She was voted one of the nations best dressed. Mimi eisenhower, tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series first ladies, influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of the first lady and their influence on the presidency. From Martha Washington to michelle obama. Onight, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern American History tv on cspan3. Tonight on q and a Supreme Court correspondent and author of a companion book to an oncoming series, tony morrow on that case is featured in the series and the Supreme Courts new term. One of the judges who did not get his office, his position because of this, sued. And the Supreme Court dealt with it. It was Marbury V Madison. Marbury was one of those judges. Basically, hesaid probably deserves some remedy but the remedy that congress has provided for this goes beyond the power of congress. The authority of congress. So the Supreme Court was going to strike down that law. This is something the court had
National galleria of art was a gift to the American People from financier Andrew Mellon who served as treasury secretary until 1932. Up next, we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting and the work of John Singleton copley. Dianne hello. I am dianne stevens. We are standing in a room full of portraits by John Singleton copley, americas most important colonial portrait painter. I think as we look around the room, you can think back to the words of john adams, 1817, who said when you see his portraits, you want a discourse with him. You want to ask him questions and receive answers. Let me give you some background. In the early part of the 18th century, early american painters without much background and training made ambitious but tentative efforts to capture likenesses on canvas because portraiture was really the only way to do that. It was the most important type of painting in the colonies. There was a great flourishing of activity that became elevated to a l
Cooperation with the White House Historical cooperations. Through conversations with experts, video tours and questions with the audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Mimi eisenhower on first ladies, influence and image. This is about 90 minutes. Today, it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time, our first lady, at this her belated Birthday Party. begin video clip to mamie many happy returns. To mamie with music, 160 million join in our chorus. To mamie with music, to mamie, with love. Susan swain a birthday tribute to Mamie Eisenhower, televised nationally by cbs in march of 1956, just a few weeks after her husband, president Dwight Eisenhower, announced his bid for reelection. Tonight, 1950s america and the life and times of first lady Mamie Eisenhower. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight is Mamie Eisenhowers turn. And here to tell us about her life are two people who have spent a lot of time with first ladi
History tv all weekend, every weekend, on American History tv cspan3. Each week, reel america films. Ou brings you the organization of exporting Petroleum Countries impose an embargo on the u. S. In the 1970s. Lasting from october of 1973 to march of 1974, it caused oil to jump from three dollars per barrel to 12 per barrel. In response the u. S. Created the federal Energy Administration. Whenhe circuit breaks the circuit breaks is a film produced by the Energy Administration to inform the public about the causes of the Energy Shortage and lay out a strategy for u. S. Energy independence by 1985. It proposed increased fossil fuel production and exploration, new alternative Energy Sources like geothermal and solar, and efficiency conservation. Going to ends with everybody changing their habits. Just start working now, otherwise we wont have time. We will be out of oil in a few years. Unless we can harness the power of the sun, it will run out eventually. The power of the sun. At one tim
That the Georgia Historical Society invited me to have this Senior Historian is my cohost. There is really no place i would rather be on the summer night than in this lovely southern town. Although i now live in california, grew up in georgia. It is wonderful being back. Seeing old friends, many old ends, making some new ones southerners are warm and embracing, and really the best word is dear. So dear. The south is a golden place. Yet, as we all know, there is another darker side. Behind locked doors in almost every southern town. Something unspeakable has been hidden. Nowhere is that more true than marietta. Tonight, a stones throw from where we are gathered , the best men of marietta were putting the last touches on a bold and dimmable plots. Damnable plot. They were motivated, they believed, by the desire for justice, but nothing about their actions would be just. It would lynch a man, most likely, an innocent one. They would terrify and traumatize a generation of american jews, pa