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
Into the north bay. Grab the jacket if you are out early, 7 00, partly cloudy, 40s and 50s, look for temperatures approaching 70 by noon time. We will have plenty of hot clouds throughout the day. We look for the numbers to range from the 60s at the coast and 70s inland. Check it out, we are talking a few more showers ahead. Details coming up. Passengers at sfo come to the defense of a tearful mother after they say a Flight Attendant baby with a stroller. In this case, there was a much quicker response from the airline involved over what could have been an international incident. A Mother Holding her baby openly wept in front of a plane full of passengers waiting to leave sfo. Passengers came to her defense attendant violently grabbed her stroller, hitting her and just missing one of her children. Shes very upset. She pulled it. Violently yanked it and stormed off the plane with it. Reporter he took the video and this picture which appears to show the woman and her children being escor
Mainly by noon time. A mild afternoon with low 70 in our inland valleys, 60s and breezy at the coast, chris. Lisa, thank you. The time now approaching 6 o 1 on our saturday morning. Passengers at sfo came to the defense after a tearful number after theyay a Flight Attendant nearly whacked her baby with a stroller. In this case there has been a much quicker response than the airlines involved over what could have become an international incident. Abc 7 news anchor explains. Reporter a Mother Holding her baby openly wept in front of an american ierls plane full of xaengss waiting to leave sfo. Passengers came to her defense after they say a Flight Attendant violently grabbed her stroller, hitting her, just missing one of her children. Very upset. The Flight Attendant yanked it, pulled it up. Violently yanked it and stormed off the plane with it. Reporter he took the video and this picture which appears to show the woman and her children being escorted a off the plane. Passengers say they
Rich history. Learn more at www. Cspan. Org. Are watching American History tv, all weekend, every week it on cspan 3. Coming up next on the presidency, a conversation about the world war ii leadership styles a president Franco Roosevelt and british Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Policy posse institute hosted this event. Welcome to roosevelt house. , the actingpolsky dean of Hunter College. And professor of political science. Our program this evening features to visitors, who are deeply knowledgeable about the decisions that led up to be historic moment 70 years ago when allied forces stormed ashore of normandy to begin the final struggle of the liberation of europe from nazi germany. Nigel hamilton is the author of the just published book the mantle of command. Works, allenher packwood is the director of director of churchill archives centre. The leading authority on all things western churchill. In a few moments, i will turn thethe microphone to tina, sponsor of our series on churc