Family. Nine members of the family have worked at the white house. I talked to one of the butlers who works every week at the white house. His uncle was the head butler. He told me my uncle ram the white house. They brought him in when he was 17 years old in 1959 during the eisenhower administration. He is still working there. He described how he used to work in the kitchen and they kept on giving him ice scream ice cream because he was skinny. It is incredible he remembers how the eisenhowers word. They are a dying breed. Tonight at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. Over the next four hours, we are giving you a special mothers day presentation with the children and grandchildren of former first ladies, sharing tales of life in the white house. We begin with the grand daughter of lou hoover, the grandson of breast truman, and a daughter betty ford. Good evening everyone and thank you for being here. It is always a pleasure to be here. If what happened in the last few minutes back
Are eight definite. Definites. And there are others out there. But there are some republicans who are opposed, even though some republicans have said they would vote to proceed with the bill, at least move to an open debate on it. But it has they have two weeks coming up to get it done. Host some of those republicans up in 2016. What happens then . The senate, if they are able to get it done, what happens in the house deco house . Emma dumain i was going to say, the numbers in the house tricky. There are more members obviously. If you are not the whip, it is harder for vicki and i to even put the numbers on the table about where people are. A few of the House Democrats i was speaking to lessig who are either for or against tpa and are being very vocal about it said, you know, very few democrats have very few democrats are get to make up their minds. That is to say, there are a very few number of democrats who are for it or against it. And no those are the members that president obama a
We won support over the active opposition of the obama pentagon and finally, those awards were given. I shook the hands of each soldier, i shook the hand of each wife or child of the 14 innocent souls who were murdered that day. Alike can say to them was i am sorry. I am sorry this took five years. This should have been acknowledged the day it happened, not five years too late. The great state of South Carolina plays a pivotal role in our nation. You have the blessing and the curse. So, you are going to see president ial candidates to send upon you like those federal regulators and locusts. My one request is to please hold back on the pesticide. I will tell you, the responsibility of this great state in the Republican Party is to ensure that we nominate a conservative. How do you tell . Because every candidate, and i dont know, there might be 15, 20, it might be the phonebook. Every one of them, i am the most conservative guy who ever lived. I am pretty confident, if you had any speake
Interesting characters. She was convicted of murder in the early 1970s. It is a fascinating story. She was convicted of murder. She was in georgia with her cousin and they got into a fight outside a bar. She ended up killing this guy. She says it was in selfdefense. She went to prison and was on a work release program. She went to the Governors Mansion and interviewed with Rosalynn Carter. Carter loved her and said, would you come and meet our daughter amy . She said the minute she met amy, they clicked. They couldnt stop laughing. They loved each other. Their nanny was still in prison. When jimmy carter was elected president , she went back to prison for a period of time. They had to have the president be her parole officer in order to bring her to the white house. She came to the white house. She was cleared of the charges. I interviewed Rosalynn Carter for the book. She says it was a racially motivated mary says she didnt need her lawyer meet her lawyer until the hearing. There were
Ive just been to visit the queen. I am proud to lead the First Coalition government in years, and i would like to thank all those who work to make it a success, and in particular, nick like. Elections can be clashes of ideas and arguments, and a lot of people who believe profoundly in Public Service have seen the service cut short. Ed miliband me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a generous gesture from someone who is clearly in Public Service for all the right reasons. The government i lead did important work. It laid the foundations for a Better Future, and now we must build on it. I truly believe we are on the brink of Something Special in our country. We could make britain a place where a good life is in place for everybody willing to work and do the right thing. Our manifesto is a manifesto for working people. As a majority government, we will be able to deliver all of this. It is the reason i think the majority government is more accountable. 3 million