but mary todd lincoln didn't downtown uried in springfield. he wound up being buried in oak ridge in a very nice peaceful cemetery. that left this lot empty and his is why the capital was built in this location. the building actually opened in 1876. the legislature met here for the first time in 1877. but at that time construction stopped. we were $571,000 short of completing it. the voters of illinois would not give us more money to finish the building. you are going to find this hard to believe, but we have a reputation in illinois for corruption, believe it or not. so at the same time that the capital building is being built, we are going through a new constitution. actually in 1870 we got our third constitution. construction began in 1868. they put in the constitution, the voters and some of the legislators were so concerned there would be cost overruns and there would be problems just raising the fees and the architects would come back for more and more money with no justification on how it was spent. they actually put in the new constitu

mary todd lincoln is an amazing woman. with abrahamole lincoln being involved in the law and politics was very important. she came from a very connected family in kentucky, the todd family, a very aristocratic family. she had a very political background. .he would read the newspapers she was extraordinarily well educated. lincoln, she had a rough version of what he could be and she saw a future leader. she prodded and pushed him. she supported him. they were a good political pair. there were issues later in her put them when you together, they were a good political pair. he was a lawyer, a state politician, but he aspired higher. he had ambition. a couple of times, he ran for u.s. senate, most notably in 1858. we know that because of the great debate with stephen douglas, his great political rival. there were debates that really encapsulated the ideas of the time like nothing else. stephen douglas wasn't illinois politician known as the little giant. he was a bigger name than lincoln. he was a democrat and he was for slave

todd lincoln is an amazing woman. her role with abraham lincoln getting him in politics was important. it is overlooked in the story. she came from a very connected family in connect -- in kentucky, the todd family, very aristocratic. she was friends with henry clay, one of lincoln's titles in the summit. .he had a political background she would talk politics with her father and was well-educated. she saw in lincoln kind of a rough version of what he could be. she realized there was a leader she was seeing a future leader. she prodded and pushed him. she definitely supported him. they were a good political pair. there were issues later in her life but they were one political pair. abraham made a name for himself as a lawyer but also as a politician. he had great ambitions. a couple times he ran for the u.s. senate, famously in 1858. we know that because the great debates with stephen douglas, his rival. there were seven debates around illinois that really encapsulated the political ideas and debates of the time like n

mary todd lincoln was an amazing woman. i think her role with abraham lincoln getting him in politics was extraordinarily important. i think sometimes overlooked in that story. she came from a very connected family in kentucky todd family, , very aristocratic family there. she was friends with henry clay, one of abraham lincoln's great idols in the senate. she had a political background. she would talk politics with her father and was well-educated. when she met lincoln, i think she saw in him kind of a rough version of what he could be. she realized that there was a leader, she was seeing a future leader. i think she prodded him along the way. she pushed him a bit. she definitely supported him. they were a good political pair. obviously issues later in her life, but they were one heck of a political pair. as a lawyer abraham made a name for himself as a lawyer but also as a politician in the state legislature. he had great ambitions. a couple times he ran for the u.s. senate, most famously in 1858. we know that of course b

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n mary todd lincoln is an amazing woman. i think her role of getting his involved with politics is important. she came from a very connected family in kentucky, the todd family. i think she saw a rough version of what we could be and she was seeing a future leader there. i think she prods prodded him a the way. i think she's definite lly supported him. issues later in her life. as you put that pair together, they were one heck of pair. he aspired higher. a couple of times he ran for the senate. we know that because the great debate with stephen douglas. his great political rival. there were seven debates held around illinois. he was a democrat and stoods for slavery. two years later they were rival for the presidency. this time abraham coming out on top because of the split of the democratic party. it raised lincoln's name up around the country. he was already very involved or getting very involved in the new republican party. he's going out to adjoining states. he was an illinois politician. these debates help raise him to

. >> abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring failed home from 1844 to 1861. during the 17 years the family presented here, lincoln was elected congressman in 1846, and president in 1860. lincoln's son, robert todd lincoln, donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum -- presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president. alan: the city of springfield, so much is built around that legacy of abraham lincoln. springfield is the city of lincoln. his home is here, his speeches, his law offices, and he is buried on the outskirts of town at oak ridge cemetery. he is extraordinarily important. this is the always built in 2005. it had been a dream for many folks in central illinois, presidential library for the greatest president. the purpose is to pass on the legacy of abraham lincoln. he is the man who best encapsulated what it means to be american. the whole idea of what america is about freedom and equality, , opportunity. we put him on a pedestal rightly, bu

the mary todd lincoln home where they were celebrating. i found it compelling to look at the fact when we talk about lincoln's house divided speech, maybe we should inc. about his own home. -- think about his own home in divided. homeay he did in his declare wants to an afghan american delegation he was a southerner. during his own white house years, there is a lot of complexity going on and women had a profound effect. he had invited his brother-in-law to serve and yet -- went off and fought with the confederacy. but one his wives little sister was widowed, she was brought right into the home. lincoln's conversations can give us an idea what was going on in the wider field in america at that time. so many divided families. the new literature coming out, i am thinking of found in wedlock by tara hunter, talking us about -- telling us about the broken marriages of african-americans and what an effort that was to pull families back together. to reconciler able fully with her sister, she did have a house divided that was symbolic of what was

. >> you mentioned mary todd's sisters did not think that abraham lincoln, one of our greatest historical figures, was good enough. so give me a little perspective on who were the todds and who was mary? >> they were very wealthy people. they were aristocracy of lexington. robert was a merchant, also a politician. so, you know he was very , prominent in the city of lexington. henry clay lived down the street from them. you know mile and a half down , the road. mary's known to ride her pony over there on many occasions to visit with mr. clay. she admired him greatly because of his political stature and who he was politically. she was very engrossed in politics. she found it fascinating. now, lincoln was a -- he was nobody. he was poor. he was a back woodsman, and the toddes didn't think he measured -- todds didn't think he measured up to who they thought a todd should marry. mary married for love. mary did not mary for money -- marry for money. she knew what she saw in the man and she had a childhood dream of becoming mrs. president, but she knew she had to marry the right person. >> after

abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring hill home from 1841 to 1861. lincoln was elected congressman 1860.6 and president in lincoln's sans robert todd lincoln donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president.

at the same time he had broken his engagement with mary todd, knowing he had humiliated her. having broken his word twice a depression so deep that his friend came to his side and said lincoln, you must rally, or you will die. heould just as soon die said. fueled by ambition, he finally came out of depression. he wins a single term in congress. he will lose two senate seats. that desire to leave his mark on the world, which is so unusual, that ambition and a young person being ambition for a greater good. my other three guys go in it for themselves. that cap lincoln going. david: lincoln lost for senate twice and then one presidency twice. lyndon johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968, surprising many people. he then retired to his ranch. >> he was so said in those last bits of his life. he talked to me in ways he never would have if i had met him at the height of his power. he just needed someone to listen to him. many of his stories were not true, but i just loved to listen to ♪ [inaudible] [laughter] david: let's talk about what happened to teddy roosevelt. he h

abraham and mary lincoln lived in this toingfield home from 1844 1861. during the 17 years the family resided here, lincoln was elected congressman in and 1846 president in 1860. lincoln's son robert todd lincoln donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president. alan: the city of springfield, so much of it is built around that legacy of abraham lincoln. illinois is the land of lincoln. springfield certainly is the city of lincoln. his home is here, his old law offices are here, and of course he is buried on the outskirts of town at oak ridge cemetery. lincoln is extraordinarily important to the city of springfield. this museum was built in 2005. it was opened to the public. it had been a dream for many folks in central illinois, a presidential library for the greatest president. the purpose of the library is very basic, to preserve and pass on the legacy of abraham

. >> abraham and mary lincoln lived in this spring failed home from 1844 to 1861. during the 17 years the family presented here, lincoln was elected congressman in 1846, and president in 1860. lincoln's son, robert todd lincoln, donated the family home to the state of illinois in 1887. coming up we visit the lincoln residential library and museum -- presidential library and museum to learn more about the life of our 16th president.

todd lincoln home in lexington, kentucky, where they were celebrating the bicentennial. i found compelling to look at the fact that when we talk about lincoln's house divided speech, maybe we should think about his own home being divided and the way in which he did bring in family members, in which he did even in his own home, declare what's to an african american delegation, that he was a southerner. i think during his white house years there was a lot of complexity going on. women had profound effects. he invited his brother-in-law to when his wife's little sister was widowed, she was brought right into the home. lincoln's conversations can give us an idea of what was going on in the wider field in america at that time. so many divided families. again, the new literature coming out, i am thinking of wedlock by tara hunter telling us about the broken marriages of african-americans and reuniting after the war, what a supreme effort that was in order to pull families back together. mary was never able to reconcile fully with her sister, she did indeed have a broken family