Recruitment, retention and moralee . Thank you, senator. Thank you for that question. Let me begin at the beginning. Why did we do this in the first place . The reason to open up all mos to females is to make sure that were able to access what is, after all, 50 of the population. Right. And understandably. Im not worried about the merits of that but the implications for the Selective Service. I do understand. That is the action we took. As far as informing the congress, we have the implementation plans for that, including everything that is required by law in order for us to do what we need to do. Separately is the Selective Service system, which is not administered by us. And is governed by statute. You will have a voice in any implications for that. My own belief about that is twofold. First, it stands to reason that you will reconsider the Selective Service system in its treatment of females in view of the department of defenses policies and practices with respect to women as well a
First ladies, life ambitions and unique partnerships with president ial spouse. This series and the book provide an up close historical book at the fascinating women who survived the scrutiny at the white house. Sometimes at great personal cost while supporting family and husbands and sometimes changing history. Our program tonight will feature lively discussion with historians which we will hear more about shortly. To moderate tonights program we are please to welcome susan, moderateor first lady and sharing responsibilities with the cable networks. She oversees programming and marketing for cspan Television Channels and cspan radio. Washington journal, book tv and American History tv. She has also been involved in the creation of numerous cspan history theories such as american president s, the Lincoln Douglas debate and american writer, for over 30 years, one of cspans interviewees. It is the ninth book susan has educated for cspan and public affairs, as you noticed when you come in
Preeminent historians and biographers. In the recently released, informative book, these experts paint intimate portraits of all 45 first ladies, their lives ambitions and unique partnerships with their president ial spouses. This series and the book provides an up close historical look at these fascinating women who survive the scrutiny of the white house sometimes at great personal cost while supporting their families and famous husbands and sometimes changing history. Our program tonight will feature a live discussion with some of these contributing historians who we will hear about shortly. To moderate the program we are pleased to welcome susan swain the moderator of cspans first ladys influence and image. Susan swain is president and cozy e o of cspan sharing responsibilities for all operations of the Public Affairs cable network. She oversees programming and marketing for cspans three Television Channels and cspan radio and she helped launch the washington journal booktv and Ame
And you will hear more about shortly. To moderate tonights program we are pleased to welcome susan swain, the moderator for cspan first ladies influence and image. Susan swain is president and coceo cspan sharing responsibility for all operations of the Public Affairs cablenet work. She oversees programming and marketing for cspan3 Television Channels and cspan radio. She helped launch the washington journal, booktv, it American History tv. She has also been involved in the creation of numerous cspan history series such as american president s, the lincolndouglas debate and american writers your for over 30 years she has been one of cspans principal on camera interviewers. Most recently on april 14 first ladies was released as a book by Public Affairs books featuring a collection of images from the Television Series. It is the ninth book susan ness edited for cspan and Public Affairs. And as you noticed when you came in, we will have copies of the book for sale after the program and sh
American history tv is featuring cspans original series, first ladies, influence and image on sundays for the rest of the year. Cspan produced a series with cooperation with the White House Historical series and questions , from cspan viewers, we tell the story of first ladies. This is about 90 minutes. She was not happy that her husband had been elected president. She was not looking forward to being first lady. The problem was of course that he died only one month into his presidency and she never made it to washington. In 1836, when john tyler resigned from the United States senate he and his wife letitia and their family moved here to williamsburg. Its right here that Letitia Tyler suffered her stroke in 1839, john tyler learned that he was elected as Vice President to William Henry harrison and its also here in the spring of 1841 where he was informed that he became 10th president of the United States and that Letitia Tyler learned that she became the first lady. She has another t