks about how the u.s. government became more involved in baby boomers' cold war childhood from regulating comic books to curbing juvenile delicacy, in large part to prepare america's children to compete against their communist peers. this 50-minute

so, no, i wouldn't say that mary todd lincoln set that example at all.usan swain: ben hensarling, what is known of eliza's parents? and did she have any siblings? kendra hinkle: no. jacqueline berger: she didn't have any siblings, we know that. you might be able to address her father more. i do know that she had a widowed mother that raised her by herself. kendra hinkle: and john mcardle was a shoemaker. they still have the book shingle for his business at the andrew johnson museum and library. he also opened a tavern in the town of warrensburg, tennessee as well. susan swain: we referenced the scrap book. i think we saw one of those in the video. but denise layman wants to know, do any of her scrapbooks still exist? jacqueline berger: i'll change it to how many of her scrapbooks exist. kendra hinkle: we have one of her scrapbooks now on display at the house. i left it out. i pulled it out for the show. and that's generated a lot of interest by the public. susan swain: what kinds of things did she collect? kendra hinkle: she collected newspaper articles

this death drove his wife mary todd nearly to madness.cance in the united states. i don't think this event is quite at that level, because we're talking about a vice president not a president, but i think it will steal joe biden to make the most of his last years as vice president. to make as much of a contribution as he possibly can. and for all of us it reminds us no matter what height you reach, the presidency the vice presidency you are subject to the same afflictions, the same tragedies, that affect every person upon this earth. >> it's very true. ron, i wanted to ask you beau biden himself, had a trajectory in politics that was looking extremely promising. where do we think that could have led. >> well i think the expectation was that he was going to run for governor of delaware as i said he chose not to run for the senate when his father's seat opened after he became vice president. but i think the expectation was he was going to run for the governor of delaware. this is a democratic party that has kind of a generation gap. they re

mary todd lincoln, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies." >> next, author marilyn irvin holt talks about how the u.s. government became more involved in baby boomers' cold war childhood from regulating comic books to curbing juvenile delicacy, in large part to prepare america's children to compete against their communist peers. this 50-minute talk is sponsored by the archives of kansas city. holt: good evening, and thank you for arranging this, and especially kimberly, thank you for all the work you've done on this. since he showed up, mark, who is retired from the central plains. i'll him a special thank you -- i oh him a special thank you. i have done a lot of research at the national archives, and the archivists always seem to know what i was interested in or had suggestions for what i ought to be interested in. mark, when i was working on "cold war kids" said "you know there's this collection you might be interested in." yes, i was, very much, and it became a chapter in the book, so tha

. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and bright. she spoke several languages fluently and has a strong interest in politics. she took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a challenge -- emotional challenges. mary todd lincoln. this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama and director of clinical cardiology at brigham and women hospital in boston. dr pepper o'gara on the advances on heart surgery and the progress being made in the understanding of heart health. >> this is a valve that has been crimped onto this catheter that is being positioned into the diseased valve and it will be developed -- deployed with the balloons being inflated and a new valve will be inserted inside the old calcified valves. as you can see here the delivery system is being withdrawn and then the wire will be withdrawn. what we have just seen in

. >>> mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and bright. she spoke several languages fluently and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died before they reached adulthood and her husband wassis a natd while sitting next to her at the theater. mary todd lincoln, first ladies, examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of the first lady and 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. >>> health and human service secretary sylvia burwell testified yesterday about the king vverwell case challenging subsidies in federal run marketplace. she appeared before the house ways and means committee. this runs about two hours. >> committee will come to order. we know that the secretary is on a tight timeline today with a hard deadline at noon. that's why the ranking member and i just discussed that we will limi

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mary todd lincoln, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies, influence and image. from arthur washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. here are some of our featured programs this weekend. on the c-span networks on c-span2 on saturday night kirsten powers says liberals are now against tolerance and free speech. on sunday night at 11:00, former deputy director of the cia on the successes and failures of the agency's war on terror and his current fight against al qaeda and isis. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night at 9:15 p.m., author kevin mcmahon on the strategy behind president nixon's supreme court opinions and the impact. sunday night on american artifacts, we visit the american museum of history to visit the newly restored murals depicting the amistad and the founding of talladega college. get our full schedule at c-span.org. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with congressman david price democrat of north carolina, the ranking member

. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well-educated and bright.he spoke several languages fluently and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died and her husband was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater. mary todd lincoln on "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> " washington journal" continues. host: barbara lee, democrat california. some big votes today. you are listed as a no. guest: absolutely. i am part of the wit team to try to -- whip team to try to bring enough no votes to win. we have to defeat this to win. i come from oakland california. our economy really depends a lot on trade. i support fair and free trade. it has to be transparent. it has got to create jobs in america. this trade bill, in no way am i convinced that it will create jobs. when i think about how other trade deals have diminished our economic growth and communities of color -- as a result of the u

next week, we take a look at mary todd lincoln.merican history tv, all weekend, every weekend. on c-span3. >> each week there can history tv for real america brings you archival films that helped tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ in america's first a long duration as, gemini four would complete revolutions. it would be inserted at 45 degrees north latitude at 185 miles over bermuda. people were already adding a new word to their vocabularies. eva. instead for extravehicular activity. some were uncertain whether you say eva or even. but regardless of the pronunciation, it would become an abbreviation of our time. the flight plan, began on the second orbit. somewhere over hawaii, the planet was to open the hatch of a depressurized cabin and stand up. over the west coast of the united states, they would leave the space craft and expose themselves to space. for 12 minutes he would perform maneuvers over the united states. he would return to gemini four and continue the mission over the atlantic. this was the flight plan. >> 5, 4, 3

mary todd lincoln is our first lady we will investigate. sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. coming up an update on the gop race. we will hear from several potential candidates starting with chris christie. and then bobby jindal and after that jeb bush who announces his presidential intention next week. later it is senator ted cruz who announced his run back in march. >> here are some of our featured programs this weekend on the c-span network. fox news contributor says liberals are against tolerance and free speech. and former deputy director of the cia on the successes and failures against the war on tv. and on american history tv kevin mcman on the strategy behind president nixon's supreme court appointment and the impact he had on the court and american politics. and sunday night at 6:00 on american artifacts we vised the national museum of history depicting the slave revolte and the after ppmath. get our complete schedule at cspan.org. >> next chris christie talks from new hampshire. the governor hasn't officially announced he i

. >>> mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and bright.she spoke several languages fluently and took an active role in her husband ds career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died before reaching adulthood and her husband was assassinated at the theater. "first ladies, inflew wednesday and influence and images." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays on c-span 3. >>> tonight on c-span 3, housing and urban development secretary julian castro testifies at a committee hearing meeting. the leader of the scottish national party nicola sturgeon talks about scotland's relationship with the u.s. the scottish parliament debates a referendum on britain's membership in the european union followed by more discussion about the referendum in the british house of commons from this week's session of prime minister's questions. housing and urban and development secretary julian castro testified today about hud programs, including initiatives to make housing more affordable. congressman jeb hensarling head

we're back with our panel, mary catherine ham, todd starnes and michael goodwin. ve scott martin here in studio. good to see you, scott. mary catherine, the clinton foundation had a swedish branch which nobody knew about which donated $26 million, or sweden donated $26 million to the clinton foundation and at the same time the swedes were trying to get the state department to lighten up on iranian embargo. that sounds like a quid pro quo. >> folks in the administration warning that sweden was picking up business, companies like erickson and volvo with iran and should put on some of the blacklists where people were called on doing this. yet bill clinton went over to sweden to a station to drop off bags of money so you wouldn't end up on list. lo and behold they didn't end up on the list. what is confusing, the clintons said they would be transparent. the clintons lack no funds for great accountants and lawyers yet they continue to do these things wrong. perplexing. david: only way we could prove there was quid pro quo, if we had an email, that said, you do this, i w

mary todd lincoln was known to be well educated and bright.she spoke several languages and had a strong in the in politics. she suffered a series of emotional challenges with three of her four children died and her husband was assassinated while sitting by her at the theater. mary todd lincoln is our first lady we will investigate. sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. coming up an update on the gop race. we will hear from several potential candidates starting with chris christie. and then bobby jindal and after that jeb bush who announces his presidential intention next week. later it is senator ted cruz who announced his run back in march. >> here are some of our featured programs this weekend on the c-span network. fox news contributor

todd explains. >> reporter: at mary ann's diner in new hampshire, senator lindsey graham introduced himself. >> i look the at them all and i listen a lot and i think, oh, i don't know. it's just too many. >> reporter: the challenge for graham he's number nine in a growing republican field. >> i'm running. >> i'm running. >> i am running for president. >> reporter: by the end of the week ten candidates will be in the race by mid-summer more than 15. >> why are there 15 candidates? too it's an open seat. some have doing it to get their name out there. >> it's a rambunctious deal we have 75 people running. >> reporter: some think they're poised to be president. others like graham believe their candidacy is the best way to draw attention to favorite issue. for him, iraq. >> how do you get out? >> you don't get out. you don't get out. >> reporter: why else would candidates stuck in low single digits run? if they have little chance of winning. a former candidate. >> frankly they may have selfish interests around refreshing their brand as a way to commercialize their career. >> reporter: tv contracts, b

mary todd lincoln, this sunday night at eight 8:00 p.m.tern on c-span original series 1st ladies influence an image examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of 1st lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >> the navy director of submarine warfare spoke at the air force association congressional breakfast series about nuclear deterrence and the navy's aging submarine fleet. awaiting senate confirmation on his nomination to be the next label summary naval summary force commander. this is just under an hour. >> i want to welcome you all here today. the reserve ofc. association, i want to welcome you to this, next in our series of seminars on nuclear deterrent missile-defense proliferation obstacle. we are honored today to have rear admiral joe to follow as our speaker. i want to thank him for his extra ordinary help that he gave us what we did the triad conference downing kings bay in the fall of 2013. i also want

and up until i left to share a room with mary pat i shared a room with todd the entire time it was asition. and my sister dawn and todd are as big a part of today as anybody else. they're both here and i love them both. thank you. everyone thinks i'm the politician in the family. we did a coin flip when we got married. i called tails. tails never fails so i'm the guy who ran. but the politician just as good as me and the family is the woman i met all those years ago at the university of delaware from a family of ten people. people say, why aren't you shy in a crowd? i say, you should see the family i married into. my wife has been an indispensable part of everything i've done with my life over the last 30 years. and she is largely responsible for the four amazing people you see standing with her. ever since identify been governor, i've been happy to use the veto at home too. so far, so good i have not been overridden there either. so i'm glad they're here today. and for andrew and sara and patrick and bridget, i couldn't be prouder of four children that i am of them. i told you my pa

our friends with and came and learned with, and up until i ,eft to share a room with mary i shared a room with toddhe entire time. it was a smooth transition. [laughter] -- and my sister dawn and todd are as big a part of today as anybody else and they are both here and i love them both. thank you. [applause] everyone thinks i am the politician in the family. we did the coin flip when we got married. i called tales and tales never fails, so i am the guy who ran, but the politician just as good as me in the family is the woman that i met all those years ago at the university of delaware from a family of 10 people. people say, why are you not shy in the crowd? i say, you should see the family i married into. [laughter] my wife has been an indispensable part of everything that i have done with my life over the last 30 years and she for thely responsible four amazing people that you see standing with her. [applause] and ever since i have been governor, i have been happy to use the veto at home, too. so far, so good. i have not been overridden there either, so i'm glad they are here today. and for andre

and up until i left to share a room with mary pat, i shared a room with todd the entire time.ooth transition. and my sister dawn and todd are as big a part of today as anybody else and they're both here and i love them both, thank you. >> everyone thinks i'm the politician in the family. we did a coin flip when we got married. i called tails, tails never fails, so i'm the guy who ran. but the politician just as good as me in the family is the woman that i met all of those years ago at the university of delaware, from a family of 10 people, people say why aren't you shy in a crowd? i said you should see the family i married into. my wife has been an indispensable part of everything that i've done with my life. over the last 30 years. and she is largely responsible for the four amazing people that you see standing with her. ever since i've been governor i've been happy to use the veto at home, too. and so far, so good. i have not been overridden there, either. so i'm glad they're here today and for andrew and sarah and patrick and bridget, i couldn't be prouder of four children

our friends with and came and learned with and up until i left to share a room with mary pat, i shared a room with toddire time it was a smooth transition. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> and my sister dawn and todd are as big a part of today as anybody else and they are both here, and i love them both. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> everyone thinks i'm the politician in the family. we did a coin flip when we got married. i called tails. so i'm the guy who ran. but the politician just as good as me in the family is the woman i met ten years ago from a family of ten people i side you should see the family i married into. my wife has been an indispensable part of everything that i have done with my life over the last 30 years, and she is largely responsible for the four amazing people that you see standing with her. [ cheers and applause ] >> and ever since i have been governor, i have been happy to use the veto at home too, and so far so good i have not been overridden there either so i'm glad they are here today, and for andrew and sarah and patrick and bridget, i couldn't be prouder of four childr

our friends with and came and learned with and up until i left to share a room with mary pat, i shared a room with todd the entire time. it was a smooth transition. and my sister dawn and todd are as big a part of today as anybody else and they're both here and i love them both. thank you. everyone thinks i'm the politician in the family. we did a coin flip when we got married. i called tails. tails never fail so i'm the guy who ran, but the politician just as good as me in the family is the woman i met all those years ago at the university of delaware from a family of 10 people. people say, why aren't you shy in a crowd? i said, you should see the family i married into. my wife has been an indispensable part of everything that i've done with my life over the last 30 years, and she is largely responsible for the four amazing people that you see standing with her. [ cheers and applause ] >> ever since i've been governor, i've been happy to use the veto at home, too, and so far, so good. i have not been overridden there, either so i'm glad they're here today, and for andrew and sarah and patrick and brid

ever since i left and shared a room with mary -- i shared a room with todd all the time -- it was a smoothransition. my sister and todd are as big a part of today as anyone else. they are both here today, i love them both. [applause] governor christie: everyone think i am the politician in the family, we did a coin flip when i got married. i had tails, but the woman that is just as good as me is the woman that i met at the receipt of delaware, from a family of 10 people. people say, why are you not shy in a crowd you should see the family i am married into. my wife has been an indispensable part of my life over the last 30 years. she is largely responsible for the four amazing people that you see standing with her. [applause] governor christie: ever since i have been governor, i have been happy to use the veto at home too. so far so good, i've not been overridden there either. i'm so happy for them to be here today. i could not be prouder of four children that i have of them. [applause] i told you my parents moved to livingston, and they moved here to make this part of theirr fulfillment o

up until i left to share a room with mary pat, i shared a room with todd the entire time.t was a smith transition. in my sister and todd are as big a part today is anybody else and they are both here and i love them both. thank you. everyone thinks i am the politician in the family. we did a coin flip when we got married. i called tales. i am the guy who ran but the politician just as good as me is the woman i met all those years ago at the university of delaware, from a family of 10 people. people say why aren't you share -- shy in a crowd and i say you should see the family i have an married into. she is largely responsible for the amazing people you see standing with her. ever since i have been governor i have been happy to use the veto at home. so far, so good. i have not been overridden there either. i am glad they are here today and for andrew and sarah and patrick and bridget, i could not be prouder of four children that i am of them. i told you my parents moved to livingston and they moved to make this part of their fulfillment of their dream. of their version of t

marvelous job of leading this fine institution to the director and todd stuttlemeyer and the board thank you for your leadership of william & mary and to the staff who have nurtured them and cared for them. to family and friends, thank you for your support and love of these graduates and to the class of 2015, congratulations! [ applause ] now, it's great to be here in tribe country. as an ak democrat mek i'm pleased to be here because this is a respective place of learning and it's had such an important role in the history of our country. as a southerner, it's nice to be a little closer to my roots. and as a sports fan, i want you to know that thanks to your football coach, i now have enough t-shirts and hats and golf balls to be a member of the tribe for the rest of my life. [ applause ] it's been many years since my own undergraduate commencement at the university of denver. i remember almost everything about it. i remember how proud my parents were. i remember the closeness i felt to my classmates and my friends. i remember the thrill of achieving my academic goal. i do not, however remember a single word that the commencemen

and up until i left to share a room with mary pat it was a smooth transition. and my sister dawn and todd as big a part of today as anybody else and they are both here and i love them both. [applause] everyone thinks i'm the politician in the family. we did a coin flip only got married. i called tales, tales never fails to i'm the guy who ran. a politician just as good as me and the family is the woman i met all the years ago at the university of delaware from a family of 10 people. people say why are you shout -- shy in a crowd? you should see the family i married to. my wife has been a fantastic part of everything i have done with my life over the last 30 years./ she is largely responsible for the four amazing people that you see standing here with her. [applause] ever since i haven't governor i have been happy to use the veto at home as well. so far so good i have not been overwritten there. i am glad they are here today and for andrew and sarah and patrick and bridget, i could not be prouder of your children -- four children as i am of them. i told you my parents moved to livingston a

. >> mary todd lincoln was known to be well-educated and bright. she spoke several languages fluently and had a strong interest in politics and took an active role in her husband's career. she suffered a series of emotional challenges. three of her four children died before reaching adulthood, and her has and was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater -- her husband was assassinated while sitting next to her at the theater. c-span's original series examines the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency romp is a washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> they talk about the differences in resources and man power between the union and confederacy as well as the leadership on both sides presidential and military. they also discuss what reconstruction is not as well remembered or studied. the kansas city public library hosted this talk. it is about one hour. [applause] >> for the record, we should make clear who