Visiting our website cspan. Org history. And welcome to this program titled in her own words. This is a Program Brought to you by flare which stands for the First Ladies Association for research and education. My name is myra gooden. Im president of flair and i am so happy that you joined us for this very interesting. Look at four different first ladies and some of their rhetorical responses. Um before we begin this afternoon, id like to thank floyd flares inaugural institution lifetime members American University Rider University the White House Historical association, the Massachusetts Historical Society and our newest inaugural lifetime institutional member the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation. Were glad to have you with us. In the interests of time. Id like to take this next few minutes to introduce the four people who will be part of the afternoons program. Were going to be starting with nancy keegan smith. Nancy is former director of the president ial Materials Division at
Im president of flair and i am so happy that you joined us for this very interesting. Look at four different first ladies and some of their rhetorical responses. Um before we begin this afternoon, id like to thank floyd flares inaugural institution lifetime members American University Rider University the White House Historical association, the Massachusetts Historical Society and our newest inaugural lifetime institutional member the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation. Were glad to have you with us. In the interests of time. Id like to take this next few minutes to introduce the four people who will be part of the afternoons program. Were going to be starting with nancy keegan smith. Nancy is former director of the president ial Materials Division at the National Archives and Records Administration. She has written lectured and published on first ladies. Since the 1980s including Lady Bird Johnson Michelle Obama and the records of modern first ladies a Founding Member and inaugura
And on sundays book tv brings you the latest on nonfiction books and authors funding for cspan two comes from these television companies, and more. Including comcast. Oh, you think this is just a Community Cent . No, its way more that. Comcast is partnering with 1000 Community Centers to create wifi enabled lift zones of students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast, along with these television companies, support cspan 2 as a public service. Good evening, my name is nancy keegan smith, i would like to welcome you as the Vice President to tonights program. Thank you to our partner, American University school of public affairs, who has been so supportive of our endeavor. And, to our institutional members rider university, White House Historical association, massachusetts historical society, the gerald r. Ford president ial foundation, and our two newest institutional members, the National First Ladies Library and the center for president
My name is nancy keegan smith, and id like to welcome you as flares Vice President to tonights program. Thank you to our partner American University school of Public Affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. And to our flare institutional members Writer University White House Historical association, Massachusetts Historical Society the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation and our two newest institutional members the National First ladys library and the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. I programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of ediths influence on the role of first lady. The Panel Moderator is dr. Catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at Saint Josephs university. Panelists in order i think our doctor Mary Stockwell retired professor of history and Department Chair at Lords University who writes on the American West 20th century politics and e
Curator at the James Monroe Museum in fredericksburg, virginia. For a presentation which will showcase a selection of original items from the life of Elizabeth Kortright monroe. Elizabeth monroes story is a fascinating one. Through her childhood in new york to her experiences as wife of the minister to france and later the fifth u. S. President. Jarred will illustrate elizabeths life using musuem collections which have been handed down through generations of the monroe family. A bit about our speaker. Jarod kearney began as curator of the James Monroe Museum and library in november of 2011. Previously, he was curator of the Woodrow Wilson president ial library and museum in stanton, virginia. Prior to that, curator of the Rye Historical Society in new york. He has been director of the hallockville museum, farm, and Folk Life Center on long island. Worked at the Greensboro Historical Museum in North Carolina. Jarred received his m. A. In Museum Studies and b. A. In history from the univ