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His next book will be on the ends of the war, fighting the civil war after the end of appomattox. I am happy to have professor downs join us. I am going to talk about something that is overlooked in all kinds of narratives which is the importance of doing nothing. When congress came back in december of 1865 for many people it looked like they dont find a solution to address reconstruction until march of 1867. Despite things like the 14th amendment, this session can seem like and was critiqued at the time as a donothing session precisely because it didnt determine the end of the war. That it ne...

Television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see online at booktv. Org. Historian and political strategist examines the civil war through five president s. John tyler, martin v. Martin v. In, marking the endearing, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. The author recounts the president s thoughts on the war and the collective criticisms of the successor Abraham Lincoln. This is a little over an hour. [applause] thanks to all of you for being here tonight. This is the time for the rating on the president for six american president s and the civil war that divide...

And a fellow at Christopher Newport university where he serves as the universities prelaw advisor. He is the author of most recently emancipation, the union army, and the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. He is currently at work on the three books including lincolns advice for lawyers, the final voyage, and please join me in welcoming jonathan w. White. [applause] thank you so much for having me. Can you all hear me in the bleacher seats . I love having an opportunity to come to new york city. This is only my third trip. I spent two weeks about eight years ago and i spent two weeks at the New Yor...

D. C. , theres always something in bloom, always something to see, and hopefully always something to see that you havent seen before. Youre watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation like us on facebook cspan history. This is American History tv on cspan3. You can watch us every saturday and sunday and on holidays, too. We bring American History cspan style. Lincoln formally abolished slavery in the United States on august 15, 1855. Next David Rubinstein and others discuss lincolns legacy and the 13th amendment 150 years later. Its about an hou...

Background, the context is the theater. This was an act that occurred in a theater, by an actor, with other actors standing by. And i wanted to look at it through the eyes of those people. And when i was working on the president s book and i was working on the lincoln chapters, i kept coming across this iconic playbill for our american cousin. I looked at it and i kept thinking, these are real people most of whose names have been lost. I mean, if you asked people on the street who the people were involved with the lincoln assassination, certainly people know lincoln, they know booth, maybe 1 i...