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
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 thank you for telling us about your scholarship and we look forward to learning more about this period of American History through the writings of julia tyler. Thanks for your time. Thank you very much. We have a few minutes left. I want to get a couple more calls in. Next one is a call from bill in fishers, indiana. Hi. Caller enjoying your show very much and your two guests as well very much. I was wondering was julia a religious person and i was wondering about her conversion to catholicism and how that influenced her later life. Do you know. I will leave julia to talk about her. Was she religious . Not really, but she does join the Catholic Church later in life and im not sure why she actually does that. Perhaps the church gains more by that than she does because theres always been that tension between protestants and catholics in this country, even though we dont have an official religion, most people think of america as
Them and with us all this day and every day to come. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new york, mr. Rose. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair now will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek riggs . Mr. Rose madam chair, i request permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise today in solemn memory of miss mimi cusick, a public servant, devoted mother, and larger than l
Tomorrow how options traders get ready for the prin by start with a d. C. Triple play, the house moving forward on impeachment against President Trump. Congress reaching a bipartisan deal when was the last time you heard bipartisan deal on a new nafta we have late breaking developments on the trade war with china as the clock clicks to the new round of tariffs kicking in this we could lets get to Kayla Tausche live in washington in the d. C. Newsroom for all three the stories. One of the two major variables on trade as you mentioned. House democrats announcing a deal with the white house and usmca, negotiators from the u. S. Mexico and canada in mexico city to sign the revised deal the senate will not vote on in until after the impeachment trial. Some republicans have raised concerns about how Union Friendly the deal is even as Speaker Pelosi is confirming that the house will vote next week. We are declaring victory for the American Worker in what is in the agreement but we never not a
introducing what many people consider the brightest jewels in the crown of first lady historians of america. so starting with dr. barbara perry, and while doctor perry is walking up here, it should be noted that if she just came out today with an article in the publication the hill, on the first ladies and war. and as barbara said, she was inspired by the association. she is the gerald l. baliles professor and director of presidential studies at the university of virginia miller center, and currently serves on the board, which we are very honored, the board of directors of the white house historical association. joining her on stage, our panelist doctor diana carlin, professor emerita of communications, and many have called her the queen of communications. [laughter] at st. louis university. and then we have doctor catherine allgor, who made a very fabulous statement earlier today in this session, the president of the massachusetts historical society. and dr. stacy cordery, w