cu cu culmination his his hard work. that is true. you don t advance your cause by claiming personal credit. let me give you another example of how a president s legacy can be totally different from what we think at the time. harry truman to be bipartisan here, take a democrat, went out of office with the lowest poll ratings in history till that time. 25-30 years later we had vietnam, watergate, and we looked back at truman and saw the real deal an authentic leader who got all of the big things right and the little things wrong. we forget the hawaiian sports shirts and stuff. that became endearing. harry truman once said i wonder how far moses had gotten if he stopped to take a poll in the middle of the desert. truman became a model of a divisive leader who took big decisions, who took responsibility, and by and large history has been much kinder to him than historians were at the time. in terms of obama, we said he wanted to be a transformitiative president but we will not
it s only in recent years that a lot of scholarship has focused on the fact that their the fact of how rocky their marriage was, specifically in its early days. i think in the early years, james found her a bit distant and cold. as the years went by, she had a tremendous influence on him. james and lucretia spent a lot of time with their children. they felt that education was an emancipating factor. mrs. garfield adored her time at the exhibition, but she was specifically interested in the latest sciences and technologies of the day. after james garfield s death, a number of prominent citizens raised about $350,000 that was turned over to lucretia garfield. in today s dollars, it would equate to somewhere around $8 million. her character was extremely exceedingly strong. she had a rectitude that was invulnerable. host: lucretia garfield was born in ohio in 1832. her life spans antebellum america to the progressive era of the early 20th century. a supporter of wo
lakefront for a gigantic display to end this day, a truly special day, our country s birthday. as the last of the rockets red glare fades into the night sky this city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old millwaukee and becomes again america s fourth of july capital. american history tv is featuring c-span s original series, first ladies, influence and image, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on sunday night throughout the rest of this year. c-span produced the series in cooperation with the white house historical association, through conversations with experts video tours of historic sites and questions from c-span s audience, we tell the story of america s 45 first ladies. now, lucretia garfield, on first ladies, influence and image eerie this is about 90 minutes. it s only in recent years that a lot of scholarship has focused on the fact that their marriage was in its early phases. i think in the early years, james found her a bit distant and cold. as the
that were appointed position s, that were, you know, at the discretion of people in power, ended up being a power struggle within the party between an ohio-based party, which is james garfield s party also rutherford hayes was from the same not only the same part of ohio, but the same kind of thinking and what were called the stalwarts, which were new york-based. and, you know, you see certain states really emerge throughout history with holding on to power within a particular party. and then in new york, that was really headed by a man by the name of roscoe conkling, who became a united states senator. so this is the struggle, and you see then, of course, the person who ends up shooting president garfield, deranged, of course, charles guiteau, but proudly screaming with the gun in his hand, i m a stalwart. now arthur is president. and that was a reference to the fact that vice president arthur elected with garfield was of the new york wing of the party. swain: well
students. they look at the roles students have in protecting from the threat of violence and discrimination in the classroom setting. this is just under two hours. [gavel pound] welcome everybody. good morning. today our judiciary committee considers an important and timely topic. the first amendment on college campuses. senator feinstein and i will give opening statements and we will also have opening statements from the chairman and ranking member of the constitution subcommittee that senator collins and senator senatoror cruz and leventhal. higher education rests on the free flow of ideas. education requires that positions be held tentatively tested by opposing arguments that are actually considered and evaluated. all must protect free speech. public institutions must adhere to the various guarantees over of our first amendment. too often all the these fundamental principles have been under assault. even worse some people who exercise their first amendment have themsel