Write to even though you are never to see it or know it. A very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. There was a terrible accident. The train ride was very devastating for the family. The axelrod broke on the train and, her son did not survive the crash. She said the loss of her son was gods punishment. The house was too much to take care of. She was not interested in housekeeping. She was not capable of taking care of the house. Pierce himself was seen as a failure in the office. It was probably the unhappiest of all presidencies. Good evening, and welcome to cspans first ladies influence image. In this program we learn about the final mueller first ladies of the antebellum era. We meet jane pierce whose tenure in the white house was defined by overwhelming loss. By the time she and her husband Franklin Pierce arrived at the executive mansion, they had lost all three of their young sons and this reluctant first lady finds herself crippled by grief. For the next 45 minutes we
Starr hopkins. Followed by commentator Armstrong Williams. And john dicken talked about infections in Nursing Homes. Washington journal is next. Join the discussion. Host one week ago today, africanamerican george floyd died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police. Protests, civil unrest, and violence and reaction to that expanded to some 75 u. S. Cities, building to a crescendo over the weekend. Good morning, and welcome to washington journal for this monday, june 1, 2020. Well start the hour asking you this hour about the president s leadership in response to the unrest, the president largely communicating, commenting on the issue saturday, some at nasa, and largely leaving his response to twitter. What are your thoughts . Republicans, use 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. And independents, all others, 2027488002. You can also send us a text, that line is 2027488003. And make sure that you leave us your name, tell us where youre texting from. cspanwj. , were, your comments welcome on
A militarized response to the protests. Libyas u. N. Recognized government says its taken complete control of the capital after months of fighting against the wall huffed are. Based in hong kong urging large crowds to despise to prevent a spread of coronavirus theyve been gathering on the 31st anniversary of the channel and square massacre in defiance of a ban hong kong is the only place in china with a public memorial to the victims i can live vigils been held in the citys Victoria Park every year since 1990 but this year protesters had to break through barriers to hold the rally hong kongs legislature criminalised insulting chinas National Anthem is seen as another sign of beijings growing control over Hong Kong Sarah clarke is live for us in Hong Kong Sarah when we were speaking about an hour ago you were saying that at the protests there was really no sign of any Security Forces whats been happening since then. It was something about 3000. 00 place that were deployed across the cit
We begin with calls and comments on this moment. What are we seeing across the country . What are we seeing in your community and why . Were dividing our phone lines regionally. If youre in the eastern half of the country, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific, 2027488001. And also, we are taking your Text Messages at 2027488003. On twitter, were on cpacwj. And on facebook, on facebook. Com cspan. A lot to get to. Thank you very much for being with us. This is the front page of this mornings Washington Post, a wave of rage and anguish sweeping across u. S. Cities. The president trying to tamp down some of that anger and frustration. He did so yesterday in florida. President trump the death of george floyd on the streets of minneapolis was a grave tragedy. It should never have happened. It has filled americans all over the country with horror, anger, and grief. Yesterday i spoke to georges family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a frie
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