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Katherine Jellison of Ohio University explained that scholars, and even the general public, tend to narrowly categorize first ladies. She showed that they are more complicated than that, usi…

Michael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 president…

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 wi…

In the nineteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Rutherford B. Hayes were discussed. Mr. Hoogenboom and Mr. Bridges talked about President Hayes as a lawyer, sold…

Peter Waddell talked about his painting of Mrs. Hayes' bedroom in the White House. Topics included the people who lived in the house, and the changes over the years in interior decoration an…

Roy Morris, Jr. discussed his book Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876, published by Simon and Schuster. In 1876, New York Democrat Sam…

Professor Ari Hoogenboom discussed his book, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President, published by University of Kansas Press. He talked about President Hayes' life and career and compare…

Roy Morris talked about his book Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876, published by Simon and Schuster. In 1876, New York Democrat Samuel…

Chief Justice William Rehnquist was interviewed at the U.S. Supreme Court about his book Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The book is an examin…

In the third of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th president who served from 1877 to 1881, was profiled. Historians, scholars and de…

Members of a President’s Day panel talked about the presidential biographies they wrote for Times Books' American Presidents series. Arthur Schlesinger, the general editor of the series, mod…

Roger Bridges talked about President and Mrs. Hayes' home, built during the Civil War. The house has an extremely large veranda because President Hayes expressly requested it.

Ohio Historic Preservation Officer Amos Loveday talked about President Hayes terms as governor of Ohio. Among the topics he discussed were Hayes' roles in prison reform, education, and relig…

A short summary was given of Rutherford B. Hayes' accomplishments and life history.

Journalist James Toedtman, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal for the first segment. David Liederman and Frank Luntz participated in the newspaper roundtable segment. The 19th U.S. President…

Ms. Cryder talked about the Daughters of the American Revolution’s efforts to save President Hayes' birthplace. They were unable to raise enough funds to purchase the site, but there is a mo…