on the next first ladies, influence and image, as the u.s. heads toward civil war we look at two administrations and two decidedly different women. while jane appleton pierce is in the white house her life is defined by the overwhelming loss of her children. by the time her husband, franklin pierce, is elected, two of their three boys are dead. and their last remaining son, 12-year-old benny, dies in a train derailment before president pierce is inaugurated. then harriet lane, the adopted niece of james buchanan. although president buchanan is ranked by most historians as a failure, harriet s tenure as official white house hostess is wildly popular. after years of schooling and entertaining while her uncle served as a u.s. ambassador to great britain only 27 when she comes to live at 1600 pennsylvania avenue to become first lady. jane pierce and harriet lane. on first ladies live monday night at 9:00 a.m. on c-span and c-span 3 and c-span radio nd c-span.org. our web site
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