Years. Storiesybe one of those that is too good to investigate, to she knew what she wanted do. Let me introduce you to a couple of people here as we wrap up the introductions to key Staff Members involved. Yeta who is running camera. She doesnt look like it right now. These days it is done with joysticks and things that look remarkably like ipads. That is that johnny . He spent much of the series giving me cues, telling me to move along when im supposed to. The role of floor director and one person who declined to be on camera. Terry murphy the Vice President none of using and would be doing this if we didnt have his involvement. As we end our project here, end the series, i will turn to each you and ask so long look across this history of first ladies who are the ones that really made the role asce in change the we know it today . A question we started with early on. Lets wrap that way. Richard . If Martha Washington would not have been as successful defining what a president and lad
Is composed of k. U. Students committed to the work of the Dole Institute. Before we begin tonight, id like to remind you to please turn off your cell phones. After the interview, we will have some time for our audience questions and answers. If you have a question, please raise your hand and a student helper with a microphone will come to you. Please ask just one brief question. And now id like to introduce you to the associate director of the Dole Institute of politics, barbara ballard. [applause] thank you, quinn. Good evening and welcome to the robert j. Dole institute of politics at the university of kansas. We are pleased to have you join us for the president ial first series, the ladies. The 2014 president ial election series is sponsored in part by the william t. Kemper ii Charitable Trust and Commerce Trust company and bob lloyd cotrustees. This evenings interview will conducted by bill lacy, director of the Dole Institute, Richard Norton smith was the First Permanent director
Example for future first ladies, ellen wilson died just a year and half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains are the most controversial efforts of any first lady. Tonight, the story of the Wilson Administrations two first ladies, ellen and edith. We have two tragc deaths here to tell you about these two interesting women and the times in which they lived. Her book is allen and edith, Woodrow Wilsons first ladies. John mills cooper is Woodrow Wilsons biographer. Thanks for being with us. We have been telling the stories chronologically, but Everybody Knows about edith wilson managing the white house as it is described after her husband suffers a stroke. We will tell that story first because so many people really want to know what happen
Today as a Public Service by your cable provider. Coming up in a moment, the final program in our first lady series with a look at their role and influence in history. Followed by ken ham and bill merits ofating the evolution and creationism. Then the bbc first correspondent jane little. She delivered the keynote address on medias coverage of religion. The first ladies worked to make the white house a family home. Tonight, on our series finale, we will look back at the lives of these women from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, how the role of first lady has evolved, and how certain individuals have helped define the job. Good evening and welcome as we spend the next few hours wrapping up our yearlong series. What is going to be important about these final two hours is you. We hope that you will be a major part of our program tonight by calling us, sending us tweets, or posting on facebook what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on display during the
She popularized the style of american style. It was considered her classic look. People noticed it. It was a perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison. As they try to resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with James Madison helping him. Compiling and arranging his papers. She moved back to washington d. C. In her elder years and became very much behind the scenes in a political field again. As henry clay famously said, Everybody Loves mrs. Madison. Her equally famous response thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady with experience during Thomas Jeffersons two terms. The president often called on her to assist him. This sense of the usefulness of diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ground wanting when she assumed the role in 1809 as her husband James Madison became the president. Good evening and welcome. Tonight we will learn about the intriguing Dolley Madison. We have two guests at our table. Let me intr