Presidency. Author Sidney Blumenthal talks about the Political Forces that shape abraham lincolns views on slavery. Here is a preview. Sidney the roman aristocrats summoned by his farm to rescue the in danger republic. The story that had draped washington with Classical Press ge did notesti properly fit lincoln. He was not a hero above the phrase who reluctantly felt dutybound to resent into the political arena. Wigs had a tradition forominating generals president. Henry harrison, zachary taylor, pretenders to the washington mantle. The professional politician who was in truth, consumed with anxiety about his own and the countrys future was hardly part of that line. It was about this decisive juncture, at lincolns career in 1854 when he revealed himself as. Ecognizably lincoln the small partner wrote the most famous description of his ambition. Thinks lincoln calmly sat down and gathered his ropes about him, waiting for the people to call him, has a very erroneous knowledge of lincoln. He was always calculating, and always planning ahead. Engineition was a little that knew no rest. Stillas not standing waiting for lincoln to make his emergence. It was accelerating all along. Time it may have been indifferent to him, but he was not indifferent to the time. Lincoln could not have entered as a cogent and capable political actor unless he maintained a grasp of the nuances unfolding for years. Wanting the between congress and spoke against the kansas nebraska act, there was little he could do against the party. Which collapsed against harsh conflicts. Lincoln only seem to be offstage. He did not disappear, even if his name did not prominently appear. Even while ambling on his forceful, from county courthouse to courthouse, in the eighth heicial circuit of illinois, was constantly attending to what was happening beyond it. Watch the entire program on the presidency sunday at 8 00 p. M. And midnight eastern here on American History tv, only on cspan3. Cspan, were history unfold daily. In 1979 cspan was created by americas public cable television, and is brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. The state of the net conference was held here in washington dc this past week. Monday night we will speak with three attendees about upcoming issues facing the internet. Former special counsel to the fcc. Key advisor on the trump transition for the next fcc talk about communications policy. Mcwhorter on the u. S. Efforts to counter online radicalization. They do not like the fccs ability to make sure networks are fast and fair. Needs tok the vision be more focus. The structure needs to adapt as well. The government is not and i can position to be a counter messenger. The privatehic sector has really started to step up. March the communicators on cspan2. The National Archives in college park, maryland houses hundreds of photos of artwork created during world war i. Next american artifacts, we look at drugs by eight combat artists. Drawings by a comic artist. Jen hodges will discuss them