Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Also a member of the wig Political Party and todd and clay shared some political ideas especially in regard to slavery. Both clay and todd supported the American Colonization Society which was a movement to resettle freed blacks back to liberia. So this represents yet another view on slavery that mary lincoln was exposed to as a chi child. This is the gentlemans parlor of the house and its a section of the house that would have been offlimits to the women, but according to one of Mary Todd Lincolns cousins, mary would like to sit in on the political conversations when her father was entertaining the prominent men of the day. Mary lincoln might have taken an interest in politics to help garner attention from her father who was very active in state and local politics. And our next caller is from lexington, kentucky. John is on the line. John, your question or comment. Hello, thank you for taking my call. I certainly appreciate the empathetic and
It was used as a place to stay and it was basically destroyed. Eliza being ill with tuberculosis wasnt able to get out much. Eliza received many gifts she brought her to. This was the room she returned to after years in the white house . She was obscure, as she probably would have wanted it, but shes who he needed. Abraham lincolns assassination just weeks after the warravaged nation and brought Andrew Johnson and andrews wife e lizza was thrust into being the first lady and reconstruction in the south and his own impeachment. This week on cspans first ladies, the life and times of Eliza Johnson. Good evening and thank you for being with us. As we learn per about Eliza Johnson let me introduce you to our two guests who will help us do that. Jacqueline berger is in the midst of midst a threevolume series and she joins us from her home in southern california. Kendra hinkle is a greenville, tennessee, native as Andrew Johnson is and longtime employee of the National Park service and serve
Witnessed the death of three of the four as well as her own husbands assassination. Though her life was filled with tragedy, she relished in their success. As we focus on the civil war years, one of the defining moments in our countrys history, a look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladies ever to live in the white house. Thanks for being with us for cspan continuing series on first ladies influence and image. We invite to history advisers for the whole series to be our guests for this program. Let me introduce you to roslynter borg penn. And Richard Nortan smith our guest and at our table is the director of five president ial libraries including the Abraham Lincoln library in springfield, illinois. Thank you both for being here. Mary todd lincoln and this is a question for both, well start with richard, is viewed in broad strokes, bouts of depression, criticism of her lavish spending and and indulgent mother and what do you see. Oh, boy. That
Our free radio app, and be part of the National Participation through cspans daily washington journal program. On you there are on you social media feeds. Created as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. She was close to being broken by the time she went to the white house. This is the earliest existing house. They lived here through the 1830s and 1840s. She was educated and taught school. Eliza would read to him while he worked making suits for the men of town. The north and the south fought over the occupation of greenville all through the civil war. It changed hands 26 times. Andrew and eliza purchased slaves so they did have domestic help. It was basically destroyed. Eliza being with tuberculosis was not able to get out much. She received many gifts that she brought home with her. This is the room she returned to after their years in the white house. She was obscure as she would have wanted it but shes who he needed. Abraham lincolns assassination j
Born in 1818 in lexington, kentucky, mary todd grew up in a slaveholding family yet lived to her see her husband Abraham Lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation. A mother of four sons he witnessed the death of three of the four as well as her own husbands assassination. Though her life was filled with tranlgly, as lincolns political partner, she also rely i should in their success. As we focus on the civil war years, one of the defining moments in our countrys history, a look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladies ever to live in the white house. Thanks for being with us for cspan continuing series on first ladies influence and image. Tonight as we look at Mary Todd Lincoln, we invite two of our academic advisers for the whole series to be our guests for this program. Let me introduce you to rosalynn toreberg penn. And Richard Norton smith, our guest and at our table is the director of five president ial libraries including the Abraham Linc