history tv. saturday at noon eastern check in on literary life with book tv on cpan 2 including the governor s must-read political books. oklahoma university president and former senator, on his letter to america. also rare books from the history of science collection at o.u. and oklahoma history on american history tv on cspan 3. tour the oklahoma city bombing memorial. plus, a look into african-american life in 1920s oklahoma and native american t artifacts. exploring history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from oklahoma city on cspan 2 and 3. the abolitionist john willis menard was elected in 1868 to the u.s. congress. although never seated the first african-american to address the house chamber. we ll hear from the hiss toretof the house of representatives, in this one hour event. the last time i was at a meeting, i was so inspired by a woman who made a perezen ta pref a book senate book that she had written, i am trying to get that book in
one of them, joseph holt, judge advocate general who had been responsible for the trial, but the other was his superior edwin stanton. so perhaps i will leave it this way. the next day after i saw those documents from the war department, i sent a short note to secretary stanton which read, dear sir. public considerations of high character constrain me to inform you that your resignation as secretary of war will be accepted. may i tell you what he said in response? dear sir, public considerations of a high character constrain me to inform you that i will not resign the office until congress comes back into session. knowing at the time he believed that he was already protected by the tenure of office law. thank you. you re welcome. you re welcome. thank you. indeed. [ applause ] all right. for more information about the andrew johnson national historic site, visit their website at nps.gov/anjo, and to learn more about tours with historian and author richard norton s
which was right there, had been torn out and reattached, and i thought only two men could have done such a thing. one of them, joseph holt, judge advocate general who had been responsible for the trial, but the other was his superior edwin stanton. so perhaps i will leave it this way. the next day after i saw those documents from the war department, i sent a short note to secretary stanton which read, dear sir. public consideration of high character constrain me to inform you that your resignation as secretary of war will be accepted. may i tell you what he said in response? dear sir, public considerations of a high character constrain me to inform you that i will not resign the office until congress comes back into session. knowing at the time he believed that he was already protected by the tenure of office law. thank you. you re welcome. you re welcome. thank you. indeed. all right. for more information about the andrew johnson national historic site, visit the
as he was a little man, with a powdered head, having pale countenance but with little flow of courtesy. this is not a compliment, let me assure you. let s see. you can see up here, there s that reference to the wallpaper. when guests finally arrived on new year s day, 1810, they came through the north door entering into an entrance hall flanked with fireplaces to the east and west. this is the modern day white house, but this is the entrance they would have come in. not much has actually changed in the design of the white house since hoban rebuilt it after it was burned. here you come in from the north. these marbleized columns. here we also have the small little alcoves jefferson had put in to put some stoves in. but latrobe had carefully covered them up with columns that were made out of concrete but painted to look like marble. the hall was sparse in decoration compared to the brilliance of the elliptical room and mrs. madison s parlor and state dining room. one descriptio
for the ceremonial new year s day reception that had become a tradition president thomas jefferson had started. although crowds would come from near and far to catch a glimpse o of the president s house, mrs. madison had a large draw to the event. although a bit bizarre, she took a youthful fashion. robes, turbines, coquettish blush with rouge. president madison, however, was not as beloved. he adored his wife and she him. but he was a bit stern. definitely what we like to call a statesman. once such encounter is described as he was a little man with a powdered head having pale countenance but with little flow of courtesy. this is not a compliment, let me assure you. let s see. you can see up here, there s that reference to the wallpaper. when guests finally arrived on new year s day, 1810, they came through the north door entering into an entrance hall flanked with fireplaces to the east and west. this is the modern day white house, but this is the entrance they would have c