The current Academic Year this marks the second occasion on what john hopkins has been privileged to welcome our chief executive to this campus. Ladies and gentlemen, i present the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] senator rooster, senator tidings, member of the congressional allegation, members of the faculty are john hopkins to embody, my fellow americans. Last week, 17 nations send their views to sound too dozen countries, having an interest in Southeast Asia. We are joining those 17 countries and stating our american policy tonight which we believe will contribute towards peace in this area of the world. I have come here to review, once again, with my own people, the views of the american government. Tonight, americans and asians are dying for a world where each people may choose its own path to change. This is the principal in which our ancestors fought in the valleys of pennsylvania. A principle in which our son fight tonight in the jungles of vietnam. Vietnam
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Good morning. Im chris fernie, a member of the Lincoln Forum executive committee. And we will get right to the introduction of our two wonderful speakers this morning. Edna greene medford, the grande dame of 19 century after american historians. A frequent speaker and moderator. Our Lincoln Forum, a member of the forums executive committee and recognized star on various cspan programing. Edna holds degrees Hampton University and the university of illinois and a ph. D. From the university of maryland she is a professor of history emerita at howard, where she also as the chair of the Department History and interim dean, the college of arts and sciences she is the author of lincoln and emancipation and coauthor of the emancipation proclamation. Three views she was a recipient of the john wise simon a Lifetime Achievement award from the Ulysses Grant association and was previously inducted as a of the Lincoln Academy of illinois and awarded the order of lincoln the states highest honor by