Page 5 - George Pendleton News Today

Inauguration. She comes back and shes disappointed in lincoln. By the 1865 inaugural, shes singing his praises. Shes one of the most eloquent of all and intelligent and thoughtful of all the abolitionists, male and female. Thats a good point. Thanks for pointing that out. I thank you for your attention. This weekend, we continue our fourday book tv and American History tv programming. Saturday at 10 00 eastern on book tvs afterwards, the history of the Birth Control pill and sunday at 11 00, bil...

The normal way to start off a panel is to let each of the panelists have an opportunity to comment on what they have heard each other say. Before we go to general questions, does anybody want to comment on anybody elses talk before we turn to the questions from the audience . Well, its, i think, pretty clear from johns talk that john and i have a little bit of a different take on a couple of things. But here is one of the things that i will argue. Sure. I dont think that the soldiers becoming re...

Was sitting up on the hill and when he saw that happen, he knew he had lost the battle. Without the navy, without the ships to take his army south, there was no point in going on any longer. And so he recalled the army, and the next day they left. And they went back to canada. And the battle was over. He planned to come and fight again in the spring, but, of course, the treaty happened in between and the soldiers, the red coated soldiers were never seen again here in the United States. Abraham l...

Lectured throughout the country. Lincolns era and the politics of the era, and im sure this morning youre going to enjoy her talk. We heard copperheads referenced a lot this morning and this is the expert. Having heard her talk on the subject several years ago, i know youre going to find this a very interesting and useful subject. So ill turn this over to jennifer. [applause] good morning. Thank you very much for coming out, and id like to thank the lincoln group, and karen needles for inviting ...

In richmond. Both were well received. And the biography won many awards. Then her next book was on disunion which was about the whole debate about the discussion of strategizing about possible breakup of the union dating from 1789 onwards. Most recently her book is on victory and defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war. That has already won a number of prizes, including the library of virginia eye ward. Professor baron also has been speaking widely, including the lincoln bicentennial in s...

States, supporting refugees, refuse to acknowledge israels right to palestine and will not accept any condition to. Next on American History tv, we continue our look at the 1864 president ial election between Abraham Lincoln and general george mcclellan, lincolns former commander of the army of the potomac. University professor veron examines the issue. I think this is a very important issue to address very on early in the symposium. Professor varon has her bachelors degree from Fort Smith Colle...

We will hear about the company hated set of circumstances that ended in garfields death. This event from the Smithsonian Associates is about two hours. Professor nurnberger of the four u. S. President assassinations, the one i find fascinating and interesting is the one we will discuss tonight James Garfield. For quite a number of reasons. First of all, garfield is one of the most intelligent president s weve ever had. By the end of it or the middle of it, you will start laughing because you wil...

Anna marquez green, catherine hubbard, emilie parker, jack pinto, noah posner, jessica ricos, benjamin wheeler, and allison wyatt. All were 6 years old. Daniel barden and Grace Mcdonald were 7. Six adults died with them. Mary sherlock, dawn hochsprung, victoria soto. It helps to say their names to rescue them from the statistical anonymity that always settles over these awful events. It helps those of us distanced from the loss to imagine to even grieve the emptiness of the homes and hearts of t...

This week on moyers company, all of the various fields of human inquiry, theology and philosophy and morality and psychology meet rather beautifully in politics and sometimes i wonder if politics isnt exactly that. Its the taking of all the sort of great things and trying to have them make some meaning in the actual historical moment on earth in which we live. Funding is provided by Carnegie Corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy and committed to doing real and permanent ...

Foundation. The clements foundation, park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The herb alfred foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The bernard and Audrey Rappaport foundation. And the betsey fink foundation. Barbara g. Fleischmann and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing group, individual, and retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. The ...