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.
Richard Norton Smith, Daniel Preston, and Amanda Mathews talked about the life and influence of first ladies Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Catherine Adams and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the refurbishing of the White House after it was burned, the ladies' experiences abroad, changes in the social and political role of the first lady, and the relationship between the first ladies.
In the capital city of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Wewoka, we met Assistant Chief Lewis Johnson, who showed us artifacts and told the story of his people during a tour of the tribe's museum.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies in a remote hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee about the Trump Administration's trade policy agenda.
The Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion with Republican Senators Joni Ernst (IA), Ron Johnson (WI) and Marco Rubio (FL) on the consequences of the national debt. The senators discussed different solutions for the growing national debt, the national security threat it poses and the impact it will have on future generations.
The Millennial Debt Foundation hosted a virtual discussion with Republican Congressmen Bryan Steil (WI) and William Timmons (SC) and former Republican Senators Jim DeMint (SC) and Bob Corker (TN) on the consequences of the national debt. The lawmakers discussed different solutions for the growing national debt, the national security threat it poses and the impact it will have on future generations. This was the second part of the event.
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.
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.
Cornell University history professor Mary Beth Norton presented a talk titled "Reflections on Gender in Anglo-America." The lecture was based on four books she published between 1980 and 2011: "Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800" (1980), "Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society" (1996), "In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692" (2002), and "Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World" (2011). This was the American Antiquarian Society's 14th annual Baron lecture.
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.
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.
Cornell University history professor Mary Beth Norton presented a talk titled "Reflections on Gender in Anglo-America." The lecture was based on four books she published between 1980 and 2011: "Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800" (1980), "Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society" (1996), "In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692" (2002), and "Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World" (2011). This was the American Antiquarian Society's 14th annual Baron lecture.
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.
