test. test. test. test. test. test. test. also a member of the wig political party and todd and clay shared some political ideas especially in regard to slavery. both clay and todd supported the american colonization society which was a movement to resettle freed blacks back to liberia. so this represents yet another view on slavery that mary lincoln was exposed to as a chi child. this is the gentleman s parlor of the house and it s a section of the house that would have been off-limits to the women, but according to one of mary todd lincoln s cousins, mary would like to sit in on the political conversations when her father was entertaining the prominent men of the day. mary lincoln might have taken an interest in politics to help garner attention from her father who was very active in state and local politics. and our next caller is from lexington, kentucky. john is on the line. john, your question or comment. hell
born in 1818 in lexington, kentucky, mary todd grew up in a slave-holding family yet lived to her see her husband abraham lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation. a mother of four sons he witnessed the death of three of the four as well as her own husband s assassination. though her life was filled with tranlgly, as lincoln s political partner, she also rely i should in their success. as we focus on the civil war years, one of the defining moments in our country s history, a look at the life and times of mary todd lincoln, one of the most complex first ladies ever to live in the white house. thanks for being with us for c-span continuing series on first ladies influence and image. tonight as we look at mary todd lincoln, we invite two of our academic advisers for the whole series to be our guests for this program. let me introduce you to rosalynn toreberg penn. and richard norton smith, our guest and at our table is the director of five presidential libraries including th
recipe for scoring sweet holiday skin. it s gma s great christmas cookie bake-off. cake boss buddy valastro and jacques torres going head-to-head with their tastiest who will be crowned the cookie king. good morning, america. bonjour, america. [ applause ] good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this christmas morning. we can t wait for that christmas cookie bake-off and look who is stopping by. is that santa claus? [ applause ] ho, ho, ho. also getting into the holiday spirit with carols from the nyu s vocal chorale. we are on tape so our crew and staff could all be at home with our families. we hope you re enjoying your chri question. how are you planning to celebrate? we re doing an early christmas with my family with my parents in new york before we go. right now i think we re looking at giraffes and lions. oh, really. wow. nice. way to make my christmas plans seem like nothing special. miles first christmas so everybody is coming into
welcome to lexington, kentucky on american history tv. located in the heart of the state s bluegrass region, it is known as the horse capital of the world. with the help of our time warner cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we will look at famous kentuckians with ties to lexington, including the family of first lady, mary todd lincoln. this has got to be one of the most evocative plots of all i can think of in america. the family of the first lady of the united states, and yet all these memorials here are to her half siblings who were either confederate soldiers or married to confederate soldiers. later, we will learn about the history and economic history of thoroughbred his thoroughbred racing in the region. it fits into being the thoroughbred racing capital of the world in a number of ways. we are not only a great race course with pastoral settings and a wonderful spot in the middle of the country, but we are the world s largest urban marketplace from a
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