House wing where we use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. The story of women in Congress Begins with Jeannette Rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. And in a way shes really a bridge from the sufferage movement. She was active in a womens sufferage organization. She got the right to vote in a couple of states west of the mississippi. And she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of some the emptys two at large districts. And part of her platform is shes a passivist. Shes sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917. And the house has come into special session, extraordinary session because the prison that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. Its the u. S. Entry into world war i. And rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of about 50 members wh
Declaration of conscience in june 1950 where she opposed his tactics very eloquently. She goes on to serve a very long career into the early 1970s. She is one of the woman who is approaching the women of story in congress into a new era. If youre interesting, learn more by going to history. House. Gov. Objects and artifacts we dont have available today is available on the site. This was the first of a twopart program. You can view this and all other american artifacts programs on cspan. Org history. Each week american artifacts visits museums in historic places. Up next we take you inside the house wing of the u. S. Capitol to learn about women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we begin in the 1940s with claire booth loose. Im farrah elliott, cure airport for the husband of representatives. That means i take care of a lot of the artifacts, artwork, that documents the houses reach heritage. Im matt whiz knew sky, historian of the fact. I collect biographical information,
Supplement its watergate holdings, most recently with the generosity of the papers of love papers of legendary Washington Post editor ben bradley with research in 2017. In the intervening years, the watergate papers themselves have also been heavily consulted by our students and by historians, while collectively, the country as a whole has continued to come to terms with that National Crisis and its continuing impact on our political life today. The watergate archive continues to give up new insight into the nixon presidency, and for years to come, it will continue to ground the histories and a historically verifiable record. Tonight, we are not here to read documents, but to hear from an intimate participant in the daytoday workings of the Nixon White House. Alexander butterfield served as a deputy with then Richard Nixons inner circle and it was , he who changed history by president lging the during testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee. I believe we have a brief clip of th
Watergate. Richard nixons Deputy Assistant played a role in revealing the coverup that destroyed the presidency. He reflects along with Washington Post reporter, bob woodward on his personality and they offer opinions on topics ranging from watergate to nixon was a policies in vietnam. Policies in vietnam. This program is an hour. Good evening. I want to welcome you to this conversation with Alexander Butterfield and bob woodward which will be conducted by my friend and colleague, director of the lbj president ial library. I am director of the center, which is pleased to be cosponsoring this Evenings Program along with the lbj library. Bob woodward, as many of you know, has a special tie to the university of texas. In 2003, he and his Washington Post colleague, Charles Bernstein placed papers at the university center. It was a historically significant acquisition, which was fittingly celebrated here, so together again this evening. Much has transpired over the following decade. Public,
At the marriage and Political Partnership between lady bird and Lyndon Johnson. Brian betty boyd caroli, your new book about lady bird and lyndon, you started in the prologue this way. At exactly 4 00 p. M. On december 9, 1964, Lady Bird Johnson started a slow, dignified descent down the wide stairway from the residential quarters of the white house to the state floor, where more than 600 guests were waiting. Why did you start it that way, and what were you talking about . Betty well, i wanted to draw the reader into the story, because that was a very important day for the johnsons. Remember, their older daughter was getting married, but it was also one of the worst periods in the presidency. You know, lady bird said that the first two years were wine and roses, and the last years were pure hell. And so, this was a happy family occasion, you could say, in the middle of what was really a devastating period for them. And i wanted to get the reader into the story before i began talking ab