Next, in an interview with cspan, former first lady rose lynn carter talked about the lessons she learned as first ladies, as well as her time in the white house and working alongside her husband, former president jimmy carter. Do you remember when you and president carter started having conversations about him running for president . I do. What was that like . What was that conversation . It was very interesting. We had a friend that wrote and told jimmy that he thought he ought to run for president. Well, we couldnt even say the word. That my husband is running for i didnt tell anybody because we kept it very quiet. And but then once he decided that he would do it, that was when i couldnt he could hardly say im going to be president. It was just something that was we never ever dreamed would happen. And but it was exciting. I was excited about it. I had campaigned whole last year before the governs race. And it was hard. And amy was a baby. And i didnt like to leave her all the time.
you are looking live at the white pillars of glen memorial church in atlanta, georgia, as america prepares to say good-bye to the steel magnolia, who forever change d what it means o be a first lady. you re watching live coverage of the celebration of the remarkable life and times of rosalynn carter. i m jake tapper in washington. soon the ceremony starts to honor the woman who spent eight decades at jimmy carter s side. the numbers are a testament to a marriage that was good and l lasting 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and counting. born eleanor rozalin smith is, she defied early trauma, not just as a bystander, awe as a true people. she was the very model of a modern first lady. her hand touching every nook of her husband s presidency. she was the protector of her husband s political brand, the first to take an office in the east wing. she attended cabinet meetings. she was also her husband s stand in on the campaign trail in 1980 when the iran ho
Technically, the one thats before us is the version that passed the house of representatives, but i think the republican leader, senator mcconnell, knows from the beginning that has no chance whatsoever. So many republicans have taken a look at what the house passed and said, we cant vote for that. Youve got to give us something different. The problem that the Senate Republicans ran into is they couldnt come up with anything better. They tried. They wrote several different versions, and every time they would write a version of the new Affordable Care act, it got worse, worse for the American People. Heres what i mean. Under the one proposal from the republicans not the one before us, but the Senate Republicans one Million People in my home state of illinois would have lost their Health Insurance. 12. 5 Million People in illinois, one million would have lost their Health Insurance because of dramatic cutbacks in medicaid and cutbacks in the premium support thats given to a lot of workin
Technically, the one thats before us is the version that passed the house of representatives, but i think the republican leader, senator mcconnell, knows from the beginning that has no chance whatsoever. So many republicans have taken a look at what the house passed and said, we cant vote for that. Youve got to give us something different. The problem that the Senate Republicans ran into is they couldnt come up with anything better. They tried. They wrote several different versions, and every time they would write a version of the new Affordable Care act, it got worse, worse for the American People. Heres what i mean. Under the one proposal from the republicans not the one before us, but the Senate Republicans one Million People in my home state of illinois would have lost their Health Insurance. 12. 5 Million People in illinois, one million would have lost their Health Insurance because of dramatic cutbacks in medicaid and cutbacks in the premium support thats given to a lot of workin
Speaker marjorie j. Spruill an authority on the womens right movement. She is a professor of history and the awe thursday of the new women of the new south. She edited one woman one vote, rediscovering the suffrage moment. Which in fact, the New York Historical society will be screening on august 15th as a part of our centennial summer celebration. Professor spruill has served as an advise r for many museum exhibtions, documentaries and films. She is a former president of the Southern Association for womens hoist attorney. Her new book is divided we stand, dividing of women rights. Ladies and gentlemen, professor marjorie spruill. Well, this is an amazing venue i must say. It is so wonderful to be here. This is such a great tradition that this institution, these pair institutions has to get book lovers out here on these nice warm Summer Nights together with authors and talk about books, im pleased and honored to be a part of it and have a chance to talk with you about my new book. Divi