Tyler is married to sarah olson and they have a fiveyearold son, leo, and a two euro twoyear old daughter willa. Ladies and gentlemen, tyler olson. [applause] good evening, everybody. It is good to be here with you. I am here for two reasons. The first is to see all of you. I see some familiar faces. The second is very simple. Iowa needs a new governor. [applause] as john said, i have a five yearold and a twoyearold. A lot of you have come tonight and asked if my kids are here. The first question i thought would be, good to see you, but it is are your kids here . This is one of our favorite times of day. After dinner, we put on the music. My fiveyearold and twoyear old dance around the house. Not quite in a venue like this, this is a nice ballroom, but around the living room. There is nothing more joyful than a fiveyearold and a two yearold dancing around the house. They dont care if anybody is watching. My wife and i are making sure the blinds are down and the curtains are drawn becau
Host serving as first lady from 1869 to 1877, julia grant relished the role. She once commented that life inside the white house was a garden spot of orchids. Growing up in a slaveholding family, she ended up as wife of the commanding u. S. General during the civil war. She and ulysses s. Grant shared 37 years together that included the hardships of war, the challenges of politics, and eight years in the white house. Welcome to our program, first ladies influence and image. Tonight, julia grant. Let me introduce you to our guests. Bill seale is a member of our series. He is a Longtime White House historian and the author of the president s house. Pam sanfilippo is a historian at the ulysses s. Grant National Historic site. She is also working on a biography of julia grant. I want to start with you. We last left the series with the johnsons after impeachment and the politics with the radical republicans in reconstruction in the south. Set the stage for us as the grants come into the whi
Neighbors divided over potential Highland Park sidewalk project chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.