Host serving as first lady from 1869 to 1877, julia grant relished the role. She once commented that life inside the white house was a garden spot of orchids. Growing up in a slaveholding family, she ended up as wife of the commanding u. S. General during the civil war. She and ulysses s. Grant shared 37 years together that included the hardships of war, the challenges of politics, and eight years in the white house. Welcome to our program, first ladies influence and image. Tonight, julia grant. Let me introduce you to our guests. Bill seale is a member of our series. He is a Longtime White House historian and the author of the president s house. Pam sanfilippo is a historian at the ulysses s. Grant National Historic site. She is also working on a biography of julia grant. I want to start with you. We last left the series with the johnsons after impeachment and the politics with the radical republicans in reconstruction in the south. Set the stage for us as the grants come into the whi
Are you ready for that pressure . Absolutely. You know, given the fact i have been in opposition my entire career i ive taken on every special interest it is funny to find myself as the front runner. We are going to enter this debate with the full knowledge that tens of millions of americans want fundamental change in terms of whats going on in this country. They are tired of a president who is pathological liar. Who is running a corrupt administration, who is a racist and a sexist and homophobe and xenophobe. I think there is a growing revulsion in this country to this president. People do gnat want to be embarrassed when they turn on the tv when kids are in the room. Not one trying to undermine american democracy here and around the world. So im feeling good, and i think weve got a good shot to win this thing. All right, so nows your chance to make your case to the voters of this sastate. Lets bring in a. J. Harly from goose creek. He was friends with the youngest victim of the 2016
Appeal. I think biden came across as that healer. Early on he had very strong moments. But this is probably both of their best debates. You know, Bernie Sanders was able to slice and dice biden on some really key policy points, holding him accountable for his record, and try to push i agree, i think that bernie went out there with the idea im going to stick up for what i believe in and push this guy to either acknowledge hes not with the real change or to come closer. But i thought if this was the last big moment for Bernie Sanders, if this thing is going to be wrapped up soon and some people say it will, some people say it wont but i think he equated himself well but i dont think he expanded his base tonight. He needs to do that to change the math and dynamics. I dont think he did that, but i think he changed the physics of the party other the past four years. And that shows through tonight. To me, tonight is about coronavirus. People in the country dont have the same ear for differen
That healer. People may have looked at the early part of the debate and then drifted off and came back at the end. Bernie sanders was able to slice and dice biden on some key policy points, hold him accountable for his record and try to push him. I agree, i think that bernie went out there with the idea, im going to stick up for what i believe in and push this guy to get him to acknowledge hes not with real change or come closer. I thought if this was the last big moment for Bernie Sanders, if this thing is going to be wrapped up soon, and some people say it will, some people say it wont, but i think he acquitted himself well but i dont think he expanded his base tonight. He needs to do that in order to change the math, to change the dynamics. I dont think he did that. But i think he changed the physics of this party over this past four years and that shows through tonight as well. Kirsten, to me, tonight is about coronavirus. People in the country dont have the same ear for difference