mrs. lincoln, mrs. abraham lincoln, or mrs. president lincoln. mary todd is a 20th-century invention. showss the letter that some of her difficulties in the sense that her reputation suffered. she is writing to the assistant secretary of the treasury. asking if he can find a job for her dress maker, elizabeth keckley because she does no longer need the services and wants to get elizabeth onto the jobs list at the treasury. "i promise i will never ask you for another favor." of course, she did. over and over. death ofy, it was the willie. this was a piece of sheet music that we just acquired, only two copies report it anywhere. outuppose there are a few there. it is hard to imagine how many people would have wanted to buy this outside of the lincoln's immediate circle of friends. a substantial publisher in new it., william hall, printed child tohe first t die in the white house and not one of only two presidential children to die in the white house. , illinois.ingfield illinoi going back to her need for money, abraham lincoln was a very successful lawyer in springfield. he worked the r

mrs. lincoln, mrs. abraham lincoln, or mrs. president lincoln. mary todd is a 20th-century invention.. she is writing to the assistant secretary of the treasury. asking if he can find a job for her dress maker, elizabeth keckley because she does no longer need the services and wants to get elizabeth onto the jobs list at the treasury. "i promise i will never ask you for another favor." of course, she did. over and over. personally, it was the death of willie. this was a piece of sheet music that we just acquired, only two copies report it anywhere. outuppose there are a few there. it is hard to imagine how many people would have wanted to buy this outside of the lincoln's immediate circle of friends. a substantial publisher in new york, william hall, printed it. he was the first child to die in the white house and not one of only two presidential children to die in the white house. >> from springfield, illinois. forg back to her need money, abraham lincoln was a very successful lawyer in springfield. he worked the railroads and made quite a bit of money. what was his income? >> that i

mrs. lincoln, mrs. abraham lincoln, or mrs. president lincoln. mary todd is a 20th-century invention.his is the letter that shows some of her difficulties in the sense that her reputation suffered. she is writing to the assistant secretary of the treasury. asking if he can find a job for her dress maker, elizabeth keckley because she does no longer need the services and wants to get elizabeth onto the jobs list at the treasury. "i promise i will never ask you for another favor." of course, she did. over and over. personally, it was the death of willie. this was a piece of sheet music that we just acquired, only two copies report it anywhere. we suppose there are a few out there. it is hard to imagine how many people would have wanted to buy this outside of the lincoln's immediate circle of friends. a substantial publisher in new york, william hall, printed it. he was the first child to die in the white house and not one of only two presidential children to die in the white house. >> from springfield, illinois. going back to her need for money, abraham lincoln was a very successful law

mr. lincoln's political aspirations. at the front door, meeting mr. linking here, probably in the archway between the two rooms, may be picking up some refreshments, and then in the sitting room before going out again. but this was the seat of power in the house. mary was showcasing what her husband had done, how far he had come from that one-room log cabin in the middle of nowhere kentucky to this beautiful house, a very comfortable house, and kind of hinted at where they were headed, stating to the world that abraham lincoln had made it and that he was ready to move on. >> next, a caller from wisconsin, his name is tim. go ahead. >> thank you for taking my call. i have read several biographies about mary lincoln, and i have never seen anything in there as to how influential, some of the policies that abraham inactive while he was president, and i am just wondering if either of your guests could elaborate further as to the extent of the political decisions that were made in the white house during his time in office. >> she was interested in personali

mrs. lincoln was upstairs and the president was not in the white house. so for about six weeks it was run amuck. >> congress recognized this and gave the family a $30,000 appropriation, which is a lot more money than the lincolns hood. >> how did they use that money? penny.ha oversaw every she would take carpets cleaned and have a smaller section that was still good, put it in a different area. she took down the wallpapers and had decor put up that was simple but elegant. >> the official washington, maybe the larger country reacted well to this after the lincolns? >> they did. they were very simple people. and washington society appreciated that. they said that they were dressed simply but elegantly. martha did a lot with flowers and she made slip covers for the furniture. they respected her thriftiness. >> and one of the rooms she overdid was the state floor and which one was referenced, the blue room and the famous east room. one of the traditions i understand that she created was by finding portraits of past presidents and bringing them into the white

mrs. lincoln was upstairs and the president was not in the white house.it was run amuck. >> congress recognized this and gave the family a $30,000 appropriation, which is a lot more money than the lincolns hood. >> how did they use that money? >> martha oversaw every penny. she would take carpets cleaned and have a smaller section that was still good, put it in a different area. she took down the wallpapers and had decor put up that was simple but elegant. >> the official washington, maybe the larger country reacted well to this after the lincolns? >> they did. they were very simple people. and washington society appreciated that. they said that they were simply but elegantly. martha did a lot with flowers and she made slip covers for the furniture. they respected her thriftiness. >> and one of the rooms she overdid was the state floor and which one was referenced, the blue room and the famous east room. one of the traditions i understand that she created was by finding portraits of past presidents and bringing them into the white house. what did she do t

mr. lincoln? answer me this, after the slaughterhouse goes out of business, how long will it go on stinking of red death and white desire? should we just cover the presidents' faces with gas masks? who cares? i've never been to rushmore. it's too silly. even now, as i write this, i'm thinking, "who's on that [ expletive ] mountain, anyway? is it jefferson, washington, reagan and lincoln? >> now go eight pages over to page 38 and read me your footnote. >> so it's footnote 13. honestly, i've never been there. this is not a conceit for the poem. i've truly never had any interest in visiting mount rushmore or the crazy horse memorial. once while driving in the region, i thought about stopping by, but i didn't. i have no regrets. i've seen alfred hitchcock's film "north by northwest," where cary grant's climactic battle with the bad guys happens on the face of mount rushmore. it's exciting. but i much prefer the ending where we watch grant and eva marie saint start to make out in their train car, and t

mr. lincoln, how did you like the play? austan goolsbee, even by president obama's accounting, the total debt goes to something like 80%, 78% of gdp in two years. and that's up from 40% when you first took over at the council of economic advisors. is it fair to say that this doesn't deal with this huge problem of public debt? >> no, i don't think that's fair. now, you've got to note, david is coming from a different place than what the debate between democrats and republicans are. so, when he's saying it's just a pin on social security, you saw several republicans in congress come out and say it was an unconscionable attack on seniors. this partisan environment in washington that has prevented anything like a compromise from even getting put on the table. >> but, austan, is it fair to say when you consider the magnitude of the problem it doesn't do enough on the deficit or do you think it is a misplaced assumption? >> well, i think on the economics, the simpson-bowles commission on fiscal responsibility that looked out forw

mrs. lincoln. i just missed that one. but i'm sure he's got something else down the pike. >> speaking of april fool's, all right. so here is -- these are some of the great april fool things that have happened around here. >> lately. >> lately. first of all, we should point out that twitter did an april fool's joke where they said they were going to start -- they were going to start charging for vowels. >> i thought they did. so i didn't care. >> ha, ha, ha. google added something called a nose search engine. usually it says news, blogs, et cetera. this one you're supposed to be able to click on it and smell -- >> like it went through the machine. >> through the computer. and they add april fool's to that too. and then youtube did something too. >> how about we show what our sara did. >> i think that's the most important thing. >> let's skip to the video. >> well, hoda mentioned that she doesn't get a joy from the april fool and is it's because it's the pranker that does, not the prankee. >> oh. >> and my first victim was

mrs. lincoln and her husband abraham lincoln. watch this on monday, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c- span radio and www.c-span.or. coming up on tomorrow's edition of the "washington journal the senr potical editor. he will be here to look at political implications of thi week's events, including the bombings in boston and the background of the perpetrators and the debate on guns and immigration. we also will talk about terrorism and responses to terrorism. finally, on the program, we will a member of the constitution project. we will discuss a recent report released

mrs. lincoln and her husband. watch next monday, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, the white house historical association, which chronicles life at the mansion during the time of each of the first ladies. we are offering a special firston of the book, " ladies of the united states of america." it is now available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping. >> c-span, graded by american's cable companies in 1979, but you as a public service by your television provider. >> president obama was briefed by phone monday about the boston marathon bombings. seated with the president in his white house photo is homeland's security adviser lisa and the white house chief of staff. after this photo was taken, the president also spoke briefly at the white house about these attacks. >> good afternoon, everybody. was briefed byi my homeland security team about the events in boston. we are continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as the situ

mrs. lincoln and her husband abraham lincoln. watch this on monday, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c- span radio and www.c-span.or. coming up on tomorrow's edition of the "washington journal the senr potical editor. he will be here to look at political implications of thi week's events, including the bombings in boston and the background of the perpetrators and the debate on guns and immigration. we also will talk about terrorism and responses to terrorism. finally, on the program, we will a member of the constitution project. we will discuss a recent report the constitution project's task force on detainee treatment act and the use of torture by the united states. it is indisputable that you can statesthe best be united engaged in the practice of torture. that is tomorrow's edition of "washington journal's we will see tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> the mexican ambassador to the united states talks about immigration. then a top of all -

mrs. lincoln.ned around here lately. >> first of all we should point out that twitter did an april fool's joke where they said they were going to start charging for vowels. >> i thought they did, i didn't care. >> ha, ha. >> google added something called a nose search engine. it says news, blogs, this one you're supposed to be able to click on nose and smell whatever it is. >> like it went through the machine. >> and they added april fool's to that, too. and youtube did something, too. >> how about we show what our sara did. >> let's skip to the video. >> well, hoda mentioned that she doesn't get a joy from the april fool's day because it's the pranker that does, not the prankee. my first victim? was you. so after you left your dressing room, we, well, a capable crew filled your dressing room to the brim with -- balloons. >> that was not cool. >> so when you came back from the morning meeting you were in for quite a surprise. >> lord -- are you kidding me? are you kidding me? >> get -- >> you are k

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and a congressman comes in to lincoln's office from secretary of war stanton's office, and he says, hey, um, mr. president, secretary of war stanton has just called you a damned fool. lincoln paused, and he said, did he now? yes, he did. and he repeated it. lincoln said, hmm, well, stanton says that i am a fool, then a fool i must be, because he generally says what he means, and he generally means what he says. i will step over and see him. lincoln was known for a singular virtue: humility. which allowed him to set aside his own insecurities, his own feelings, his own need to be right and focus solely on how to navigate the existential crisis facing his nation using the best and brightest of resources no matter how they made him feel. and i think a lot of people misunderstand this virtue. theyty it's self-effacement or lack of confidence. i think perhaps the best explanation or the best way to say it is that it's not thinking less of ourselves, it is thinking of ourselves less. it is having the most accurate view of ourselves possible and transmitting that view clearly to others. the picture yo

but she actually writes to president lincoln and complains about it and she signs her letter, mrs. ex-president tyler. she loved to use that. >> we have not even introduced julia into our tale yet. tell us about the death of letitia tyler in the white house. > she died september 10 in 1842. she had a massive stroke. >> did she die instantly? >> there's no evidence that there's any kind of lingering. that she dies fairly quickly. and it's -- it hits the family like a ton of bricks. >> what there a white house funeral for her? >> not that we know of. they kept things very private. in fact, she was buried at her home, the place in new kent county, rather then at greenway quarter, rather then anyplace else that they may have lived. she was buried at home with her parents. stoffs a very, very quiet, very quiet event but it was mostly manifested in the kind of impact that it had on her children. they were devastated. >> what about the president himself? what was his reaction to losing his wife? >> at the time from his letters, we know that he was obviously emotionally attached to letitia

lincoln started the rail system in america. obama has started high-speed rail in america. what a great legacy. thank you. [applause] so we are proud of that vision, mr. president. thank you for giving us the encouragement to continue to carry on. obviously, it goes without saying, when i talked to the president right after his reelection about the fact i was very conflicted about this job, not about the job, but about the fact that i've would like to stay, but i told him kathy and i have been married 46 years, and she wins out. he said, and give me her cell number, i will call her. i said, i did not want you to do that. i do not want you to hear these arguments she will make to you. [laughter] but conflicted about this, it is the right decision for our family. we have been in public service 35 years, and we think we have done it the right way. we have done it in a bipartisan way, in a way that reflects the best values of america. the final pages of my book of service i think will be remembered for bipartisanship, for serving in one of the most historic administrations in the history of our country. i am so pleased the president gave us an opportunit

mrs. nixon as well as cabinet member. you saw several behind closed door meetings. we based that on our instinct based on research. that's the best we can do. lincoln go behind doors, they create a man played by an actor. you saw "w," the movie i made about mr. bush. again, you know, we don't know what the relationship really is but we sense our way through there. that's the best we can do. it's a historical drama. it was never presented as a documentary. when i did "untold history of the united states" there i'm saying these are the facts. we've researched them, they've been fact-checked. >> why are you drawn as a film maker to actual historical figures in history? >> i think it's very dramatic. you know, it's shakespearean stuff, greek drama, power. these men and women who run things and do things -- you know, the greeks loved it. i always felt nixon was a very ugly man to me because my father respected him deeply. he was a big figure in his time. i wanted to get underneath that authority figure and find the truth. i found my truth. i don't know what you thought of the movie. >> i liked "nixon" quite a bit. >> it it's true he ended up on his knee

lincoln memorial is highlight of her trip. >> it was martin luther king's i have a dream speech. >> reporter: long before mr. en first lady eleanor roosevelt found out about the snub, she personally invited anderson to perform at an easter concert at the lincoln memorial. ♪ >> reporter: anderson sang before a crowd of 75,000 people. 24 years later, dr. king chose that exact spot for his famous speech. >> so when you're looking at that spot, where it says, i have a dream, manage how much history is there. >> reporter: it is at this moment that history comes alive for zenzalai. >> where is it? where is it? and she fights through the crowds to find the spot. >> she sang right where martin luther king had his "i have a dream" speech. >> reporter: zenzalai's parents stretched their budget to pay for her trip, but they believe the experience was priceless. >> i'm glad that she was able the to hear that story, i'm glad that she was able to even be at the mall where dr. martin luther king gave that speech. i don't think she really feels any kind of limitations. i think she really feels like whatever she desires in li

but she actually writes to president lincoln and complains about it and she signs her letter, mrs.president tyler. she loved to use that. >> we have not even introduced julia into our tale yet. tell us about the death of letitia tyler in the white house. >> she died september 10 in 1842. she had a massive stroke. >> did she die instantly? >> there's no evidence that there's any kind of lingering. that she dies fairly quickly. and it's -- it hits the family like a ton of bricks. >> what there a white house funeral for her? >> not that we know of. they kept things very private. in fact, she was buried at her home, the place in new kent county, rather then at greenway quarter, rather then anyplace else that they may have lived. she was buried at home with her parents. it was also a very, very quiet, very quiet event but it was mostly manifested in the kind of impact that it had on her children. they were devastated. >> what about the president himself? what was his reaction to losing his wife? >> at the time from his letters, we know that he was obviously emotionally attached to letit

lincoln started the rail system in america. obama has started high speed rail in america. what a great legacy. thank you. [ applause ] >> so we are proud of that vision, mr. president. thank you for really giving us the encourage to continue to carry on. so obviously it goes without saying when i talked to the president right after his reelection about the fact that i was very conflicted about this job, not about the job but about the fact that i would like to stay. i told him kathie and i have been married 46 years and she wins out on this one. he said give me your cell number i'm going to call her. i said no, mr. president, i don't want you to do that and hear the arguments she is going to make to you. so i am conflicted about this but it is the right decision for our family. we have been in public service 35 years and we think that we have done it the right way. we have done it in a bipartisan way, in a way that reflects the best values of america. so the final pages of my book of service i think will be remembered for bipartisanship, for serving in one of the most historic administrations in the history of our country. and i am so pleased that the pr

lincoln, part of american history tv, sunday at 4. >> we're here with photographer jim wallace, author of "courage of the moment: the civil rights struggle, 1961-1964." mr. wallace, why did you select these certain photos in your book? >> these photographs were all taken when i was in chapel hill as a student working for the student newspaper, "the daily tarheel." and the civil rights movement at that time was working towards getting a public accommodations law that eventually came apart in 1964. the student newspaper supported the marchers. of we had some black students in chapel hill at that time and felt that if they couldn't eat in the same restaurants with all the rest of us, that budget right. and -- that wasn't right. and so all of these photographs were taken initially for either the student newspaper or for -- i served as a stringer for some of the local wire service is the and what not. today in publishing the book one of the purposes was to let some of today's generation that still live in chapel hill and are descendants from the people many these photographs know and you said what their parent -- know and understand what their parents and gr

mr. connor, ms. eastman, for being here. ach one of you have been very, very helpful in putting this together. created in 1979. >> on c-span tonight, first ladies and plans and image features mary todd lincoln, wife of abraham linco

lincoln started the rail system in america. obama has started high-speed rail in america. what a great legacy. thank you. [applause] so we are proud of that vision, mr. president. they before giving us the encouragement to continue to carry on. obviously, it goes without saying, when i talk to the president right after his reelection about the fact i was very conflicted about this job, not about the job, but about the fact that i've would like to stay, but i told him kathy and i have been married 46 years, and she wins out trade he said, and kidney your cell number, i will call her. i said, i did not want you to do that. i do not want you to hear these arguments she will make to you. [laughter] but conflicted about this, it is the right decision for our family. we have been in public service 35 years, and we think we have done it the right way. we have done it in a bipartisan way, in a weight that reflects the best values of america. the final pages of my book of service i think will be remembered for bipartisanship, for serving in one of the most historic and mistresses and history of our country. i am so pleased the president gave us an opportunit

mr. burns whom we are delighted to welcome back to the press club for his eighth appearance at a lincoln. he has been -- at a luncheon. he has been called one of the, quote, most influential documentary film makers of all time. ken burns' films have won 12 emmy awards and received two oscar nominations. among them have been highly-acclaimed documentaries about jazz, baseball, the brooklyn bridge, u.s. national parks and, of course, the civil war which was the highest rated series in the history of american public television. please join me now in welcoming back to the national press club to discuss his latest film, mr. ken burns. [applause] >> thank you so much. it's good to be back here. i'm thrilled to be back here. um, let me not bury the lead. on april 16th, that's this coming tuesday, pbs will broadcast our two-how were film, "the central park five." this film would not have been made without the help of an extraordinary number of people, some of whom are in this room. and it is important for me before i begin to acknowledge them. first, i'd like to thank weta, my production partners

lincoln and did it in an extraordinary way. i thank him and commend him for his fine statement. mr. president, pending on the floor is the marketplace fairness act. it is a bill which has been before this body now for almost a week. it is 11 pages long, it is not a new concept, members have had ample time to review it. we have had three successive votes on the issue in the budget resolution, cloture on the motion to proceed and the motion to proceed, and the outcome of those votes were 7 a 5, 74, and 75. that's an extraordinary majority in this chamber and indicates a willingness to tackle this problem and pass this bill. i have invited my colleagues as senator enzi has to come to the floor. if you have something you'd like to offer, bring the amendment to us. it's not that we're going to accept every amendment but that's not what the process is about. some of these amendments will be offered for a vote as they should be and debated. so far there's only been one amendment that's actually been offered on the floor and it was objected to by the senator from oregon, senator wyden. the

mr. speaker. to help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg and the gettysburg addressed, i've introduced legislation, h.r. 1513, to preserve the historic lincoln train station in gettysburg. he arrived at the lincoln train station in 1863 prior to delivering the gettysburg address the following day. the lincoln train station also served as a hospital during the battle of gettysburg, transporting wounded soldiers during the battle. it plans to utilize the station as a downtown gettysburg information center. it is to preserve this historic site without using hard-earned tax dollars. the legislation expands the boundaries of gettysburg national military park to nclude 45 acres of donated run. this legislation specifically forbids the use of eminent domain for acquisition of property and will not utilize any funds. mr. perry: i applaud the gettysburg foundation and the park to increase public understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of gettysburg and gettysburg's place within the context of the american civil war and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom kentucky rise? >> i ask unanimous conse

mr. whitehouse: thank you very much. i'm here tonightor today in support of the marketplace fairness act. eprese rhode island, and i have to say that my governor, a former member o this body, lincoln chafee, the president of our state senate, senator theresa pavoweed, our speaker of the house, gordon fox, and numerous other rhode island organizations have ardently urged that we pass this legislation. and the reason for that is that, twofold. one, they're losing immense amounts of tax revenue that is swirling down this loophole of noncollection. nationally the number, i think, is $23 billion for 2012. rhode island's not the biggest state, so we don't have a huge chunk of it, but it's about $70 million for rhode island, which is pretty significant. and so, it's important to all of us, while the states are struggling, to make sure that tax revenue that is due and just not beinglect colut into the revenue equation. e second thing is that it really just plain isn't fair to the local businesses who have shops on main street, who have shops in the local shopping malls to have competition with electronic delivery companies, with companies that est on the internet and with internet shoppin