The most visited department at the smithsonian. Were told its the most visited and at this point the oldest. We turned 100 years old this year. How fantastic. 100 years old. 100 years old. That is wonderful. I want to ask all of the panelists, why do we care so much about what the first lady wears . What is the impact . What is the legacy . What is the message that the first lady sends . I think shes a symbolic figure. Shes in a way a little bit like the queen of america. And people look at her to see what kind of a female image shes conveying. And i think we also see her as a mother of our country for the time shes in office. And i think that people definitely want to emulate her and, you know, seek guidance, you know, from how she is conducting herself and projecting herself to the world. And i want to remind everyone were going to have a question and answer session at the end of this. If you have questions about any of these things and think you might forget, write them down. And we
I want to note for our viewers that a new book is out. It is about the lives of or i5 iconic women. Its by susan swain and many of the people here at cspan who helped with that book. For more on the book and what its about, we are joined by Benjamin Adams. Thank you for joining us. I want to talk about the book it was the concept behind it and what makes it different from other first lady books . Guest thanks for having me on. Its my second collaboration with cspan. I think what we were trying to achieve with this look book was to capture the other half of president ial history. The stories of the first ladies have been told in some measure before. What sets this apart is these are an extraordinary collection of voices. This is the largest collection of historians ever assembled on this project. We have a large group of journalists like dr. Robertson. Its an Extraordinary Group contributing. Host this comes after the history series on first ladies. Can you talk about how the book was p
U. S. Tax system. The numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter, facebook or email us. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. It is april 14, one day before tax day. We are asking our viewers this morning is the u. S. Tax system fair . Here is something from few Research Center. The Pew Research Center notes 59 saying something is wrong and that congress should change it. 39 are saying only minor changes. Many are bothered by corporations and wealthy americans not paying their fair share, more so than what they pay in their own taxes. 54 say they feel some come got some corporations do not pay their fair share 54 say they feel some corporations do not pay their fair share. Meanwhile, 27 of americans say it bothers them a lot in the amount they pay in their own taxes. As to the view of the agency that collects your taxes, just 45 of americans have a favorable rating of the are, compared to 48 that view is unfavorably. 62 republicans, especially tea
Part of our program tonight by calling us, sending its tweets, or posting a basic look what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on display during the past year. Them introduce the guests. Mayo, is responsible for putting together the first ladys exhibit. Nice to see you again. She was also one of four academic advisors for this entire series. Mcbride, sheita has become first lady scholar. She is on the board of the White House Historical association, our partners. A little later on, Richard Norton smith will be joining us. Ladies program on first and as that wraps up, he will be joining us at the table. Let me ask both of you about first ladies. Why are they interesting . I think because they present thatwindow of the past women could relate to, particularly women. I think womens history has been hidden for so long that this gave women the way in which they could access the past through the lives of the first ladies. I found it fascinating. Do these wome
So americans are not very reflective. That its wonderful to have love, but where is the interior of our soul . Do we think about where we fit in to the dysfunctions . The word that he wouldnt necessarily understand. But its one thats very owerful. When we distrust politicians are we really saying that we istrust ourselves . What is so great about the United States . We acknowledge these types of breakages between ourselves and the outcome of policy. He would say it does not fit very well, that we distrust institutions in a country we profess to love. Join me in thanking dr. Farrier. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] on the next washington journal, Kevin Kuhlman looks at how the Health Care Laws impacting Small Businesses round the country. Then Brian Moulton on samesex marriage. Demrt Obama Administration released its final Cybersecurity Framework report. Guidelines for companies to improve security. On tues