Television Archive News Search Service (2025)

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, spain, oregon, st. louis, new york, chris, france, uk, china, san francisco,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, woodrow wilson, france, texas, chris, kansas, spain, atlantic, new...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, woodrow wilson, spain, st. louis, france, oregon, chris, kansas, san...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, spain, st. louis, france, new york, oregon, boston, kansas, chris,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, spain, chris, oregon, france, st. louis, atlantic, china, kansas,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, christopher, spain, jeff, oregon, st. louis, new york, france,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center...
Topics: philadelphia, dallas, wilson, christopher, spain, st. louis, jeff, oregon, new york, woodrow...
Source: Comcast Cable

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FBI Director Christopher Wray, National Counterterrorism Center Director Chris Miller and Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testified on national security and global threats before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The witnesses talked about an array of global threats, including cyber intrusions and disinformation campaigns from Russia, Iran and China, as well as extremist terror threats overseas. They also discussed domestic threats, including white supremacists...
Topics: fbi, china, wray, iran, mr. cuccinelli, portland, russia, louisville, peters, isis, dhs, miller,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Sponsor: House Judiciary Committee
Topics: fbi, wray, russia, trump, nist, white house, carter, florida, isis, christopher steele, georgia,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The FBI director addressed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's December 2019 report on FISA abuse allegations during the 2016 election. "The failures highlighted in that report are unacceptable, period. They don't reflect who the FBI is as an institution and they cannot be repeated," he said. Director Wray added that his agency was implementing all of the...
Topics: fbi, russia, wray, florida, carter, christopher steele, virginia, pennsylvania, isis, colorado,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The FBI director addressed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's December 2019 report on FISA abuse allegations during the 2016 election. "The failures highlighted in that report are unacceptable, period. They don't reflect who the FBI is as an institution and they cannot be repeated," he said. Director Wray added that his agency was implementing all of the...
Topics: fbi, wray, russia, carter, florida, trump, charleston, pennsylvania, nist, arizona, virginia,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a House committee hearing on national security and global threats. Sponsor: House Homeland Security Committee
Topics: fbi, wray, miller, china, new york, russia, california, washington, kenosha, iran, al qaeda,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify at a House committee hearing on threats to national security. Sponsor: House Homeland Security Committee
Topics: fbi, wray, miller, new york, china, russia, california, washington, isis, kenosha, iran, new york...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The FDA holds a day-long meeting on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Topics: fda, eua, goodman, pfizer, cdc, moderna, fink, mrna, lisa butler, united kingdom, uk, california,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion on the development and use of the atomic bomb by the United States. Participants included President Truman's grandson Clifton Truman Daniel, FDR Presidential Library & Museum director Paul Sparrow, and historian Edward Lengel. Recorded online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the three talked about the secrecy of the Manhattan Project, the debates over using the new weapon, and the long term effects of the August 1945 bombing of...
Topics: hiroshima, nagasaki, manhattan, germany, truman, fdr, eisenhower, japan, clifton, hitler, paul,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion on the development and use of the atomic bomb by the United States. Participants included President Truman's grandson Clifton Truman Daniel, FDR Presidential Library & Museum director Paul Sparrow, and historian Edward Lengel. Recorded online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the three talked about the secrecy of the Manhattan Project, the debates over using the new weapon, and the long term effects of the August 1945 bombing of...
Topics: hiroshima, nagasaki, manhattan, eisenhower, truman, fdr, germany, japan, paul, hitler, europe,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor testifies on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsor: House Homeland Security Committee
Topics: fema, gaynor, china, texas, mr. gaynor, new york, arizona, california, florida, white house,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sponsor: Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics: mr. zuckerberg, mr. dorsey, trump, zuckerberg, google, georgia, graham, donald trump, dorsey,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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November 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk...
Topics: germany, berlin, washington, harrison, steve vogel, europe, russia, d.c., poland, putin, moscow,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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November 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk...
Topics: berlin, germany, washington, europe, russia, new york, poland, gorbachev, steve vogel, virginia,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] The Senate Rules and Administration Committee holds a confirmation hearing for three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Sponsor: Senate Rules and Administration Committee
Topics: fec, mr. dickerson, klobuchar, ms. broussard, dickerson, cruz, hawley, trump, mr. cooksey, wother,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Federal health officials testify before the Senate Health Committee regarding coronavirus response efforts. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Topics: cdc, china, fda, murray, fauci, washington, schuchat, hahn, burr, casey, kadlec, italy, alexander,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal health officials testified before the Senate Health Committee regarding coronavirus response efforts. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Topics: cdc, china, fda, murray, washington, fauci, casey, hahn, tennessee, kadlec, cassidy, italy, cms,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. Committee members asked the FHFA director how his agency was handling the rise in foreclosures and forbearances as well as the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is the first portion of the hearing, before the committee took a brief recess. Sponsor: House Financial Services Committee
Topics: calabria, freddy, fha, crtc, georgia, new york, fannie, cohen, missouri, cdc, illinois, north...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of cannabis research. Witnesses from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) testified on current marijuana policy, the health effects of cannabis, and what steps Congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis...
Topics: fda, volkow, dea, throckmorton, oregon, illinois, mississippi, california, virginia, nih, michigan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of cannabis research. Witnesses from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) testified on current marijuana policy, the health effects of cannabis, and what steps Congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis...
Topics: fda, dea, volkow, throckmorton, oregon, california, illinois, mississippi, virginia, nih, maryland,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of cannabis research. Witnesses from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) testified on current marijuana policy, the health effects of cannabis, and what steps Congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis...
Topics: fda, dea, volkow, throckmorton, california, illinois, oregon, mississippi, virginia, michigan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of cannabis research. Witnesses from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) testified on current marijuana policy, the health effects of cannabis, and what steps Congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis...
Topics: illinois, fda, volkow, montana, dea, throckmorton, washington, united states congress, california,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the state of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chair Powell took questions from lawmakers on a variety of topics, including the low interest rates, unemployment from COVID-19 shutdowns, the coinage shortage and what the future of economic growth and recovery from the virus might look like. This was the chairman's second day testifying before a congressional committee. He...
Topics: powell, hong kong, andy barr, michigan, feds, treasury, paul, mr. vargas, house, iowa, trump,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference to discuss monetary policy actions. Sponsor: Federal Reserve | Board of Governors
Topics: china, fomc, nick, volcker, powell, c-span
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. Sponsor: House Financial Services Committee
Topics: powell, china, fdic, cra, brainard, mr. powell, gao, occ, england, new york, fomc, washington,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. He told members that the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy would largely depend on if the outbreak was "persistent" and "material" in nature. He also said in his opening remarks that the policy rate would remain unchanged. Other questions to Mr. Powell focused on China's role in the global economy, cyber threats in banking, and his...
Topics: powell, china, cra, fdic, brainard, mr. powell, occ, gao, new york, england, feds, north carolina,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testify before the House Financial Services Committee about their respective agency's pandemic response. Sponsor: House Financial Services Committee
Topics: powell, mnuchin, ppp, colorado, mr. powell, china, flint, mr. cleaver, russia, afghanistan, sba,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified for a second day in a row on Capitol Hill. Following testimony on the House side the previous day, he testified before the Senate Banking Committee on monetary policy and the state of the economy. Committee members asked him about how relations with China and the recent cornonavirus outbreak would impact the U.S. economy. Other questions focused on access to banking institutions in rural areas, job and labor disparities among minorities, and the...
Topics: china, powell, equifax, trump, cra, fdic, sofer, brown, obama, washington, brainard, england,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified for a second day in a row on Capitol Hill. Following testimony on the House side the previous day, he testified before the Senate Banking Committee on monetary policy and the state of the economy. Committee members asked him about how relations with China and the recent cornonavirus outbreak would impact the U.S. economy. Other questions focused on access to banking institutions in rural areas, job and labor disparities among minorities, and the...
Topics: china, powell, trump, equifax, fdic, cra, sofer, obama, brown, washington, england, shelby, gao,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Edna Greene Medford and Taylor Stoermer talked about the life and influence of first ladies Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, and Julia Tyler. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.*Among the topics addressed were the short presidency of William Henry Harrison, the death of Letitia Taylor in the White House, and the president's marriage to Julia Gardiner and her role as first lady. Julia Gardiner Tyler was known as an outwardly social first lady who brought European...
Topics: john tyler, julia, tyler, white house, virginia, letitia, harrison, washington, julia tyler, texas,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Edna Greene Medford and Taylor Stoermer talked about the life and influence of first ladies Anna Harrison, Letitia Tyler, and Julia Tyler. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.*Among the topics addressed were the short presidency of William Henry Harrison, the death of Letitia Taylor in the White House, and the president's marriage to Julia Gardiner and her role as first lady. Julia Gardiner Tyler was known as an outwardly social first lady who brought European...
Topics: tyler, john tyler, texas, julia tyler, letitia, calhoun, julia, webster, harrison
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Myra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-scenes relationship with her husband during his long career of public service, her role as matriarch of the Bush family, her relationship with the press, and her advocacy for literacy and volunteerism. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: barbara bush, bush, white house, george bush, barbara, china, texas, reagan, george w. bush,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Myra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-scenes relationship with her husband during his long career of public service, her role as matriarch of the Bush family, her relationship with the press, and her advocacy for literacy and volunteerism. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: barbara bush, bush, white house, george bush, barbara, china, texas, reagan, george h.w. bush,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Myra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-scenes relationship with her husband during his long career of public service, her role as matriarch of the Bush family, her relationship with the press, and her advocacy for literacy and volunteerism. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: barbara bush, bush, white house, george bush, barbara, china, texas, reagan, george h.w. bush,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Richard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White...
Topics: white house, washington, betty, betty ford, ford, california, virginia, alexandria, richard nixon,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Richard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White...
Topics: white house, ford, betty ford, betty, washington, alexandria, virginia, richard nixon, carter,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Richard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White...
Topics: white house, betty ford, washington, betty, ford, alexandria, virginia, richard nixon, michigan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Edith Mayo and William Seale talked about the life and influence of first lady Caroline Harrison and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. An artist interested in women's issues, she was at the forefront of the home economics movement. She designed her own White House china pattern and established the china collection as well as resurrecting other historic objects. She kept a detailed diary of her White House years. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: white house, harrison, caroline, cleveland, caroline harrison, washington, china, benjamin...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Guests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after her husband's death. Locations for filming were the Red Room of the White House to hear the stories of her political parties, the Blue Room where she watched the smoke of British troops on the horizon as they advanced to the White House in 1814, her Virginia country estate of Montpelier, and the Dolley Todd...
Topics: washington, white house, james madison, dolly, montpelier, virginia, philadelphia, thomas...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Guests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after her husband's death. Locations for filming were the Red Room of the White House to hear the stories of her political parties, the Blue Room where she watched the smoke of British troops on the horizon as they advanced to the White House in 1814, her Virginia country estate of Montpelier, and the Dolley Todd...
Topics: washington, white house, edith, susan, james madison, catherine, dolley madison, virginia, thomas...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Guests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after her husband's death. Locations for filming were the Red Room of the White House to hear the stories of her political parties, the Blue Room where she watched the smoke of British troops on the horizon as they advanced to the White House in 1814, her Virginia country estate of Montpelier, and the Dolley Todd...
Topics: washington, susan, edith, white house, catherine, james madison, dolley madison, philadelphia,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Kathleen Dalton and Stacy Cordery talked about the life and influence of first lady Edith Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Edith Roosevelt managed the creation of the West Wing as a private residence for her large family and handled security, the press, and publicity for her children. She professionalized the office of the first lady and hired a social secretary to assist with an intense social schedule. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: edith, white house, roosevelt, theodore roosevelt, edith roosevelt, washington, theodore, t.r.,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: wilson, white house, edith, ellen, woodrow wilson, woodrow, washington, ellen wilson, edith wilson,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Gail Sheehy and David Maraniss talked about the life and influence of first lady Hillary Clinton and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her career in law and her political partnership with Bill Clinton since the beginning of his career through taking an office in the West Wing and surviving several scandals. Topics included her controversial role as "co-president" in charge of health care reform. She then took on a more traditional first lady...
Topics: hillary clinton, bill clinton, hillary, white house, clintons, clinton, arkansas, obama, david,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Gail Sheehy and David Maraniss talked about the life and influence of first lady Hillary Clinton and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her career in law and her political partnership with Bill Clinton since the beginning of his career through taking an office in the West Wing and surviving several scandals. Topics included her controversial role as "co-president" in charge of health care reform. She then took on a more traditional first lady...
Topics: hillary clinton, bill clinton, hillary, white house, arkansas, clintons, obama, clinton, david...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Gail Sheehy and David Maraniss talked about the life and influence of first lady Hillary Clinton and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her career in law and her political partnership with Bill Clinton since the beginning of his career through taking an office in the West Wing and surviving several scandals. Topics included her controversial role as "co-president" in charge of health care reform. She then took on a more traditional first lady...
Topics: bill clinton, hillary clinton, hillary, white house, clintons, arkansas, obama, susan swain, david...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony and Richard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Ida McKinley and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Among the topics they addressed were her role on the presidential campaign trail, her battles with epilepsy, and her talent for crocheted slippers, which she made for numerous White House guests. In September 1901 Mrs. McKinley became the third first lady in the country's history to become a widow at the hands of an...
Topics: mckinley, white house, william mckinley, ida mckinley, canton, ohio, roosevelt, new york, saxton,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: jacqueline kennedy, white house, jackie, mrs. kennedy, kennedy, washington, jack, johnson, john...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: white house, jackie, kennedy, jack, jacqueline kennedy, washington, mrs. kennedy, michael, john...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: white house, jackie, kennedy, jacqueline kennedy, jack, mrs. kennedy, washington, jackie kennedy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Cokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: johnson, mrs. johnston, white house, lyndon johnson, texas, washington, kennedy, london, linda,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Cokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: johnson, mrs. johnson, white house, texas, lyndon johnson, washington, jacqueline kennedy, linda,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Cokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: johnson, mrs. johnson, lyndon johnson, texas, washington, white house, lyndon, jacqueline kennedy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Ann Gerhart and Mark Updegrove talked about the life and influence of first lady Laura Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They talked about her childhood in Texas, career as a teacher and librarian, founder of the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival, and support of her husband's White House initiatives on education and HIV/AIDS awareness and malaria relief in Africa. Topics included her reputation as "the comforter-in-chief" following...
Topics: laura bush, texas, white house, midland, afghanistan, bush, laura, george bush, washington, george...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Ann Gerhart and Mark Updegrove talked about the life and influence of first lady Laura Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They talked about her childhood in Texas, career as a teacher and librarian, founder of the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival, and support of her husband's White House initiatives on education and HIV/AIDS awareness and malaria relief in Africa. Topics included her reputation as "the comforter-in-chief" following...
Topics: laura bush, white house, afghanistan, hillary clinton, texas, bush, barbara bush, africa, david,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Ann Gerhart and Mark Updegrove talked about the life and influence of first lady Laura Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They talked about her childhood in Texas, career as a teacher and librarian, founder of the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival, and support of her husband's White House initiatives on education and HIV/AIDS awareness and malaria relief in Africa. Topics included her reputation as "the comforter-in-chief" following...
Topics: laura bush, white house, texas, afghanistan, bush, midland, george w. bush, washington, hillary...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Annette Dunlap and Emily Charnock talked about the life and influence of first lady Lou Hoover and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Active outdoors, Lou Hoover was the first woman in the country to get a geology degree. She was president of the Girl Scouts and promoted physical fitness for women, many charities, and volunteerism, especially during the Depression. The Hoovers did not publicize their charitable activities or their family life. She was the first to...
Topics: hoover, white house, herbert hoover, china, california, washington, herbert, lou hoover, henri...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony talked about the life and influence of first ladies Lucretia Garfield and Mary Arthur McElroy and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Lucretia "Crete" Garfield was an educated woman who believed in the rights of women. The marriage was troubled for the first five years but they grew closer and she became very influential. After President Garfield was assassinated in the first year of his presidency she spent years ensuring his legacy by...
Topics: white house, lucretia garfield, arthur, garfield, washington, new york, ohio, mrs. garfield,...
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Allida Black and Thomas Culbertson talked about the life and influence of first lady Lucy Hayes and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The first presidential wife with a college degree, Lucy Hayes symbolized the "New Woman" as the country celebrated its centennial. She had been very active in medical service during the Civil War and continued her charitable work, especially with veterans and orphans of the war. Topics included her relations with temperance and...
Topics: white house, lucy hayes, hayes, washington, hayeses, lucy, rutherford, ohio, spiegel grove, china,...
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Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: mamie, eisenhower, white house, eisenhowers, mamie eisenhower, gettysburg, elizabeth arden, russia,...
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Liza Mundy and Krissah Thompson talked about the life and influence of first lady Michelle Obama and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They talked about her family life and education, her support of her husband's career, her role as part of the first black presidential couple, her political activities, and her causes which included a "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity, establishing a White House vegetable garden as part of an eating well...
Topics: white house, michelle obama, hillary clinton, washington, laura bush, d.c., obama, kelvin,...
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Judy Woodruff and Carl Cannon talked about the life and influence of first lady Nancy Reagan and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her role as a political partner with her husband, his protector, and his primary caregiver during his years suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Topics included her relations with the press and her role as a fashion icon. In pursuing her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, she became the first sitting first lady to...
Topics: reagan, nancy, white house, nancy reagan, ronald reagan, california, sacramento, washington, ronny,...
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Judy Woodruff and Carl Cannon talked about the life and influence of first lady Nancy Reagan and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her role as a political partner with her husband, his protector, and his primary caregiver during his years suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Topics included her relations with the press and her role as a fashion icon. In pursuing her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, she became the first sitting first lady to...
Topics: reagan, nancy, white house, nancy reagan, ronald reagan, california, washington, sacramento,...
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Judy Woodruff and Carl Cannon talked about the life and influence of first lady Nancy Reagan and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her role as a political partner with her husband, his protector, and his primary caregiver during his years suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Topics included her relations with the press and her role as a fashion icon. In pursuing her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, she became the first sitting first lady to...
Topics: reagan, nancy, white house, nancy reagan, ronald reagan, california, reagans, susan, alzheimer,...
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Timothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: nixon, white house, pat nixon, richard nixon, mrs. nixon, california, peru, china, jackie, julie,...
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Timothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: nixon, pat nixon, white house, richard nixon, mrs. nixon, peru, california, jackie, jacqueline...
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Timothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: white house, pat nixon, nixon, mrs. nixon, richard nixon, california, peru, jackie, china,...
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Timothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate. Sponsor: C-SPAN,White House Historical Association
Topics: white house, nixon, pat nixon, mrs. nixon, richard nixon, jackie, julie, david, johnson, barbara...
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Paul Finkelman and Conover Hunt talked about the life and influence of first ladies Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, and Abigail Fillmore. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Sarah Polk remains the most politically active and influential first lady. Margaret Taylor was a reluctant short-term first lady. Abigail Fillmore, a teacher, was the first presidential wife to have had a job. She established the White House library and made it a cultural center for the arts....
Topics: white house, ms. swain, finkelman, conover, washington, sarah, taylor, abigail, mexico, susan,...
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