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The Senate Tavern and house. If you judge by fords theater in washington, d. C. , its about 14 miles southeast of there. What happened at about midnight when the calendar turned from april 42, 52, 1865, here in this tavern, John Wilkes Booth had been on the run. He shot Abraham Lincoln about ten, 15 or 10 20 p. M. , and he met up with one of his conspirators, david harold, across the 11th street bridge. And they met up at a high point and they rode straight here. This was their intended because ...

Milan is the new capital of indiana. I think thats about right. Well, 70 years later, its still the capital and the indians will always be champions. Thank you, mr. President. I yield the floor. Id like now y friend and coeditor franke now y scutaro franks, an attorney and the author of president grant reconsidered and the supreme courts retreat from reconstruction. Hes the president of the Grant Monument association, which is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, which you can see behin...

The Lincoln Forum continues good morning. My name is Jonathan White and im the vice chair of the Lincoln Forum, and it is a pleasure to introduce caroline janey. Caroline janey is the john l. Now the third professor in this history of the American Civil War at the university of virginia where she also serves as director of the john l. Now the third center for Civil War History where she succeeded her mentor Gary W Gallagher she is the author or editor of seven books and is one of the series edit...

Friend and coeditor franke now y scutaro franks, an attorney and the author of president grant reconsidered and the supreme courts retreat from reconstruction. Hes the president of the Grant Monument association, which is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, which you can see behind me here. He served previously as the counsel for the constitu ation for the Senate Judiciary committee and as a special counsel to the house, select investigative panel. He now serves as Vice President and s...

Friend and coeditor franke now y scutaro franks, an attorney and the author of president grant reconsidered and the supreme courts retreat from reconstruction. Hes the president of the Grant Monument association, which is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, which you can see behind me here. He served previously as the counsel for the constitu ation for the Senate Judiciary committee and as a special counsel to the house, select investigative panel. He now serves as Vice President and s...

The Senate Tavern and house. If you judge by fords theater in washington, d. C. , its about 14 miles southeast of there. What happened at about midnight when the calendar turned from april 42, 52, 1865, here in this tavern, John Wilkes Booth had been on the run. He shot Abraham Lincoln about ten, 15 or 10 20 p. M. , and he met up with one of his conspirators, david harold, across the 11th street bridge. And they met up at a high point and they rode straight here. This was their intended because ...

The Senate Tavern and house. If you judge by fords theater in washington, d. C. , its about 14 miles southeast of there. What happened at about midnight when the calendar turned from april 42, 52, 1865, here in this tavern, John Wilkes Booth had been on the run. He shot Abraham Lincoln about ten, 15 or 10 20 p. M. , and he met up with one of his conspirators, david harold, across the 11th street bridge. And they met up at a high point and they rode straight here. This was their intended because ...

[inaudible background conversations] good evening. i am the associate director of the leon leavy center for biography. which is supported by a generous grant from shelby white and the leon leavy foundation. the writing of biography is a famously argue extend lengthy process and each year we award for fellowships of $72,000 each to working 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 biograp...

Tried to get ahead by diminishing those around him. This is part of pamplin historical part symposium called looking at generals we love to hate looking at Controversial Military leaders of the skwar civil war. Today is the 100th anniversary, to the day, that the first u. S. Troops went into line in france. During world war i. [ applause ] i am happy to introduce our next speaker. John j. Hennessey is a public historian and author, currently serving as the chief historian and chief of interpreta...

Civil war. Today is the 100th anniversary that the first u. S. Troops went into line in france during world war i im happy to introduce our next speaker. Currently serving as the chief historian and chief interpretation at fredericks berg. John has worked for the nps for 25 years. He is the author of a great book. The first battle of manassas. As well as the probably the definitive book on second manassas, return to bull run. I have to start with this, this is not a gratuitous praising of my tea...