spend. she had her own motivations for the marriage. on the one hand, she would soon have to begin settling her first husband s estate. burr, with his knowledge of the law could help her protect her assets. but the main attraction of the marriage for her was the opportunity to enter social circles that had been previously closed to her. at 6:00, on the civil war, historian dennis fry on the reaction to both northerners and southerners on the raid at ha harper s ferry. the divided sentiments as americans headed for election. and historians explore the history of the death penalty in america, including the case that involved the capital punishment. and monday, author and historian james swanson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln. their terms and differences in office, and the state of the country at the time. he also talks about the experience and reactions of the two widows, mary lincoln and jacqueline kennedy. mary was very conscious of history, jfk was knowle
oppenheimer talks about one of the richest women in the 19th century new york. her unusual life, including a second marriage to former vice president aaron burr. what brought these two celebrities together? on both side of the altar, the undoubted attraction was money. a marriage to eliza jumel will give him a big pot of money to spend. she had her own motivations for the marriage. on the one hand, she would soon have to begin settling her first husband s estate. burr, with his knowledge of the law could help her protect her assets. but the main attraction of the marriage for her was the opportunity to enter social circles that had been previously closed to her. at 6:00, on the civil war, historian dennis fry on the reaction to both northerners and southerners on the raid at ha harper s ferry. the divided sentiments as americans headed for election. and historians explore the history of the death penalty in america, including the case that involved the capital punishment.
you can watch these interviews and others online at c-span.org. monday night on the communicators, the longest-serving fcc commissioner talked about the major communication issues including the cost of phone services between intimates, the unlimited streaming by internet providers. he is joined by a wall street journal reporter. we should always be evolving, always improving and always attempting to bridge gaps so people can help themselves. this is about enabling individuals to help themselves, providing them with the technological means to get in touch so they can improve. they need to have educational gapsns, to bridge those , says how do we use technology to close them? announcer: what s the communicators at a neglect eastern on c-span 2 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. road to the white house began in iowa. the caucuses which date back to 1972, and then we moved to new hampshire, the quintessential first in the nation primary that has a long and rich history. now we beg