this is her story about rachel and andrew jackson of being gentle. it is available for those of you who want to learn more. let me have you talk about a theme, that is the changing role of women in politics. what was happening for women their ability to influence politics? >> what was gaining is the abolitionist movement. they were part of that movement and were also feminist. it was not peculiar to see women with opinions. theow did the ladies in administrations deal with the panic of 1837? >> very well. >> last question. caller: yes, my quick question is that i heard that the burens -- what president family spoke foreign language in the white house, and the answer is the family of martin van buren's. >> i do not believe that his children did. i doubt he spoke dutch in the white house. by the time he went into his retirement, he went to the countryside to speak with the people who spoke dutch. the dutch in the hudson valley began to die out. >> what happens next? >> he goes home. whitet happens in the house? >> the war hero, harrison, comes in and u

anything that took andrew jackson away. theran the plantation and firm and kept everything in order. everything loved her -- everybody loved her. >> she could write a nice letter and had nice jewelry. she was not as frumpy and she was reputed to be. >> he rose in politics, that was an ugly sore. >> the campaign was so bitterly fought, that they went all out, calling her a whore. they used every piece that they could find and she was good garbage for them. >> made the statement that i would rather be a dookkeeper and live in that palace. >> her niece was 21 years old when she became the white house hostess. >> for all of the negatives they had to say about andrew jackson, they loved her. >> received an education in the fine arts of being a lady. it was that kind of education that enabled her, when rachel suddenly dies, to slide into the role of white house hostess. >> the women liked her. meantmen's opinions and more. she knew exactly how to >> it is emily that jackson has a falling out with. jackson never lost his affection

he should have done what andrew jackson did, threatened them i will make a frog pond to dispatch the shoulder -- soldiers there but then all of a sudden they found abraham lincoln. it is incredible he had two years' experience in the house of representatives he served in illinois and of course. who knew that this man would have the talent, the leadership, he would have to do hard things. he did many unconstitutional things then went to the congress and said nothing i have done the you can give me the authority to do because it has to be done. in order to save the union. if to save the union to free the slaves i will do that. i will do whatever it takes to save the union. that is why eyes title the new book henry clay and the compromise that saved the union. thank you very much. [applause] if you have any questions shall be glad to attempt to resolve. a if you would use the microphone so everybody can hear the of question. >> of the package of resolution did not pass and the senate's we voted in cherry picked then how did the compromise worked? >> the problem is if you take one away t

so andrew jackson played something of a matchmaker here? he and his wife did not have children of their own and had many, many different young took in.at they jackson would write to sarah and call her "my daughter." >> and patricia on facebook it true that a nickname for sarah polk was the spanish madonna? yes. >> where did that come from? >> she had extremely dark hair and olive skin and they thought european, exotic. >> the jacksons had no children james k. polk had no children. what was the impact of being from housework and not having to do that and her political become a partner? >> i think they breezed into that through the years when they tolized they weren't going have children. by the same token, they spent a lot of time with nieces and nephews and sarah, as first lady, brought her nieces into to help her with entertaining and returning calls because she did not return calls. as first lady, she did not it, which was a change in tradition. but and then when of course she was a widow, she had a niece and lived with her. >> can i also

probably through -- either through andrew jackson or through her own father's family. lkent the -- graduated from the university of north carolina and then went into law and studied in nashville and became clerk of the legislature and they met there or they met at andrew jackson's because the polk girls were often at the jackson's home. certainly jackson is known or we think that he advised polk to marry her. this is who you need as a wife, he would say. saidnt is commonly th solpolk she wouldn't marry him unless he ran for office but and of course he did and he won and they were married in 1824. >> so andrew jackson played something of a matchmaker here? >> he and his wife did not have children of their own and had many, many different young people that they took in. jackson would write to sarah and call her "my daughter." >> and patricia on facebook asked, is it true that a nickname for sarah polk was the spanish madonna? >> yes. >> where did that come from? >> s h ext and olive skin and they thought she looked european, exotic. >> the jacksons had no children but sa

probably through -- either through andrew jackson or through her own father's family. graduatedto the -- from the university of north carolina and then went into law and studied in nashville and became clerk of the legislature and they met there or they met at andrew jackson's because the polk girls were often at the jackson's home. certainly jackson is known or we think that he advised polk to marry her. this is who you need as a wife, he would say. and then it is commonly said that she told polk she wouldn't marry him unless he ran for office but and of course he did and he won and they were married in 1824. >> so andrew jackson played something of a matchmaker here? >> he and his wife did not have children of their own and had many, many different young people that they took in. jackson would write to sarah and call her "my daughter." >> and patricia on facebook asked, is it true that a nickname for sarah polk was the spanish madonna? >> yes. >> where did that come from? >> she had extremely dark hair and olive skin and they thought she looked european, exotic. >> t

jackson didn't -- you probably know -- vetoed the bank. we didn't have a central bank then until we got the federal reserve, and you need a central bank. a central bank really controls money, and sees to it that the money is good, and worth its value. ha-ha, okay? >> i know it's not a biggie, but i'm from new york, so you might be bias. >> can you tell? >> what's that? >> i'm from new york. >> you're from new york as well? okay. [laughter] fillmore, as you described, a is an important ingredient in the compromise, and yet you also don't seem to see much of him, and many historians, in particular, because of the signing of the fugitive slave law. and to what do you attribute the hero of the compromise where fillmore is almost disparaged for it because of the fugitive slave law. >> i'm not sure what you're asking. >> it seems like he's attacked for implementing henry clay's compromise, in particular, just because they focus on the one aspect of the fugitive slave law and seems like you're raving on henry clay so much, and rightly so, but phi

let's honor jfk's whoring and drinking or the 13 duels andrew jackson fought to defend his wife's honor. why don't we sculpt that? who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore anyway? is it mckinley, arthur, garfield, and lincoln? and, yes, i know, there's a rival sculpture of crazy horse, but the sight of that one is ball-shrinking because crazy horse never allowed his image to be captured, so which sculptor do you think he'd now attack? i've never been to mount rushmore. it's just too silly. even now, as i write this i'm thinking about george w.'s wartime lies, clinton's cigars, and nixon's microphones, and i'm cringing because i know every president, no matter how great on the surface, owned a heart chewed by rats. who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore, anyway? is it buchanan, both adams's, and mr. lincoln? answer me this, after the slaughterhouse goes out of business, how long will it go on stinking of red death and white desire? should we just cover the presidents' faces with gas masks? who cares? i've never been to rushmore. it's too silly. even now, as i write this, i'm thinking, "who's o

there are two distinct parties, the democratic party with andrew jackson as leader and the weak -- the winning party. william henry harrison becomes a member of the weak party after it was founded. he was the first candidate for that party in 1836. -- becomes a member offenba thet party after it was founded. he was the first candidate for that party in 1836. the democrats were divided enough they could win. >> anna harrison had been with him through a long political career. what do we know about her? >> we know she was a religious woman. we know she was a reluctance first lady. she did not get to be first lady and the white house, because the day her husband and other members of the family left to go to washington, she was too ill to travel. she was all packed up and ready to join him in washington was the day she got notification he died. >> how did he die? >> that is an interesting question. the answer was always that he a top hating to wear and topcoat to his inauguration, and he was exposed to cold weather and caught a cold and died. i think it is more complex than that. he was an

>> andrew jackson? >> stephanie: i would like to [ censor bleep ] punt them. irene in baltimore, you are on the "stephanie miller show." hello, irene. >> caller: hi, stephanie, how are you doing? i keep hearing these people call and complain about our president, and -- and upholding things that gorge bush did. if gorge bush was such a good president for this nation let them name three things that he did well for the country. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: out of eight years. >> we were never attacked by iceland, you are welcome. >> stephanie: yes, he is very good for the effigy business. okay. all right. seventeen minutes after the hour. kids, go to my pc, there used to be so much downtown, not anymore. with go to my pc and your smartphone or tablet downtime is the new up time. you can access your entire office computer from your mobile device. go to my pc turns any iphone ipad, or kendall into your computer. try to go to my pc free today with a special 45-day free trial just for my listeners. go to gotomeeting.com click on the try it free button enter the pro

let's honor jfk's whoring and drinking or the 13 duels andrew jackson fought to defend his wife's honor. why don't we sculpt that? who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore anyway? is it mckinley, arthur, garfield, and lincoln? and, yes, i know, there's a rival sculpture of crazy horse, but the sight of that one is ball-shrinking because crazy horse never allowed his image to be captured, so which sculptor do you think he'd now attack? i've never been to mount rushmore. it's just too silly. even now, as i write this i'm thinking about george w.'s wartime lies, clinton's cigars, and nixon's microphones, and i'm cringing because i know every president, no matter how great on the surface, owned a heart chewed by rats. kwo's who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore, anyway? is it buchanan, both adams's, and mr. lincoln? answer me this, after the slaughterhouse goes out of business, how long will it go on stinking of red death and white desire? should we just cover the presidents' faces with gas masks? who cares? i've never been to rushmore. it's too silly. even now, as i write this, i'm thinking, "w

les honor jfk's whoring and drinking or the 13 duels andrew jackson fought to defend his wife's honor. why don't we sculpt that? who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore anyway? is it mckinley, arthur, garfield, and lincoln? and, yes, i know, there's a rival sculpture of crazy horse, but the sight of that one is ball-shrinking because crazy horse never allowed his image to be captured, so which sculptor do you think he'd now attack? i've never been to mount rushmore. it's just too silly. even now, as i write this i'm thinking about george w.'s wartime lies, clinton's cigars, and nixon's microphones, andi'm cringing because i kw every president, no matter how great on the surface, owned a heart chewed by rats. kwo's who's on that [ expletive ] rushmore, anyway? is it buchanan, both adams's, and mr. lincoln? answer me this, after the slaughterhouse goes out of business, how long will it go on stinking of red death and white desire? should we just cover the presidents' faces with gas masks? who cares? i've nevereen to rushmore. it's too lly. even now, as i write this, i'm thinking, "who's on

he was a recipient of the national book award in 1984 for his three volume biography of andrew jackson. he also wrote the first history of the house of representatives in 2002. he made several appearances on book tv, and you can watch and discuss some of his books online at booktv.org. square books in oxford mississippi has been named the publisher's weekly bookstore of the year for 2013. the bookstore, founded in 1979 to miles of their presentations, live radio talk shows as well as

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andrew jackson picked one justice who ran for president four times while he was serving on the supreme court. >> yes, can you imagine it was very different in those days, that's for sure. >> you did a lot of research for the book, justice o'connor, was there -- as you looked at the presidents over time and how they made their choices for the supreme court was there a set of qualities or a set of judgments that you think lent themselves to better choices for the court? >> well, yes i can pick out a few grounds that would improve the chances of getting a good one, but i don't think that was primary in the case of most appointments. i think that great many of those appointments were really influenced a lot by the political situation. they wanted to put somebody on that the president himself thought was politically a wise choice and would not give him problems by virtue of poor appointments. i think a lot of consideration was given to things like that. >> woodruff: do you think that's still the case today? >> maybe to some extent but much less so. >> woodruff: you've spoken about this befo

andrew jackson was the embodiment of the new american. he was quote an orphan and talented and raised himself to the highest office in the land. he personified what the american dream is all about, that it's not class or money or bloodlines that are rewarded in america, but rather the ability of each individual to achieve something worthwhile in life, end of quote. professor rimney did not excuse jackson for his backward views on slavery or women's rights or his harsh treatment of native americans. he regarded jackson as admirable because -- quote -- "he believed in this union. he believed in this country. he believed that government shouldn't be for just a small segment of society but for all of us. that's what i want in a president, said professor rimney. robert vincent rimney was born in new york city, graduated from fordham university in 1943, wanted to be a lawyer, but that changed after he enlisted in the navy during world war ii. he had passed the time on -- to pass the time on board ship, he read history, including all nine volume

there are two distinct parties, the democratic party with andrew jackson as leader and the whig party. william henry harrison becomes a member of the weak party after it was founded. he was the first candidate for the whig party after it was founded. he was the first candidate for that party in 1836. the democrats were divided enough they could win. >> anna harrison had been with him through a long political career. what do we know about her? religious she was a woman. we know she was a reluctance first lady. she did not get to be first lady and the white house, because the day her husband and other members of the family left to go to washington, she was too to travel. up day she was all packed and ready to join him in washington was the day she got notification he died. >> how did he die? >> that is an interesting question. the answer was always that he was not going to wear a top hat and topcoat to his inauguration, and he was exposed to cold weather and caught a cold and died. i think it is more complex than that. he was an older gentleman. he was exhausted by office seekers in the

even if politics are riskier, remember the words of andrew jackson -- the brave man inattentive to his duty is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger. i'm not saying that, everybody has hair purpose and reason. this piece of legislation, the longer people read it, the more they study it, the more it sells itself. my good friend, jon tester, from montana spoke right on this floor two days ago. i just said jon, if you want to come and say something, please do. i didn't know what jon was going to say, but i did encourage jon please read it. well, flying to montana and back, you have a little time to read, and john used that time to read the bill frontwards and backwards, and he spoke about the things in the bill that it did and the things it didn't do, and that's what we have been talking about is that 90% of americans, 83% of west virginians support a criminal background check or a mental background check. they do not support infringing on an individual's right if you're out in parts of my state, my beautiful state of west virginia, that you kn

millard fillmore grows up in abject poverty as does andrew jackson. millard fillmore's family does not own their land. abigail fillmore, abigail powers grows up, her father dies when she is two. they don't have very much money. she becomes a schoolteacher. she is the first first lady to have worked outside the home. she not only worked outside the home before she was married, but after she is married for the first few years, she works as a schoolteacher. when he is starting his law career. these are people who have experienced poverty and have not achieved anything other than middle-class status. after her death, millard married very well. >> paul has written a book on millard fillmore. here is his biography if your interested in reading more about our 13th president. it is still available where you shop for books. we have about 20 minutes to learn about the fillmore presidency and about abigail. she brings a sensibility to the role of first lady. how'd she approach the job at a >> what she is known for, her legacy, is that she created the first white

the first land, set aside under andrew jackson as a natural reserve. thomas jefferson sent a friend of his there to look at the hot sulphur springs to see what the profits were because people were bathing in them since the 16th century when a man thought he discovered the fountain of youth. a large number of people left and found their way to my little home town. there i was in the middle of arkansas with a darker -- dr. running a restaurant. communityek orthodox withtwo synagogues, muslims coming from syria and elsewhere. all in my little home town. i saw a microcosm of the world, even though i was living in the segregated south, with all its problems. still tryingtime to figure out what was going on. i still learned more from the stories of the kids i went to school with, the people i saw on the street, and my teachers. i would like to give you a flavor of what it was like. i had a science teacher. i have told the story many times. it was the eighth grade. a retired coach. he was not a handsome man. [laughter] he was overweight and his clothes were t

attorney position that was first held by andrew jackson at one time. this is what the article said. "responding to the u.s. army corps of engineers' proposal to limit fishing on dams along the cumberland river and its tributaries in kentucky, jerry martin said that the corps's plans is not worth the effort. martin, who just weeksal would have been responsible for carrying out the corps's wishes said the tennessee valley authority siren system which goes off when water is released from the dams is enough to ensure public safety." "these waters implunge to the citizens," said martin, "who was appointed by president obama in 2010, in a prepared statement. in light of the tremendous protection from liability enjoyed by the corps, i don't think it's reasonable for the corps to ban everyone at all times from these public places." now, mr. president, i'm concluding my remarks because i see the senator from wyoming has arrived. the corps of engineers now has almost everybody in tennessee of any political stripe saying you're taking an unreasonable step. they have the wildlife agencies of te

there are two national banks that andrew jackson and did. that was passed by abraham lincoln in 1863 and has had one confirmed director ever since. cftb a lot of ways, the is modeled after the occ in its regulatory structure. appropriations, governments structure, and board members, and the third issue you raise is about the federal reserve. -- fun find a regulator of regulator by payments that are appropriated annually by congress. by a self funding stream, which is usually assessed by the regulator. that is how these banking industries have historically worked. or if the regulator somehow makes money in the course of its operations, the federal reserve is granted the license to sell money. that is a profitable business model. i would say, the license to print money, which is the vernacular, but technically, the amped -- the bureau of printing and engraving actually print the paper. the printed dollar cost 4 cents and then they sell it to the fed, and the set -- and the fed sells it for a dollar. it is a pretty good business boller -- busin

to do so.2 voted the notification crisis of 1832 was only averted by the election of andrew jackson and a compromise tariff that was passed in 1834. that is five times already. this is an interesting one. the fugitive slave law in 1850 were passed by the central government. they said that if a slave escaped into your state, even if it was a free state, your legal enforcement community had to cooperate and return the slave to its master. the supreme court of the state of wisconsin in 1844 declared that law unconstitutional. the tensions between the powers of the federal government to limit a national problem and the rise of the state and the problem to make their own decisions. of course, tragically, the most dramatic manifestation of this was the civil war. the civil war itself was about this very question. wrapped up in a states rights and slavery. it was a question about the powers of the arrow government and what are the powers reserved to the states and the people. we all know the tragedy of that event and what happened. a change in english usage of the term united states. prior to

the nullification crisis of 1832 was only averted by the election of andrew jackson and a compromise tariff that was passed in 1834. that's five times already. this is an interesting one. the fugitive slave laws in 1850 were passed by the central government, and they said that if a slave escaped into your state, even if it was a free state, your legal enforcement community had to cooperate and return the slave to his master. the supreme court of the state of wisconsin in 1854 declared that law unconstitutional, void and of null effect in the state of wisconsin. again, it was the tension between the power of the federal government to remedy national problems and the rights of the states and the people to make their own decisions. and of course, tragically, the most dramatic manifestation of this was the civil war. but the civil war itself was about this very question. wrapped up in states' rights and slavery, it was a question of what is the powers of the federal government and what are the powers reserved to the states and to the people. we all know the tragedy of that event and what

host: steve from jackson, mississippi, with andrew phillips who is the academic dean and the provost for the naval academy. caller: my name is steve. i work for senator roger and cumbersome and gregg harper handling the military process. i just would like for you to comment on a program that has helped a lot of nominees. that is the naval economy -- academy preparatory school in rhode island. they nominate somebody and go to the naval academy preparatory school in rhode island or the naval academy foundation program and the next year they go to the academy. we are about to have a military academy day on april 20 where we emphasize the preparatory school program an extra year to get students whole person concept. could you comment on the program and how those students sometimes graduate at a higher rate than those that go right in. guest: that is a great question. elementarynation, and secondary school education are not all created equal. in different parts of the country, there are different levels of opportunity for students. it is not the case that every student can come directly w

andrew the only starter even pleaed in the post season. 5 game back with milwaukee. jackson not that worried about it. >> certainly valuable to have play off experience. that being said that's not going to win ball games. i have a group of guy that is probably don't very much play off experience but they are well aware what wins ball games. that does not change from regular soap to my off. >> nugget have home court in the series. the astounding league leading 38 and 3 at home. this season. altitude certainly a factor really helps him out. come in and get tire tired. nugget under 500 on the road. might be the best coaching that george karl has ever done. if you remember long time warrior fan you remember when karl was the coach of the warrior. he likes the denver squad. >> continue to play with passion and confidence that we play with. we'll figure out ho, how to win 4 games. come in on saturday and try to steal a game. they are not going to come on home court tough place to play. these all out the window. >>reporter: a little golf. second round of the hair tan at hil

joining us now is fox news senior judicial analyst judge andrew napolitano. they are saying it was forced upon him. he did not ask for the drug and now all of these people will say that michael jackson did not want this to begin with. >> yes. they had a contract with michael jackson. michael jackson's heirs will say they forced doctor murray on him. they hired that you're murray knowing he would give the patient whatever he wanted. as a result, aeg should pay the jackson ayers what michael would have earned if he were still alive. the eg's argument is, wait a minute, michael jackson was killed by somebody who was convicted of homicide. by the way, we did not hire him. michael hired him. we did not tell them what drugs to put it michael. michael told them what drugs to put it michael. two sets of arguments that will play out in front of a los angeles jury. ashley: does this go to the jackson kids or the jackson family? >> michael's mother, mrs. joe jackson and his children. if any money is obtained, it will be split equally. unless the grandmother claims more,

judge andrew napolitano is here. the family said, you, aeg killed him. it is your fault that died young. >> that is the argument of the estate lawyer. the lawyer for his mother and children. the aeg lawyers will say michael jackson was killed by a criminal act. how do we know that? because a jury decided that conrad murray committed a crime. >> wait a second. the trial starts today. those motions to throw it out failed. >> yes. the argument was made pretrial months ago by the same lawyer that will make them again to the jury in an effort to prevent this from going to a jury. clearly, one of the most pro- plaintiff in the united states of america likely pre-exposed to taking wealth and giving it to the jackson family. stuart: they will marshal a whole superduper team of lawyers that will press this case forever. is there a direct attempt to bankrupt aeg? >> i do not know. 40 billion is awfully extreme. it is an extraordinary amount of money. i don't think he possibly could have learned $40 billion. these are things that a jury will have to sort through. >

but let's start tonight with the michael jackson wrongful death suit. the trial is now under way and our christina mclarty is at the center of the chaos at the courthouse, it's trending now. >> the michael jackson saga continues this morning in a los angeles courtroom. >> today hoping statements. >> i'm christina mclarty outside the courthouse in downtown l.a. media trucks are lined up to cover this case court started at 10:00 amount. katherine jackson avoided the cameras being escorted under ground. katherine jackson and her lawyers are claiming the concert promoter aeg hired and controlled dr. conrad murray and put the desire for

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