Or reflect. Hi, everyone. Were here digging up soil because were about to plant a garden. I wont be satisfied, nor will my husband until every single veteran and Military Spouse who wants a job has one. At the end of the day, my most important title is still mominchief. [ applause ] in 2008, barack obama was elected as our 44th president and he and First Lady Michelle Obama went into the history books as the first africanamerican first couple. Now one year into a second obama term, the first lady continues her focus on Childhood Obesity and support for military families and access to education. Good evening and welcome. Well tonight is the final installment in our yearlong series first lady, influence and image and we finish with the current first lady, Michelle Obama. For the next 90 minutes well learn about her biography and her six years so far. Let me introduce you to the two guests. And theyre both journalists who have covered the first lady. Liza mundy is biographer and her 2008
National conversation through cspans daily Washington Journal Program or through our social media feeds. Cspan created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Theres no time to think or reflect. Hi, everyone. We are here digging up soil because were about to plant a garden. I wont be satisfied, nor will my husband, until every veteran and Military Spouse who wants a job has one. At the end of the day my most important title is mom in chief. In 2008 barack obama was elected as president. One year into a second obama turn, the first lady continues her focus on childhood obesity, military families and access to education. Good evening and welcome. Tonight is the final installment in our year long series, first ladies influence and image. We finish appropriately with first Lady Michelle obama. For the first 90 minutes well learn more about her biography and how shes approached the job in office so far. Let me introduc
Territorial politics of wyoming. I encountered gracious and wellinformed experts in the sources that i was seeking and their goals seemed to be to make my work and research as productive and rewarding as possible. The working atmosphere of the archives was congenial, stimulating, and fun. A friend of mine, the distinguished historian of the election of 1896, Hall Williams and i, would work at library in the library of congress until 5 00 in the afternoon when they closed, have a bite to eat and we could come over to National Archives, which was open until 8 00. So we made the most of every single day. Whenever i returned, as i did during the next decade, i had the same sense of enjoyment, productivity, and professionalism as experts, professionals engage their citizen users to the best of their abilities. The cliches about lazy government employees, repeated ad nasuem by unknowning politicians, had no validity within these walls. Instead i became convinced, as im sure most historians w
Helen tapped was more ambitious about getting to the white house than her husband, William Howard taft, and was willing to get personally in bald in politics to get him elected. As first lady, she overcame a serious illness directly mounted the white house. Invited top Classical Musicians to perform their, and support it causes that matter to her. Helen tap also has one of the most physical legacies of our first ladies. Washington d. C. s famous japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the tidal basin in the Nations Capital and brings tens of thousands of visitors to washington every year. Good evening, and welcome to first ladies. Influence and image. The life of hell and taft, her husband served in the white house from 1909 to 1913. Here to tell us about her life and her legacy is her biographer lewis gold. His biography of her is helen taft, our musical first lady. You open the book by making the case that of the 20th century first lady, shes the most obscure but you say she deser
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