Worked in the white house in his early 20s. He seemed destined for great things and then came back to kentucky and was indicted for stuffing the ballot box. He went to prison. The incredible promise flamed out. We also visit ashland. Senator and secretary of state henry clay. The mansion at ackland is a unique story. It fell into disrepair and had to be torn down. He rebuilt on the original foundation. What we have is what is essentially a fivepart federal style home with architectural elements that are italian and an added layer of aesthetic details added by henry clays granddaughter and greatgranddaughter. See all of our programs from lexington throughout the day. Historian James Mcphersons pulitzer prizewinning book was published in 1988. The 900page hardback was on the New York Times bestseller list for 16 weeks. Coming up next on American History tv, James Mcpherson in conversation with Gettysburg College Civil War Institute director peter carmichael. Professor mcpherson reflect o
Institution, he has spoken here on a number of occasions. Most of you know dr. James mcpherson is the henry davis 86 professor at Princeton University where he has taught history for more than four decades. Here earned his phd at Johns Hopkins university where he studied under the great woodward. Mcpherson is a twotime winner of the which he earned in 1997. And for his 2008 effort, Abraham Lincoln as commanderinchief. His most recent books which we have in the back is the war that forged a nation. Why the civil war still matters. Today, this evening, will be focusing on battle cry of freedom. It was published in 1988. 900 pages long, complete with 1500 footnotes. But that did not scare away popular audiences at all. It sold more than 600,000 copies. Are we close to 700,000 now . About. Must have a ton of twitter followers. [laughter] if i do i am not aware of it. [laughter] how about facebook . No. Im not aware of that either. We can set you up after this. [laughter] battle cry of free
Pulitzer prize for battle cry of freedom the civil war era. I would like to welcome doctor james mcpherson. He is a longtime friend of the institution, he has spoken here on a number of occasions. Most of you know dr. James mcpherson is the henry davis 86 professor at Princeton University where he has taught history for more than four decades. Here earned his phd at Johns Hopkins university where he studied under the great woodward. Mcpherson is a twotime winner of the which he earned in 1997. And for his 2008 effort, Abraham Lincoln as commanderinchief. His most recent books which we have in the back is the war that forged a nation. Why the civil war still matters. Today, this evening, will be focusing on battle cry of freedom. It was published in 1988. 900 pages long, complete with 1500 footnotes. But that did not scare away popular audiences at all. It sold more than 600,000 copies. Are we close to 700,000 now . About. Must have a ton of twitter followers. [laughter] if i do i am no
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Please welcome aipac managing director for policy and politic, awni christianson. Good evening. Our next guest are two leaders in congress who show how democrats and republicans can cooperate to strengthen u. S. Israel relationships. They work closely on proisrael legislation in the house of representatives and just last week they cosponsored new legislation to impose sanctions against iran for its Ballistic Missile program. [ applause ] they also make time to travel to israel every two years with new members of congress to see firsthand the challenges israel faces, and they continue to join us on this stage for which we are very grateful. Please join me in welcoming House Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy and democrat whip dstey hoyer. [ cheers and applause ] welcome. Thank you. Good to be here, as always. With everything you have to manage, it must be a relief to be in front of an audience that just wants you to bring peace to the middle east, huh . Its a good thing to be with this audi