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I stand here without endorsement from many bigname politicians or any other kind of prop. I do not intend to offer to you the tired and glib cliches which have been aseptic part of our political life. I am the candidate of the people of america. [applause] rep. Chisholm fellow americans we have looked in vain to the Nixon Administration for the spirit character and words to bring out the best in us. To rekindle our faith in the american dream. Yet all that we have received in return is political...

Her in ford theater. That is a very unique experience for me as a writer. I think sometimes at fort theater, they, if i can speak for them, they have to almost deny the box in a way. You are doing a play that has nothing to do with lincoln, and yet you cant cover it up. You cant not lighted. It is there. It is always present. So what is wonderful and difficult in a certain way is that it is meant to be present. It is meant to be part of the play. So i think sitting in the audience realizing ther...

From stories of people who were Major Players that night, and even sometimes, we will learn about the stories of people who were secondary players on the night of the assassination, like dr. Leal, but we dont get to what regular people experienced. That was what the remembering Lincoln Project was meant to solve. We found partners in historical societies and libraries and institutions across the country that are allowing us that have allowed us to digitize items from their collections and put th...

You today. We have been working for the last year and half to create remembering lincoln. It allows us to take resources, primary source resources from around the country and around the world and digitize them and put them online so that anyone, anywhere in the world can learn more about how regular people responded to Abraham Lincolns assassination. David mckenzie when lincoln was assassinated, of course this was five days after general robert he lead surrendered to general Ulysses S Grant down...

Programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for information on her schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. You are looking at a live picture from Oak Ridge Cemetery from revealed illinois, where the 150th anniversary of president aber cap president abraham we can pause euro. With us is richard hart, a springfield resident and author. Your book is lincolns springfield. Tell us what...

Springfield. Tell us what we are going to see today and whats going to happen behind you this afternoon. This afternoon, you will see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. It started on the square downtown and it will take probably half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions with reenactors in tho...

Your book is tell us what we are going to see today, what is going to happen behind you and all around you this afternoon. Thank you. Today, youre going to see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 100 50 years ago. It started on the square downtown. It will take probably a half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reconstruction or reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will b...

Im excited to be here on the 150th anniversary of the date godfrey weitzal occupy the house. People are surprised, they have not heard of him before. Over the next hour i will tell you why he was chosen to enter richmond 150 years ago today. You may remember his name when he walked out of here when you walk out of here. I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What an understatement that is to capture t...

Champion the civil rights revolution of the 20th century. Host we have only got four minutes left with our guest. If you are interested in making comments are joining the conversation, go to our facebook page. Quite a lively conversation going on. Facebook. Com cspan history. Robert in murfreesboro, tennessee p you are on. Caller i was wondering the southern generals or the Southern Congress was at lincoln s funeral . Prof. Burlingame im sorry i did not get that question. Host southern represent...

Polk had a strong wreef belief in politics and often helped her husband makes decisions. Margaret taylor was opposed to her husbands nomination for president. As a teacher, Abigail Fillmore was the first president ial wife to have a profession and began efforts to establish the First White House library. Sarah polk, margaret taylor, and Abigail Fillmore, this sunday night on first ladies, influence and image, examining the public and private lives of women who fulfilled the position of first lad...