(begin video clip) >> rosalynn carter 'it was awful. i look back now, i have memories of just waiting for the press conference in iran to say what happened that day because we had no idea what was going on. and the only way we knew what was going on was when they would come out and announce it. and so -- and it was just, you know, thinking about and thinking -- we met with the families all along and thinking about the people whose family members were there and what it was doing to jimmy's presidency, and it was awful. it was awful. but -- and i would go out. i would go out and campaign. i had found out earlier that i could -- when a president goes out, he's so surrounded that people, he speaks to them, he says hello and so forth, but he doesn't get close enough to people to have conversations, you know, just normally, like you would otherwise. about what their hopes and dreams or what they thought about what i was doing or what jimmy was doing, anything that could help them. i had learned that early when jimmy was -- during his presiden

rosalynn had won that $5 from the local businessman. >> one of the activities that rosalynn carter would have been engaged in was basketball. she was so excited when she made the varsity basketball team here. we have a picture of her in her uniform and her plains high school leather jacket, and i think it was a very good accomplishment for ms. rosalynn at the time. >> this is the plains united methodist church, and it's right here on these steps where president carter asked ms. rosalynn out on a date for the first time. it's also here where they got married. so it's a very special place for president and mrs. carter, and a special place for plains. >> (end video clip) >> so there's a look at some of the early life in plains, georgia. i'm going to let regina crumkey on twitter asked the question, "how did rosalynn and jimmy meet? " >> well, as the park ranger, steve theus, said, they probably saw each other from a distance because rosalynn was a friend of ruth, his sister, but they seemed not to pay much attention to her. >> but as they got older and it became known he was going to go int

even to win the nomination. >> rosalynn carter, january 20, 1977. what do you remember about that day? >> that was inauguration day. we walked down >> pennsylvania avenue in the cold weather. it was exciting. >> whose idea was it to walk? >> it was jimmy's idea. he did not tell me until the night before. >> why not? >> he didn't tell anybody else except the secret service agents. because we didn't -- well, the secret service agents wanted to know for security. they do not want him to walk at all. but i guess he just thought it was better nobody >> was anticipating him walking down pennsylvania avenue. i think he thought everything would be different. maybe we shouldn't do it if everybody knew it. anyway, it was really wonderful. >> so january 20, 1977, you are the first lady of the united states. how do you prepare to become first lady? >> well, becoming first lady -- the hard part was going from the farm supply business to the governor's mansion. a beautiful governor's mansion. it was new. the outgoing governor had only lived in it for two years. c

. >> so the carters wed and rosalynn carter became a navy wife. what were those years like for her and talk about the birth of their sons. >> well, he helped, he was very active in the submarine program. he helped develop the nuclear reactors for the us navy, but he was at sea a lot so they had three sons who were born while he was in the navy. i believe jack was born in portsmouth. chip was born in hawaii and jeff was born in connecticut. so she had a lot of jobs raising the sons because jimmy was not around a lot of the time and she would run the family finances, which is a task she took on at the farm as well. so she was very busy. but she also enjoyed the opportunity to travel to all these great places. i think they really enjoyed l e living the life, for instance, it was a very special experience for them. >> so, jimmy carter was accepted into the nuclear submarine program. working i believe with admiral high and rick over. the father of the nuclear submarine program. he leaves it. why? >> well, you know, i think the main reason is his father

. >>> next, in an interview with c-span former first lady rosalynn carter talked about the lessons she learned as first lady as well as her time in the white house attending meetings, working on mental health issues, and working alongside her husband, former president jimmy carter. >> rosalynn carter, do you remember when you and president carter started having conversations about him running for president? >> what was that like? what was that conversation? >> it was very interesting. we had a friend that wrote and told jimmy that he thought he ought to run for president. well, we couldn't even say the word, that my husband is running for, well, i didn't tell anybody because we kept it very quiet. but then once he decided that he would do it, that was when i couldn't -- he could hardly say i'm going to be president. it was just something that was -- we never ever dreamed would happen. i was excited about it. i had xacampaigned the whole la year before the governor's race for him and it was hard. amy was a baby. and i didn't like to leave her all the time. i enjoyed it. i learned so muc

a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter. c-span, and cooperation with the white house historical association produced a series on the first lady, examining their private lives and the public roles they play. first ladies, influence an image features individual portraits. watch tuesday night, and over the weekend on c-span three. a beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describehe

coming up, a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter in with the historical association producing a series on the first lady, if examining private lives and the public polls they play. first ladies influence an image features individual biographies at the women who served in the role of first lady over 44 administrations. you're watching american history tv on c-span three. being ladylike does not require silence. why should my husband's job or yours prevent us from doing this and being first lady should prevent us from expecting our ideas. she and president gerald ford it discussed her experience with breast cancer, and so much of a public life struggled with jargon alcohol dependency and confronting it defined her first white house years. >> good evening and working to c-span series, first ladies, influence an image. we'll tell you about elizabeth of our president gerald floored, and here is richard norton smith. presidential historian and we have one of the academic advisers. we have talked about a number of presidential libraries. among them the gerald ford library in michigan

carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch booktv all summer on c-span2.

coming up, a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter. c-span in cooperation with the white house historical association produced a series on the first ladies. first ladies, influence and image, features a look at the public and private lives of first ladies over 44 administrations. you're watching american history tv on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with civil rights activist courtland cox, covering his time attending howard university. his involvement in the student nonviolent coordinating committee, and serving the secretary-general of the 1974 pan african congress. on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1963 nbc news report, the american revolution of '63, a program on the status of the civil rights movement, with protests from albany, georgia, birmingham, alaba alabama, cambridge, and inglewood, new jersey, chicago, and brooklyn. at 7:00 p.m., a

watch saturday, august 8 as we featured books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic members held a news conference to argue for passage of more economic aid due to the coronavirus pandemic. this is half an hour. social distancing is good. >> so good afternoon. it's been two >> social distancing, that would be good. so good afternoon. it's been two months, i believe, and about 10 days since we passed the hero's act on the democratic side. that was our position. it's been carefully vetted in the democratic caucus and moved through the ways-and-means committee and we took the position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. t is clear that the $600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but here's the of it. the reality is, you can't quit get an extra

carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. all summer on c-span2. >> here is a look at some publishing industry news. offer and foreign correspondent christopher dickey died last week at the age of 68, author of 7 books including a memoir of his relationship with his father, former poet laureate james dickey who authored the best-selling novel deliverance. joanna cole, offer children's education series the magic school bus also died earlier this month, miss cole created the series in 1986 which followed a group of schoolchildren on fantastical trips led by their teacher, ms. frizzle. the books were developed into an animated telogen program that aired on cbs for 18 years. joanna cole died at the age of 75. in other news, lisa lucas has been named the new publisher of pantheon at the penguin random house publishing book, miss lucas had been director of the national book foundation for the past four years. also in the news, in pd bookscan provided a list of the best-selling books for the first half of the year. .. >> the book st

i wanted to ask -- you didn't talk about how betty ford and rosalynn carter became friends. i wanted to know how that event transpired. >> i'm glad you asked because, just as this unlikely friendship developed between the two former presidents, likewise mrs. ford and mrs. carter, they discovered they had a whole lot in common. they teamed up, for example, to become a pretty formidable lobbying pair, they would testify before congress for funding, for example, for mental health programs, which, of course, had been a special interest of mrs. carter's and for the work that mrs. ford was doing on alcohol and drug dependency issues. >> kyle goulage wants to know, "what kind of relationship did the fords have with the nixons after leaving washington? " >> i think, perfectly friendly. i think, to be perfectly honest with you, you couldn't go through watergate and the pardon and have it not affect the kind of old casual friendship that they had enjoyed. but i remember seeing them together at the time that the nixon library was dedicated in 1990. >> gerald ford post presidency, very

carter. influence & image features individual biographies of the women who served over 44 administrations wave tonig s wa and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> if you enjoyed watching, pick up a copy of the book "first ladies" featuring profiles through interviews with top historians, now available in paperback, hard cover, or as an e-book. ♪ >>> a beautification to my mind is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describes the whole effort to bring the natural world and the manmade world into harmony, to bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment, and tha

eastern, a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter. c-span, in cooperation with the white house historical association, produced a series on the first ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played. first ladies, influence and image, features individual biographies of the women who served in the role of first lady over four administrations. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> i say don't come out too often. this is unusual for me. i do want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for planning this wonderful evening for me. i shall remember it always and thanks to the young people for this great -- >> pat nixon, first republican first lady to address a national convention, miami, 1972. she went interest a hard background to the white house. she traveled more widely than anybody before her, made volunteerism her issue and was chief supporter and behind the scenes political adviser to her husband president richard nixon. good evening and welcome to c-

release a video of both jimmy and rosalynn carter wearing masks saying that masks save lives. so in many ways, david was saying, we're kind of hungry for national leadership, and usually it comes from the president. i think that people don't seem to know what to do now, and so we're looking to anybody we can find. obviously, you know, the top doctor dealing with these issues in this country and the fact is president is at odds with him is a problem. >> david, is this now an acknowledgement by the president that masks work? that they do help stop the spread? are we about to see maga masks for sale on trump's website? >> ah, one would like to think that, ana. you always want your president to succeed in things like this, but i must tell you, one wearing of a mask does not make a president's leader. you have to be much more consistent. for leadership, trust comes when you're consistent. when you sell the truth from the start and you keep telling the same truth and you don't keep changing your views. if you've got -- sitting back home now on a school board, you say, what are we le

but i talked to even rosalynn carter who was talking just what you said is important there are several living people who've been in this very unusual role. they aren't elective but they are still public. and really, her counsel is her mother. in very few. and donald trump. think about how isolating that is. >> i think that would be very hard. is there a previous first lady she wants to be like that she's kind of a modeling herself in the mold of? >> she was asked that question but i think this is really interesting. she was asked that question in 1999 over and over. people forget that trump was first publicly talking about running for president in 1999 in 2000. so i found in george magazine for instance, there was a headline about the first baby. it was if donald trump won should be the first baby. that was in talk magazine. i found this picture of her wearing a bikini lying on a rug with the presidential seal in a mock oval office. at the time people were joking about it. they did not think trump was serious. but in these stories she was asked so while dressed in a bikini, about to la

former president jimmy carter and rosalynn carter urging people to wear their masks they're now making the point by posting a photo on twitter it shows them as you can see they're wearing their mask. >>today printed with the logo of their atlanta based charity. the carter center. the caption please wear a mask and save lives. coronavirus cases of recently raged across the south. georgia recently had 4400 new cases in just one day. and that wraps up kron 4 news at 9 thanks for being with us this hour don't go anywhere though we'll be right >>news stations, you're watching kron 4 news at 10. >>now at 10 o'clock any space city might become the first in the country to remove police from traffic enforcement good evening, everybody thanks for being here 10 o'clock i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis the proposal for the city of berkeley would instead create a new city department to take over those duties. our kron four's dan thorn live for us tonight in berkeley joins us now with more on this idea. >>we'll begin grant this proposal centers around the idea of essentially re imagining publi

>>former president jimmy carter and rosalynn carter are ging people to wear their masks there now making a point by posting a photo on twitter it shows them wearing mask today printed with the logo there atlanta based charity. the carter center caption please wear a mask and save lives. coronavirus cases recently raged across the south. georgia recently had 4400 new cases in just one day and before we leave we want to wish one of our favorite viewers, a very happy birthday elouise a dominguez turning 80 tonight. from originally from kermit texas in concord with her family tonight and they're watching in. she's commenting about your hair well so. >>cut it well, whatever you want to carry a birthday louisa will will hook you up yeah, she recently. >>i had cataract surgery and she can really see. the news team here a lot more clearly so well, you know that might not be so good for her said already that up for us tonight, thanks for being with us everybody have a great night. stay safe. is a paid presentation for omega xl and is brought to you by great healthworks. (upbeat music) - welcome,

watch saturday august 8 as we feature books written by first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watching book tv all summer on cspan2. so during a virtual event hosted by new york city strand bookstore "new york times" columnist ross interviewed author tera burton about her new book strange rights. this portion of the program she describes how use on religion are changing in america. >> so we are not necessarily talking about people who are atheists although about 6% of the population because atheists tend to self underreport. we talk about people who for whatever reason are alienated by institutional religion, organized religion who feel they have nothing to offer them who may as the case of the people who believe in that traditional judeo christian god still have some form of faith but are unwilling to identify with or participate in it as of itself part of her talk about the spiritual but not religious. we also talked about about a broader category and my book i called and the religious remix not just the spiritual

carter. c-span in cooperation with the historical association produced a series on the first ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played. first ladies: influence and image features individual biographies of the women who served in the role of first ladies over 44 administrations. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span three. >> this is a crisis, people are losing their lives. >> with police reform taking center stage in congress, watch our live unfiltered coverage of the latest developments plus the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. >> we were going down from 30,000 to 25 to 20 and now we sort of state about flat and now we are going up. >> i'm briefing from the white house on foreign affairs. congress on health care. insight from former administration officials. >> but i do think there's a line that one should not cross where governmental power is used, essentially, exclusively for personal benefit. >> we will stand proud

. >>> and the longest living president in the nation's history tuesday marked jimmy and rosalynn carter's 74th wedding anniversary. they tied the knot in 1946 when mr. carter was 21 and the future first lady was 18. on his 75th birthday the former president was asked about the most important thing he'd done with his life. he said, marrying rosalynn. good answer, sir. >> very, very nice. congratulations to them. they're just a little bit away from that big 75th right there. >> i love that. i love that dynamic right there. >> definitely. >>> coming up, how ringo starr's friends decided to come together for his 80th birthday. >>> first, restarting the nba season. why the league's commissioner is raising a red flag over new positive covid-19 test results. >>> later in "the skinny," the celebrity crooner with whom billie eilish was so infatuated, her parents almost considered sending her to therapy. can't wait for this one. you're watching "world news now." ♪ i'm a bad guy every time you touch a surface, bacteria is left behind. now, consider how many times your family touches the surfaces i

eastern a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter. c-span in coordinatiperation wi white house historical association produced a series on the first ladies examining their private lives and the public roles they played. "first ladies: influence and image" features individual biographies of the women who served as first lady. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span. ♪ >> learning reading writing and arithmetic before entering the army. ♪ visual education is part of the training for the former the doctor won't find anything wrong here. he takes time-outs from studies to keep him trim. army routine hasn't slowed him down. he has an athletic instructor. the great day arrives. he's going to be graduated from army school and he's happy and proud. he autographs gloves for his colonel. congratulations to walker. his general wishes him god speed and many victories. a banquet marks the graduation festivities and private walker and kept busy satisfying the autograph seekers. ♪ mrs. roosevelt represents the presiden

carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span 2. >> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, we look back to 2012 and hear from the roots and development of the modern consecutive movement. and then sunday on "reel america" four police training films from the 1960s. on american artifacts, a tour of the ellis island immigration museum. and historians talk about recent debates over removing historical monuments. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> the house small business committee held a hearing on proposals for aiding small businesses affected by the pandemic. they discussed the potential for an additional stimulus package, the impact of the pandemic on minority-owned businesses, and expanding high-speed internet access. >> i'm going to thank everyone for joining us this afternoon for this official

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watch saturday, august 8 as we feature books written by former first lady's, including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, and michelle obama. bench watch book tv all summer watch book tvinge all summer on c-span2. q&a we look back on our conversation with representative john lewis from 2012. >> back in 1961 after you left washington, d.c., black people and white people could not be seated next week other on the bus, couldn't use the same waiting rooms, couldn't be seated together at the lunch counter at a restaurant, use the same restroom facilities. we were testing a decision by the supreme court. back tous as we look our conversation with representative john lewis. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed visuals edge -- and appointed officials educational fund. about yourviewers organization, its purpose and what it does. guest: our organization was established in 1975. he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him

coming up, a look at the lives of betty ford and rosalynn carter in with the historical association producing a series on the first lady, if examining private lives and the public polls they play. first ladies influence an image features individual biographies at the women who served in the role of first lady over 44 administrations. you're watching american history tv on c-span three. being ladylike does not

carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. binge watch booktv all summer on c-span2. >> a look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on social security. witnesses before a house panel say recipient to rely on the income could be affected by a prolonged economic downturn. >> the subcommittee on social security will come to order. i want to welcome all of our witnesses and audience members, thank you for joining with us today as we bear up under covid-19 and addressed technologically to coming together. we will begin with opening statements by myself and the ranking member. testimony from our witnesses and the opportunity for each member to ask questions. we will dispense the practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority. member will be responsible from you'ding and then muting themselves throughout the proceedings. thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology in order to continue serving our country in this time of need. with that

watch saturday, august 8 feature books written by former first lady's credit including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. page watch tv all summer on "c-span2". american history tv on c-span three. exploring the people and events the telling american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history clearly back to 2012 from phyllis about the roots and development of the modern conservative movement and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, training films from the 1960s . at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, mature of the ellis island immigration museum at 7:00 p.m. eastern historians david and annette gordon talk about recent debates about removing historical monuments pretty his point the american story. what a mark in history tv. this weekend on c-span three. services in honor of the late congressman john lewis speaking this weekend and will continue this week with memorials plant in alabama, washington dc, and georgia. c-span's coverage begins tomorrow with a public service in

watch saturday, august 8 as we featured books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi and other democratic members held a news

he said, quote, rosalynn and i are saddened by the death of congressman john lewis. on a quest to make our nation more just. john never shied away from what he called good trouble to lead into human rights. everything he did he did in a spirit of love. all americans, regarding of race or religion owe john lewis a debt of gratitude. we send our condolences and prayers to his family and friends." on capitol hill, those tributes are pouring out from republicans and democrats from majority leader mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy to the top republican in the house. to house speaker nancy pelosi who wrote, last night, quote, john lewis was a titan of the civil rights movement whose goodness, faith and bravery transformed our nation. may his memory be an inspiration that moves us all in the face of justice. then again quoting him, make good trouble. kamala harris, a senator, democrat from california. says, quote, john lewis was an icon who fought for every ounce of his being to advance the course of all americans. my friend, thank you. you can see a theme there because jo

carter's additions to downtown plains is a rosalynn carter butterfly garden established april 2013. mrs. carter established her garden to bring awareness to conserving butterflies, their habitats and for her love of nature. this is a baptist church where president carter and mrs. carter attend pretty much every sunday they're in town. this is where president carter still teaches sunday school and ms. rosalynn is a deacon here at the church. i think plains is home. you know, i mean, everybody has some place they call home. and for the carters, plains, georgia is home. they could have traveled anywhere after the white house and pretty much settled anywhere. but they wanted to come home. and i think that speaks volumes of the way they think about plains. they love it here. >> the person who is our interpreter there is national park service. could you talk about the preservation of plains by the federal government through the national park service and what one would find if they visit there? >> yes, the national park service runs the historic site. it's got several parts to it. there's

watch saturday, august 8 this week feature books written by former first ladies including rosalynn carter, barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush, and michelle obama. binge watch book tv all summer on cspan2. >> will take a bit to talk about what is going on the senate went comes to the next coronavirus relief package and joining joining us to talk about that national journal senate reporter zack cohen. wank you for joining us. >> what it's a stand right now as far as an actual bill? >> the senior senate republicans, mitch mcconnell and committee chairman have been meeting with white house chief of staff, mark meadows and secretary steve mnuchin on this week and as it stands on friday there is a deal in principle these folks say on a deal for another coronavirus relief package. it would not be quite as big as the cares act that passed in march. negotiators are saying it could be close to trillion dollars if not more than t that. you tackle many of the things that were left out of the cares package. there's more funding for schools, $5 billion at this point more money for contact racing