Would have been next to impossible to but she created home wherever she was for the family, i guess. Susan swain as is the purview of army spouses i think over the years. Pamela sanfilippo right. Susan swain well, we have one more video of white haven, that beautiful green structure we showed you earlier, but youll have to go to our website to find it. Each week were putting a special feature on our website at cspan. Org first ladies. And we have a video there that will show you the grants life together at white haven. Youre looking at just a little glimpse of it now, and boy does it look green. [laughter] pamela sanfilippo its called paris green. Susan swain next is john, watching us all the way out in washington state, snohomish, you are snohomish, excuse me youre on the air. John my name is john grant, no relation to ulysses. But my greatgranduncle was one general grants staff. His name was cyrus blue comstock. And i have a copy of his diary. And in it, it mentions a number of times
To learn about its history. Learn more about omaha and other stops on our to her at cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. American history tv you cheering cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Cspan produced the series in cooperation with the White House Historical association. Through conversations with experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from cspan audience we help tell the story of americas 45 first ladies. Next, lucy hayes, on first ladies influence an image. This is about an hour and a half. It is so unfair to her. Its such a dismissive, almost condescending title, because it suggests that shes sort of his bluestocking whose sole function in life was to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as is her husband, frankly. And, remember, everything she accomplished in the white house, we should consider, came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned r
Lucy hayes is so much more. As was her husband. Everything she accomplished in the white house was in spite of the fact her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned. She was a charming person very delightful. Innovative. One of the more controversial collections is the white house china. An article says the art was absurd. Who would want to eat a lovely meal and see a duck at the bottom of their plate . She took an interest in Public Affairs from an early age. Two causes that were important to her were veterans soldiers and or friends, children who were made orphans as a result of the civil war. She was a very devout mother. She does not neglect her children. She embraces the life. Womens minds are as strong as man. Equal in all things and superior in some. In 1831, born, in ohio, she was the first first lady lady to have a college degree. That tells us much about the time she lived in. The civil war and into a time where technological innovation and significant social forces
Race wasnt a salient issue for them. They cared about the rights of workers. It took holmes junior in some of his opinions, including a 1923 see own as more vegan dempsey, the first time the Supreme Court struck down a state criminal conviction under the due process clause. That was a huge moment in putting fair criminal tries in the liberal agenda. And linking the idea of fair criminal trials with race. Announcer this weekend on the presidency, we hear a presidencies discussing first ladies. Heres a preview. One thing we should talk about would be nancy reagan and barbara bush. 1980, and george h. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan run against each other. This of course, often happens, reconciliation. Vice president george h. W. Bush and president Ronald Reagan. Puttings constantly barbara and barbara in her place and being disrespectful to her. Theres a story where barbara shows up to the white house in a similarly colored dress to nancy, and the event will start until she goes home and chang
Race wasnt a salient issue for them. They cared about the rights of workers. It took holmes junior in some of his opinions, including a 1923 see own as more vegan dempsey, the first time the Supreme Court struck down a state criminal conviction under the due process clause. That was a huge moment in putting fair criminal tries in the liberal agenda. And linking the idea of fair criminal trials with race. Announcer this weekend on the presidency, we hear a presidencies discussing first ladies. Heres a preview. One thing we should talk about would be nancy reagan and barbara bush. 1980, and george h. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan run against each other. This of course, often happens, reconciliation. Vice president george h. W. Bush and president Ronald Reagan. Puttings constantly barbara and barbara in her place and being disrespectful to her. Theres a story where barbara shows up to the white house in a similarly colored dress to nancy, and the event will start until she goes home and chang