Test test tests captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 he could get to the transport ships in florida so they could go to cuba, nobody would give him permission. He was sending wires and telegraphs to the secretary of war, that went to mrs. Mckinley. She took it and brought it to the president and met roosevelt and trusted him and that is what got roosevelt to the transports in florida and roosevelt responds to the president , please tell mrs. Mckinley to think of the rough riders as her very own and we will make her proud and from that point on, roosevelt curried favor with ida mckinley. There was an convenient where she came in, big dinner, roosevelt, governor of new york and he was speaking, saw she was coming in at the right moment, three clears for mrs. Mckinley. He knew she sort of gave favor for him with her husband. 13 minutes left and more story to tell. Steven in new york city, youre on the air. Go ahead, please. Caller i love your show. I love it. I wanted to
Audience we tell the story of americas 45 worst ladies. And now ida mckinley 45 first ladies, and now ida mckinley. This is about 45 minutes. Susan the story of isa mckinley , there 30 years together bring happiness early on, but Tragedy Strikes and changes the relationship into a life of illness and devotion which shapes the presidency at the turn of the new century. Joining us tonight to tell us this story are two guests retorting to the table president ial historian Richard Norton smith and the National First Ladies Library historian Carl Sferrazza anthony, and this rare footage is of them arriving on stage in buffalo, new york, september 5, 1901, and that date is significant, because the next day, he would be felt by an assassins bullet. What was it about this that attract the president to want to go, especially . Mr. Smith it could not have been at a better time, because it was americas new place in the world and the mckinley presidency, very surprising in many ways. He had been i
Deadly trend of texting whilst driving. Good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The thanksgiving travel nightmare is gripping the east coast. Its complimenting one of the busiest travel dates. Those who were hoping to see loved ones were grippeded by a storm. Its a mix of snow, sleet, rain and winds. Severe conditions are causing havoc up and down the east coast. Winter warnings have been issued from georgia to ver mont. The storm grounded hundreds of flights in central u. S. And is threatening to do the same at the airports of new york, philadelphia and washington. Joining us is Randall Pinkston from la guardia. Miserable for those trying to get to their families. Everyone keeps their fingers crossed. If you leave early in the morning you have a better chance of an ontime takeoff. The arrival and departure boards are showing ontime. If you are travelling along the eastern sea board, into or out of, beware of weather. The winter storm barrelling east disrupted tra
Well start with the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Part of successful white government that kept Nelson Mandela in jail and then served for mandela. As u. S. Ambassador and then foreign minister it was his task to defend the continued imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and other political opponent. But privately he long lobbied for mandelas release. I submitted a memorandum, due to the effect that mr. Mandela ought to be released that were bringing a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison, and that his international aclaim and status would be growing to an extent that we would not be able to hand it will any more. Unfortunately, it continued on. Here we have a man 27 years in prison. The day he was released he displayed the acumen and attitude of an american who has been a president before. Amazing. Amazing what insight he had into the minds of people. And for that matter into world affairs. And central to the success of the negotiation process that led to a peaceful transfer of powe
Carmen like to introduce. He is the Vice President and the head of the virginia program. He is the head of the National Union and the local chapter. This is a Service Union with more than 120,000 members. Thank you. All right. All, congressman, it is always a pleasure. First of all, i want to say thank you. You be spending your day in virginia. Spanish] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] spanish] commemorating the 50th anniversary of the margin washington. The march on washington. He said something very important. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Today, we commemorate. Tomorrow, and virginia, we agitate. Tomorrow, we agitate. Spanish] [speaking spanish] [applause] [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] ok. [speaking spanish] [applause] [speaking spanish] si, se puede. Si, se puede. [indiscernable] coming up on cspan, first. Adies features ida mckinley talks aboutkerry chemical weapons in the spanish civil war in this year in it