Conferences that some of my professionals dont appreciate. I never plant questions. I know many do. The reason i dont plant them is that the answer then is contrived. No one will get away and i would like to have this question asked. The other thing is i also have a feeling that generally speaking, where the question is hard and strong and tough, it gets a better answer. Dont save me from the easy questions where someone is trying to help me. Then the listener says that one of his friends. Watch the entire Campaign Film at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on our weekly series. American history tv, only up next on American History tv, a recent Abraham Lincoln symposium. Sidney blumenthal, author of a selfmade man the political life of Abraham Lincoln 18091849. This took place at fords d. C. Andn washington, is about 40 minutes. [applause] our first speaker is a native of chicago. Earned a b. A. Degree in sociology and began his career in boston. He moved to washington, d. C. In 1985 and has been her
Is the site where president lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. As he sat in a theater with a play running. The play running at the time was our american cousin. President lincoln died the next day across the street at the peterson boardling house. Fords is now a working theater as well as a National Historic site. He current play running is 110 in the shade. While we wait, lets take a ook at todays speakers. Lincoln, African Americans, and the emancipation struggle. And 35 the book lincoln the problem of reconstruction. There will be a midday break for lunch at approximately 1 55 p. M. Well hear stacy mcdormant on mary lincolns life and legacy. At 3 05 Thomas Carson on incolns ethics. At 3 55 all of todays speakers will participate in a closing panel. What youre looking at there is the box where Abraham Lincoln was sitting the night that he was shot. The president apparently enjoyed theater and was attending a performance of our american cousin at the time he was shot by ac
For a complete Television Schedule go to booktv. Org. And now we are going to kick off our weekend with historian unger talking about henry clay. Our topic for today is henry clay, americas greatest statesman. Mr. Unger is a veteran journalists, historian, former distinguished writer and mr. Unger has appeared on History Channel and cspans book tv and spoke many times at yorktown and many Historic Sites he spent many years as an american analyst. Two of his three most recent books, mr. President and John Marshall reveal how George Washington constructed the executive and judicial branches of the government athat that we know today. Please join me in welcoming me Charles Unger to the National Archives. [applause] thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, its a privilege to be here at the National Archives specially since the government tends to be in a state of flux right now. If i had to choose one word that summarizes the basis of our nations survival for more than 200 years, it will
And now we are going to kick off our weekend with historian unger talking about henry clay. Our topic for today is henry clay, americas greatest statesman. Mr. Unger is a veteran journalists, historian, former distinguished writer and mr. Unger has appeared on History Channel and cspans book tv and spoke many times at yorktown and many Historic Sites he spent many years as an american analyst. Two of his three most recent books, mr. President and John Marshall reveal how George Washington constructed the executive and judicial branches of the government athat that we know today. Please join me in welcoming me Charles Unger to the National Archives. [applause] thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, its a privilege to be here at the National Archives specially since the government tends to be in a state of flux right now. If i had to choose one word that summarizes the basis of our nations survival for more than 200 years, it will not be patriotism or National Resources because thats
The popular Colorado band, Gasoline Lollipops, is courting controversy and championing social justice with their politically charged new single, "Freedom Don’t Come Easy."
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