First Ladies
First Lady Mary Lincoln
2013-04-22T21:00:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzQwXC8yMDEzMDQyMjIxMDA0MzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her political upbringing and position against slavery, her role as wife and mother, her time as first lady, and life after the White House. They discussed the complexity of her legacy, including her political role, mental health, her relationships in Washington and with the press, and stories of her lavish spending and as an over-indulgent mother. A video clip was shown of the Lincoln Bedroom from the documentary The White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home and others spoke in video from President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois; and the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, Kentucky.
This was the ninth presentation in the C-SPAN series “First Ladies: Influence and Image.”
Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic…
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Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her political upbringing and position against slavery, her role as wife and mother, her time as first lady, and life after the White House. They discussed the complexity of her legacy, including her political role, mental health, her relationships in Washington and with the press, and stories of her lavish spending and as an over-indulgent mother. A video clip was shown of the Lincoln Bedroom from the documentary The White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home and others spoke in video from President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois; and the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, Kentucky.
This was the ninth presentation in the C-SPAN series “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” close
This was the ninth presentation in the C-SPAN series “First Ladies: Influence and Image.”
Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic… read more
Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her political upbringing and position against slavery, her role as wife and mother, her time as first lady, and life after the White House. They discussed the complexity of her legacy, including her political role, mental health, her relationships in Washington and with the press, and stories of her lavish spending and as an over-indulgent mother. A video clip was shown of the Lincoln Bedroom from the documentary The White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home and others spoke in video from President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois; and the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, Kentucky.
This was the ninth presentation in the C-SPAN series “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” close
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