CSPAN2 Book TV October 27, 2012
[applause] thank you very much for that introduction and thank you to the David Library for hosting me. Its a real pleasure to be here and see all of you this afternoon. Thank you. The title of my talk this afternoon is, love and honor in 1812. Patriotism and Popular Culture in the new United States. On june 19th of 1812, James Madison made a public announcement of the first war ever to be declared in the history of the United States. He said, quote, i exhort all the good people of the United States as they love their country, as they feel wrongs, that they exert themselves. Madisons call made...