Cooperation with the White House Historical cooperations. Through conversations with experts, video tours and questions with the audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Mimi eisenhower on first ladies, influence and image. This is about 90 minutes. Today, it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time, our first lady, at this her belated Birthday Party. begin video clip to mamie many happy returns. To mamie with music, 160 million join in our chorus. To mamie with music, to mamie, with love. Susan swain a birthday tribute to Mamie Eisenhower, televised nationally by cbs in march of 1956, just a few weeks after her husband, president Dwight Eisenhower, announced his bid for reelection. Tonight, 1950s america and the life and times of first lady Mamie Eisenhower. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight is Mamie Eisenhowers turn. And here to tell us about her life are two people who have spent a lot of time with first ladi
To mamie with music, 160 million join in our chorus. To mamie with music, to mamie, with love. Susan swain a birthday tribute to Mamie Eisenhower, televised nationally by cbs in march of 1956, just a few weeks after her husband, president Dwight Eisenhower, announced his bid for reelection. Tonight, 1950s america and the life and times of first lady Mamie Eisenhower. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight is Mamie Eisenhowers turn. And here to tell us about her life are two people who have spent a lot of time with first ladies, and in particular in marilyn holts case, Mamie Eisenhower. Shes a historian and author of a biography called, Mamie Eisenhower, the generals first lady. We also welcome back edith mayo to the table. Edies been one of our guiding forces among academic historians on first ladies for this whole series. Its nice to see you again. Edith mayo nice to be back. Susan well, what should we take away watching that piece of video
Conversations with experts, tors of historical sites, and questions from cspans audience, we tell the stories of the first ladies. Now, Lady Bird Johnson. This is about two hours. Lady bird johnson a beautification to my mind is far more than a matter of cosmetics. To me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World and the manmade world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment. That, of course, only begins with trees, flowers, and landscaping. Susan swain thats from a film created by the Johnson Administration with Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner, successful businesswoman, and a savvy political partner to her husband, our 36th president , Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening, and welcome to cspans first ladies influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird, the wife of our 36th president. Here to te
Ladies influenced an image. This is two hours. I think every first lady shouldnt do something to help should do something to help. Everything in the white house should be the best. The art of children is the same the world over. And so, of course, is our feeling for children. I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. Susan swain Jacqueline Kennedys 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, well tell you the story of the wife of the 35th president of the United States, named Jacqueline Bouvier kennedy. And we have two guests at the table for the next two hours to
Rosalynn carter i have learned that you can do anything you want to. They used to ask me if i thought the first lady ought to be paid. If you get paid, then i have to do what the first lady is supposed to do. But you can do anything you want to. And its such a great soapbox. I mean its just such a great opportunity. So i would i would advise any first lady to do what she wanted to do. If she doesnt want and another thing i learned is youre going to criticized no matter what you do. I could have stayed there at the white house, poured tea, had receptions, and i would have been criticized as much as i was criticized outside of for what i did, but and i got a lot of criticism. But you learn to live with it, as i said earlier. I mean, just live with it. You expect it, and you live with it and never let it influence me. end video clip susan swain Rosalynn Carter. In a recent interview conducted for this series in atlanta. She was her husbands political partner from their first campaign. Sus