She was not happy that her husband had been elected president. She was not looking forward to being the 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 laetitia and her family moved to williamsburg. It is right here that laetitia tyler suffered her stroke in 1839 and john tyler learned that he was elected as Vice President William Henri harrison, and it is also here in the spring of 1841 where he was informed that he became tenth president of the United States, and that laetitia tyler learned that she became the first lady. She has another terrible stroke and guys. Her husband goes into great morning and then he meets Julia Gardiner who is another young love in her twenties. Julia is the madonna of the first ladies. She loved publicity. She actually posed as a model which was frowned upon. She was bewitching. They had a total of a
Brian amity shlaes, why do we spend so much time in this country, and on our network, and in your life, talking about president s . Ms. Shlaes thank you, brian. Im glad to be with you and with harold. We talk about president s because people understand People Better than ideas. And we eventually want to get to ideas, but we get at those ideas through people, our president s. Brian dr. Holzer, im often i often want to call you even though youre not a doctor. Mr. Holzer thank you for that mixed introduction. Thank you for having me on the show, and welcome to Franklin Roosevelts home, from which we are broadcasting tonight. Why . I think amity has it right. I also think that we were blessed to have a first president who was a National Hero before he became president , and was a touchstone and an icon and created a presidency that was centered on both personality and ideas, but in large measure, personality. Everyone since has been measured against George Washington. And we look for extra
Through people, our president s. Brian dr. Holzer, im often i want to call you you even though youre not a doctor. Harold thank you for that mixed introduction. And thank you for having me on the show and welcome to Franklin Roosevelts home from which we are broadcasting tonight. Why . I think amity has it right. I also think that we were blessed to have a first president who was a National Hero before he became president , and was a touchstone and an icon and created a presidency that was centered on both personality and ideas, but in large measure, personality. Everyone since has been measured against george washington. And we look for extraordinary guidance, leadership, and inspiration from these, so far, men. Brian talk about this house in a second, but i want to ask amity, is there a house anywhere for Calvin Coolidge . Amity there is a house for Calvin Coolidge in Plymouth Notch, vermont. Thats near killington. Its near woodstock, vermont, if those are important points for you. A
DrugmakerJohnson Johnson must pay 572 million for its part in fuelling the states opioid addiction crisis. The largest earthquake thought to be caused by a fracking site in the uk has been felt in lancashire. And. Record breaking weather the hottest Late August Bank Holiday sees temperatures hit 33 degrees celsius. Good evening. The Prime Minister has told european leaders meeting at the g7 summit in biarritz not to listen to british politicians who say they can stop brexit. He told reporters at the close of the summit that hed reminded the eu britain will leave on october 31st even if no agreement is reached, and he said colossal preparations have been made for a no deal scenario. Also at the summit, leaders agreed measures to try to help deal with the fires in the amazon. Well hear more about that in a moment. First, our Political Correspondent, vicki young, reports on the mood around brexit in biarritz. Its not easy keeping World Leaders in line. Order, order. Boris order there are
I never thought at my age, 61 years of age, i would have to be here protesting against the shutdown of parliament. Theres been renewed violence in hong kong with pro democracy protesters defying a ban on rallying. More than 50 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach kent several boats have been intercepted. Same sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. I will be back with you at eight, but now im bbc news, its time for sports day. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. Heres whats coming up on the programme this evening. Motorsport mourns the death of 22 year old frenchman Anthoine Hubert, killed in a high speed crash at spa this afternoon. Weve got all todays premier League Results coming up. Its four out of four for liverpool. They are top of the table heading into the international break. A double from irelands Jacob Stockdale ends wales winning run in cardiff. Also coming up in the programme t