Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 harriet lane spent quite a bit of time traveling with her uncle James Buchanan. They entertained International Visitors during their time in the white house as well. One of the most interesting groups they had visit them was the japanese delegation. The japanese delegation came to the white house in 1860 and they came bearing all types of gifts. What we see are some of the Little Things they brought, beautiful little shoes, paper folded objects, origami. This is a dictionary in japanese. Miss lane and her friends found all of these things very intriguing. While were learning about diplomatic visits, patricia on facebook asks, is it true that harriet lane hosted englands prince of wales the future king edward vii at the white house. This visit was described as one of the great successes of the administration. Humge success. Why is this. It was the prince of wales, the son of the reigning monarch. They hadnt had anybody over here and
U. S. Marine veteran alan clark on serving two tours in cory ko between 1950 and 1953. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Shes probably the most tragic of all the first ladies. Hated politics with a passion. This couch is one piece they took to the white house. They had eight rooms they had to furnish with their personal furniture. When she did arrive, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her great son. She calls him my precious child, i must write to you even though you are never to see it or know it. A very pointed letter by a grieving mother. They were on a train from boston and there was a terrible accident. The train ride was very devastating for the family. Axel rod broke onkaqa the train he did not survive the crash. She concluded this was god gods that the loss of her son was gods punishment. The house was too much for jane to take care of. I dont think she was interested in housekeeping. She wasnt cap
She hated politics, hated it with a passion. She did not move in to the white house with pierce. This couch is one piece that they took to the white house. They had eight rooms that they had to furnish with their personal furniture. When she did arrive, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. In her great grief, she calls him, my precious child, i must write to you, although you are never to see it or know it. A very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. They were on a train from boston to concord and there was a terrible accident. The train ride was very devastating for the family. An axle rod broke on the train and benny did not survive the crash. She concluded that this was gods judgment, that the loss of her son was gods punishment. The house was too much for jane to take care of. I dont think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. She just wasnt capable of taking care of a house. Most would regard that pierce himself as
Simply say you are absolutely right, this tax legislation will be devastating, costly and hard for the country to dig out of the deepening debt that is going to be created. With that, i yield back to the gentleman. Mr. Veasey thank you. I appreciate the gentlelady. Im going to temporarily yield back to you so our colleagues on the other side of the aisle can lay out the rule. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Collins i send to the desk a pri ledge red port for filing under the rule and i thank the gentleman. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 616 to provide for consideration of h. R. 2874 to achieve reforms to improve the Financial Stability of the National Flood Insurance Program to enhance the development of more accurate dwofments flood risk through new technology and better maps to increase the role of private markets in the management of Flood Insuranc
The train ride was very devastating for the family. An axelrod broke on the train and benny did not survive the crash. She concluded that this was gods judgment. That the loss of percent was gods punishment. The house was too much for her to take care of. I dont think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. She wasnt capable of taking care of a house. Most would regard pierce himself as a failure in the office. She was glad to leave the place. It was probably the unhappiest of all presidencies. Evening and welcome to cspans first lady influence and image. We learn about the final first ladies of the antebellum era. First up, we meet jane pierce whose tenure in the white house was defined by overwhelming loss. By the time she and her husband arrive at executive mansion, they have lost all three of their young sons and she finds herself crippled by grief. For the next 45 minutes, well delve into jane pierce and to help us understand more about this first lady, meet our guest who