next week, mary todd lincoln. in remains a central figure our country s history. she was a political partner to or has been endured a loss of three of for four sons. her four son. we will travel to her childhood home in lexington, ky. the lincoln cottage here in washington, d.c., where she spent time with their family during the tumultuous years of the lincoln presidency. eastern on at 9:00 c-span and c-span 3 and on c- span radio and c-span.org. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. presenting a biography in portraits of each first lady, comments from historians, and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first ladies the lot history. c- available for $12.95 at span.org/products. c-span, created by cable companies in 1979, brought to you by the public service by your television provider. a ceremony to honor gabr
she was very bright. she was very political. which is why she and lincoln got together in the first place. she spoke several languages fluently. she was extremely well educated. she had all these things going for her. series ofd suffered a tremendous emotional blows. three of her four children died. white house.he the other shortly after her husband s assassination. the kinds of grief this woman was going through our amazing. she was demonized for that. people thought she was crazy. we found that she was not crazy. mary todd was a very significant person. i hope someday we get a better view of the range of things that influenced her life, not just the tragedy. more on mary todd lincoln, in our conversation with historians and you. c-span radio and c- span.org. gabriel zimmerman was a congressional aide to former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. he was killed in the tucson shootings in which the congresswoman was wounded. five other people were also killed that da
[bells ringing] the coffin comes out. [bells ringing] [bells ringing] the crowd here applauding as they come down the steps after briefly pausing. behind are her two grandchildren. her majesty, the queen coming down the aisle. the family lines up to watch the coffin being placed back in the hearse. for its journey. [bells ringing] [bells ringing] [bells ringing] the the shop of london and the archbishop beside the queen. watching the coffin be placed in the hearse. in affect the funeral is now over. [bells ringing] [applause] [bells ringing] having arrived here, the coffin is driven away in the hearse. we are just watching as it goes back down, down the hill and in a way towards chelsea. [bells ringing] the lord, mayor of london, on the right there. the city of london being very jealous this is their part of the city. a conversation with the queen and the thatcher family. and watching all that with me here, and peter hennessy, professor of contemporary history. a bi
out to make a difference. still, a plaque can only say so much. especially in this case. gabe s colleagues and fellow staffers know how wise this is. they no gabe wouldn t have counted on all of the hours he gave to the people, they know he wouldn t have tracked the extra calls to me, the luzinski qaeda, the free time that he sacrificed. they know he wouldn t have bragged about his successes. and he wouldn t have announced them as well because, frankly, that s the code of the staff. in the democratic process if it is their line of duty. so today and everyday we pause and be thankful for the unsung professionals who sustain this institution. with all the staff members present, raise your hands to be recognized by all of us. [applause] this attribute to the ones who serve as a tribute to all who serve, and made this room stand as a marker of our capacity to give in to care and to love. thank you, mr. speaker. i want to echo that our thoughts and prayers are with the people of
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