The featured programs for the Family of President Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=112 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15:43 GMT 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 dancing to the White House and cultivated a public image as a trend-setter. She also helped in her husband's efforts to annex Texas. Christopher Leahy spoke by telephone about his work editing her papers. Video was shown from Colonial Williamsburg and the Tyler's Sherwood Forest plantation home in Charles City, Virginia. Harrison Tyler and his wife Payne spoke in videos recorded at Sherwood Forest. This was the sixth installment in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310730-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310730-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Patricia Brady and Michael Henderson talked about the life and influence of first ladies Rachel Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the importance of a White House hostess and the role of women in society and politics. Rachel Jackson died before her husband was sworn in as president but her memory influenced his presidency. Later in the Jackson administration her niece, Emily Donelson, became White House hostess, but was dismissed due to political and social scandals in Washington society. President Van Buren was a widower. Dolley Madison's cousin Angelica Singleton became the White House hostess when she married his oldest son. Video clips were shown of tours of The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, and of Lindenwald in Kinderhook, New York, and of an interview with William Seale. This was the fifth presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310728-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310728-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 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 house in Philadelphia. Guests also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from viewers. This was the third presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310726-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310726-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Edith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about the life and influence of first lady Abigail Adams and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Others spoke in videos from several building in the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts, and from the archives of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. Topics included her relationship with and influence upon her husband, the story of her life and raising her family, the importance to history of her letters, and her role in the history of America and of women. This was the second presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310725-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310725-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historians talked about the role of the first lady of the United States and how it had evolved through history. They gave examples of the differences between various first ladies. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. Steve Scully moderated. The program opened with a video message from first lady Michelle Obama. "Historical Perspectives on First Ladies" was the first panel of a preview of the C-SPAN series, "First Ladies: Influence and Image" at the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History in the historic Decatur House. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310723-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310723-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former First Lady Betty Ford's funeral service was held at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Speakers included Lynne Cheney, the wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and presidential historian Richard Norton Smith. Former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and former Vice President Cheney were also in attendance. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300520-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300520-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mrs. Ford spoke about her husband and her years in Washington, D.C. She reminisced about her husband's career in the House of Representatives and then the White House and shared several humorous anecdotes about their relationship during those years. Among the topics she addressed were the resignation of President Nixon, assumption of the role of first lady, her role as a advocate for cancer, and work on behalf of those suffering from addiction, After her remarks, she took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/81119-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/81119-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The burial service for Senator Edward Kennedy was held at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Senator Kennedy was laid to rest next to his brothers, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy. Cardinal McCarrick and members of the family spoke as darkness fell on the cemetery. The latter part of the ceremony was illuminated only by the eternal flame by President John F. Kennedy's grave and lighting on the Custis Mansion. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288601-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288601-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Funeral services were held for Senator Edward Kennedy at Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston. He died Tuesday August 25 at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts at the age of 77. His sons, President Obama, and others paid tribute to his personal and political life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288598-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288598-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT A "celebration of life" memorial service was held for Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. The service was a private ceremony to honor Senator Kennedy and his love of family and friends, his passion for life and his commitment to public service. The ceremony also included some of Senator Kennedy's favorite music. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288589-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288589-2 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Kennedy's motorcade cortege stopped at the Senate steps for a brief prayer so that Senate staff and members of the broader Senate community with whom the Senator worked could bid a final farewell before the cortege moved to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288600-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288600-1 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members of the public paid respects to Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. He died on August 25, 2009 from brain cancer. This was the first day in which he was lying in repose with a military honor guard standing watch while his family, friends and colleaguse sat vigil by his flag-drapped coffin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288576-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288576-3 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The motorcade and hearse bearing Senator Edward Kennedy arrived at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum where he would lie in repose. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288576-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288576-2 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT