Described by various historians as contentious, tumultuous, dangerous, and even the worst in history. What made it so . Susan on the face of it is what you have to recognize is this was the most consequential election transition in American History. The central issue, of course, is that several Southern States did not recognize the election of Abraham Lincoln as a legitimate. It considered him a sectional president for the fact that by and large to support came from nonslave states and no sooner had he been elected that South Carolina makes good on its promise to proceed toward seceding from the union on the grounds that the election did not represent its interest. Host lets set the stage for the transition. James buchanan had announced that he would be a one term president , but we did a regular president ial Leadership Survey and James Buchanan always falls at the bottom of the list as the worst leader in american president ial history. How would you characterize his leadership skill
Under control a new poll ways if the public is satisfied with the governments response. And the buddhist think of the bragging rights on the line on friday. Face capital city rivals in the bundesliga take a look ahead at the local dog. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us lawmakers in the u. S. Congress have moved to block president Donald Trumps order to withdraw all u. S. Troops from germany its a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together these days to pass legislation a final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on by. Support for the continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and it would require an Impact Assessment before any troops are pulled out in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000. 00 u. S. Troops based here in germany. Well Stefan Siemens is standing by for us in washington how likely is it that u. S. Troops will not be droll withdrawing from germany no. I think the lik
The pandemic. The struggling videoGame Retailer is court up in a battle between small time investors trying to save the firm and wall street giants betting on its collapse. Very warm welcome you watching r. T. International with mean akey airing of the European Union has announced its imposing export controls on coronaviruses vaccines made in member states. Over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british astra zeneca r. T. Is that solid dubinsky has the details. European union has confirmed that its taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls all it could be vaccines this means that any vaccine that is manufactured within the block thats the 27. 00 at countries will not be able to be exported outside of the block now this comes amidst a huge drought thats been blowing up of the last few days over that delivery shortfalls of the dose of this negotiation concerns to the transport and sea and expo
Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
Historian susan schulten, our country has experienced several fraught president ial transitions but the 1860 transition between James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln is described by various historians as contentious, tumultuous, dangerous, and even the worst in history. What made it so . Susan on the face of it is what you have to recognize is this was the most consequential election transition in American History. The central issue, of course, is that several Southern States did not recognize the election of Abraham Lincoln as a legitimate. It considered him a sectional president for the fact that by and large his support came from nonslave states and no sooner had he been elected that South Carolina makes good on its promise to proceed toward seceding from the union on the grounds that the election did not represent its interest. Host lets set the stage for the transition. James buchanan had announced that he would be a one term president , but we did a regular president ial Leadership