Hughes is what we claim we want. In both a president ial candidate and a president. A man who did get it. A man called Charles Evans hughes as a Supreme Court justice. All but when the election. In 1916 when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. He had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Wilson would hughes have avoided it . Hes the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who would later the he was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. He went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like a god. And
The man who didnt get it, charles hughes, Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1915. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he would have been elected how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Hes the one you could write novels about. Charles evans hughes who is on the Supreme Court and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. Fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. 1916 footage of charles hughes, that years president ial nominee campaigned soon after the Republican National convention
He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was perhaps best known as one of the coauthors of the new deal. Were broadcasting live across from the capitol. He inaugurated this building when it first opened in 1935. Let me introduce you to our guests this evening were joining us to talk about the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes. My first guest is an historian, and bernadette higher Bernadette Tyler is a professor at Cornell Law School. I want you to set the stage for us. 1916, Woodrow Wilson wants to be reelected. Frame what was going on in the country and the president ial campaign
Tweets. A. M. Easternt 8 00 on washington journal and American History tv on cspan3. Hughes is what we claim we want in a president ial candidate and president. The man who did get it a man , named Charles Evans hughes. He had been governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice. He had all but won the election. When Woodrow Wilson went to bed that Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes on in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil rights, what you do in Foreign Policy. He is the one you could write novels about. You had Charles Evans hughes, who was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called hughes the greatest in a great line of Supreme Court justices. Why hughes . Jackson said that hughes looks like god and talks like god. [laughter] Charles Evans hughes the republican president ial n
Florence Kling Harding once said she had only one real hobby and that was Warren Harding. She was a significant force in her husbands presidency and adept at handling the media. Despite hardships, scandals, her husbands infidelities and his death in office as well as her own poor health, Florence Harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. Good evening. And welcome to cspans series first ladies influence image. Tonight, were going to be telling you the story of Florence Harding, the first lady that one of our guests said has been neglected and derided by throughout history. But in her time, the hardings came in as very popular people. Were going to learn more about the trajectory of her time and her husbands time in office and her interesting story that not many people know today. Let me introduce you to our two guests. Katherine sibley is a history professor at st. Josephs college in philadelphia. Shes a biographer of the first lady. Her book