And also the coolidges had introduced the morrows and the lindbergs. We know what came out of that was a marriage. And they were very happy about that. In terms of the press, grace did not try to cultivate any kind of press relations. She did allow them to photograph her. She did say to the press, leave my boys alone. The children of the first family, and we have seen that continually, should be left alone. But she was happy to pose at 12 00 noon on the steps, take questions, and pose with people who wanted to visit her. And she said she was the national hugger. She wanted to hug everybody. Just as calvin would say jokes and be a little more remote, she wanted to be the warm one. And that came across. Her radiance came across. And i think the nation did appreciate that. And what about the press lady herself . Well, i think we have to start with the time period that the hardings arrived at the white house. World war i, still very fresh in everybodys mind. Nearly everything in the Hardin
This week is tom price of georgia. He is a doctor, and a longtime friend and confidant of the new bigger of the house, paul ryan. Let me introduce our two reporters who will be asking questions. New tower. And 10 a daniel, the first question, go ahead please. Mr. Newhauser should the house do more . Rep. Price as you say, everyones house and prayers thoughts and prayers go out to the victims in paris. The real challenge, the real problem, is that the United States does not have a strategy. The administration has not defined a strategy. They refused doing gauge in this issue in a way that would make it to where we would actually defeat isis. What the house did this past the was to say, because Homeland Security secretary and say that wethe fbi cannot be certain that people coming in on the Refugee Program are coming here and not having any association with terrorist groups they are not able to say that. Since they are not able to say that, halt the program, and put it in a posture of ma
The sudden death of president harding. Is ato set the stage coolidge biographer, syndicated columnist, and author of other books. Welcome to the program. Arrival ofut the Calvin Coolidge into the white house. How prepared was he for the job . Why prepared, because he had been a politician all his life. President coolidge is one of those men who started small on the city council as City Solicitor in massachusetts, and went all the way up the ladder in the state of massachusetts, and then to Vice President. One can never be prepared for a shock like the death of a president , but he was quite prepared professionally. Raise coolidge was at his side all along that way in public life. How ready was she for the white house . She didnt think she was. She wrote to her Sorority Sisters and pray for me, friends. Wifead been a politicians and she had quite a realistic view of politics and that particular job. She called this kind of marriage a double harness. That is not a phrase we would use now
The speaker has a continuing resolution that he could pass and create a heart eat that would extend the government. The medical research would be back to work. All of the agencies of government would be functioning for the good of people in america and that is what were sent to do. There are no excuses and i yield the floor. On the next washington journal, and look at the rollout of the Health Insurance marketplaces. We will talk with the head of the White House Health reform office. We will learn more about the president S Health Care law with mike leavitt. Secretary ofthe health and Human Services under george bush. We look at the closure of National Parks because of the Government Shutdown. Head of the the National Park conservation association. Washington journal is live every morning. Before she was first lady, Grace Coolidge taught at a school for the deaf. In a moment, the life of Grace Coolidge and the wife of Calvin Coolidge. Then, president obama talks to fema workers. Later,