War. It changed hands over 26 times. Andrew and eliza did purchase slaves so they had domestic help. It was used as a hospital, as a place to stay. It was basically destroyed. Eliza being ill with tuberculosis wasnt able to get out much. Eliza received many gifts that she brought home with her. This is the room she returned to after her years in the white house. She was just obscure as she probably would have wanted it but she is who he needed. Abraham lincolns assassination just weeks after his second inaugural shocked a war ravaged nation and brought his southern democrat Vice President Andrew Johnson into the white house. Johnsons wife eliza was 54 years old and an invalid when she was thrust into the role of first lady determined to be a helpmate to her husband as he navigated the turbulent end of the civil war, reconstruction in the south, and his own impeachment. This week on cspans first ladies the life and times of eliza mccard l johnson. Good evening and thank you for being wi
To covering live house coverage here on cspan as they gavel in eight bills today, including antilynching legislation. The speakr pro tempore the house will be in order. He prayer will be offere by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain onroy let us pray. Dear lord, we give you thanks foriving us another day. Use thismoment to be e reminded of your presence c1 tap the resoces needed by the members of this peos house to do their work as w as it upon those torn nation and upon the members of this assembly who struggle to see the shared hope for a Better Future in those withwhom they disagree. Fo many americans, the holy season of lent begins tomorrow d foreheads are marked this as men andwomen and as a reminder of your power to thrugh our failures all this day and through the week, may our representatives do teir best to find solutions to pressing issues facig our nation. Please hasten the day when justice and love shall dwell in the hearts of all peoples and rule the affairs of the nation
Comprised of the Planning Departments determination of exemption from the Environmental Review under ceqa for the proposed project of 20 719 brian st. And items 44 through 47 are the public hearing of the public hearing of people interested in a conditional use operation dated june 27, 2016 for a project located at 2007 brian st. And associated with that appeal. So, you only so, you only call through items 43 . Mme. Pres. I called through item 47. Supervisor campos. Thank you mme. Pres. With the agreement of all of the parties involved that like to hereby motion that the items be open to september 13. Supervisor campos made a motion to continue this until september 13 but before that we continue i would like to open this up for Public Comment if theres any members of the public that would like to speak on this item please come forward now. And, just to be clear, keep your marks focused on the continuance and not necessarily the item itself. Thank you. Hello supervisors,yes absolutely t
And welcome to august 2, 2016 meeting of the board of supervisors. Mme. Clerk, can you please call the roll . Thank you mme. Pres. Supervisor avalos. Here. Pres. Breed. Present. Supervisor campus. Present. 17 03 56 supervisor cohen. Present. Supervisor farrell. Present. Supervisor kim. Not present. Supervisor mar. Present. Supervisor peskin. Present. Supervisor tang. Tang not present. Supervisor wiener. Here. Supervisor yee. Here. Mme. Pres. , you have a quorum. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us for the pledge of allegiance . [pledge of allegiance] members, are there any changes to the Meeting Minutes of june 28, 2016. Seeing none is there a motion to approve . We have a motion to approve by supervisor mar and seconded by supervisor tang. Seeing none is there a motion to approve . Colleagues can we take this without objection, without objection those Meeting Minutes will pass after Public Comment. [gavel] mme. Clerk, can you please read our first item. Read our fi
And welcome to august 2, 2016 meeting of the board of supervisors. Mme. Clerk, can you please call the roll . Thank you mme. Pres. Supervisor avalos. Here. Pres. Breed. Present. Supervisor campus. Present. 17 03 56 supervisor cohen. Present. Supervisor farrell. Present. Supervisor kim. Not present. Supervisor mar. Present. Supervisor peskin. Present. Supervisor tang. Tang not present. Supervisor wiener. Here. Supervisor yee. Here. Mme. Pres. , you have a quorum. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us for the pledge of allegiance . [pledge of allegiance] members, are there any changes to the Meeting Minutes of june 28, 2016. Seeing none is there a motion to approve . We have a motion to approve by supervisor mar and seconded by supervisor tang. Seeing none is there a motion to approve . Colleagues can we take this without objection, without objection those Meeting Minutes will pass after Public Comment. [gavel] mme. Clerk, can you please read our first item. Read our fi