union is in england are the enemy with and they must be crushed yet what do we hear from the white house margaret thatcher was a great champion of freedom us a tale that a lie for a for a family i'm a christian but she was a tyrant when it came to black people in south africa she was a tyrant when it came to working people in britain let's just tell the truth about ideas as to whether she's alive whether she did because these people are deified like reagan i mean he's hailed as this economic here her i really was just amazed and i mean in their death we should be telling the truth that's not sugarcoat what the legacy of these people are filthy is. when reagan talks about the repression of jews in russia for example we all now say he was right that's fine but when he engages in the marginalizing of black people and poor people in america somehow that's irrelevant we don't want to talk about it we only want to talk about the i'm a defender of freedom these communism or the soviet union would say no wait a minute let's be truthful across the board every person pressures whether they're russia united

white house gets ready it present its 2014 budget wednesday. a live report from the white house. martha: and the passing of margaretlook at her close relationship with an important ally and her political soulmate president ronald reagan as world leaders remember today the woman who became known as "the iron lady". >> as our first woman prime minister margaret thatcher succeeded against all the odds and the real thing about margaret thatcher is that she didn't just lead our country, she saved our country and i believe she will go down as one the greatest british he is peacetime prime minister. zap technology. arrival. with hertz gold plus rewards, you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork. zap. it's our fastest and easiest way to get you into your car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. gregg: welcome back. the president's budget is heading to the press right now. calls for a mix of tax increases, more of them, as well as some cuts in entitlements but it might be a tough sell. >> there are nuggets of his budget i think are optimistic. overall a bad plan for the economy but whe

taylors into the white house and as we continue our program tonight, we'll learn more about zachary taylor and more importantly for our first ladies series tonight, his wife, margaret peggy taylor but it is a brief stay in the white house so it will be about 10 minutes' worth of exploration here. tell us the -- set the stage for the 1848 election. peaff he chose to be a one-term ent, whichrobably was good because he obablyld nominan again and probablyould have been defea het office.very well liked when it is true that he started and alln but when hoveaheid heired his envoy tmexico and his negotiated a peace treaty after he had been fired and sent it back toashington and polk was forced to bring a treaty to congress that he did not ery, verywant sign or h the successful general zachary taylor and so he demoted taylor and put general winfield scott over him and then he got jealous of scott because scott was getting all the headlines. so when the war ended, polk is leaving, and taylor is the great hero of the war. anlor had never voted in election. taylor had never done anything political. he had been a career military officer for his entire life. his wife, margaret s

. >> george shultz remembers margaret that mucher as an able leader a strong bond to the white house for the most part. in his office, george shultz told me margaret thatcher had a way of summing upper thoughts. >> she was tough. she said the laid gee not for turning. >> you turn if you want to. the lady's not for turning. >> that is one reason why she and reagan were so bonded. >> when it calm to the war that was the high point of her popularity at home but it led to a disagreement with the reagan white house. >> there came a time we said look this, is a neighborhood. you now have the falcons we don't have to be enemy was argentina forever. >> she didn't like find owing out about the u.s. invasion of grenada until after it's underway. foreign policy was a strong su. her domestic policies polarized britain. remembering a woman more than able to suck snead a man's world. >> she said that is a stupid question. the way you should have formulated sit like this. she did a few of these, there were month more question autos one of the last times she met with thatcher is when she met with shu

white house to the masses? >> with horror, you know, margaret smith, who was quite a socialite and kept diaries and letters said, oh, the pity, the pity, it's not the way it was with every other party after an inauguration, it was part of the select few who came, not the public. >> once the party, the inauguration party was over, this is a man you described as being in intense mourning. was the white house social for a few years after that? >> it wasn't social very much at all for the first year. they had to refinish it and replace all the drapes and chair seats where muddy boots had been trampling and put things together and even after that, to the disappointment of washington society, they said, we're in deep mourning, we will not be giving parties. >> let's take a quick glimpse at america in that timed about census bureau statistics. this is america in 1830, population at this point, 12.9 million in 24 states and once again more than 30% growth since the 10 years earlier census. slaves,re two million about 15% of the population. and the largest cities continued to be east coast -- new york, philadelphia and

margaret taylor, zachary taylor. he died 15 months into his presidency and after his death, abigail moved into the white house in 1850former british prime minister margaret thatcher died on monday, she was 87. and secretary of state and first lady hillary clinton >> sarah polk was up on diplomacy. interest inan politics. >> she grew up in a political household. her father was a local politician. she grew up loving politics. married jameshave if he was going to the clerk. >> he died three months after leaving the white house. of widow-n 42-years hood. she divided anyone -- invited anyone to see the career. >> to live there for many years on ron. during the civil war, generals on both sides would come visit her and their respects to her. beloved status. >> she was earnest about her husband's work. the hardships were terrible. they met all kinds of troubles. there were a very experienced people. more sophisticated than what was around them. >> she felt women should develop their minds and cultivate scholarship as much as men. >> we know today, first ladies had causes. this bookshelf was part of the first white house lib

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white house correspondent major garrett joins us with more on that. he's at the white house. major, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, margaretsident and his advisers watched things very closely in washington yesterday, but they had no operational control. they had a lot of operational curiosity, and i can tell you there was kind of an eerie stillness all day at the white house. the president received two full briefings, one in the morning, one in the evening and occasional updates as the facts warranted. his advisers were not available. didn't answer phone calls or e-mails. it was really a hunkered down scenario at the white house and when things began to move rapidly at watertown, the president did as most of us did. he watched from live television from the residence just behind me and when it looked like it. he got a phone call from the fbi director rohnert muller confirming what the president suspected that, in fact the second bombing suspect had been captured, was alive, and was being taken to the hospital. a short time later the president came to the briefing room and said all in all it's been a tough week. a terrorist

former british prime minister margaret thatcher died this morning at the age of 87. the white housea statement saying with the passing of baroness margaret thatcher, the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty and is american as lost a true friend. thatcher was undaunted after surviving an assassination attempt by the i.r.a. >> all attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail. what we've got is an attempt to substitute the rule of the -- for the rule of law. >> i'm joined now by andrew rober roberts, a british historian and lou coffee. thank you for being here. henry kissinger this morning, after learning of the passing of baroness margaret thatcher described her relationship with the united states, with churchill and fdr. can you make that comparison? >> oh, yes, you certainly can. historically, that comparison is a very accurate one. she worshipped, she admired winston churchill enormously. if someone looks at this as something that was done for freedom, what she did with communism w long with ronald reagan is very much the same with what roosevelt

fillmore and graciously asked margaret taylor to stay on in the white house as long as she wishes. she moved out two days later. she had had enough. >> you told us earlier about the new york and baton rouge access. we will learn more about that from video. here is a bit of the millard fillmore home that you will see now on the videotape. [video clip] the home in -- to our little home that belonged to mildred and abigail fillmore. they did meet when they were both teachers. they both had this desire and love of reading. abigail was brought up in a family that had many books. her father was a baptist preacher, and he loved to read. so she was surrounded by books her whole lifetime. when she moved into this house with millard fillmore, she continues that. they had their own personal library, and she wanted to let young people learn extensively about the world as it was. this room that we are in is actually the focus of the entire house. history is made right here. she independently employed herself as a teacher. she tutored young students in the evening, mainly in the course of histor

and he replied: dear margaret, before leaving the white house i want to take this opportunity to express my deepest thanks for her majesty's message and for your own kind words. for the past eight years, our partnership has strengthened the ability and the resolve of the western alliance to defend itself for the cause of freedom everywhere. the world's improving prospects for peace and security are the ideas we cherish, ideas you began planting in britain a decade ago. you've been an invaluable ally, but more than that, you're a great friend. it's been an honor to work with you since 1981. nancy joins me in sending you and dennis our very best wishes for your continued success in the years to come. and if you remember, when it came to ronald reagan's demise, margaret thatcher -- who by then, she's now 82, but this is in her mid 70s, she suffered a number of small strokes which made it very difficult for her to speak at will. she can speak but not necessarily when she wants, ronnie reagan had asked nancy that margaret thatcher speak at his funeral. and she, rather like the early tale abou

tomorrow, but the way, the white house will release its budget recommendations in washington, -- butritain, recommendations. in washington, great britain, remembering margarethatcher and around the world. our attention this morning is of the naval academy, the training ground for many of the officers that serve in the navy and marine corps. located 35 miles from our nation's capital in annapolis, maryland. ofwill examine the rigors this military school and the cost of operating one of our country's four leading academies. all of it coming up on "washington journal." we want to focus on congress returning this week. a busy week ahead, as the agenda intensifies for lawmakers and the president. a story from "the national journal," what the president will be taking into account as he puts forth his budget recommendations. hegel is back on capitol hill for the first time in his official capacity. and a floor bill to freeze the work of the national labor relations board. a lot on the agenda in washington this week. the president, beginning the debate on guns once again in connecticut. hadpoke in hartford, conn., lightness' morning from "the new york post," pushin

hasn't been lucky of late going 2 for 22 when he hit court at the white house eager egg roll last week. >>> up next, remembering margaret thatcher who broke down class and, of course, gender barriers to become britain's first female prime minister and a great one at that. and that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." as we reported earlier in the show, former british prime minister margaret thatcher passed away at the age of 87. her 11 years and half as british prime minister were historic. she was the first woman to lead the uk and the first woman really to lead a western power in modern history. i guess you have to go back to elizabeth i to see an earlier version of leadership in the world. today british prime minister david cameron spoke of her influence. >> we've lost a great prime minister, a great leader, a great britain. as our first woman prime minister, margaret thatcher succeeded against all the odds and the real thing about margaret thatcher is that she didn't just lead our country, she saved our country. >> joining me right now is the great historian, d

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white house chief of staff. mr. baker, thanks very much for being with us, your memories and your connection to margaret thatcher was so immediate and so personal. tell me about the reagan relationship with thatcher. >> well it was the relationship between margaret and ronald reagan was seamless. andrea, there was never as far as i can remember, any differences between them. save perhaps one, when, when president reagan decided to invade grenada and we called margaret to notify her. we called her the night before the operation went down. and grenada was a commonwealth country. and margaret told president reagan. she said you know, ronnie, this is notification, it's not consultation. so she was a little bit disappointed about that. but the fact of the matter is, they saw eye to eye on just about everything else. in fact, i can't think of one other example where there was ever any difference between them. where there was ever any space between them. they were, they spoke for each other often. oftentimes president reagan would, would ask prime minister thatcher to speak for the united states and the united kingdom and

margaret thatcher is she didn't just lead our country. she saved our country. i believe she'll go down as the greater british peacetime prime minister. >> within the last half-hour, the white housee president says that margaret thatcher "showed our daughter there's no glass ceiling that cannot be shattered." she retired after a struck in 2002 after a stroke. she was 82 years old. >>> happening now, these are pictures of the fans and friends lines up all morning to attend roger ebert's funeral. ebert's family wanted the service to be open to the public. the memorial is just beginning. ebert was 70 years old when he died last week after a ten-year battle with cancer. ebert became a household name from his television show and was the first to pin a pull lits prize for film criticism -- pull its prize for -- pulitz prize for film crit crit -- criticism. >>> luckily water in the lake was shallow when a pilot and his three passengers were able to wade out of there after their plane went down. >> very lucky. >> yeah. minor injuries. >>> let's check in with sal. the wind still an issue for drivers? >> it is. northbound 680 at el sero road -- let's try this again. el sero boulevard. boul

margaret thatcher is she didn't just lead our country. she saved our country. i believe she'll go down as the greater british peacetime prime minister. >> within the last half-hour, the white housem prime minister. the president says that margaret thatcher "showed our daughter there's no glass ceiling that cannot be shattered." she retired after a struck in 2002 after a stroke. she was 82 years old. >>> happening now, these are pictures of the fans and friends lines up all morning to attend roger ebert's funeral. ebert's family wanted the service to be open to the public. the memorial is just beginning. ebert was 70 years old when he died last week after a ten-year battle with cancer. ebert became a household name from his television show and was the first to pin a pull lits prize for film criticism -- pull its prize for -- pulitz prize for film crit crit -- criticism. >>> luckily water in the lake was shallow when a pilot and his three passengers were able to wade out of there after their plane went down. >> very lucky. >> yeah. minor injuries. >>> let's check in with sal. the wind still an issue for drivers? >> it is. northbound 680 at el sero road -- let's try this again. el

white house has been reluctant to arm rebels. >>> in london, world leaders past and present attended the funeral of margaret thatcher. the bishop of london mentioned the strong feelings that thatcher evokes, but said this is not the time, or place for a debate on her legacy. thatcher was britain's first, and so far only prime minister. she died last week at the age of 87. >>> in new zealand, there were cheers when parliament legalized same sex marriage. the vote was 77 to 44. new zealand is now the 13th country in the world to do so, and the first in the asia pacific, region. in one town, gays and lesbians dressed in wedding gowns and tossed bouquets to celebrate. >>> listening to arguments on whether california's law banning so-called gay conversion therapy from minors is constitutional. opponents of the law say it interferes with religious practices and violates free speech rights. state attorneys defending the ban say the state has the right to prohibit practices, considered harmful to minors. >>> don't drink and drive. it is a strong message to teenagers. how new numbers show, taking away the keys isn't enough. >

margaret thatcher, shameful. >> and how about this, the white house says we're going to cap your retirement savings.ork, you save, but we know how much you need. and here comes grover norquist, why is louisiana dropping its tax cut plan? "varney & company" about to begin. ♪ >> they're playing the music, so dare we put j.c. penney on death watch after the company gives ron johnson the boot? in his year and a half on the job, the man who invented apples operation, tried to recreate the brand. he failed. they're going to bring in a former chief and keep things going. look at the stock price, it's going down big and we played the organ music, i'm not sure we should have, but we did. and louisiana's governor bobby jindal backing down after intense criticism. and grover norquist is with us, i say it's a big hit to your cause. what do you say? >> actually what governor jindal's done has written a plan to abolish the income tax plan and, said to the legislature, here is my plan, what is your plan, let's work. he said he's not wedded to his particular plan, but committed to abolishing the state income tax as

white house chronicle, tell just coming right up. first, a few thoughts of my own. many of you have asked me to talk about margaret thatcher, who was buried recently, the second-longest serving prime ,inister after robert walpole the most important prime minister of the 20th century, and one of the most controversial prime minister's

white house has been reluctant to arm rebels. >>> in london, world leaders past and present attended the funeral of margaret thatcher. the bishop of london mentioned the strong feelings that thatcher evokes, but said this is not the time, or place for a debate on her legacy. thatcher was britain's first, and so far only prime minister. she died last week at the age of 87. >>> in new zealand, there were cheers when parliament legalized same sex marriage. the vote was 77 to 44. new zealand is now the 13th country in the world to do so, and the first in the asia pacific, region. in one town, gays and lesbians dressed in wedding gowns and tossed bouquets to celebrate. >>> listening to arguments on whether california's law banning so-called gay conversion therapy from minors is constitutional. opponents of the law say it interferes with religious practices and violates free speech rights. state attorneys defending the ban say the state has the right to prohibit practices, considered harmful to minors. >>> don't drink and drive. it is a strong message to teenagers. how new numbers show, taking away the keys isn't enough. >

margaret hoover. >> i spent four years in washington including two years in the white house. i wrote a national best-selling book including how to save the republican party. >> rick reilly. >> i'm a best selling author. i've been covering the world of sports for more than 30 years. >> jason taylor. >> i played professional football for 13 years. >> and kaylighy mcananny. >> i'm in a network of conservative writers dedicated to conservative values and principles. i wanted to empower americans to have a conservative voice. >> let's get "to the point." >> hi, everyone. welcome to "the point." we're going to be here all week at this time. you already know the headlines, so we're going to get to the point of each story and we're going to talk about what everyone is talking about tonight. kevin ware. this realtime injury that everyone watchpd and now can't seem to find it in themselves to watch it. >> it was interesting. i covered sports for 33 years. this is the worst one from what i hear. but i can't bring myself to watch it. i like how cbs pixlated it out. >> that was actually a

margaret hoover. >> i spent years working in washington, including two years in the white house. i wrote a national best selling book about how to save the republican party. >> donny deutsch. >> i'm chairman of deutsch incorporated. author of never wrong, never in doubt. >> i'm an espn columnist and author. i've been covering the world of sports for 30 years, life is just like sports, only with less padding. >> jason taylor. >> i play professional football for 15 years. i played football and baseball. i majored in political science and criminal justice. >> and alicia menendez. >> for years i worked in washington making sure more young people, latinos and women are involved in our democratic process. i want us to have a conversation about what it means to be an american. let's "get to the point." >>> hi, everyone. welcome to "the point." we will be here all week, and you already know the headlines. there's a lot to get to tonight. alicia? >> the ap has new wording around illegal immigration, i'm wondering, is this a tipping point for america? >> my point is about college kids that

margaret hoover. >> i spent years working in washington, including two years in the white house. >> i'm chairman ofuthor of never wrong, never in doubt. >> iman espn columnist and author. i've been covering the world of sports for 30 years, life is just like sports, only w

fillmore and graciously asked margaret taylor to stay on in the white house as long as she wishes. she moved out two days later. she had had enough. >> you told us earlier about the new york and baton rouge access. we will learn more about that from video. here is a bit of the millard fillmore home that you will see now on the videotape. [video clip] >> we are in the home little home that belonged to mildred and abigail fillmore. they did meet when they were both teachers. they both had this desire and love of reading. abigail was brought up in a family that had many books. her father was a baptist preacher, and he loved to read. so she was surrounded by books her whole lifetime. househe moved into this with millard fillmore, she continues that. they had their own personal library, and she wanted to let young people learn extensively about the world as it was. this room that we are in is actually the focus of the entire house. history is made right here. she independently employed herself as a teacher. she tutored young students in the evening, mainly in the course of history. this

. >> margaret carlson, i don't think it's that bad at the white house, is it?> i think he pays 26,000 and doesn't even get gps. you know? from the beginning, the president has negotiated and shown his best, you know, he has given everything he is going to give from the outset. he's not a good negotiator. but walden spent the day in the wood shed. there is this problem. look at the campaign when after obama cut the 716 billion dollars from medicare, he was pummeled for it. romney made ryan drop it from his budget. and, you know, we move forward. you can't touch medicare. republicans won't join hands in the entitlement cuts when, you know, when they are in a campaign and it gets close, they don't want to do it either. this is a problem. this is a terrible problem. we have spenders and entitlement reform is hard for everybody. >> mike, that is what we have. we have a bunch of spenders and had nothing but a bunch of spenders over the past decade in both parties and why we are 16.5 trillion in debt. >> what we have seen where speaker boehner takes congressman walden

margaret hoover. >> i spent four years working in washington in government service including two years in the white house. i wrote a national, best-selling book. >> donny deutsche. >> i'm chairman of deutsche incorporated. >> rick reilly. >> i've been covering the world of sports for more than 30 years. life is just like sports, only with less added. >> jason taylor. >> i played professional football for 15 years. i played for the miami dolphins as well as the washington red skins and the new york jets. i also majored in political science and criminal justice. >> i was named by "time" magazine as one of the top five female trial lawyers in the country. and i'm the author of a best-selling book of how a driven woman changed her destiny. and i believe that strong women should be helping women all of the time. >> let's get to "the point". >> hello, everyone. welcome to "the point." you already know today's headlines now, let's get to the point of each story. donny? >> yesterday, the firing of the rutgers basketball coach was, get this, the sign of the wussification of america. >> america just passed the tou

margaret hoover. >> i spent four years working in washington and two years in the white house. i wrote a national best-selling book how to save the republican party. >> donnie deutsche. >> i'm the author of two books. >> rick riley. >> i'm an espn columnist, essayist and author. i'm covering the world of sports more than 30 years. life is just like sports with less padding. >> jason taylor. >> i played professional football for 15 years for the miami doll fns and the washington redskins and the new york jets. i also majored in political science and criminal justice. >> and kayleigh mcenany. >> i want to empower americans to have a voice. >> let's "get to the point." >>> hey, everyone. welcome to "the point." we will be here all week at this time. you already know today's head loons so now we get to the point of each story and start with two people that everyone is talking about. hillary clinton and jay leno. first, hillary. she gave a speech tonight at the kennedy center for a major charity, vital voices. a first paid speech out of office at the end of april. certainly for six

white house also having an event there today. richard? >> senators toomey and manchin, very key right now. thank you so much, tracie potts in washington, d.c. >>> this morning world leaders and dignitaries continue sharing their memories of margaret thatcher. britain's first female prime minister dying monday at the age of 87. the queen has authorized plans for thatcher to receive a royal funeral with military honors on wednesday, april 17th. yesterday former first lady nancy reagan told andrea mitchell about her relationship with thatcher. >> i think people thought that she and i didn't have a relationship. nothing could be further from the truth. we had a very special relationship. and, of course, i loved it that she and ronnie were as close as they were. >> again, that conversation with nbc's andrea mitchell. actress meryl streep who won an oscar for playing thatcher in 2011 "the iron lady" called the former prime minister a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit. >>> closer to home, beloved mouseketeer. she later went on to star in a series of beach party movies. she later went on to star in a series of beach party movies such as "bleach blanket bingo." funicello died in california following complications are multip

margaret, it's martha. >> those presidential paintings have remained there and one of the more iconic if you see movies about the white house, you see the first family walking down the presidential portraits it is called the cross hall and that began with the johnson administration. you will see pictures from the national historic site in greenville, tennessee where our guest has worked for quite a long time. and we are going to start with one that shows the white house artifacts from the museum. how many do you have in the collection? is it a big white house collection? >> i would say a dozen, two dozen things from the johnson administration. they were allowed to bring them home in those days and qualify that. >> family collection? >> three generations of the amily lived in the house after andrew and eliza and great granddaughter lived there. so we have 85% of the original belongings. >> we are going to see some of the white house collection and our guest will be in this video in her uniform. so we'll take a look. >> in this case, we have artifacts relating to johnson's presidency and beyond. we have one of eliza's neck la

margaret brennan. coming up this half hour we preview tonight's white house correspondents' dinner the usualry rev rent tone may be subdued coming just weeks after the boston bombing. >> girls rising. about the struggle of nine girls in countries for education. >> whether you're wearing this season's "it" color. you don't know what it is yet? take a guess. you're going to meet the powerful woman who chose it. but first our top story this half hour. air traffic controllers who were furloughed due to the budget mess in washington are now headed back to work. that should ease the huge flight delays that air travelers endured this week as jan crawford reports. >> congress moved quickly to improve the legislation that would end the furloughs. they've delayed 5,000 flights nationwide. lawmakers heard it from travelers who are frustrated by long lines at the airport, delays caused of course when the faa said it had to furlough the air traffic controller because of mandatory budget cuts. now republican senator susan collins of maine was a key sponsor of this legislation and she said that the furloughs also wer

thatcher was the final foreign visitor to the white house during reagan's administration after being one of the first to visit after he took office. jon: margarettcher was known for her imposing personality and often worked her will in britain's political battles. here now, some of the best of margaret thatcher in her own words. >> i stand before you tonight in my red star chiffon evening gown -- [laughter] [applause] my face softly made up and my fair hair gently waved -- [laughter] the iron lady of the western world. where there is discourse, may we bring harmony. where there is error, may we bring truth. where there is doubt, may we bring faith. and where there is we bring hope. we're all waiting with baited breath for that favored media catch phrase, the u-turn. i have only one thing to say. you turn if you want to. [laughter] [applause] the ladies are not turning. what the honorable member is saying is he would rather the poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich. that way you will never create the wealth for better social services as we have. and what a policy! yes, you would rather have the poor poorer provided the rich were less

margaret held you are watching our t. now starting us our capitol hill is on high alert the f.b.i. has confirmed suspicious letters containing a poisonous substance have been sent to both the white house and to congress and envelope containing the deadly poison rice and was mailed to the office of republican senator roger wicker of mississippi yesterday now today another envelope laced with the poison was found a draft of the president himself has talked to me more about this i'm joined by our t.v. producer adriano. and artie correspondent perry and boring let's start with you what's happening right now with the situation well a lot to talk about a lot of activity today on capitol hill the white house has confirmed today that a letter containing a suspicious substance in this case. was indeed mailed to the president just yesterday as you have just mentioned the f.b.i. reports of another envelope that was delivered to a member of capitol hill a member of congress are on capitol hill in this case it was republican senator roger wicker from mississippi those concerns continued on today at the senate in the evacuation of both the russell and hart office buildings today so i mean from. ano

margaret, it's martha. >> those presidential paintings have remained there and one of the more iconic if you see movies about the white housely walking down the presidential portraits it is called the cross hall and that began with the johnson administration. you will see pictures from the national historic site in greenville, tennessee where our guest has worked for quite a long time. and we are going to start with one that shows the white house artifacts from the museum. how many do you have in the collection? is it a big white house collection? >> i would say a dozen, two dozen things from the johnson administration. themwere allowed to bring home in those days and qualify that. >> family collection? >> three generations of the family lived in the house after andrew and eliza and great granddaughter lived there. originale 85% of the belongings. >> we are going to see some of the white house collection and our guest will be in this video in her uniform. so we'll take a look. >> in this case, we have artifacts relating to johnson's presidency and beyond. we have one of eliza's neck laces which is a plain black cross which

white house looked at options, bombing runways, syrian airports on the grund. no fly zones, but reluctant to take those options because it would likely involved further u.s. troops. >> margaretrennan, thank you. >>> an update on the health of former south african president nelson mandela the first video in nine months. he did not talk and appeared weak. his head propped up by pillows, seen with south africa president, jacob zuma. he was released more than three weeks ago from the hospital. treated for a lung infection. he is 94 years old. >>> dow is down after fizer reported weak earnings. there was a bogus report of a white house attack. mistake or not it sent the stock market into a nose dive and wiped out $200 billion worth of value from the dow in minutes. cbs news and contributor mellody hobson joins us now. i'm glad you are here. this story has far-reaching consequences. have you been talking to regulators. what are they most concerned about? what are they going to do? >> they are concerned about high-frequency trading, where financial companies have written computer programs that scour the web for any kind of information and execute trades in milliseconds based upon t

margaret felt the same way. it's a different of opinion. you love your spouse and it's their career. lady bird johnson made that comment when she left the white house. she said politics my husband's career, not mine. >> the one thing that may have resigned her to being in the white house was the fact that the entire family was there with her. >> the fact that the kids were there with -- were there with her, exactly. >> ron from florida? are you there, sir? caller: i am indeed. thank you for the series and for taking my call. a couple of quick questions how does eliza respond to on the night of lincoln's assassination, a card was left for her husband as well. second, really quick, have any of your guests seen the film, "johnson" a wonderful film done in the '40s with van halen?-- van heflin, rather, playing johnson. it vindicated johnson a little bit. >> have you seen the film? >> oh, yes. in the bicentennial, we had a special showing of it in the old capital theater and we had world war ii newsreel go before it when it was originally shown. >> the question about eliza and the lincoln assassination. >> i'm not aware that she was even heard about it.

margaret thatcher. live coverage when they return here on c-span. the issue of gun control came up at today's white house briefing with jay carney and a number of questions about north korean threats. this is about an hour. >> welcome, everybody. president obama is announcing his intent to nominate three members of the national labor and to the rd designated chairman and harry johnson iii. the members of the nlrb, these nominations all, including the two nominated prior are acted on by the senate would bring the nlrb up to full operating level ensuring that it continues to function and fill s responsibles to look after things this would be a five- person board, two republican nominees and we would have a balanced bipartisan board weand urge the senate to move on those nominations efficiently. secondly i'd also like to say that this afternoon, the senate will vote to confirm judge patty schwartz to the third circuit. judge schwartz was reported by the senate judiciary committee on march , 2012, making her wait 397 days for what should be a bipartisan confirmation vote. after her expected confirmation ther

margaret taylor and abigail fillmore. we'll take your questions by phone, facebook, and twitter. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> next, former white housector david stockman and general david walker talk about the impact of the national debt on the economy and the policies of president obama, congress, and the federal reserve. from george washington university, this is one hour and 10 minutes. [inaudible] >> welcome. thank you for being here today. when we name this panel month because -- months ago, we called the new austerity, thinking the nation would be in the midst of major discussions about austerity and probably a lot further along than we now see that we are. we knew we had a debt problem. the nation knows we have a debt problem. the question is, what do we do with that and who feels the pain? we seem to be caught there in who feels the pain. the public is adamantly have to do something with that debt. i don't know about you, but i write about the economy and the market that i get the mails from people constantly screaming we have to do something about the debt. some of these people are hoarding gold because they figure a disast

whites could be misused. margaret hamburg testifies on the budget request for the food and budget administration. all of these programs tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern on the c-span networks. next, today's white houseefing with press secretary jay carney. he talked about the prospect of chemical weapons used in syria and the impact of automatic spending cuts on the faa. congress approved a bill ending furloughs of air traffic controllers. this is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon or good morning to you all. thank you for being here. we had a long and eventful day yesterday. but is great to be back with you. i have no announcements to make. i will go straight to your questions. have we concluded syria did use chemical weapons? then we are not sure and will hold off while we figure it out completely. -- give assadct a reason to think we are not serious when we say not to cross this line or else? >> the white house has said it has been assessed by our intelligence community with varying degrees of confidence the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. this assessment is based in part on physiological samples. we're working to establis

white house briefing room at 11 scln 30 a.m. eastern time. 24 minutes from now. large events around the globe being affected by events in boston. they are preparing for the london marathon and margaret tha thatcher funeral. >> right. the first event is tomorrow morning, the funeral of margaret tlavper. police security has already been stepped up in that event. now security officials are saying they will review security in light of the event in boston. there will be lockdowns in much of the city of london. here's what one official had to say about security at that event earlier. >> those who are responsible for these things are always constantly making sure that any measures that have to be taken are taken. >> >> now the u.s. will send a dell gag to the funeral tomorrow, including two former secretaries of states. james baker iii and george schultz. the london mar than happens on sunday. that involves 30,000 people. and it will wind through past some of the biggest iconic buildings. so they are also reviewing security there. they said the marathon will not be canceled. prince harry will be on hand to present prizes to the winners and any runners ra ran in the marathon in boston said