Im jamie colby, and today im in tucson, arizona, to meet the family of a man who spent his entire life building beautiful homes, and it led him to amass a collection of what some would say was lessthanfunctional furniture but others insist were works of art. My name is Diane Bennett. I was married to Edmund Bennett for 30 years. He left us an inheritance that had collectors around the world buzzing. Hi, diane. Hi, jamie. Diane was eds third wife. This is the last of eight homes they shared until his death in 2013. Oh, my. This is a history of 33 years of a blended family, eds children, my children, ed, and me. Diane, tell me about edmund. Well, he was a very complex man. He was very pragmatic but a real romantic. Born in washington, dc, in 1920, bennett serves in both world war ii and korea. By 1953, hes ready for peacetime and takes a job at the state department. He and his first wife, wilda, are making their own contribution to the baby boom. He buys two lots in washington, with plan
Court, and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local or cable satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our link by all teas cable partners, this weekend we travel to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour and a half, we will visit notable locations and speak with experts about the citys history, including a home dating back to the early settlement of charleston. Then in about an hour, we will tour West Virginias capital building. Later, we hear the true life story of the movie Hidden Figures. In an africanamerican woman played in putting a man on the moon. We begin our special feature with a visit to the state history museum. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum at the state Cultural Center in c
Maria joining the conversation, Dagen Mcdowell, former republican president ial candidate steve forbes. Im so happy that youre back, dagen. Dagen i was watching or trying to, i missed you immensely and i will leave it at that. Maria we will talk more about it. Maria steve, thank you so much for joining us, big day again. Consumer is still king. Maria we are wait on retail numbers, top story, markets hitting record high, futures on the way to another record at the start of trading, s p futures up 8 and nasdaq futures up 34 with a number of retailers to report quarterly earnings, home depot, kohls, tjmaxx among them. Lets get to home depot, Ashley Webster are the numbers. Ashley lets get right to it, home depot on the earnings per share coming at 2. 53 a share, that is one penny better than the estimate but revenue just a hair short, estimate for 27. 53 billion coming to 27. 2 billion, lets not forget home depot lowered guidance in last Earnings Report and reaffirming that, same store sa
My gosh, two white feet. You are so adorable. They have been expecting this. Theyve been doing research. They have everything prepared. I know what to do for a woman. I dont know what to do with a dog. Pup number two is a boy. Public number three is a dog yes. And its a boy. Pup number four so cute. Pup number four is a boy. Number five is a boy. There she is with pup number six. Thats also a boy. Finally pup number seven. Lucky number seven. Lets get us a girl. Its a girl. I its a girl. Its a girl. Mom gave birth to six boys and one girl. Heres to mama. The pups just looking cute. Being adorable. This is a pretty unfortunate situation. These ladies are in the elevator in china. No, no, no what are you doing . Thats like a guillotine yeah. She had an open pot of food. Shes okay. Reports are they were on the ground floor. Thats why the woman decided to step out. She didnt realize the elevator was still moving. Oh. Again, shes okay. She didnt fall. Thats where she got lucky. She made it
She is responsible for recreating the beds and mountes that make vernon believable as a home. Nancy is widely recognized as the leading american expert of textiles of the 18th and 19th centuries. She began her career as an archaeologist, deeply interested in understanding the ways people how theythe past, lived with and express themselves through their material possessions. Over the past 30 years. , natalie has taken that approach above ground by studying furnishing textiles in order to recreate them. She began as an archaeological draftsmen. While at williamsburg, natalie refurbished nearly every expedition building, including the most recent restoration of the Peyton Randolph house. Natalie has worked for more than 80 museums and public sites. She is the go to textile expert for what i consider the three most important houses in america mount vernon, monticello, and the white house. Natalie is an extraordinary mentor to curators around the country. She selflessly provides insights fr