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have shaped history as the closest advisor. to the president as advocates for both change and continuity. and as well as how they influenced america society. politics culture and diplomacy now i have a very great pleasure. of introducing what many people consider? the brightest jewels in the crown of a first lady historians of america, so starting with dr. barbara perry. and while dr. perry is walking up here. it should be noted that she just came out today with an article. in the publication the hill on first ladies in war and as as barbara said she she was inspired by the association. and she is the gerald bayless professor and director of presidential studies the university of virginia s miller center. and currently serves on the board which we are very honored the board of directors of the white house historical association. joining her on stage our panelist. dr. diana carlin professor emerit of communications and many have called her the queen of communications at ....
yeah part of the great work that team is doing so if you will join me one more time and giving our panelists to big round of applause and thanking them to their time. and i just want to say thank you all for taking the time to come and please give us feedback on other topics that you d like. i would digital or tech we d love to know it. i know anita would like the feedback as well. this session first ladies impact and influence will explore the many ways in which first ladies? have shaped history as the closest advisor. to the president as advocates for both change and continuity. and as well as how they influenced america society. politics culture and diplomacy now i have a very great pleasure. of introducing what many people consider? the brightest jewels in the crown of a first lady historians of america, so starting with dr. barbara perry. and while dr. perry is walking up here. it should be noted that she just came out today with an article. in the publication th ....
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 ....
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 ....
audience members, we ask that you silence all electronic devices. and now, to begin our first session, entitled paving the way, will you please join me in welcoming the moderator for the session, the director of education and special events lucinda. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you, and thank you, everyone, who is involved with the harding symposium. you have absolutely no idea how thrilled my colleagues and i are all to be here. anytime we get a chance to present first the ladies, we always first ladies, we always present our mission, you can tell i m really good today. [laughter] which is to to get the public about the lives and the activities of the first ladies of this country. and believe me, they were all wonderful. and as i was talking to somebody last night at the reception, we think all the presidents were quite intelligent. everyone of them. because they were smart enough to marry the woman who d who became the lead partner a ....