the speakers are peggy hoover, lucy baines johnson, and maureen reagan. the event begins with remarks from nancy reagan. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> good morning, ladies and jerome and. would you please join me in welcoming our special guest -- peggy hoover, lucy baines johnson, -- ford bales and maureen reagan? [applause] and now, and our own first lady, mrs. nancy reagan. [applause] nancy reagan: thank you. thank you. thank you. good morning. i am delighted to welcome you all to a very special program. i hope you had a chance to see the remarkable new exhibit called "madam president" this morning. this will be introduced to each other america's first ladies, not only through the clothes they wore or the artifacts they used but the causes they championed and the families they raised. some of these women are historical celebrities. at others are all but unknown to us today. but each deserve to be remembered for her contribution to the life of her times. 200 years ago, martha washington said as first lady she felt more like a prisoner of state than a

speakers include peggy hoover brigham, susan ford bales, and maureen reagan. begins with remarks by former first lady nancy reagan and historian richard norton smith serving as the reagan library library director at the time. this is now are in 45 minutes. [applause] [applause] and now our own 1st lady ms. nancy reagan. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you. thank you. good morning. i am delighted to welcome you all to a very special program. i hope you had a a chance to see at least some of the remarkable new exhibits called madam president on your way in this morning. for the next six months visitors to the library and museum will be introduced to each of america's kayfive an ounce only to the close they were or artifacts that they used and that causes they championed and families they raised. some of these women are historical celebrities others are all but unknown to us today but each deserve to be remembered for their contribution to the life of her time. 200 years ago martha washington said that as first lady she felt more like a prisoner of state

maureen reagan was an adult when her father became president. yet her lifelong interest in politics would make her at leased a part-time resident of 1600 pennsylvania avenue for much of the reagan presidency. in at least one crucial respect she anticipated her famous father. to thid days day, she likes to tease him by reminding him that she was a republican before he was. as such, she has been a tireless campaigner. so much so that president reagan himself had referred to her as the real politician in the family. during the reagan administration, she served as this country's representative to the u.n. commission on the status of women. she was also cochair of the republican national committee. like her father, she has never shied away from controversy or cut her fuse to fit the political fashion. this includes publicly disagreeing with her father and her party over the equal rights amendment and being both persistent and persuasive in advocating more women in public positions. maureen is the author of a well-regarded memoir "first father first d

reagan and maureen for having us here.he only presidential library i had been to is my father's, so that is different. i could sit and listen forever because i basically did the same thing 10 years later. i know a lot of things changed in 10 years and i know things have changed since we were in the white house and talking to other residents. you must realize that the white house belongs to everybody in america. but only a few of us get to live there, to learn its secrets, nooks, and crannies, and to breathe its history and add to its history. americans are understandably very curious about what goes on at the white house. and what is life like on a day-to-day basis. that is why all of you are here today. you cannot imagine the questions that we all have been asked over the years. anything from the mundane to the magnificent. i only wish i had a diary of what questions i've answered. but from our stay there, we got there in a unusual way, just like the johnsons did. my stay started with a note from alice roosevelt wandswort

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v maureen: tense moments on a flight from reaganairport to new york city. a pilot had to dodge a drone while landing. the flight reported climbing 200 feet to avoid a drone in the final approach to laguardia. the f.a.a. is investigating and the lawmakers on capitol hill were quick to call for changes to prevent such problems. >> so you can build in a drone that no drone can fly within five miles of the airport or five miles of the white house or five miles of the pentagon. that is easily doable. maureen: at least one drone manufacturer is willing to make the changes that senator schumer proposed. no one on the flight this morning was injured. police are trying to find whoever is responsible for shining lasers at several jetliners near new york j.f.k. airport last night. five jetliners were targeted just after take-off. police think the lasers came from a state park in long island. they searched that park but they found nothing and there were no reported injuries to the pilot. cuba is no long other the state department list to suppor