Would have been next to impossible to but she created home wherever she was for the family, i guess. Susan swain as is the purview of army spouses i think over the years. Pamela sanfilippo right. Susan swain well, we have one more video of white haven, that beautiful green structure we showed you earlier, but youll have to go to our website to find it. Each week were putting a special feature on our website at cspan. Org first ladies. And we have a video there that will show you the grants life together at white haven. Youre looking at just a little glimpse of it now, and boy does it look green. [laughter] pamela sanfilippo its called paris green. Susan swain next is john, watching us all the way out in washington state, snohomish, you are snohomish, excuse me youre on the air. John my name is john grant, no relation to ulysses. But my greatgranduncle was one general grants staff. His name was cyrus blue comstock. And i have a copy of his diary. And in it, it mentions a number of times
To learn about its history. Learn more about omaha and other stops on our to her at cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. American history tv you cheering cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Cspan produced the series in cooperation with the White House Historical association. Through conversations with experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from cspan audience we help tell the story of americas 45 first ladies. Next, lucy hayes, on first ladies influence an image. This is about an hour and a half. It is so unfair to her. Its such a dismissive, almost condescending title, because it suggests that shes sort of his bluestocking whose sole function in life was to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as is her husband, frankly. And, remember, everything she accomplished in the white house, we should consider, came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned r
Mother. She doesnt neglect her children but she also embraces the life. Lucy wrote womens minds are as strong as mans, equal in all things and superior in some. Born lucy wrote womens minds are as strong as mans, equal in all things and superior in some. Born in 1831 in ohio she was the first, first lady to earn a College Degree, and her life tells us much about the times in which she lived. Experiencing the civil war reconstruction and the guilded age and social forces usher in an era of enormous change. Welcome. Tonight we learn about the 19th president s. She is the author of the first ladies of the United States of america, a collection of biographies published by the White House Historical association. Welcome. And 1876, this country is joy usly celebrating what the 100th centennial and its an election year. The election is greatly contested with no clear victor. Tell us about the atmosphere with which they arrive at the white house. Its pretty schizophrenic, to tell you the truth
That all started with a big bang bang a 100 beef burger melted cheddar with crispy hash browns and an egg your way. Now thats a burg explosion you want that to go again sweetie . The thing burger. Welcome to dennys. Fantastic 4, only in theaters. Okay, first order of physics bowl business we need a truly kickass team name. Suggestions . How about the perpetual motion squad . Its beyond the laws of physics, plus a little headsup for the ladies. The ladies . Perpetual motion squad we can go all night. I like it. I dont. Teams are traditionally named after Fierce Creatures thus intimidating ones opponent. Then we could be the bengal tigers. Poor choice. Gram for gram, no animal exceeds the relative fighting strength of the army ant. Maybe so but you cant incinerate a bengal tiger with a magnifying glass. Lets put it to a vote. All those in favor. Point of order. I move that any vote on team names must be unanimous. No man should be forced to emblazon his chest with a bengal tiger when com
This is about 30 minutes. Frances cleveland was a celebrity first later unlike any before her. And the mass production of her image to sell a bride of goods by the consumer industry angered her and her husband, president Grover Cleveland. To help us understand the sensation sweeping the country we begin our story inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue. For the first and only time in our countries history. Watching Frances Cleveland into instant celebrity. This is the modern white house. It is the same basic layout as it would have been on june 2. When president Grover Cleveland and his bride to be came down what was then about large staircase to the family quarters at the west end of this corridor. They would have proceeded on the hallway, the music started up at the east side behind us here where the United States marine band was assembled. The famous John Philip Sousa played the wedding march as the happy couple came down the hallway. They would have passed through these doors, these very s