Found the washington, everything Martha Washington did likewise. It was a business relationship, but not without affection. I think they had deep respect and affection for each other. She was as close to her hometown and she would get. She owned most of this whole block going back a couple of acres, which means she owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman, what that means an 18th century is now what it means today. When she marriage George Washington, she brings with her to mount for then 12 house slaves and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. It would take her ten days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage with her slaves and this was a difficult journey. Marthas experience had prepared her to become the first first lady. Born in virginia in 1731, Martha Washington was 57 years old and 1789 when she and George Washington, once again, l
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
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
For protestants. Then there was a provision, excessive bail ought not to be required nor excessive fines imposed for crucial and unusual punishments inflicted. This was saying the english legal system could not crush a person financially and it could not torture a person. And these were obviously principles that would march on. In the next century after american independence states passed their own bills of rights and the most famous of them was by the largest most important state that was virginia in the spring and summer of 1776 known as the declaration of right. And the man who wrote this was george mason. Now george mason, he was an interesting character. He was a planter, he was a neighbor of George Washington, the two of them hunted foxes together. He has a beautiful house, gunston hall, which is opened to tourists in virginia. It has just a lovely great hall that he commissioned and a lot of men of the founding generation deplored any expression of ambition. You werent supposed
Roll call vote. Then the ohio samesex marriage case and we will talk about the role of lgbt rights and Marriage Equality in the 2016 political debate. Also new orleans mayor and u. S. Conference of mayors in Mitch Landrieu will join Mitch Benjamin to talk about gun violence and Police Community relations. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live from the Democratic National convention beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern tuesday morning. Up next on the presidency, author kathleen bartolonituazon talks about her book, for fear of an elective king. When washington was elected chief executive that year, congress was unsure how he should be addressed. He was commonly known as his excellency until the title was officially changed to president because of concerns that the position would become too much like a monarch. George Washington University hosted this event as part of the celebration honoring the first president s birthday. Its about an hour. Good morning and welcome to the fifth an