pat nixon was a gender -- as genuine as though she insisted signing on her letters. she was stand and receiving line for hours. connected to infection and could be countered by antiseptics the smithsonian associates hosted this event in october 2017. in one hour 30 minutes james swanson author of manhunt the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer gives a tour of the petersen house where president lincoln died after being shot by john wilkes booth in two hours on the civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia host a discussion with authors

she's showing pat nixon pat nixon wants to know what's in storage and how they get furniture. and is it expensive and stuff like that? that's sort of the that well, and she and her daughter had just gotten married so they had also given away a lot of their furniture for julian david's apartment. so she was also kind of law in between furniture but yes ever the frugal frugal housewife definitely. well, we have another great question from the from the crowd and how does public opinion or interest shape the historical preservation efforts of the first ladies? i'll take i'll take a step at that catherine. i think it can influence it in two ways and i'll speak about the way i think it influenced mrs. kennedy one was that she was always concerned as well. she should be about any taint of scandal that that might attach itself to acquiring money acquire using congressional money acquiring furniture. how much was being paid for it? so she always knew that there was a cutting edge there that if you slipped over just as anything a president does or a member of the family does and certain

you look at the ones since then, first ladies after ladybird from pat nixon it was volunteer-ism. for carter it was mental health. you go down the list. some of them continue the projects as they want to the white house and some of them of course drop them. in general, those who did them well i think not only added to the legacy of their husbands, but they made a name for themselves. >> we have a lot of questions from the audience because first ladies is one of our favorite topics, we will go to some of these questions. the first question is from laura, and she is asking from blue lake,. and she asks, which first lady in your opinion was the most ahead of her time? >> i would have to say eleanor roosevelt. for the reason that i just -- she experimented with so many things. the investigations, the traveling abroad. taking a stand opposed to her husband. i would think that she's most ahead of her time and we haven't really matched that since. >> from eugenia in arizona, she asks has any first lady actually really relished the job? >> oh dear, a lot of them hated it. a lot of them ha

so after lady bird johnson every first lady except pat nixon who had her daughter do the job for her every first lady has published a book on leaving the white house. we'll we don't know about the current first lady if she will or not, but that's been the rule that they've all written the about leaving the white house. the time there next question is from darren from florida. please comment on edith wilson's role after president wilson had a stroke. yes, that's what i was referring to earlier that people think that she you know petticoat government. that was the phrase that she was running the government and he was incapacitated. i mean she didn't let anyone in to see him or only of the very few trusted staff members into sea. but if you look at the things that did not get done, you know, there was a major strike there were problems with deporting people from the united states who didn't agree with certain policies. she really functioned as more like a a barrier to people who wanted to get near him. so if she'd been really a door. it should really take an over government. she would h

eastern on the presidency, here how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixone historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> sunday on the presidency, we hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house. here is a preview. >> during the vice presidential years, misses kennedy asked vice president johnson for help with white house restoration. she wanted three victorian chandeliers that had hung in the grant white house, but had later been transferred to the capitol back to the white house for her restoration. misses kennedy asked the architect of the capitol and senator byrd, to no effect. in may 1962, she writes a long letter to vice president johnson, some of which i will quote. "at jack's suggestion, i turn to you for help. i did not want to bother you, but now, i wish i had. everyone knows you are legendary at making congress to things they don't want to do. could you possibly accomplish this miracle,

people embraced her warmth and her candor and seeming genuineness because she was a contrast to pat nixon who definitely was the beautiful political wife, but remember some of you may remember that her detractors called her plastic pat because she had been at this game a long time, you know since the 1940s when she had married richard nixon and she was very much a product of of that time and when the political wife's role was to stand and smile and look adoringly at her. husband and so i would if i had to choose one category for mrs. nixon, it would probably be reluctant. she said although i'm was such a trooper and everyone thought i was the most loyal political life wife. this is the last kind of life. i would have ever chosen. she did say that but she also played her her role well for her generation and in that way one could say she was a political partner and a political asset. let's see who was the next person who was asked about so hillary clinton hillary clinton. well, definitely a political partner, but i i you know, she certainly became a celebrity too and in fact speaking at bob

other first ladies such as eleanor roosevelt's jackie kennedy lady bird johnson pat. nixon betty ford also garnered a lot of media coverage for their speeches and activities. and betty ford's interview that you see here with morally safer on 60 minutes where someone controversial and surprising was some of what she said and unlike edith the roosevelt. she talked about a lot of personal things, but she really humanized herself as a first lady and her family. and then news releases as i said begin that process and there's an example here of one from michelle obama barbara bush's photo holding an aids baby was powerful and that it eventually helped change americans misconceptions about the disease and influenced her husband to support legislation to assist victims. if we reflect on powerful visuals think about nancy reagan's appearance of the correspondence dinner dressed as second hand rose, which helped turn her image which was suffering at the time. laura bush filled a very important role for a country reeling from 9/11 when she used the radio channel that had been used by

in the first panel we hear how jacquelyn kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house and how that work reflected cold war politics, a focus on american art and the needs of the disabled. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >>> welcome to the south dakota air and space museum. when people think about south dakota they don't always think about a great aviation state, but we have a huge aviation heritage in this state. over the years we've played a huge part in our national defense. ellsworth air force base began in world war ii. it's purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crews, specifically b 17 crew. if you think about it, if you're going to learn to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and expanses of territory, south dakota is really a great place to put the base and that was the beginning of ellsworth air force base. the connection from world war ii to the cold war is really represented in our museum. the 44th bomb group was trained here at ellsworth air force base, but then when the col

everybody did love pat nixon. for grace for great for heart or steadfastness to her family they loved her because they knew she cared. as most people here know washington dc is a town where the monuments are tall and the egos are even taller. every once in a while, however, there comes along a rare spirit like pat nixon. who dispels the cynicism and reminds us that compassion need not be legislated? it need only be felt. and then expressed by hugging a child by comforting a victim of a natural disaster or just personally answering a letter from one of the countless real people who turned to 1600, pennsylvania avenue when all other avenues are closed. in an aids saturated with the false values of celebrity. pat nixon was a genuine of those signers. she insisted. on signing on her letters she would stand in a receiving line for hours aware that for her guests. this might be their only white house evening. follow us on social media at c-span history for more this day in history clips and posts. c-spanshop.org is c-sp

in an hour on the presidency, we hear how jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson & pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house then into hours and 15 minutes historian. robert merry gives his views on why william mckinley's white house successes have been largely overlooked. i'm your host keegan chatwin the museum director and tonight. we're going to be talking about billy mitchell and his atlantic tests with our with our special guests joining us from wisconsin. so with that said, i'd like to go ahead and introduce our speakers tonight. chris kohakowski has been a guest speaker here at the museum previously. he did used to live here in the hampton roads area. he specifically spoke at a couple of different summer of flight presentations that were really well received.

other first lady such as eleanor roosevelt, jackie kennedy, pat nixon, betty ford also guarded a lot of media coverage for their speeches and activities. and the fort interview here usgs on 60 minutes, you saw the controversial and surprising, although it's not what you said, like either through the belt, she talked about a lot of personal things. but she really humanized herself as a first lady and her family. and news releases, as i said begin that process, here is an example from a shall obama. barbara bush is photo holding -- it was powerful, it eventually helped americans conception on the disease, an influencer has been to support legislation to victims. we can reflect a powerful visuals, think about nancy reagan's appearance of correspond -- it helped turn her image which was suffering at the time. laura bush the filled a very important role for a country, reeling from 9/11 when she used the radio channel that was used by henry hoover many years before. she was the first first lady to do the presidential saturday morning radio press. she spoke about the taliban's brutality to

pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 here hosted by film and theater director orson welles, who's out there is a 1975 nasa film that begins with the story of wells famous 1938 radio adaptation of the hg wells novel the war of the worlds a broadcast that panicked many listeners who thought that martians were invading the united states. the documentary then uses scientists including carl sagan to explore communicate with intelligent civilizations in the universe. ♪ orson: before the cylinder fell, there was a general persuasion that through all the deep of space, no life existed beyond the petty surface of our own minute sphere. [wind blowing] we know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely, by intelligences greater than man's. across an immense ethereal golf, minds to our minds -- minds to our minds that are as our minds to the beasts in the jungle, intellects vast, cool and unsympathetic, who guarded this earth with envious eyes an

here how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson, and pat nixon worked to preserve the white house. exploring the american story. watch "american history tv" this weekend on c-span3. >>> next, a senate panel looks at improving security, travel, and trade along the southwest border between the u.s. and mexico. this homeland security and governmental affairs subcommittee is chaired by senator kyrsten sinema of arizona. >> i welcome ranking member lankford, members of the subcommittee, and our witnesses for today's discussion focused on southwest border land ports of entry. i hope today's hearing can help us refocus our southwest border security discussions back towards the ports of entry. unfortunately votes on the senate floor will impact our hearing today so i will submit my opening statement for the record in the interest of saving times for our panelists. with that i would like to turn the time over to senator lankford for his opening statement. i want to recognize our ranking member for his opening remarks. >> thank you, you don't have to turn the gavel over. i appreciate

eastern on the presidency, here how first lady jacqueline kennedy and pat nixon worked to support theure of the white house. american history tv, this weekend on c-span three. >> next, mayors from several cities testify on current infrastructure needs for the senate banking, housing, and for structure committee. emphasize the necessity of public housing, and this isus

in an hour on the presidency, we hear how jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson & pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house then into hours and 15 minutes historian. robert merry gives his views on why william mckinley's white house successes have been largely overlooked. i'm your host keegan chatwin the museum director and tonight. we're going to be talking about billy mitchell and his atlantic tests with our with our special guests joining us from wisconsin. so with that said, i'd like to go ahead and introduce our speakers tonight. chris kohakowski has been a guest speaker here at the museum previously. he did used to live here in the hampton roads area. he specifically spoke at a couple of different summer of flight presentations that were really well received. during his time as the director of the macarthur memorial in norfolk. he's a reviewer and contributor to the air force journal of indo-pacific studies and he recently moved to wisconsin. he assumed the position as as director up at the wisconsin veterans museum about the same time that i arrived here at the

at 8 pm eastern, on the presidency, here how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady johnson, and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> next on history bookshelf, wellesley college professor kellie carter jackson speaks about her book. black elevate -- the politics of violence. new york university history professor steven hahn joined the author in conversation at the new york historical society. >> and that brings me to

next on the presidency, we hear how jacqueline kennedy and lady were johnson, and pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house. and how that reflected on politics. and the needs of the disabled. this panel is from a day-long symposium. hosted

eastern, on the presidency, here how first lady's jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixonked to preserve the historic nature of the white house exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv on c-span3. every weekend, documenting america's story. funding comes from these television companies and more, including a chi broadband. ♪ buckeye broadband along with these television companies supports american history tv on c-span3 is a public service. >> june is caribbean american heritage month area next, vincent around discusses his book, tacky's revolts. the story of an atlantic slave war. the book chronicles the 1760's slave revolt in jamaica, the largest caribbean slave rebellion until the haitian revolution three decades later. we recorded this event in february, 2020. in one hour and 15 minutes, president biden's remarks in tulsa oklahoma where he traveled to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the you all i'm . i'm the president and ceo of the museum of the american revolution. it's wonderful to have so many familiar

at 8 pm eastern, on the presidency, here how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady johnson, and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> next on history bookshelf, wellesley college professor kellie carter jackson speaks about her book. black elevate -- the politics of violence. new york university history professor steven hahn joined the author in conversation at the new york historical society. >> and that brings me to our program. one kellie carter jackson wondered if we consider doing a talk about her new book, contemplates how black resistance and violent resistance of slavery was essential to emancipation. i said, sure! so long as you could bring out the women's history angle. [laughs] indeed, the story of the past includes women, and we believe so to should any historical narrative. and kellie being kellie said sure we could have that! kellie carter jackson is assistant professor of history at the department of africana studies at wellesley college. she received her ph.d

eastern on the presidency, here how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson, and pat lynn nixon worked to restore the white house. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> book tv on c-span two has top-notch books and authors. in her book "the second: race and guns" emory university professor examines the second amendment and argues that it was designed in a way that denies a right staffer. sunday, look at the impact of john glenn's earth orbit mission on the space race between the u.s. and the soviet union with jeff

eastern on the presidency, here how first lady's jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixonorks to preserve the historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> on lectures in history, northeastern university professor william fowler teaches a class about early atlantic expiration -- expiration, crisper clubs, and the discovery of the americas by the europeans. it describes the oceanic avengers of the vikings, portuguese, and spanish as well as the navigation assumption of the time. . prof. fowler: the portuguese were the first europeans to really venture out on the atlantic. but they adventured to south, not less. keep in mind as someone mentioned about the world being flat, europeans did not believe that.

eastern on the presidency, hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> next the centers for disease control and prevention mark the 70th anniversary of the agency's epidemic intelligence services program which was created to investigate and respond to infectious diseases. this is two hours, 20 minutes. >> hello, welcome to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the epidemic intelligence service. my name is eric pevzner, an alum and chief of the program. unprecedented. that is a word i have found myself using far too often with our eis officers. it was unprecedented we had to conference two years in a row because our officers and supervisors could not be expected too focus on the covid-19 response and prepare presentations. it's

how first ladies jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson and pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 here hosted by film and theater director orson welles, who's out there is a 1975 nasa film that begins with the story of wells famous 1938 radio adaptation of the hg wells novel the war of the worlds a broadcast that panicked many listeners who thought that martians were invading the united states. the documentary then uses scientists including carl sagan to explore communicate with intelligent civilizations in the universe. ♪ orson: before the cylinder

we hear how jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson and pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house and how that work reflected cold war politics a focus on american art and the needs of the disabled. this panel is from a day-long symposium co-hosted by american universities first ladies initiative and the white house historical association, which provided the video good afternoon. i'm katherine malone-france chief preservation officer at the national trust from historic preservation. thanks so much to stewart mclaurin and the white house historical association for this wonderful symposium today and for our ongoing collaboration to preserve the historic decatur house on lafayette square.

hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 next on lectures in history, virginia commonwealth university professor nicole myers turner discusses the lives of formerly enslaved african-american's following emancipation. she explains how they defined freedom for themselves while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. professor turner also discusses the important role of religious and educational institutions in newly freed african-american communities. all right, so today we're going

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we hear how jaqueline kennedy lady bird johnson & pat nixon work to preserve the historic nature of the white house and how that work reflected cold war politics a focus on american art and the needs of the disabled that starts at 8pm eastern on american history tv. next scholars look into the lives and legacies of sarah polk, mary lincoln and lady bird johnson. they look at how these first ladies were viewed in their own times and how history remembers them. this panel is from a day-long symposium co-hosted by american universities first lady's initiative and the white house historical association, which provided the video i now have the privilege of introducing our second panel today and then later of course moderating your questions. of which we will take as many that we can. are panelists today? are amy greenberg? george winfrey professor of american history at penn state university and author of the book lady first the world of first lady sarah polk. amy will discuss a little-known story of the strong role mrs. poke played as a brilliant master of the art of politics and public rel

hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 next on lectures in history, virginia commonwealth university professor nicole myers turner discusses the lives of formerly enslaved african-american's following emancipation. she explains how they defined freedom for themselves while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. professor turner also discusses the important role of religious and educational institutions in newly freed african-american communities. all right, so today we're going to be talking about the meaning of freedom, and i wanted to capture our sort of earlier discussions about the meeting of freedom when we thought about free communities free black folks in the north and the south and how we kind of came up with this way of representing freedom as freedom of the line through it not quite freedom. to freedom right this question of freedom. and what did it mean and so for today we're going t

eastern on the presidency, hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixonked to restore the history of the white house, exploring the american story, watch american history tv on c-span 3. >> i remain of the view that the worst arguments made for the lockdowns were the initial ones. they said well, we have to protect the hospitals from an overflow. wait a second, who would need to be forced to avoid the behavior that might result in hospitalization at a time when hospitals were least staffed, allegedly to help you and the argument, but the imperial college said 2.3 million americans will die unless we take away freedom. what if they predicted 30 million? ask yourself the question, what amount of

and, sunday at 8:00 eastern, on the presidency, here how jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixonk to preserve the historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> i remain of the view that the worst arguments made for the lockdowns were the initial ones. we have to protect the hospital from overflow area who would need to be forced to avoid behavior that might result in hospitalizations? at a time when the hospitals were least staffed to help you? then, there was the argument that they said two point 3 million americans will die unless we take away freedom. ask yourself the question -- what amount of force of government would have meant anything at that point? >> sunday night on q&a, john tammy, on his book -- when politicians panic. what impact the pandemic lockdown had on the economy. sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a as a podcast. find it wherever you get your podcast. >> on thursday, steve scalise asked democratic with james clyburn about the legislative agenda for

eastern on the presidency, hear how first lady's jacqueline kennedy, ladybird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic white house. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> federal reserve chair jerome powell discussed monetary policy and the health of the economy. he announced that interest rates would be held near zero, but increases could come as early as 2023 and that the o fed has raid its inflation projections for this year. this runs an hour. >>> good afternoon.ed at the federal reserve, we are strongly committed to achieving the monetary policy goals that congress has given us, maximum employment and price stability. today, the federal open market committee kept interest rates near zero and maintained our assett purchases. these measures, along with our strong guidance on interest rates andon on our balance shee will ensure that monetary policy will continue to deliver powerful support to the economy until the recovery is complete. widespread vaccinations, along with unprecedented fiscal policy actions are also providing strong support to the recovery. in

eastern, on the presidency, hear how first ladies jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve the historic nature of the white house. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> health professionals and advocates testified on creating more covid-19 vaccine confidence from the subcommittee, this is two hours 40 minutes. >>> the subcommittee on howeversight and investigations hearing will now come to the order. today, the committee isin entit normalcy. building covid-19 vaccine can confidence. we will explore strategies for increasing confidence in covid-19 vaccines. due to the health emergency as i noted today's hearing is being held remotely. all witnesses, members and staff will be participating via video conferencing and as is usual for our proceeding microphones will be is set on mute for the purposes of eliminating inadvertent background noise. members and witnesses don't forget you will need to unmute each time you wish to speak. now, if at any time, i'm unable to continue as chair. which has happened because of

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with vice president nixon is his wife pat.es her to the people and then speaks of his program. he speaks of the progress of these past eight years and the need for keeping experienced leaders at the helm of the nation. in their travels, the candidates visit american indian communities seeking their votes. they meet with people in all parts of the country with easygoing informality and with a sense of humor. beginning in hawaii in the sunny first weeks of september the campaign stretches into early november when the first snow starts to fall in the eastern states of pennsylvania and new york. by this time, the issues of the campaign have been made clear. tuesday, november 8th is election day all over the country. streets and buildings are decked with flags. the campaign clamor has died down. and given way to quiet reflection. ♪♪ in all the 50 states of the union this is a legal holiday. many places are business are closed. the people are urged to exercise their right to vote. beginning in the morning hours they line up in front

in the first panel, we hear how jacqueline kennedy, lady bird johnson and pat nixon worked to preserve historic nature of the white house, and how that work reflected cold war politics, a focus on american art, and the needs of the disabled. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday, at 7:00 p.m. eastern, author jerry endsler on his back jim bridger, trail blazer of the american west. saturday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history brown university professor meghan kate nelson talks about guerrilla warfare on the confederate and union side whose tactics included ambushes and surprise raids on unsuspecting towns during the civil war. sunday at 7:00 eastern, explore whether france's model would work in the u.s. >>> on sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, a discussion about nancy reagan's legacy with karen -- author of the triumph of nancy reagan and stewart mclaurin. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend o

eastern on the presidency, here how first lady jacqueline kennedy and pat nixon worked to support the nature of the white house. american history tv, this weekend on c-span three. >> next, mayors from several cities testify on current infrastructure needs for the senate banking, housing, and for structure committee. emphasize the necessity of public housing, and this is just under 90 minutes. the committee on banking and government affairs will come to order. a few reminders as you begin once you start speaking there'll be a slight delay before you run the screen. please push the new that until it's your turn to speak or ask questions. the clock will show time remaining. the five-minute clock applies for your questions for you will hear a bell ring to remind you you're time has almost expired. if there's a technology issue we will move to the next senator until it's resolved. we have agreed to go by seniority for this hearing as most of my senate colleagues on this committee know thursday will be our first in person hearing in more than a year and of which i have the privilege to shar