Helen tapped was more ambitious about getting to the white house than her husband, William Howard taft, and was willing to get personally in bald in politics to get him elected. As first lady, she overcame a serious illness directly mounted the white house. Invited top Classical Musicians to perform their, and support it causes that matter to her. Helen tap also has one of the most physical legacies of our first ladies. Washington d. C. s famous japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the tidal basin in the Nations Capital and brings tens of thousands of visitors to washington every year. Good evening, and welcome to first ladies. Influence and image. The life of hell and taft, her husband served in the white house from 1909 to 1913. Here to tell us about her life and her legacy is her biographer lewis gold. His biography of her is helen taft, our musical first lady. You open the book by making the case that of the 20th century first lady, shes the most obscure but you say she deser
Killings of other americans names are now known for theched come awfully i in which they died. Eric garner, Michael Brown so some others whose names we do not know, all part of a n system thas not refls not the high side use o in fac it reflects the darkness of our past our president reflects racism and equal justice under the law. We aret in American History that is theca crossroads,mericans all 50 states, are engaging in some types of action of protest whether its on social media platforms or in the middle of the pandemic out in the streets. And the choice we have right now before us as this face of americans of all lot of folks want to reduce the approaches that are coming a democratic approach. Ill tell you right now this is not a choice between one side of an aisle or another. It is a choice between meaningful reforms in this moment are making symbolic gestures that will do nothing to save peoples lives. Its a choice between actio are proposing is not new. These are reforms that h
This is the Woodrow Wilson house in washington d. C. , the home of our 28 president and former first Lady Edith Wilson after they left the white house in 1921, youll see more of that over the next two hours as we tell the story of the story of the two Woodrow Wilson first ladies, edith and allen. Ellen and woodrow met in their twenties and their love was reflected in passionate letters. And passioned artists and an intellectual companion, she adopted causes and set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a series secret courtship, and she served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after the president s stroke remains one of the most controversial elements of any first lady. Welcome to the continuing series, first ladies, influence and im
Florence Kling Harding once said she had only one real hobby and that was Warren Harding. She was a significant force in her husbands presidency and adept at handling the media. Despite hardships, scandals, her husbands infidelities and his death in office as well as her own poor health, Florence Harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. Good evening. And welcome to cspans series first ladies influence image. Tonight, were going to be telling you the story of Florence Harding, the first lady that one of our guests said has been neglected and derided by throughout history. But in her time, the hardings came in as very popular people. Were going to learn more about the trajectory of her time and her husbands time in office and her interesting story that not many people know today. Let me introduce you to our two guests. Katherine sibley is a history professor at st. Josephs college in philadelphia. Shes a biographer of the first lady. Her book
Here, and after, shell answer all of your questions after this presentation and well have a little table set up for her here to answer more questions or even sign one of the books if you purchase one here today. All right. Well, were going to go ahead and get started here. Again, thank you for coming and thank you, charlotte wasteman f for being here today. [ applause ] its great to be with all of you and thanks for many of you who nn coming. Its great to have that smiling audience right in front of you. I was asked to talk about women of the west and i was told, you know, to talk 45 minutes and take 15 minutes of questions. So i have a timer for myself, and i will start it. And i will stick to a script so that i can stick to time, because those of you who know me know that i also could just talk forever and i dont want to do that. Now, since you probably have other things to do as well today, we are having this filmed, so its very exciting. It will be on cspan3, i think. Yes, yes . Cs