sarah polk was very big on diplomacy and her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. she took an interest in politics, and she was her husband s partner. she grew up in a political household in tennessee. her father was a local politician, so she grew up loving politics. she married james after he want to see in the legislature, because if she would not married him if he had been content to be a clerk. unfortunately for james kaye polk, he died three months after leaving the white house, and sarah began a 42 year widowhood. pulled place became a shrine and she would invite anyone she wanted to come for a visit to see the objects they had collected throughout their long and illustrious political career. she lived there for many years on her own and during the civil war, generals on both sides would come and visit her to pay their respects. that s very interesting as a commentary on what a beloved status she had. she was earnest about her husband
write to even though you are never to see it or know it. a very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. there was a terrible accident. the train ride was very devastating for the family. the axelrod broke on the train and, her son did not survive the crash. she said the loss of her son was gods punishment. the house was too much to take care of. she was not interested in housekeeping. she was not capable of taking care of the house. pierce himself was seen as a failure in the office. it was probably the unhappiest of all presidencies. good evening, and welcome to c-span s first ladies influence & image. in this program we learn about the final mueller first ladies of the antebellum era. we meet jane pierce whose tenure in the white house was defined by overwhelming loss. by the time she and her husband franklin pierce arrived at the executive mansion, they had lost all three of their young sons and this reluctant first lady finds herself crippled by grief. f
consider caroline harrison as one of the most underage or to serve in this role. we ll learn why in this segment of first ladies, influence and image. here to tell us more about caroline harrison or two guests who know the office well. the first lady s historian, the director meredith of that enormously popular first ladies exhibit at this milled sonia. it s edi i thank you for coming in. and bill s seale, white house historian, has spent his professional career understanding the history of that building s. among his books is the president s white house. and doctor s, we re going to start with an illustration tonight. for the government was spending a lot of money. it s she got into it by wanting to create a house, they were crammed in this house. the only lived upstairs. you see, understand on the picture, the middle of the upper picture, the columns and the street side of it the office was on the left. it s the east room was below that, and the other public rooms on the g
u.s. marine veteran alan clark on serving two tours in cory ko between 1950 and 1953. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. she s probably the most tragic of all the first ladies. hated politics with a passion. this couch is one piece they took to the white house. they had eight rooms they had to furnish with their personal furniture. when she did arrive, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her great son. she calls him my precious child, i must write to you even though you are never to see it or know it. a very pointed letter by a grieving mother. they were on a train from boston and there was a terrible accident. the train ride was very devastating for the family. axel rod broke onkáqa the train he did not survive the crash. she concluded this was god god s that the loss of her son was god s punishment. the house was too much for jane to take care of. i don t think she was interested in
she hated politics, hated it with a passion. she did not move in to the white house with pierce. this couch is one piece that they took to the white house. they had eight rooms that they had to furnish with their personal furniture. when she did arrive, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. in her great grief, she calls him, my precious child, i must write to you, although you are never to see it or know it. a very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. they were on a train from boston to concord and there was a terrible accident. the train ride was very devastating for the family. an axle rod broke on the train and benny did not survive the crash. she concluded that this was god s judgment, that the loss of her son was god s punishment. the house was too much for jane to take care of. i don t think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. she just wasn t capable of taking care of a house. most woul