jacqueline kennedy i think it is good in a world where there s quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. jacqueline kennedy (end video clip) jacqueline kennedy s 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. as television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedy s assassination and funeral that cemented jacqueline kennedy in the public consciousness. good evening and welcome to c-span s series first ladies: influence and image. tonight, we ll tell you the story of the wife of the 35th president of the united states, named jacqueline bouvier kennedy. and we have two guests at the table for the next two hours to tell you more about her life story. michael beschloss, presidential historian, author of many books on the presidency, and has a special focus over the years on the cold war era and the kennedy administ
off. politicians are very visible, and they tend to be liars, which is great, so you can really go after them. it s making me angry, and i feel like screaming, but i m unsure about how far my neck veins can safely bulge out of my neck. political humor, now that it s become such a farce, it s hard to out do it. yes, this is real life. this is really happening. . i cannot believe the men and women that we have chosen to be our leaders, you watch the in-house footage of congressional hearings, and i think what sort of empty headed pez dispenser say answer am i watching here. politics is one of the most egregious areas of society, great fodder for society! in the white house, in the oval office on the wall, obama has the original copy of the emancipation proclamation, which i m pretty sure is just there in case the tea party is like we don t think you re free, look at the wall. politicians are so loathsome, but we re stuck with them. we can t prosecute all of them
hit, hamilton for calling out the vice president-elect. overnight, trump becomes a target of the amas. i love my husband, president barack obama. as the stars take the stage on music s big night. bruno mars making magic at the american music awards. selena gomez! and selena gomez with a powerful return to the spotlight. if you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. ariana grande walking away a big winner. ariana grande! oh! we ve got what you didn t see from music s hottest night. and we do say good morning, america, on this monday morning. it was an exciting night at the american music awards. a lot of amazing performances. bruno mars really firing up fans, and as you can imagine, the show also got political. some stars taking on the president-elect. not holding back at all. no tweets from the president-elect on that yet. but he did take on hamilton and saturday night live over the weekend. he was also hard at work. you see mitt romney, h
the vice president-elect. overnight, trump becomes a target of the amas. i love my husband, president barack obama. as the stars take the stage on music s big night. bruno mars making magic at the american music awards. selena gomez! and selena gomez with a powerful return to the spotlight. if you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. ? ariana grande walking away a big winner. ariana grande! oh! we ve got what you didn t see from music s hottest night. and we do say good morning, america, on this monday morning. it was an exciting night at the american music awards. a lot of amazing performances. bruno mars really firing up fans, and as you can imagine, the show also got political. some stars taking on the no tweets from the president-elect on that yet. but he did take on hamilton and saturday night live over the weekend. he was also hard at work. you see mitt romney, his former rival right there. soul talk about him for secretary of state as t
questions from the audience, we tell the stories of america s 45 first ladies. now, jacqueline kennedy. this is about two hours. (begin video clip) jacqueline kennedy: and i think every first lady should do something in this position to help the things she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best the entertainment that s given here. the art of children is the same the world over. and so, of course, is our feeling for children. i think it is good in a world where there s quite enough to divide people, that we should cherish the language and emotion that unite us all. (end video clip) susan swain: jacqueline kennedy s 1,000 days as first lady were defined by images political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. as television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedy s assassination and funeral that cemented jacqueline kennedy in the public consciousness. good evening and welcome to c-sp