Mccauleys macaulay honors college, the City University of new york dr. Widmer worked in the Clinton White house as a speechwriter, writer and senior advisor, and since then hes led organizations, including the c. V. Starr center, for the study of the american experience, the John Carter Brown library at Brown University, as well as a Research Center at the of congress. He helped the New York Times disunion series, which i know many of you enjoyed throughout the sesquicentennial. And his latest book is lincoln on the verge. I have my copy right here with me. 13 days to washington is the recipient of book from the lincoln forum, as well as the society of president ial. And its going to be the subject of our conversation today and. Its a wonderful book. Let me get that out of the way. I recommend it to you all. Its a captivating story. I really like how vividly it conveys the human drama lincolns journey from illinois to washington, d. C. February 1861. Hes going to take up the presidency
Lecture. Its honor to introduce to you all, dr. Ted widmer, whos distinguish lecturer at the mccauleys macaulay honors college, the City University of new york dr. Widmer worked in the Clinton White house as a speechwriter, writer and senior advisor, and since then hes led organizations, including the c. V. Starr center, for the study of the american experience, the John Carter Brown library at Brown University, as well as a Research Center at the of congress. He helped the New York Times disunion series, which i know many of you enjoyed throughout the sesquicentennial. And his latest book is lincoln on the verge. I have my copy right here with me. 13 days to washington is the recipient of book from the lincoln forum, as well as the society of president ial. And its going to be the subject of our conversation today and. Its a wonderful book. Let me get that out of the way. I recommend it to you all. Its a captivating story. I really like how vividly it conveys the human drama lincolns
New england. It was written in 1921. James Truslow Adams had a passage in there saying the bible and the beaver were the two mainstays of the Plymouth Colony in its early years. I had no idea why he had thrown the beaver into the mix. That got me curious. I quickly discovered for the better part of a decade, the main source of income for the pilgrims was trading beaver pelt with local indians and selling them in london. That got me wondering what else i didnt know about the american fur trade. I went down to my local library and started reading books about the fur trade. There was a fascinating history there that could be used to tell an equally fascinating story about American History, using the fur trade to talk about how america was transformed into a transcontinental nation. Now that i have written the book, i am convinced that if you do not understand the basics of the history of the fur trade in america, you cannot really understand American History. It had that big of an impact.
Here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. United healthcare online at uhc. Com. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the United States observes 238 years of independence today and except for some serious weather disruptions on each coast, am
Here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. United healthcare online at uhc. Com. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the United States observes 238 years of independence today and except for some serious weather disruptions on each coast, am