Through conversations with experts, and questions from cspans audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, Mary Todd Lincoln, on first ladies influence an image or go. Born in 1818 in lexington kentucky, mary todd grew up and lived to see her husband issued the emancipation proclamation 45 years later. A mother of four sons, she witnessed the death of three of those sons as well as her husbands assassination. Her life was filled with tragedy, but as lincolns political partner, she relished in his success. A look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladys. Thank you for joining us on first ladies influence and image. we invite to of our academic advisers. Rosalyn penn is a history professor at meredith and morgan state university. At the table again is the director of five president ial libraries including the Abraham Lincoln library in springfield illinois and a president ial biographer. Thank you for being here. We will start wit
Through conversations with experts, and questions from cspans audience, we tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, Mary Todd Lincoln, on first ladies influence an image or go. Born in 1818 in lexington kentucky, mary todd grew up and lived to see her husband issued the emancipation proclamation 45 years later. A mother of four sons, she witnessed the death of three of those sons as well as her husbands assassination. Her life was filled with tragedy, but as lincolns political partner, she relished in his success. A look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladys. Thank you for joining us on first ladies influence and image. we invite to of our academic advisers. Rosalyn penn is a history professor at meredith and morgan state university. At the table again is the director of five president ial libraries including the Abraham Lincoln library in springfield illinois and a president ial biographer. Thank you for being here. We will start wit
Well have a full replay of opening day. Coming up next, q a with author ronald schafer. Then at 7 00 world is live with your phone calls and a look at todays headlines. 6 announcer this week on q a, former wall street journal reporter and columnist ronald shafer. Mr. Shafer discusses his book, the Carnival Campaign how the rollicking 1840 campaign of tippecanoe and tyler too changed president ial elections forever. Brian ronald shafer, why did you write a book called the Carnival Campaign . Ronald for two reasons. I live in williamsburg, virginia, right next door to where William Henry harrison and john tyler were born. They ran the first modern president ial campaign with rallies and president ial speeches. Brian what do you mean by modern . Ronald before this when you campaign for president , you did not give speeches or have rallies. You just sat at home and wrote letters to people who wrote you about the issues. In this election for the first time, they had huge rallies. Harrison b
Well have a full replay of opening day. Coming up next, q a with author ronald schafer. Then at 7 00 world is live with your phone calls and a look at todays headlines. 6 announcer this week on q a, former wall street journal reporter and columnist ronald shafer. Mr. Shafer discusses his book, the Carnival Campaign how the rollicking 1840 campaign of tippecanoe and tyler too changed president ial elections forever. Brian ronald shafer, why did you write a book called the Carnival Campaign . Ronald for two reasons. I live in williamsburg, virginia, right next door to where William Henry harrison and john tyler were born. They ran the first modern president ial campaign with rallies and president ial speeches. Brian what do you mean by modern . Ronald before this when you campaign for president , you did not give speeches or have rallies. You just sat at home and wrote letters to people who wrote you about the issues. In this election for the first time, they had huge rallies. Harrison b
Well have a full replay of opening day. Coming up next, q a with author ronald schafer. Then at 7 00 world is live with your phone calls and a look at todays headlines. 6 announcer this week on q a, former wall street journal reporter and columnist ronald shafer. Mr. Shafer discusses his book, the Carnival Campaign how the rollicking 1840 campaign of tippecanoe and tyler too changed president ial elections forever. Brian ronald shafer, why did you write a book called the Carnival Campaign . Ronald for two reasons. I live in williamsburg, virginia, right next door to where William Henry harrison and john tyler were born. They ran the first modern president ial campaign with rallies and president ial speeches. Brian what do you mean by modern . Ronald before this when you campaign for president , you did not give speeches or have rallies. You just sat at home and wrote letters to people who wrote you about the issues. In this election for the first time, they had huge rallies. Harrison b