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Weve been live on American History tv from the world war i centennial symposium at the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. Well reair the days events this evening at 8 00 eastern here on cspan 3. Up next constitutional law professor michael gere hardt talks about his book the forgotten president s and discusss 13 president s least remembered by americans due in large part to their strict constitutional vision. The National Constitution Center Hosted this event and it runs about an hour and 10 minutes. This book is spectacular. I was so excited to read it this book on the forgotten preside...

It is my privilege to introduce professor Elizabeth Barron from the university of virginia who will speak on the election of 1864 in confederate eyes. I think this is a really important topic to address early on in this symposium so that we dont forget that there is a whole other conversation going on in other parts of the country. Professor baron got her bachelors degree from swathmore college. And then went on to teach at wellesley and temple before coming to university of virginia where shes the langborn williams professor of American History. And her first two books were from a womans poin...

In richmond. Both were well received. And the biography won many awards. Then her next book was on disunion which was about the whole debate about the discussion of strategizing about possible breakup of the union dating from 1789 onwards. Most recently her book is on victory and defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war. That has already won a number of prizes, including the library of virginia eye ward. Professor baron also has been speaking widely, including the lincoln bicentennial in springfield and the Gettysburg Civil War Institute and also on cspan, book tv. So now it is my great ...

States of emergency up and down the east coast. 55 Million People shivering through wind chills so cold, they can actually kill. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with our world lead. The isis war against the west. Spreading even more as egypt now volunteering its pilots and jets to help wipe these terrorists off the map. Today, that countrys military said its war planes staged two waves of air strikes targeting isis terrorists inside libya, libya, the newest front line in this war. Egyptian fighters honed in on weapons caches and terrorist training grounds. E...

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