Frances Folsom Cleveland was a celebrity first lady unlike almost any before her, and the mass production of her image to sell a variety of goods by the American Consumer industry in the mid1880s angered both her and her husband, president Grover Cleveland. To help us understand the Frances Cleveland sensation sweeping the country, we begin our story inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue as a curious nation waited for the details of a 49yearold bachelor president marrying his 21yearold bride inside the white house for the first and only time in our countrys history, launching Frances Cleveland into instant celebrity. Youre standing in the cross hall of the modern white house. Its the same basic layout as it would have been on june 2, 1886, when president Grover Cleveland and his bridetobe, Frances Folsom, came down what was then the large staircase to the family quarters at the west end of this corridor. They would have proceeded down the hallway. The music started up at the east side behind
continuing violence many casualties and many deaths. and we deplore the decision to use force. and i now call on the chinese leadership publicly as i have in private channels. to avoid violence and to return to their previous policy of restraint. the demonstrators in tiananmen square were advocating basic human rights, including the freedom of expression. freedom of the press freedom of association these are goals. we support around the world. these are freedoms that are enshrined in both the us constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is the strongly felt view of my administration. of our congress and most important of the american people in recent weeks we ve urged mutual restraint nonviolence and dialogue. instead there has been a violent and bloody attack on the demonstrators. the united states cannot condone the violent attacks and cannot ignore the consequences for our relationship w
and we deplore the decision to use force. and i now call on the chinese leadership publicly as i have in private channels. to avoid violence and to return to their previous policy of restraint. the demonstrators in tiananmen square were advocating basic human rights, including the freedom of expression. freedom of the press freedom of association these are goals. we support around the world. these are freedoms that are enshrined in both the us constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is the strongly felt view of my administration. of our congress and most important of the american people in recent weeks we ve urged mutual restraint nonviolence and dialogue. instead there has been a violent and bloody attack on the demonstrators. the united states cannot condone the violent attacks and cannot ignore the consequences for our relationship with china, which has been built on a foundation of br
popular peaceful demonstrations in china. there s been widespread and continuing violence many casualties and many deaths. and we deplore the decision to use force. and i now call on the chinese leadership publicly as i have in private channels. to avoid violence and to return to their previous policy of restraint. the demonstrators in tiananmen square were advocating basic human rights, including the freedom of expression. freedom of the press freedom of association these are goals. we support around the world. these are freedoms that are enshrined in both the us constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is the strongly felt view of my administration. of our congress and most important of the american people in recent weeks we ve urged mutual restraint nonviolence and dialogue. instead there has been a violent and bloody attack on the demonstrators. the united states cannot condone the vio
elements of the chinese army had been brutally suppressing popular peaceful demonstrations in china. there s been widespread and continuing violence many casualties and many deaths. and we deplore the decision to use force. and i now call on the chinese leadership publicly as i have in private channels. to avoid violence and to return to their previous policy of restraint. the demonstrators in tiananmen square were advocating basic human rights, including the freedom of expression. freedom of the press freedom of association these are goals. we support around the world. these are freedoms that are enshrined in both the us constitution and the chinese constitution. throughout the world we stand with those who seek greater freedom and democracy. this is the strongly felt view of my administration. of our congress and most important of the american people in recent weeks we ve urged mutual restraint nonviolence and dialogue. instead there has been a violent and bloody attack on