Modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have become so prominent in the minds of americans because of this collection of papers and the publications that have opened them up to the world. The story of Abigail Adams in the revolutionary war is a story of sacrifice, of commitment to country and abigail rose to the occasion. Abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. She was quite behindthescenes dynamo, i think. She warned her husband. You cant rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. The backdrop to the adams brief occupancy of the white house is one of political defeat and personal tragedy. She is worried about her husband and defends him against slander. She is concerned about her children, their upbringing their education. She could hold her own with anybody, in her own time and since. She was in every way her husbands equal. Susan swain born in 1744, Abigail Smith married john adams at age 19. Over 54 years of marriage, they have five Children Toge
Expensive gifts like clothing and vacation outings. This is about the mcdonnells lining their pockets with secret gifts and cash. The daughter of bob and maureen mcdonnell. It is the catering bill for her wedding in 2011. Jonnie williams potential ties to it are a major piece of evidence for the prosecution. When she was shown pictures, Kaitlyn Mcdonnell young began to cry on the stand. She then was questioned about Stock Transfer from maureen to her daughter and siblings. Coming up well have details about the mcdonnells struggling marriage. Jeff goldberg. We are only at the beginning of th. Well have more details in the Opening Statement from Bob Mcdonnells attorney. John brantly is the attorney and claims that government investigators interviewed many people up to the case including mitt romney and his wife ann. His Attorney Says that investigators were hoping to find someone who had something bad to say about Bob Mcdonnell but didnt find a thing. Our coverage of the trial continues
Live at 7 00 eastern tomorrow night here on sees and. ,eason two of first ladies influence and image, began monday begins monday, and. Mber 9, with a second all this month, we are showing encore presentations of season one each weeknight at this time, 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Programs on every first lady tom barbara washington Abigail Adams. Tonight, Abigail Adams area adams. Abigail would grow to be the equal of john adams as confidante and dearest friend. She has really revealed herself as, yes, an 18thcentury woman, but her concerns sound very modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have become so prominent in the minds of americans because of this collection of papers. The story of Abigail Adams and the revolutionary war is the story of sacrifice, of commitment to country. Abigail rose to the occasion. Abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. She was quite a behindthe scenes dynamo. She warned her husband, you cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to cont
A wife and a daughter. The thing that i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. Without abigail, there is no john. Without john, there is no abigail. John is important to history. Yes. With the support she provided to him in europe, in the presidency, in the vice presidency, she was so trustworthy that she could to take care of things. So he could go off and be this great public person, which was exactly what she wanted. To our guests, our thanks for helping us understand more about the life and legacy of americas second first lady Abigail Adams. Thank you for your time. Thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] wednesday night, we continue our encore of the first season ladies, with dolly madison. , september 9, a look at the life of Edith Roosevelt. Our website has a special section on the first ladies, including welcome to the white house, which chronicles life in the exec
[captioning performed bynational captioning institute] [captions Copyright Nationalcable satellite corp. 2013] next monday, how a young quaker widow turned into the woman that america remembers, dolly madison. She hosted afternoon parties for politicians on different sides of the aisle. And although she was frightened as british troops were on their way to burn the white house, she boldly saved the fortress of George Washington. Our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, the white house association, which chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. We are offering a special book, first ladies of the United States of america. It has comments of noted historians and talks from Michelle Obama on the role of of the role of first lady throughout america. Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provid