mrs. garfield. mrs. garfield was fantastic in that she was able to compartmentalize and had the wherewithal to put out this word that everything was fine. this was a very important thing. she asked that everything written about him be sent to her for review. vice president arthur made no rumblings about assuming any presidential duties. he respected her. you begin to see generated first in the country and then around the world the most amazing articles about this woman's courage, this woman's intelligence, her fortitude, how it was pervading the white house. cheering up the president. then there were the technology of the day, you saw images of mrs. garfield, her down in the kitchen preparing food for him. it was a little bit of hyperbole because it was a desperate situation. alexander graham bell offered to bring in a newfangled magnetic electromagnetic machine to find the bullet. >> he was trying to trace a metal bullet. is it true president garfield died not from the gunshot but from bacteria from dirt

mrs. garfield. now, mrs. gar feel was fax in that she was able to compartmental lies what were her personal fears and the real care and wear on her, emotionally, from the possible of losing her husband, and then the where with to put out this word that everything was fine, the president was in charge. this was very important. she seemed to. -- everything written about him and sent to her for review. vice president arthur made no rumblings about assuming any presidential duties. he respected her. and so you began to see generated, first in the country and then roped the world, the most amazing articles about this woman's courage, this woman's intelligence, her fortitude, her strength, her calm and how it was pervading the white house, and cheering up the president, the patient. then there were the technology of the day permitted the pen sketches, so you began to see visual images of mrs. garfield. with their daughter at his bedside or down in the kitchen, preparing food for him. so, it was a little bit of hype

mrs. garfield. mrs. rfield was fantastic in that she was able to compartmentalize and had the wherewithal to put out this word that everything was fine. this was a very important thing. she asked that everything written about him be sent to her for review. vice president arthur made no rumblings about assuming any presidential duties. he respected her. you begin to see generated first in the country and then around the world the most amazing articles about this woman's courage, this woman's intelligence, her fortitude, how it was pervading the white house. cheering up the president. then there were the technology of the day, you saw images of mrs. garfield, her down in the kitchen preparing food for him. it was a little bit of hyperbole because it was a desperate situation. alexander graham bell offered to bring in a newfangled magnetic electromagnetic machine to find the bullet. >> he was trying to trace a metal bullet. is it true president garfield died not from the gunshot but from bacteria from dirty

mrs. garfield adored her time at the exhibition, but she was specifically interested in the latest scientific technologies of the day. after james garfield's death, citizens raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that were turned over to lucretia garfield. in today's dollars, it would equate to somewhere around $8 million. >> her character was extremely strong. she had a rectitude that was invulnerable.

mrs. garfield a very artistic lady. she was very intelligent. dinner time was important time of the day. a time to talk about what they were all doing. the garfields would use this time again to educate the children. they would play games with the children. sometimes they will bring a book to the table. words were mispronounced and misspelled. james and lucretia made everything an educational experience. >> first ladies influence and image. our series is available on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org/first ladies. >> there tends to be a denegation of the u.s. military by some historians. whenever one battalion fought an american battalion, the germans tend to be superior. i think this is just nonsense because it's pointless. global war is a clash of systems. it's which system can produce the wherewithal to project power in the atlantic, pacific, indian ocean, southeast asia. which system can produce the civilian leadership to create the transportation systems? the civilian leadership that's able to produce 96,000 airplanes. >> sunday june 2nd two-time winning author rick atkin

mrs. garfield as a very artistic way. she was also very, very intelligent, love the sciences. >> a conversation on lucretia garfield is now available on our website. tune in monday for our next program on first lady frances cleveland. >> treasury secretary jack lew says he has directed the new acting irs commissioner to conduct a thorough review of the tiger -- irs targeting of conservative groups. these comments came during a senate banking committee hearing on implementing dodd frank financial regulations and the findings of the financial civility oversight council's annual report. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning. i will call this hearing to order. i'd like to start by sending my thoughts and prayers are with the families of moore, oklahoma. it is a difficult time as families mourn the loss of loved ones and begin rebuilding their community. today we welcome secretary jack lew to the committee for the first time since he was confirmed. while this committee lacks jurisdiction over the irs, i am more perso

mrs. garfield absolutely adored her time at the exhibition. and she would write pages and pages of what she saw at the site. so a lot of people think of mrs. garfield as artistic lady. she was very intelligent. loved the sciences. tune in monday for our next program. all your experience in boston college none is more meaningful, of course, than the education you have received here. you see education is transformational. it literally changes lives. that is why people work so hard to become educate. that is why education has always been the key to the american dreams. as john f kennedy once said all of us don't have equal talent. but all of us should have an equal opportunity to go development our talent. for the next two weengdz you hear stories for a new graduating class. friday at 8:00 and saturday at ku8 30 p.m. eastern. irs commissioner was on capitol hill today apping question about the targeting of conserving group applying for tax exempt status. here is part of the hearing from finance committee chairman max bachus and warren hatch. >> a

mrs. garfield is a very artistic lady. she's also very, very intelligent and loved the sciences. >> about her experiences as boston college, boston college, not a smart minute merman evolving education you received here. b.c. education is transformational. it literally changes lives. that is why people work so hard to become educated and that is why education has always been the key to the american dream. the divisions of race and class and culture and that god given potential. as john f. kennedy said, all of us do not have equal talent, but all they should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. >> secretary of state john kerry spoke at a gathering of u.s. diplomats yesterday where he discussed the dangers of the job and let the obama is doing to improve security at embassies and consulates. this is a half-hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. i know you're really upset that i can't bear to break the normal monotony and routine at the seminar. i'm really happy to spend a few minutes with you. nancy, thank you

mrs. garfield as a very artistically. intelligent,ery loved the sciences. >> our conversation on lucretia garfield is available on our website, c-span.org. watch monday for our next program on first lady frances cleveland. continues.journal take ourwednesday, we look at recent magazine articles as part of our spotlight on magazine series. today the front cover of of the bloomberg businessweek -- joining us from new york, nick summers, covers wall street for bloomberg. you write about a vote that took place yesterday in florida on whether or not jamie dimon should continue on in his dual roles as ceo and chairman. what happened? guest: he won big time. it was a lot of speculation he was going to lose his vote and he might have to give up his role as chairman as a result. the same issue was voted on last year at the shareholders' meeting. it's got 40% support. that was before everyone knew the full extent of the fullwhlae -- the full extent of the london whale losses. he wonl. only 32% of shareholders voted flip those roles.

mrs. garfield adored her time at the exhibition. she would write pages and pages of what she saw. lot of people think of this as this very artistic lady. she was also very intelligent and loved the sciences. >> a conversation on lucretia garfield now available on our website c-span.org/firstladies. watch monday on our next program on first lady frances cleveland. "washington journal" continues. host: to san francisco where ethan chorin is joining us from where he served as a foreign service officer in libya from of "the2006, author hidden history of the libyan revolution." you wrote recently in the the new york times that deeper blame for an gauzy -- in that, you write that the spectacle in washington over the terrorist attack last september 11 in benghazi, libya is focusing on the wrong issue. why do you say that? guest: i think this whole question of what exactly happened in benghazi and who thised what points and partisan mess that has taken place due track's attention from some very key, one of which that thect intervention itself, in my view, was with relatively well executed

mrs. garfield is available on her website. tune in on monday for her next program from c-span2 the features frances cleveland. >> a senate panel released a report showing how these subsidiary companies allow the company to avoid the pain u.s. taxes. they were on capitol hill in questions before a senate subcommittee hearing on investigations. chairman is senator carl levin of michigan. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. before we begin, i know that we are all heartbroken because of the tragedy in oklahoma. we want those communities and families and individuals who are affected to know that they are not alone. they are not going to face this alone and america mourns with you and we will help you rebuild. the subcommittee meets today to hold a second hearing to examine how the u.s. based multinational corporations use loopholes in the tax code to move profits to tax havens and avoid paying u.s. taxes. in september, we examined two case studies. the study of how microsoft corporation shif

mrs. garfield absolutely adored her time. >> many people think it is artistic.she is also very intelligent. >> a conversation on this is now available on our website. c-span.org/first ladies. and tune in on monday for next program. >> we are going to a conference committee. chairman ben bernanke takes up this argument and that follows the u.s. senate budget debate. >> we were all here to pass the regular budgetary orders in four years. it was a full and open process with numerous amendments. on the floor with over 100 amendments voted on over 70 past. it is now past time. plus, getting a budget conference process and this will enable the senate to return to normal budgetary order. it is what our borders, both democratic and republican, and all of our state expect us to do to have a meaningful conference about the budget with the house. good news is that we are seeing recent examples of normal order and compromising his body [inaudible] in march, the marketplace fairness bill we had been searching for a solution for 15 to 20 years, always involves significant pro

. >> dean garfield, mr. cook didn't come out and say let's have a 25% corporate tax rate. will he just be that blunt about it? will he come equipped with a specific plan? >> i think he will be very drevenlth hopefully -- be very direct. hopefully, this is long overdue. by having tim cook here, he can be a catalyst for change. >> what would you tell him to say? give him some advice. >> i would him the say a -- >> what would you tell him to say? >> i would tell him to say we should have a u.s. tax buys an american companies should not have to pay taxes on foreign profits. they should come back tax free. they're doing nothing wrong whatsoever except spreading good economic returns for american-based capital. >> as much as i agree with you, the obama administration the president said this time guite fer said to me -- guitener said it's a loophole. >> everything is a loophole to them, larry. we should have a low rate flat tax and be done with all this irs fawn sense. >> canada is 15% corporate tax. >> sounds great perfect. >> dean, what do you think? >> the proof is in the pudd

mrs. garfield adored her time at the expedition. tents, she specifically was interested in the science and technology of the day, and she would write pages and pages of what she saw at the site. a lot of people think of this as artistic.field she loved the sciences. dinnertime was an important time of the day. it was a time for them to get together and talk about what they were doing. the garfield's would use this time to play games with the children. sometimes they would bring books to the children. words were often misspelled. they would quiz that children. they made everything an educational experience. our series is available on c-span, c-span radio, and online at www.c-span.org\firstladies. cleveland lost his election >-- >> and they did return to the white house, winning the election in 1892. the life of frances cleveland as series on firstsurre ladies. it has been nearly 70 years since the global conflict ende., rememberingle are those who served. now more about the u.s. military is a look at the availability of jobs for serv

mrs. garfield adored her time at the exhibition. pages and pages of what she saw. a lot of people think of this very artistically. ,he's also very intelligent loved the sciences. now available on our website, c- span.org/firstladies. tune in next monday for our program on frances cleveland. >> a senate homeland security subcommittee released a report showing how apple subsidiary companies in ireland about the company to avoid paying u.s. taxes on some of its profits. senator rand paul said he believes apple is being unfairly targeted. you can see his remarks at c- span.org. here is some of what he said. by our forended chilean dollar government bullying, and badgering one of america's greatest success stories. tell me one of these politicians up here who does not minimize their taxes. some a chief financial officer you would hire if you did not try to minimize your taxes legally. done iswhat apple has illegal. i am offended by a government that uses the irs to bully parties and by a government that convenes a hearing to bully one of america's greatest success. . i'

entertainment weekly reports the movie will be a garfield- like tale where the cat can speak. there you go. grumpy cat. >> mr. tartar sauce. >>> 4:57. nightmare over. an arizona mother accused of drug smuggling is freed from a mexican jail. >> plus, another raging wildfire in southern california. what helps give crews the upper hand overnight. >> reporter: and it is going to be a nightmare morning commute for people trying to travel from san francisco to the east bay or the other way around. coming up we'll tell you what happened underground to cause this problem. >> thanks, anne. fire ripping through a popular san francisco restaurant. what may have sparked the flames when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> there will be major delays for bart riders all morning long. we'll be keeping you posted throughout the morning on the problem in the transbay tube. >> i'm very grateful that i'm free, that for my family. >>

mrs. lincoln was so distraught set a precedent for other widows? >> no. no, actually, that's not the case at all. there are a couple of other women who, of course, lost their husbands in the presidency. garfield happened to be one of them. she was just the opposite of mary todd lincoln. she handled herself very graciously. she 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. >> we referenced scrapbooks. i think we saw one of those in the video. do any of her scrapbooks still exist? how many still do? >> 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 -- that generated a lot of interest from the public. >> what kinds of things did she collect? >