mrs. lincoln, mrs. abraham lincoln, or mrs. the inclusioncoln.f todd in her name is a 20th century invention. this 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. the real cause of their sorrow, personally, was the death of their son, willie. this is a piece of sheet music we just acquired, one of only two copies of it recorded anywhere. we suppose there are a few out there. 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-- ever to die in the white house. >> from springfield, illi

mr. lincoln's political aspirations. at the front door, meeting mr. lincoln 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. caller: 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 perso

mrs. lincoln. guest: she was seeking pension from the government, and the houses were given by private people. there is a difference. if the congress did not approve of pensions -- and congress -- they are remembered as thugs in a popular way -- they were vigilant. it was not all that bad a congress. they were vigilant. they exposed these three major scandals, the one closest to the white house being orville babcock, and he's almost part of the family. he got involved -- host: through congressional oversight -- guest: yes, he was tried. general grant testified. guest: he submitted testimony. he didn't actually come to st. louis. guest: the first time a president had ever done that in a criminal trial. host: next to sherry in independence, missouri. caller: you answered my question about her eyesight. i have another question, being so well educated for the time, did julia speak other languages? i also understand that after the grants left the white house, that they were really party animals. i'll ha

mr. lincoln here. he was probably standing in the archway, maybe went to the dining room, and met mary in the sitting room before going out the front door again. this is where mr. lincoln met with the republican national committee that told him he had been nominated to run for president. so this was the seat of power in this house. mary helped to basically showcase what cher husband had done, how far he had come from that one-room log cabin in the middle of kentucky to this beautiful house, very comfortable house, and kind of hinted at where they about headed, stating to the world that abraham lincoln had made it and he was ready to move on. >> this was the seasonal home for the lincoln family, and mary pushed for the move out here. she saw it as a place for her family to have more privacy than they had at the white house. we're in the mary lincoln room, which is not part of our typical experience at the cottage. but we call it the mary lincoln room, because when the lincolns were living here in the su

mr. lincoln. >> is that right? >> and we had a portable typewriter.cutive secretary, randolph was there. dr. king and wilkin. then dr. king said to me, john, can we change that? he said that doesn't sound like you. i know you. he said we come this far together. let's stay together. can we make those changes? i couldn't say no to a. phillip randolph. i couldn't say no to martin luther king jr. >> as you walk to the podium to speak, what was going through your mind? you'd been in the trenches. you'd been arrested. you faced all of that. what were you thinking when you stood here and looked out at the crowd? >> when i stood here and looked out and saw the sea of humanity, i was gratified. i was deeply moved and inspired that so many people had turned out. some people said it was 250,000 people. i think it was many more. i think it was a great undercount. i looked to my right and i saw all of these young people standing there just cheering. and then i looked to my left. i saw young men black and white up in the trees trying to get a better view of the pod

lincoln. because of mrs.arfield's being awarded almost immediately by congress a presidential widow's pension of $5,000 a year, that also benefited the other surviving presidential widows. true to form, mrs. lincoln's reaction was, i am sure somebody is going to put the kibosh on that and i will not ever get my money. julia tyler wrote an anonymous letter to the press, this is wonderful, but i think it should be double that amount. >> thank you for the series. we were watching cbs one we were watching cbs one morning. who was the only president buried aboveground? they said garfield. we took the car and we drove up there. there is his monument. it has steel bars. it has the american flag draped over it. a beautiful bronze statue upstairs, it is a beautiful place. >> i do not know if he is the only president buried aboveground. thank you for the recommendation. we are trying to interest people in learning more about american history. another video. this is returning to the ohio home of the garfields. we will l

mrs. lincoln. make goode rest would company. >> video clips of white houses and first ladies and all of that. presidents and the first one professor of the american university. and he did a book on the history house. ks in the white >> yes. >> this is a q&a for a couple of ago about the martha it upgton's slave -- pick at the end. >> she found out early 1796 that washington was planning to give her away as a wedding gift. uring slavery, slaves were given away. this was upsetting for her. died, they they would free individuals who were slave to them. hoped down the road she would be out of the institution. but if she's going to be given away, that meant her whole life was going to be in slavery. going make plans to escape. she writes, she talks about evening, late spring, 1796 while the washingtons were dinner table waiting for her to serve them, she went out the back door. know, she say, you scaped, we don't like it, but alone.eave it george decides to kidnap her. they send a nephew back to which w

mrs. lincoln was upstairs and the president was not in the white house.o 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? >> 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 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

mr. lincoln. >> is that right? >> and we had a portable typewriter.dr. king and wilkin. then dr. king said to me, john, can we change that? he said that doesn't sound like you. i know you. he said we come this far together. let's stay together. can we make those changes? i couldn't say no to a. phillip randolph. i couldn't say no to martin luther king jr. >> as you walk to the podium to speak, what was going through your mind? you'd been in the trenches. you'd been arrested. you faced all of that. what were you thinking when you stood here and looked out at the crowd? >> when i stood here and looked out and saw the sea of humanity, i was gratified. i was deeply moved and inspired that so many people had turned out. some people said it was 250,000 people. i think it was many more. i think it was a great undercount. i looked to my right and i saw all of these young people standing there just cheering. and then i looked to my left. i saw young men black and white up in the trees trying to get a better view of the podium. and the lincoln memorial. and i l

mr. lincoln. the music was already playing. someone had a portable;÷ñ÷ typewriter. and dr. to me, john that doesn't sound like you. and mr. randolph said, john we've come this far together let's stay together. i could not say no to randolph or martin luther king, jr.. mr. randolph had been dreaming of a march on washington since the days of roosevelt and the days of truman. so we made the changes. and i deleted all the reference to sherman. and sort of suggested thateñ we would be forced to march through cities, including cities in the north as well as the south. >> so after the speech was over, you went back to the white house and this time the president was happier? >> after dr. king had delivered his i have a dream speech, president kennedy invited us back to the white house. he was stand in the oval office. he was just smiling almost grinning. he was so pleased he was so up, it was almost like a father proud of his children. and he stood in the door and he greeted each one of us. you you did a good job, you did a good job. and when he got to dr. king he said you had a

mr. lincoln? >>> also, think it's only the crazies on the right threatening to collapse the economy to get what they want? now it looks as if john boehner and eric cantor are siding with the wild bunch over the debt ceiling. >>> and let me finish tonight with why dr. king -- or rather king solomon would have little trouble smoking out the republicans these days. who wants to cut the baby in half? the right wingers do. that's "hardball," the place for politics. she loves a lot of the same things you do. it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not

mrs. lincoln." there is a church in new orleans that played a special role in the civil rights movement and in launching martin luther king, jr., as a national leader. as robert ray reports, parishioners have been remembering the man and his mention. >> at new zion baptist church, pastor cs gordon preached his message while his congregation prayed and rejoiced it's been 50 years since the march on washington and martin luther king, jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. for many, it has a deep meaning. it was here at this place of christian that the southern christian leadership congress was chartered, 1957 and martin luther king was 28 years old. the civil rights movement was gaining strength. hit was about to be made. >> most of the books you read on the civil rights movement and on the life of dr. king somehow that point is overlooked. it may not even be known by many people. >> the organizers decided on new orleans as a place of momentary retreat, a safe haven, given death threats against king and his s

mr. lincoln? >>> also, think it's only the crazies on the right threatening to collapse the economy to get what they want? now it looks as if john boehner and eric cantor are siding with the wild bunch over the debt ceiling. >>> and let me finish tonight with why dr. king -- or rather king solomon would have little trouble smoking out the republicans these days. who wants to cut the baby in half? the right wingers do. that's "hardball," the place for politics. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. >>> when dr. martin luther king addressed the march on washington, segregation was the law of the land. in much of the country it's still the norm. look at this map of detr

mr. carver. even lincoln suspended habeas corpus. am i supposed to fall to my knees at the mention of the great emancipator? even great men go too far, your honor. the supreme court rebuffed lincoln. you'd rather see wilkes go free. i would love to keep mr. wilkes locked up. but i love the constitution more. (eames) wilkes' wife changed her identity twice. outh dakota she died in a dui car accident three years ago along with two passengers. one male, late forties. and a young boy. her son? we're still waiting to hear. wilkes tried to contact eric recently as two years ago. so he might not know he's dead. what about the boy impersonating eric? well, when he got the money from the bank, they gave him a form to fill out. he gave an address in stillwater, oklahoma. in the jurisdiction of judge mestres. this address is for a group foster home. closed six years ago. there was a boy living there. clay turner. now, clay was put in f mestres when his mother went to jail on a drug charge. judge mestres wouldn't return the kid to her after she

mrs. lincoln had an african-american that was a friend of hers, i thought i read she was a confidant of mrsoln. i know mrs. harrison had several helpers and servants at the white house, but did she have a special relationship with any of her african-american helpers or servants? and what was her relationship to them? >> i don't know. >> there were always african- americans except one brief period in 1859-1860, the butlers and people like that sort of ran things and she perhaps had a maid or somebody that -- but i don't know. >> i don't know whether there was a personal friendship of any kind. >> here is the not quite four years of her tenure of caroline harrison and what she's known for. >> so where does she fit in the pantheon of first laities? >> unfortunately, obscurely. >> yes. >> why unfortunately? >> she did more than most. and the seeds of what she did -- >> they've come to fruition. certainly her vision of the historic nature of the white house and the fact that it should be reflecting the united states as this up and coming power in the world, i think were motivating factors in try

mr. lincoln, filed a bill giving the president the power to emancipate the slaves.his strong but judicious enemy, slavery. 1863, this is now president of the united states and he is judicially signed the proclamation. he said, i can only trust in god that i have made no mistake. a century later, reverend king begins his address by invoking that very proclamation while standing in the shadow of that very president. between those two turning points is the struggle ordinary americans committed to the promise that all men are created equal. among them, rosa parks, frederick douglass, whose statues will be dedicated this year. she was tired of giving in. douglas had become its most elegant opponent. she would go on to walk with cain and lewis and advise lincoln. she served as a tireless shepherd and served as a freedom fighter. this is the story of how the president, a slave, a seamstress, and a minister locked arms across a time. a story with room enough for each of us to press for some cause, some dream bigger than ourselves. thank you all for being here and welcome to

mrs. lincoln and tyler were in the news. with molly mcelroy leaving the role of first lady and handing it over to cleveland, a bachelor of the time, whose sister would be assuming the role, there's a lot of press about these two sisters. at the same time, in conjunction with all of this, the very first book is written on the history of first ladies and it is a collective biography called "ladies of the white house" by -- her name escapes me. it is a very famous book. host: lucretia outlived her husband by many years. we will return one last time to the house in ohio and learn more about the house. [video clip] >> if james a. garfield were to walk in this house, he would not recognize it. this was actually the kitchen. after his death, lucretia made major changes. this was changed into the open reception room. the most significant change she made with the construction of the very first presidential memorial library. as begin to the top of the steps here before we go into the memorial library, we come first to the memorial lan

mr. lincoln, you made the promise. congress, you made it. we have come to that ex tents.lays the big game, we're choosing my complexion. the second part of the dream was of a bill to make that kind of behavior legal, the civil rights act. then the dream was the right to vote. 18-year-olds would not vote. you couldn't vote on campus. you couldn't vote bilingually. we went to open housing and fair housing. that was another part. last dream really was about the issue of poverty. too much poverty at home and too much war abroad. that remains unfinished business today in a nation so blessed with so few and such abundance, too much poverty. >> he would at this point in time be 84 years of age and if he looked out across the landscape of america and saw 46-plus million people were still languishing in poverty, how would he address that? >> he would challenge the white house and the congress to make it a priority. we have the capacity to wipe out malnutrition. we can make the -- most poor people -- lyndon johnson was ingenious was helping people in appalachia. if you made that in

mr. lincoln promised with the emancipation proclamation.e got the proclamation but not the emancipation. congress, you promised, yet here we are today. i dream of a day -- that remains a focus on a dream. there is no budget attached to a dream. there is a budget attached to the broken promises. they remain broken today. unfortunately,t, -- we must not kill the martyr. he was a cutting-edge leader. the dream in 1963 was against barbarism. the dream in 1964 was a public accommodation bill. the dream in 1965 was the right to vote. we did not understand enough about it to deal with these schemes, it took us 25 years to get past gerrymandering. forget, blacks could not vote. there was no white woman on the supreme court. -- blacks got the right to vote in 1965. the right togot vote in 1970. those serving in vietnam, there was impetus for getting them the right to vote. students could vote on campuses in 1974. that is what north carolina is seeking to strike down. when you see north carolina moving to take precincts off of campuses, going back to

mr. o, i like lincoln's last days and kennedy's last days. it will be out in time for christmas, jim., killing jesus, comes out september 24th. on monday, this coming monday, bill o'reilly.com will begin to take orders for killing jesus and i think you'll like the book. the fact or tip of the day. the waistline becomes an issue. i'm a big dessert guy, ice cream, cookies, you name it. but every mouthful means a certain amount of situps which i do not like. so i constantly search for good tasting desserts that will not put me on my back for an hour. there is a dessert website that i found which has great stuff. it's semi healthy. i posted the website on bill o'reilly.com. if you are a dessert person, you might want to seek this out. tip of the day. still have to do sit-ups but fewer of them. don't even. >> that's it for us tonight. please check out the factor website different from bill o'reilly.com. also, spout off about the fact from anywhere in the world. o'reilly at fox news.com. name and town if you wish to opine. do not be skur lus in writing to the factor. if you like the -- amer

mrs. lincoln's admirers. there's a great tragedy attached to lincoln. there was unusual political partnership. politics brought them together. she was far in advance in terms of her interest and her sophistication regarding read young ladies. she had a great admiration for henry clay. you could make the case, as a matter of fact i would make the case there never been a mary lincoln, that probably would not have been a president abraham lincoln. that said, the war comes along and consumes him. in some ways devours him and profoundly affects that partnership. it's that part of the tragedy of mary lincoln. question of what her medical diagnosis was. for get that for a moment, the fact we can all relate to this woman who is losing a great love of her life. ironically once he achieves their common objective. >> i would agree. i just like to move it on a little bit. the presidency is a tremendous crucible for marriages. i think that part of the tragedy of some of the white house marriages has been exactly what you pointing to. i think there are other women in

lincoln memorial. the "new york times" michael shear writes this today. mr. mere presence on the lincoln memorial platform on wednesday will speak volumes. the election of the nation's first black president serves as a testament to america's sometimes halting progress toward what dr. king that day envisioned as an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. joining us now martin luther king iii and the president of realize the dream as well as the civil rights leader in his own right, lee saunders is the president of the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. good to see you, good morning. >> i want to read a little bit of your op-ed. quote, in the 50 years since the march on washington for jobs and freedom, we have made tremendous strides in the fight for equality. we must continue to move forward not back ward. i fear that what tore this nation apart 50 years ago is happening again today. what is your imperative right now as we look back to where we've come over these last 50 years. what is your imperative moving forward? >> my view

mrs. harrison. >> benjamin harrison's wife. > mary lincoln. let's listen to edith mayo talk about robert lincoln and his mother. throwing money and ingney -- sewu g money and bonds into her skirts. she was so worried she was impoverished. she was not allowed to testify on her own behalf. all of the people who made this decision were men. pillars all these male of the community testifying andt how she has gone off needs to be institutionalized. verdict on her? was she mentally insane? >> i think she's manic. -- and there was something wrong. she was not a successful first lady. constantly in controversy. she rode irresponsible letters to people. she was course. beautiful and educated. to jeffersonters davis as "jeff." she lost three sons. left.obert todd was he was cold as a fish. ice cold. the one that she was close to. she was terrified of not having any money. they think that people were taking advantage of them and it is understandable. she could not leave anything. she got mixed up at the white house staff in funny ways. there is a green h

mr. lincoln. you promised. for the emancipation proclamation. without the e emancipation.e yet here we are here today with the promissory note, insufficient. i dream of a day when the broken promise is gone and that remains a focus on the -- [inaudible] because there's no budget attached to a dream. there's a budget attached to the broken promises. and they remain broken today. and i am hoping that james earl ray -- the marcher. but we must not -- commercialism kill the matter. he was a cutting-edge. the dream in '63 was to involve -- [inaudible] the treatment in '65 was a right to vote. we didn't understand enough about it to deal with -- it took us twenty five years to get past jury manneddersing and the purging schemes. and fete to those who see it as a black issue. blacks cannot vote. there was no white woman on the supreme court in 1965. blacks had the right to vote in '65. those serving in vietnam that was impetus for giving them the right to vote. they were on campuses in 1974 which is what north carolina is seeking to strike down now. [inaudible] do it back to '74

senate candidate cory booker speaking yesterday in front of the lincoln memorial. he joins me now. mr mayor, welcome. >> thank you very much. good to be back. >> good to have you back. we're talking about the legacy of the i have a dream speech and dr. king's dream. here you are, trying to become the first african-american senator from new jersey. there's one other african-american senator in the united states senate, one african-american governor, deval patrick in massachusetts, african-american president, and attorney general. so much progress but still uneven when it comes to elected office. do you think that's how dr. king saw the dream playing out 50 years later? >> well, i think these positions are important, but what drove the march, my mom was involved, what drove the march was not simply propelling people to elected office. it was dealing with the larger issues of inequality, not only racial inequality but frankly the challenge we faced in our nation then and now on the dramatic differences between rich and poor and the challenges we had then in america and still have now wit

lincoln was assassinated in april of 1865. and andrew johnson of tennessee became president. mr. johnson, in an effort to placate the south, revoked fill order 15 and was almost impeached as president. they lost by one vote for not impeaching him. but what happened from that stance of mr. johnson? it caused blacks to live in a system call the peenage system, share cropping. consequently, my friends, when we didn't get our 40 acres and our mule, we were left in a state that i contend, if it had been corrected then, we would not have the miseducation, the under education or the miseducation of our peoples. the people had money, they would be able to take care of their families. if they're able to take care of their families, they would be able to feed their children. if they're able to feed their children, they're able to live in a house that they can buy. if they can live in that house, they can create a community in which they can live at peace in a beloved community. i cite all of this history to say the march on washington that will be observed in this nation in washington, d.c

lincoln. carly rode with the sheriff, harold with mrs.noff. >> according to my mother she never said anything to suggest that she's the innocent victim here. >> reporter: starkweather confessed to killing his first victim, gas station attendant. although 11 people had been murdered it's still a mystery while charlie and carol were tried separately, only for the robbery and killing of 17-year-old robert jenson. after a two-week trial in may 1958, starkweather was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. that october, one week before her trial began, carol held a press conference. >> i was at the interview and watched carol in her usual icy cold demeanor answer questions. >> did he say why he couldn't? >> i presented to the public, you know, this person that, you know, well, she's hard and she's this and she's that, not knowing that behind that was a person who was terrified. >> despite what he said when he was arrested, starkweather testified against fugate, claiming she was a willing participant in the horrific murder spre

on the same ns us set of the lincoln memorial. mrs.ou, what an honor it be here today joining all as webrothers and sisters reevaluate what we have done in last 50 years. unfortunately for me, i was make the first march on washington and i never really that until president please lead us in the in january of this year. thank you, reverend sharpton and othe others, for asking me to spend a words to this most precious gathering. crowd, i out at the we myself saying, what are doing today? away come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this forward? come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this point forwar come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this point forward? come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this point forward? come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this w come from?d? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this point forward?e come from? what has been accomplished? and where do we go from this point f