First Lady Dolley Madison
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 h…
12,253 viewsGuests 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 h…
12,253 viewsMarilyn Holt and Edith Mayo talked about the life and influence of first lady Mamie Eisenhower and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the perception …
9,660 viewsEdith 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…
3,709 viewsEdith Mayo, Anita McBride, and Richard Norton Smith looked back at the year-long C-SPAN series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image,” and responded to telephone calls and electronic communica…
17,016 viewsHistorians Richard Norton Smith and Edith Mayo gave a preview of the second season of the C-SPAN series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image,” which was co-sponsored by the White House Histor…
602 viewsHistorians 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 paneli…
3,518 viewsThe evolving influence and political power of first ladies was discussed by the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the curator of the Smithsonian’s first ladies' exhibit, and the elde…
1,416 viewsA panel discussion was held on women presidents and the challenges they face as candidates and chief commanders in countries around the world. The panelists included two former campaign mana…
190 viewsWomen who covered or worked for former first ladies participated in a panel discussing media coverage of first ladies. Nan Robertson covered Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, and Pat Ni…
247 viewsMs. Edith Mayo talked about an exhibit at the National Museum of American History featuring memorabilia and artifacts of the first ladies. During the program she described various shots take…
126 viewsEdith Mayo is the author of The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies. She talked about several first ladies and how the role of first lady has changed and become more political. She responde…
492 viewsInterviews were conducted between live coverage of the White House receiving line and State Dinner in honor of Chilean President Frei. Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments. Live s…
167 viewsPanelists, many of whom participated in various aspects of inaugural events, discussed the history and preparation of presidential inaugurals. They talked about the evolution of inaugural ce…
121 viewsA portion of a presidential news conference was shown as well as various kinds of preparation for the January 20 Inaugural.
48 viewsIn a forum marking the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Southern Mississippi University Professor Majorie Wheeler reviewed the history of women’s suffrage in the various states of the…
754 viewsIn a forum marking the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Professor Ellen Dubois, University of California Los Angeles, delivers the keynote speech on the legal obstacles to the women’s…
296 viewsEdith Mayo conducted a tour of the “From Parlor To Politics” exhibition at the National Museum of American History.
20 viewsPanelists talked about the history of the status of the president’s wife and how she became the “first lady,” a more influential and active political figure. They discussed the contributions…
93 viewsEdith Mayo of the National Museum of American History and Author Carl Anthony spoke about the history of first ladies and cited specific examples of unusual activities by presidents' wives. …
252 viewsRepresentative Pat Schroeder (D-CO) spoke at a celebration of the 70th anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote. She gave a brief history of the women’s suffrage movement, tel…
109 views