C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 33 minutesCokie 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.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Pat Nixon
1 hour, 32 minutesTimothy 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.
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First Lady Pat Nixon
1 hour, 12 minutesPat Nixon entered the White House as first lady 50 years ago in January 1969. A panel discussed her work, interests and contributions to the Nixon administration. The White House Historical Association and Richard Nixon Foundation co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: All American News - January 1945
4 minutesThis newsreel for African-American audiences was part of a series produced in the 1940s and 1950s. Stories in this episode include segments about boxer Beau Jack in the U.S. Army; a gala party attended by Eleanor Roosevelt; and an Office of Price Administration (OPA) meeting in Harlem.
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Pat Nixon & Betty Ford
52 minutesHistorian Carl Sferrazza Anthony looked at how the fashion choices of Pat Nixon and Betty Ford reflected the politics and culture of their times. Mr. Anthony is the author of a book on first ladies and fashion, and this talk was one of a series. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 32 minutesCokie 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.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Pat Nixon
1 hour, 33 minutesTimothy 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.
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First Lady Pat Nixon
1 hour, 15 minutesPat Nixon entered the White House as first lady 50 years ago in January 1969. A panel discussed her work, interests and contributions to the Nixon administration. The White House Historical Association and Richard Nixon Foundation co-hosted this event.
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Pat Nixon & Betty Ford
52 minutesHistorian Carl Sferrazza Anthony looked at how the fashion choices of Pat Nixon and Betty Ford reflected the politics and culture of their times. Mr. Anthony is the author of a book on first ladies and fashion, and this talk was one of a series. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 38 minutesCokie 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.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Pat Nixon
1 hour, 32 minutesTimothy 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.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 34 minutesRichard 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 House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Rosalynn Carter
1 hour, 35 minutesJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of involvement with her husband's administration during a time when perceptions of a woman's role were changing.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
56 minutesFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Humor in the White House
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House -- and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny our chief executives have been -- or not -- and whether they have used humor to their advantage. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum co-hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 34 minutesRichard 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 House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Rosalynn Carter
1 hour, 34 minutesJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of involvement with her husband's administration during a time when perceptions of a woman's role were changing.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
55 minutesFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Humor in the White House
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House -- and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny our chief executives have been -- or not -- and whether they have used humor to their advantage. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum co-hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 33 minutesRichard 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 House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.