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To an undisclosed location. He recounts his experiences that day, from his aerial view of the pentagon to his description of the secret location for congressional leaders regrouped and determine how to respond to the terrorist attacks against United States. Take us back to the morning of september 11, 2001. How did your day again . Sen. Daschle steve, my day began by my normal preparation for what we were going to hold a routine leadership meeting, every tuesday we would do that. I came in early...

Ive always loved the military. I love what i do in the navy. But i never felt that it was more important to stay focused and give it my all than i did after 9 11. Steve do you remember that day as if it were yesterday . Admiral thomas absolutely. I think about it. I dream about it. It. Y to draw lessons from and in some ways, draw strength from some of the things i soccer that day. So yes, i remember every moment of that day as if it had just occurred. Steve what do you think your friend bob dyl...

Kevin james, billboard over there, kevin james, ive got a billboard over there. Kevin james has got a billboard over there. Thats too many for kevin james. Kevin can wait. Kevin can wait. Are you sure i want to do this . It look like got a long way between the c and the e. Yes. Need a really big h. It has to be a really big h. Just remember, this is totally worth it. That was james cords on trying to row claim the billboards that once advertised his late late show. He was all in his covert garb ...

They are returning to tables that had empty chairs around them throughout the war and now will be permanently empty, because many thousands of those men will not return back to their families. They are dealing with scenes like this, largescale property destruction, destroyed by battlefield engagements or by the destruction of military installations. The march to the sea, this particular image of richmond being destroyed as the union army marched in in a grand victorious manner. The smoldering ru...

In the United States army and traveling home. Going away. Going back to where you came from. John julie was one of the soldiers who did not surrender. He went with the confederate government when Jefferson Davis evacuated richmond and headed west. Along the way, as he escaped into the carolinas, he was seeing a lot of signs the war was coming to a horrific conclusion. , abandonedong fences muskets of struggling soldiers. Some were broken, that other barrels of others, bent, and choked with mud. ...

Their money towards large monuments and proconfederate. Propaganda his class is about 50 minutes. Professor miller april the 12th, 1865, was the surrender date. Robert e. Lee, Ulysses Grant had signed the official document a few days earlier. On that day, the confederate Soldiers Left in the army in Northern Virginia went on this long process of walking up, turning over the regimental flag. Packing their guns. You can imagine that gun was part of your identity for the last few years of the war, ...

Be sure to watch cspans washington journal beginning at 7 00 eastern on friday morning. Join the discussion. Next on American History tv, historians discuss general shermans march flew georgia. After that, historian dennis fry talks about the impact of john browns raid in the 1860 goals. The New York Historical society hosted this hour long event. Welcome, its great to be back in the same seats as we always occupy. For those of you who have come to a number of our sessions. We are promised and w...

Entries to actually tell us what all of this means in the grand scope of things. The other thing is that some confederates we can say well, we can go to the pension files, these documents when confederate soldiers will fill out documents to get money and prospects which we will talk about in a few minutes but those files in many ways are incomplete. They are also hidden from public view. In fact, some states actually still have medical seals on these documents because they contain private detail...

The numbers are on the bottom of your screen. Good sunday morning to you after a big saturday night here in washington. Actually several days of action and activity leading up to this dinner. Well start things off with a tease from the president talking about how he has aged in his view over the years. Eight years ago, i was a young man. Full of idealism and vigor. And look at me now. I am gray, grizzled, just counting down the days until my death panel. Hillary once questioned whether i would b...

Thank you, chris, and thank you all for being here today. Delighted you got off to such a good start for the mississippi book festival. To put our best foot forward, put on a court and tie, and governor barbour wore socks in the summer. Anyway, before i make the introductions of the panel, i see former governor william winner in the audience. Were so glad to have you. [applause] and i saw former governor ronny muss grove earlier but i dont know whether he is in here, but he is on the grounds, to...