Men beaten and captured at normandy. History bookshelf features Popular American history authors and errors every weekend at this time. Author Amy Greenberg talks about how Public Opinion changed during the mixes best mexicanamerican war and the Antiwar Movement. She also discusses one of the war is largely forgotten and the historical significance. Abraham lincoln president ial library hosted the event in 2012. Amy greenberg i want to thank everybody who has been so nice to me at the Abraham Lincoln museum. I saw the exhibit which is a fantastic show. The relationship between warez and lincoln is so encouraging. What i want to talk to you about is my most recent book a wicked war. The title is taken from grant. He looks back on his career but one thing that grant spent time thinking and talking about late in his life was his role in the usmexico rolwar of 1846. He says at the time do not think there was a more wicked war. I had not been a moral courage to resign. Grant was a young lie
Happen. The election has exposed deep divisions on race, class and economic opportunity. And joining me with a look at what is next is pbs news hour correspondent lisa desjardins. Good to have you with us. Im glad to be back. What policy moves are we likely to see in the next year or so now that republicans are in control of the house and senate in congress. Donald trump said what he wants to start working on includes his wall with mexico. Hopefully we will see a plan from him on exactly how his payment mechanism would work, but another is obamacare. He has said president elect trump said he wants to repeal and replace obamacare. It is something house and senate wants. The question is how would they do it. We expect those two to be initial. The third thing i think is something we have to watch right away, which is who would president elect trump appoint to the Supreme Court to Justice Scalias vacant spot. Certainly theres been much speculation about that. He has talked about cutting ta
Happen. The election has exposed deep divisions on race, class and economic opportunity. And joining me with a look at what is next is pbs news hour correspondent lisa desjardins. Good to have you with us. Im glad to be back. What policy moves are we likely to see in the next year or so now that republicans are in control of the house and senate in congress. Donald trump said what he wants to start working on includes his wall with mexico. Hopefully we will see a plan from him on exactly how his payment mechanism would work, but another is obamacare. He has said president elect trump said he wants to repeal and replace obamacare. It is something house and senate wants. The question is how would they do it. We expect those two to be initial. The third thing i think is something we have to watch right away, which is who would president elect trump appoint to the Supreme Court to Justice Scalias vacant spot. Certainly theres been much speculation about that. He has talked about cutting ta
Happen. The election has exposed deep divisions on race, class and economic opportunity. And joining me with a look at what is next is pbs news hour correspondent lisa desjardins. Good to have you with us. Im glad to be back. What policy moves are we likely to see in the next year or so now that republicans are in control of the house and senate in congress. Donald trump said what he wants to start working on includes his wall with mexico. Hopefully we will see a plan from him on exactly how his payment mechanism would work, but another is obamacare. He has said president elect trump said he wants to repeal and replace obamacare. It is something house and senate wants. The question is how would they do it. We expect those two to be initial. The third thing i think is something we have to watch right away, which is who would president elect trump appoint to the Supreme Court to Justice Scalias vacant spot. Certainly theres been much speculation about that. He has talked about cutting ta
Happen. The election has exposed deep divisions on race, class and economic opportunity. And joining me with a look at what is next is pbs news hour correspondent lisa desjardins. Good to have you with us. Im glad to be back. What policy moves are we likely to see in the next year or so now that republicans are in control of the house and senate in congress. Donald trump said what he wants to start working on includes his wall with mexico. Hopefully we will see a plan from him on exactly how his payment mechanism would work, but another is obamacare. He has said president elect trump said he wants to repeal and replace obamacare. It is something house and senate wants. The question is how would they do it. We expect those two to be initial. The third thing i think is something we have to watch right away, which is who would president elect trump appoint to the Supreme Court to Justice Scalias vacant spot. Certainly theres been much speculation about that. He has talked about cutting ta