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. Rosalynn carter, in a recent interview conducted for this series in atlanta. She was her husbands political partner from their first campaign. As first lady, she attended president jimmy carters cabinet meetings and championed womens rights and Mental Health issues, even testifying before congress. Their partnership on issues has continued in their long postwhite house years. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, we turn the pa
Book, which focuses really on two days in the kennedy presidency june 10 and june 11, 1963. Why did you decide to write a book focused on only two days of the kennedy presidency and why did you pick those two days to focus on . Andrew thank you, colleen, it is a great honor to be here with you, and the White House Historical association. Particularly meaningful for me, because it was founded by Jackie Kennedy in the white house 60 years ago. I had been looking for a way into the Kennedy Administration for some time. Hard as it may be to believe, one of the most seminal days of my life was november 22, 1963. As an eightyearold, i learned of the assassination of president kennedy. It isnt unusual for someone like me or anyone of my generation to remember where he or she was, but it seemed to me to change something. It developed for me a fascination. As i grew up, my friends were interested in cap tim cook and the final frontier. I was interested in jfk and the new frontier. As a student,
Continue beyond 9 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. Soto, for five minutes. Mr. Soto thank you, mr. Speaker. Rise today in support of egislation we just passed, the commission on the status of black men and boys, that was my fellow y floridian, congresswoman wilson. Lasted for over 246 ears in america from 1619 to 1865. Ts one of americas original sins. People think of the civil war as ncient history, but theres actually still even children of slaves alive today. 80s, y be in their late early 90s, but it makes you realize it wasnt that long ago. 13th through the great endments, we saw change prohibiting slavery, creating citizenship, due vote s, and the right to for africanamericans. And then you have the era. Struction started out with a promising potential. Federal troops helped ensure votes throughout the nation. Africanamericans to the house and senate. Nd according to shermans promise, everyone would get 40 acres and a mule. Down, though,ming starting w
Can be one of the nations foremost scholars on racism and hes just been tasked with building the center for Antiracist Research that Boston University here in thank you so much for joining us i know you have a new book coming out and it is called antiracist baby id love to understand based on you know what youve done and how to be an antiracist youre reaching further what are you trying to do with this new book that youre releasing. I think its a tool for for parents and guardians and caretakers and teachers to begin nurturing in raising the youngest of people to to to be antiracists to record is human equality to see conditions as problems not necessarily people to value all the different skin colors and you know the young people may not be able to fully understand race and racism especially if theyre 6 months or or one years old but we oftentimes teach 3 months old a 9 month old in one and a half euro children about come Sophisticated Concepts like love and kindness and the older the
Role of first lady over 44 administrations. Watch American History tv tonight and over the weekend. Good evening, everyone. To all of our friends here and those watching by cspan and on Facebook Live. My name is stewart mclaruin and im the president of the White House Historical association. Its my privilege to welcome you to Decatur House and to the White House Historical association. Tonights program is very exciting and we are honored to partner with our good friends at the Richard Nixon foundation. We would like to welcome dr. Jim cavanaugh of the Nixon Foundation and his wife ester in the front row. Hugh hewitt the president of the Nixon Foundation you will hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests with us here, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations and staff and friends of the Nixon Foundation and were honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the United States.