To family and friends. She also penned among those letters about 100 letters to jacob bun, a springfield merchant and an old friend of her husband with whom she had left her personal finances in the states. On december 12th, 1876, she wrote a letter to him that i think is pretty typical of these businesstype letters, and i think it also demonstrates marys remarkably clear mind at a time when her son robert and many others believed she was severely mental unstable. I like this letter because it illustrates marys Mental Health and intellect and it reveals her care and concern for family members back home and it demonstrates that even in her Twilight Years in a location far removed from home, she retained her passion and interest in american politics. The pension paper accompanied by your note with instructions have been received. I return the paper to you signed by the proper authorities, mr. Musgrave is the consul connected with the american consulate. I observe by my daily paper of par
Television, on cspan, are real people. When we saw president obama, perhaps the thing that most stood out to me is he had bags under his eyes. Hes a real person dealing with real things. Sunday night on q a type High School Students from around the country talk with us about their experiences in the week long government and leadership program, plus their plans for the future. The students met with members of the executive, judicial, and legislative branchs of the government, plus military and media representatives. Washington post journalist mr. Jonathan capehart came to talk to us, and i really loved the insight he gave us of kind of being the outside source reporting back to us and the electorate about whats going on in our government. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the most inspirational people we have met this week. I want to be in the Legal Profession or possible a senator. I understand the need for bipartisanship at times, but i think it is important that politics go to washington with a