Questions from cspan audience, we tell the stories of american 45 first ladies. Ellen edith wilson on first ladies. This is about 90 minutes. Susan swain this is the Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. , the home of our 28th president and former first Lady Edith Wilson after they left the white house in 1921. Youll be seeing more of it over the next two hours as we tell the story of the two Wilson Administration first ladies, ellen and edith. Susan swain ellen and woodrow met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first l
Met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains one of the most controversial efforts of any first lady. Good evening and welcome to cspans continuing series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight the story of the Wilson Administrations two first ladies ellen and edith and we have two terrific guests here to tell you about this two interesting women and the times in which they lived. Kristie miller i
Responders may not be able to i think we are more likely to get out. Is there talk about bringing out be indoors. I think that is good. The National Guard . We heard there are large trucks we cannot go out to repair anything whether the power is able to get through this weather. Any talk about the plane these knocked out at night or in the middle of the day. The key factor that determines trucks . If we can send utility crews is the National Guard has been deployed. The wind. They have 500 members statewide this is a night to hunker down and around the state. Where they are needed, they are and be mindful of the dangerous going to those counties. It is up to the counties to tell conditions we are under. Them what they need. Governor, do we have all the assisting with the rescue assets in place we need. Efforts and personnel, police, do we still need additional help . Do we not know yet . Fire, an ambulance, first we brought in assets anticipating we would receive a responders assistanc
Welcome back to live coverage of Hurricane Sandy. It is set to make landfall in new jersey. They will take the full force. The effects are being felt all along the coast. Streets are rapidly flooding around the boardwalk in atlantic city. I have seen some pictures on twitter were the streets and look like rivers. They are really taking a pounding. Starting at 6 00 tonight, travel restrictions are in place in baltimore city. Only Emergency Personnel are permitted on the road. Were going to check on the latest on the storm with Tom Tasselmyer. The center is rapidly approaching new jersey. 90mile an hour wind is still estimated. It has not lost street. It is maintaining tropical characteristics right up to landfall. The forecast traffic is expected to take the storm system through the delaware bay through Northern Maryland to the mountains. Whatever is left is coming our way in the next six to 12 hours. Rainfall has been substantial and is likely to get heavier. You see these spiraling ba
The county jail by a construction officer. You can hear 49yearold shields yell murder as officers to try get him into a jumpsuit. They say hes combative and threatened with pepper spray. She released the video after obtained from the county she ales her husband was gene to death by the constructions officers while he suffered a schizophrenic ep soxtd we cannot see whats happening inside the room but they ask for help quick. Hes pulled from the room unresponsive and 30 minutes they performed cpr and ultimately shields died. He was a good person. It was not like he done metro bus fare. Him and his wife would have never done that i know the type of person he was. He would have never done that to metro in that way i knew something had to be wrong. Friends say friends say he was aspiring reggae artist and his wife said he suffers from asthma and heart problems and schizophrenia. She filed a lawsuit against the county despite the medical examiner saying shields died from natural causes. The