women where they could wield a great deal of political power. here, dolley madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. she got these people to the white house and entertained them, got them together, got them talking. this is very important for dolley to make everyone feel welcome. whether they were enemies or allies. dolley popularized the style to american fashion, that was considered her classic look. people noticed it. the octagon, it was the perfect setting for james and dolley madison as they try to resume government as quickly as possible. she sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his entire meant, helping him compile his papers. she moved back to washington d.c. and became a grand, very much behind the scenes in the political field again. as henry clay said, everyone loves mrs. madison, and then her equally famous response, that s because mrs. madison loves everybody. dolley madison came to her service a
laughs but she was his best , friend and she compensated. it is aaron burr that lets her know that james madison wishes to meet her. she carved out a space for women, where they could wield a great deal of political power. here, dolley madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. she got these people to the white house and entertained them, got them together, got them talking. this was very important for dolley to make everybody feel welcome, be they enemies or allies. dolley popularized the style to american fashion, and that was considered her classic look. people noticed it. the octagon was the perfect setting for james and dolley madison as they try and resume government as quickly as possible. she sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his retirement, helping him compile and arrange his papers. she moved back to washington, d.c. in her elder years and sort of became a grand damme. very much behind the scenes
part of our program tonight by calling us, sending its tweets, or posting a basic look what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on display during the past year. them introduce the guests. mayo, is responsible for putting together the first lady s exhibit. nice to see you again. she was also one of four academic advisors for this entire series. mcbride, sheita has become first lady scholar. she is on the board of the white house historical association, our partners. a little later on, richard norton smith will be joining us. ladies program on first and as that wraps up, he will be joining us at the table. let me ask both of you about first ladies. why are they interesting? i think because they present thatwindow of the past women could relate to, particularly women. i think women s history has been hidden for so long that this gave women the way in which they could access the past through the lives of the first ladies. i found it fascinating.
so americans are not very reflective. that it s wonderful to have love, but where is the interior of our soul? do we think about where we fit in to the dysfunctions? the word that he wouldn t necessarily understand. but it s one that s very owerful. when we distrust politicians are we really saying that we istrust ourselves? what is so great about the united states? we acknowledge these types of breakages between ourselves and the outcome of policy. he would say it does not fit very well, that we distrust institutions in a country we profess to love. join me in thanking dr. farrier. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] on the next washington journal, kevin kuhlman looks at how the health care law s impacting small businesses round the country. then brian moulton on same-sex marriage. demrt obama administration released its final cybersecurity framework report. guidelines for companies to improve
all weekend long on booktv, and for a complete schedule visit booktv.org. author jon meacham recount it is career of america s third president d recounts the career of america s third president, thomas jefferson. he reports that despite his strong beliefs and opposition to confrontation, president jefferson was able so successfully lead the country in a highly partisan political environment. this is just under an hour. [applause] it s all downhill from there. [laughter] my lawyer will take any complaints later. thank you so much, and thank you to what, for what you all do here. i am a, i shopped here as a young washington monthly editor. shopped is too strong. we didn t have any money. as you all may remember, washington monthly editors were paid $10,000 a year which, as kate boo who won the national book award last night adding to her amazing list of of accomplishments kate used to say she knew she had actually graduated from the monthly when she could buy entrees as