Topics, but we hadnt tackled the project of haufringoffering ladies exhibit and luncheon and lecture series all combined. When planning and coordinating the concept we analyzed the need and quickly noted the need for a special guest curator. Carl anthony is one of the nations foremost experts on president ial wives and their families. Hes penned over a dozen books and has had the privilege to interview the clintons, laura bush, as well as the nixon and the fords. His accolades are vast and many. The staff of the Nixon Foundation and the Richard Nixon president ial library has enjoyed a long friendship and professional relationship with carl. In many ways we consider you part of the family, carl. When we called them back in april to propose the idea of a first lady exhibit, lecture and luncheon series carls enthusiasm was contagious. In five months the concept had become a reality. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming carl anthony. [ applause ] thank you for all of you who
Shes talking about color and shes wearing a red dress and they understood the lighting and understood the message, how the message should go with the pictures, and they really got it all, and it was really almost Second Nature to them both. Want to move to the second term in the white house again, full of so many issues. In brief some of them included the soviet summit which included with the arms treaty. The explosion of the challenger. Any of us alive certainly remember that day well. The irancontra affair and how nancy was involved in that and the iraniraq war. She overcame the criticism. Did she become a positive Political Force for the white house in the second term . It was different. I mean, she was burned by the experience of the first year or so, and she came out of that and really was always very careful in her dealings with the press, very sparing in the interviews she gave, and as carl said, i mean, she has a presence about her, a poise, and she was able to i think communic
So, all of you, thank you for your support and to the kids for just saying no. Thank you. [ applause ] my hope is that the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever paths their talents and their Natures Point to. I think they thought that the white house was so glamorous and your role was so what you did was so glamorous, your life was so glamorous, and all they saw were the parties and the meeting people and, you know and ive got to tell you, i never worked harder in my life. Nancy reagan served as longtime political partner, fiercest protector, and ultimately as the caretaker for president Ronald Reagan. An involved first lady, she was active in key staff decisions and policymaking and in campaigning. She made drug use her signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, were going to tell you the story of anne frances robbins, known to us all as nancy reagan, the wife of
Esther, right up here in the front row. [ applause ] and hugh hewitt, the president of the Nixon Foundation who youll hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests with us here, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations, and staff and friends of the nixon frustration and were honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary pa tish s patricin become first lady of the united states. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program, but its very important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission which was inspired as most of you or all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of those beautiful state rooms in the white house, for the acquisition of items for the Permanent Collection at the white house as well, and for our education programs, programs like this, where we teach and tel
Far more than a matter of cosmetics. For me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony, to bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment. And that of course only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping. Thats Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification. She was a successful business woman and a savvy political p t partner to our president. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird. Here to tell our story are two guests, Cokie Roberts, political analyst, also author, savvy mothers and ladies of liberty. B betty boyd caroli. I want to start at the beginning, 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed in national tragedy. What were the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy. Well, they were enormous. First of all, nobody knew whether there was a widespread plot, so the country was