mrs. mckinley and her legacy and a role in the white house? >> wonderful maze. wonderful supportive wife. you know the story about her having epilepsy and the fact that mckinley was such a wonderful husband that when she had epileptic seizures at dinner, he would graciously place a napkin over her face and she would recover and they would go on with the dinner. she definitely, because they lost both children, that is the reason he has no direct descendents. both of the daughters died. i think she, because of the death of both daughters and the assassination of her husband, caused her to want to memorialize him. the white house first ladies home is actually -- was her home. it absolutely is. the first ladies museum is actually her home. it is a beautiful structure. inaugurated that home back in the day. >> if one were to look at that. of time, it was a time of great disruption and technical change. there are parallels to today. going through the digital revolution, challenges with immigration. with the purpose of studying history is to understand our time today. w

mrs. mckinley and her legacy and role in the white house? massee: absolutely. a wonderful aide, a wonderful wife to william. you know the story about her having epilepsy and william mckinley was such a wonderful husband, that when she had epileptic seizures at dinner time, she would graciously put a napkin over her face and recover and they would go on with the dinner. but because they lost both children, that's the reason he has no direct descendents, as both of the young daughters died in infancy. but i think she, because of the death of both daughters and certainly the assassination of william mckinley, it cost her to want to memorialize mckinley. and the white house first ladies's home is actually a her home. did you know that? the first ladies' home is actually her home, beautiful structure. i think hillary clinton inaugurated the home back in the day. host: if one were to look at that time, it was a time of great disruption, technological change, industrial change, a lot of parallels to today. we are going through the digital revolution, there are challeng

mrs. mckinley and her legacy and will in the white house? >> absolutely. a wonderful mate. a wonderful supportive wife of william, of course you know the story about her having epilepsy and the fact that mckinley was such a wonderful husband that when she had the epileptic seizures that dinner functions, she -- he would graciously get a napkin and put it over her face and she would recover and they would go on with the dinner. but, definitely, because they lost both children, that's the reason he has no direct descendents because both of the young daughters died in infancy. but i think she got because of the death of both daughters and certainly the assassination of william mckinley, it caused her to want the memorial for mckinley. and, the white house first lady's home is actually -- it was her home, did you know that? it absolutely is, the first lady's museum is her home and it's a beautiful, beautiful structure. i think hillary clinton inaugurated the home back in the day . >> so, if one were to look at that period of time, it was a time of great disruption and technologi

mrs. mckinley captured on film. she is a very first first lady who is seen in very early motion pictures or moving pictures as they called them. and that really begins to affect and accelerate the public interest in what first ladies are wearing. jumping ahead a little bit then, you come say to the 1920's. and the important and smart of women gaining the vote, the right to vote. and mrs. harding is in the white house now. mrs. harding is one of the oldest women to become first lady. but in spirit she captures the roaring 1920's. she is the first of flight in an airplane. she is fascinated with the movie camera. she has the first radio in the white house. she invites movie stars to the white house. she does public appearances. she is an advocate, a radical advocate for animal protection. even coming out against the section. 1921 -- even coming out against vivisection. she is also an outspoken suffer just and -- suffergestte. she wears a stylized version of what young women are wearing at the time though appropriate t

mrs. mckinley, on modern first ladies, from a scholarly perspective. but i just reviewed a book, and it is called the first ladies and american women, and it traces from modern first ladies, starting with mrs. hoover, the relationship between first ladies and american history and particularly, feminist history. i think that is the way to do it as well. thank you for your attention and your great questions. please give them a hand. from vermont for the next stop in the sea spends 50 capital tour with david zuckerman. and then news guard steven brill discovers efforts to distinguish between government and fake news -- journalism and fake news . >>> discovering political polarization in the u.s. watch live at seven eastern on friday morning. join the discussion. >> book tv is live from the texas book festival in austin starting saturday at 11 am eastern with josi antonio vargas in his book dear america, notes of an undocumented citizen. syrus smart with her book heartland, memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on earth. presidential

mrs. mckinley on modern first ladies all done from a scholarly perspective so it gives you more than the fashions and food but i just reviewed a book by jill abraham hummer, a young scholar, called first lady and american women and it starts with the relationship between first ladies in american history and particularly feminist history so i think that's the way to do it as well. >> thank you for your attention and great questions. please join me in thanking our panel

mckinley of monticello. he works in customer service and he has a western. -- a question. >> who is your role model in politics and white? >> for this one, we start with mrs. brenton again. >> thank you. roleften torn by who is my mali in politics because there are so many people you can my role model in politics because there are so many people you can admire. i admire president lincoln. why? him, mr.aid to president, you have to destroy our enemies. he said madam, i will destroy my enemies by making them my friends. is there anyone worth admiring? worthst politician admiring was john f. kennedy. he stood up and said come you know what, we are the greatest country in this world and we will put a man on the world in 10 years. we don't know how we are going to do it, but we know we will do it. the kind of -- that is of aspirational leadership that i aspire. me that, mr.tell braun, you should have gotten the first go on that. why don't you go ahead? >> role models, i am doing this for the outside. when you have some many career politicians, it is hard to find them. tom coburn, a doctor from oklahoma. what i loved about him, he was never afraid to bust the g