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Administered to the dying president and describes the effort of the doctors. Our speaker tonight is very experienced. Rather new on the lecture circuit. But he has experience to speak from. He has been a practicing physician on Infectious Diseases for 37 years. He practiced in california before coming to d. C. Where he has been active speaking for the National Museum of civil war medicine. He frequently lectures civil war groups. We are thankful to have him speak to us tonight. Hes a member of t...

Former senior litigation counsel to the Arizona Attorney general, professor of constitutional and international law, and clerk of the superior court for americas fourth largest county, maricopa. Chris sits on the board of directors for the Abraham Lincoln association and the board of scholarly advice is to president lincolns cottage. He and his wife reside in phoenix. Without further introduction at present to you chris derose. [applause] thank you for the introduction. Thanks to the Gettysburg ...

Arizona attorney general and professor of constitutional and International Law and clerk of the superior court were americas part the fourth largest county. Chris sits on the board of directors for the Abraham Lincoln association and the board of scholarly advisors to president lincoln cottage. He and his wife, haner, reside in phoenix. Without further introduction eight present to you chris derose. [applause] thank you, tammy, for that introduction. Thank you for having us and all of you for be...

Michalski and associate director of the leon leave the city of biography which is supported by a generous grant from shelby white and the leon leavy foundation. The writing of biography is the famously arduous and lengthy process and each year we award for fellowships of a 72000 each to overworking biographers to help them across the finish line. Over the past 11 years we have given out 44 of these grants and our fellows have produced 21 biographies to date. Thanks to a grant from the Sloan Foun...

Chris was i believe in a sweden last week and we just got the call last week that he was coming. Were thrilled he took time away to reach out to us and confirm his appearance. Hes a New York Times bestselling author of the star spangled scandal which is the topic for today. The president he was formally senior litigation counsel to the Arizona Attorney general and professor of constitutional and International Law and clerk of the superior court were americas part the fourth largest county. Chris...

Conference with professor gallagher. With that, i will turn it over to professor stephen cushman. Thank you very much. I am grateful to everybody. I wont repeat all the thank yous that have been said, but on behalf of Tamika Nunley and myself i would say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. [ laughter ] all right, lets start with a large claim. Here it is. Without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. But why stop with one big claim. Th...

He is completing an edited collection titled soldiers of the cross. The text will be out sometime later this spring. I think hes going to talk about rosecrans, but he is also instrumental to everything that we do at the center, especially to our Digital Projects and black virginians in blue. He is fundamental to our under graduate internship and Public Events like this. So i would like you all to join me in welcoming will kurtz. They dont usually let me talk at these things. Im afraid you are ab...

Confederate surrender at appomattox and the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln in this period of uncertainty americans wondered how the new president Andrew Johnson would lead the divided nation many especially in africanamericans were hopeful that johnson would actively promote cause of black equality. Black leaders. However became disillusioned with johnson after a dramatic meeting with the president at the white house Frederick Douglass attack johnsons policies in a number of lectures...

And while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful. Adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think thats also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. And those two men actually remained at odds for many many years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your questio...

Wifi enabled this so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Im honored to introduce our speaker for today, todd. Both author and funeral director and his family has been involved in that profession in delaware for four generations. Toss most recent book is last rites, evolution and american funeral and topical to us today about how Abraham Lincoln was at the center o...