and taft was theodore roosevelt's secretary of war and right hand man and. it's important to remember that taft earlier on in his career is civilian governor of the philippines. there's a tendency to think of taft primarily as judge, but his work in the philippines suggests a deep experience in executive authority that then translates into the presidency and to put this all together, i think the new understanding of what the state was doing gives us a host of issue areas to look for presidential power and looking for presidential power throughout the 1800s reveals extensive exercises of presidential power by numerous presidents. the this fascinating is also lindsay as historians you know, we love ranking presidents, right with every year there's a you know, a new ranking and things don't change all that much. but the three presidents that stephen is talking about so usually ranked very high on that list of presidents. so to if stephen is right and and and i think he is too we need to rethink the way we rank our presidents. well thank you so much for that que

and taft was theodore roosevelt's secretary of war and right hand man and. it's important to remember that taft earlier on in his career is civilian governor of the philippines. there's a tendency to think of taft primarily as judge, but his work in the philippines suggests a deep experience in executive authority that then translates into the presidency and to put this all together, i think the new understanding of what the state was doing gives us a host of issue areas to look for presidential power and looking for presidential power throughout the 1800s reveals extensive exercises of presidential power by numerous presidents. the this fascinating is also lindsay as historians you know, we love ranking presidents, right with every year there's a you know, a new ranking and things don't change all that much. but the three presidents that stephen is talking about so usually ranked very high on that list of presidents. so to if stephen is right and and and i think he is too we need to rethink the way we rank our presidents. well thank you so much for that que

and taft was theodore roosevelt's secretary of war and right hand man and.important to remember that taft earlier on in his career is civilian governor of the philippines. there's a tendency to think of taft primarily as judge, but his work in the philippines suggests a deep experience in executive authority that then translates into the and to put this all together, i think the new understanding of what the state was doing gives us a host of issue power and looking for presidential power throughout the 1800s reveals extensive exercises of numerous presidents. the this fascinating is also lindsay as historians you know, weove ranking presidents, right with every year there's a you know, a new ranking and things don't change all that much. but the three presidents that stephen is ranked very high on t list of presidents. so to if stephen is right and and and i thk is too we need to rethink the way we rank our presidents. well thank you so much for that question. and thank you to the center joyn conversation with both of you and to be talking about these presi

and taft was theodore roosevelt's secretary of war and right hand man and.s important to remember that taft earlier on in his careerne. there's a tendency to think of taft primarily as judge, but his work in the philippines suggests a deep experience in executive authory that then translates into the presidency and to put this all together, i think the new state was doing gives us a t of issue areas to look for presidential power and looking for presidential power throughout the 1800s reveals presidential power by numerous presidents. the this fascinating is histori, we love ranking presidents, right with every year there's a you know, a new ranking and things don't change all that much. stephen is talking about so usually ranked very high on that list of presidents. so to if stephen is right and and and i think he is too we need to rethink the way we rank our presidents. well thank you so much for that question. and thank you to the center for having us. and it's such a joy to be in conversation with both of you and to be talking about these pridts of whom

but the most interesting men are theodore roosevelt and john quincy adams.as susceptible to. the idea that his presidency was sort of the weak spot of his political service career. and it certainly flashy than, you know, he gets a lot of credit, especially fighting the gag rule or, you know, his secretary of state tenure, which i think is probably among the, best of all secretaries of states. so i definitely sort of added additional ammunition to my enjoyment of john quincy adams, my my real admiration for his public service career. but i generally thought that taft was kind of boring and thought that taft was had the mentality and had personality to be a justice that made sense and he actually got a fair amount of , in terms of the progressive agenda but doesn't get credit for it. but this book, i think really shifted my appreciation for sometimes sometimes boring is actually good and boring get stuff done. so i assume there will be no dogs in your household named william howard taft? no no, that probably it doesn't quite have same ring to it, but maybe if

but the most interesting men are theodore roosevelt and john quincy adams.even i was susceptible to. the idea that his presidency was sort of the weak spot of his political service career. and it certainly flashy than, ngress, which he gets a lot of credit, especially fighting the gag rule or, you know, his secretary of state tenure, which i think is probably among the, best of all secretaries of states. so i definitely sort of added additional ammunition to my enjoyment of john quincy adams s public service career. but i generally thought that taft was kind of boring and thought that taft was had the mentality and had personality to be a justice that made sense and done, you know, in terms of the progressive agenda but doesn't get credit for it. but this book, i think really shifted my appreciation for sometimes sometimes boring is actually good and boring get stuff done. so i assume there will be no dogs in your household named wim howano no, that probably i't quite have same ring to it, but maybe if i while i probably should not say that sentence if i got

rex, the rise of theodore roosevelt, colonel roosevelt and more.t and so right now, this does not happen without dsu, without the tr center and without the theodore roosevelt president library all working together, that working together, that collaboration, that confidence led to this donation. congratulations to all of those entities involved with this. this is an amazing collection coming, its not going to harvard. it's not going to yale. it's coming to dsu. [applause] and looking forward when we think about some of the economif opportunities here, i just want to, i know that people are getting charged up, you know this constructions going all winter long on the library thing, but whether you're in beach or bowman or dickinson or watford city, all of these present gateway opportunities for us. down in mount rushmore, they got faces on a mountain, they get 3 million visitors a year. and you've all been there you go there to take a picture 45 minutes you're out of there.ex and then you're out, what are you doing? you spend the next two days going t

the colonel, theodore roosevelt.ure president of the united states, who had distinguished himself during the spanish-american. but if you were a filipino who lived at the close of the 19th century, the expere but splend. america's war with spain, brief as it was, was the prelude to a confluence of events that would bring to the united states conflict with the newly minted philippine republic. this war result in the deaths of 4200 american servicemen and combat dance. but the greatest tragedy was wrought on the civilian populace. u.s. state department estimate that the civilian death toll at approximately a quarter a million, although filipino historians believe it was or even triple the estimate. the heavy lossli of filipino cin be attributed actions directly taken by the american army, such as the destruction of property and agricultural crops, which led to severe food shortages. population displacement, torture and the dreaded wisconsin operation. diseases that regularly appear during times of war in the 19th and e

the colonel, theodore roosevelt. the future president of the united states, who had distinguished himself during the spanish-american. but if you were a filipino who lived at the close of the 19th century, the experience was anything but splendid. america's war with spain, brief as it was, was the prelude to a confluence of events that would bring to the united states conflict with the newly minted philippine republic. this war result in the deaths of 4200 american servicemen and anywhere between 20 to 30000 filipino combat dance. but the greatest tragedy was wrought on the civilian populace. records from the u.s. state department estimate that the civilian death toll at approximately a quarter a million, although filipino historians believe it was or even triple the estimate. the heavy loss of life on the part of filipino civilians can be attributed actions directly taken by the american army, such as the destruction of property and agricultural crops, which led to severe food shortages. population displacement, tor

actual, lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. them was that he3 met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she ld. year, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. first one in 1880, august 15th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i have been missing you more than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after thr ce gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and seldom spoke about his wife afte

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day.f them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate ofard saltonstal. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly■ cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they long. rst onen 80, august 15th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. th's what he's calling her. i have been missing youor than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, brig face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage,s9■ alice e birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and seldom spoke about his wife afterward, not even to thei

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following yr, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. first onen 1880, august 1h, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. th's what he's calling r. i have been missing youore than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, ight face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly sheooked. he proposed the following year, but alice waited eight month before saying s. now. so i have two letters fromim they're not long. first one in 1880, august 15th, 1880. darlin qen, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i have been missing you more than i can tell. i pfely long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never aenfrom my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and se

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but ale ited eight months before saying yes. now. so iavtwo letters from him. they're not long. first o in 1880, august 15th, 18. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i haveeen missing you more an can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other eventof valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and s

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never foet how sweetly she looke he proposed the following year, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. first one in 1880, august 15th, 1880. darling queenielile sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i have been missing you more than i can tell. perfect lg to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never absent fromy thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken a

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i sll never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but alice it eight months before saying yes. now. so i havtwletters from him. they're not long. first one in 1880, august 15th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i have beemissing you more than c tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. yoare never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed thfoowing year, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not lg. first one in 1880, august 15th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's lling her. i have been missing you more than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your swt, bright face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stri

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but ice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. firstne in 1880, aust 15th, 80. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. have been missing you more than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other eves of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief strick

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. rst onen 80, august 15th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. th's what he's calling her. i have been missing youor than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, brig face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricke

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, i shall never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the follin yea but alice waited eight months before saying yes. now. so i have two letters from him. they're not long. first one in 1880, august5th, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. at's what he's cainher. i have been missing you more than i can tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. you are never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricke

the colonel, theodore roosevelt.the united states, who had distinguished himself during the spanish-american. but if you were a filipino who lived at the close of the 19th century, the experience was anything butplendid. america's war with spain, brief as it was, was the prelude to a confluence of events that would bring to the united states conflict with the newly minted philippine republic. this war result in the deaths of 4200 american servicemen and anywhere between 20 to 30000 filipino combat dance. but the greatest tragedy was wrought on the civilian populace. records from the u.s. state department estimate thcivilian t approximately a quarter a million, although filipino historians believe it was or even triple the estimate. the heavy loss of life on the part of filipino civilians can be attributed actions directly taken by the american army, such as the destruction of property and agricultural crops, which led to severe food shortages. population displacement, torture and the dreaded wisconsin operation. dise

i thought it was theodore roosevelt, but god bless him, i'll check, maybe i'm wrong, so here it is theat one person can fool a lot of people in a short time, and i have one last question for you. share your thoughts about the russian orthodox church, during the upheaval that you are talking about, it will cement or, on the contrary , break down the russian society, because everything that the russian orthodox church does, it is absolutely not orthodox, not christian and not a church, i just don't know what else to call it, please, mr. oleg, yes, i agree, as walter said about the holy roman empire, yes, which... sacred to the roman empire, it is also not the russian, not the orthodox church, it is the fifth or sixth or whatever department of the kgb, and it is necessary to look at its influence at the time of the possible bifurcation point, and actually, how it will be kgb to manage one of its departments. most likely, this will be something that will contribute to the strengthening of this division and tension, because religiously, russia is also a very multifaceted country, and the ch

his was theodore roosevelt and he wrote a book about his adventes in which he said that while the exterminationfalo was, quote, needless and brutal, it was also, in his it was necessary in relation to helping solve the, quote, indian question. and he said it was a quote for the advance what he called white civilization. he became a friend of another conservationist by the name of george bird grinnell. his view of the natural world. and this broadened. and he became thet of conservation. president in our history, including writing be buffalo preserves in. montana, but also in wait for it the right now outside of the holy of mountz8■ scott, the comanches and kiowa where they believed. the buffalo had gone whenhey disappeared and were for human o wise the hell up admit they'd made a mistake and promise to do better. and the first federal preserve for bison was their around that taken put on a train at fordham station from, the bronx to. and trained back to home to the plains. scott mama day talks about that return and he gets teared and but he says it makes the story whole. i want to one of my fav

his was theodore roosevelt and he wrote a book about his adventures in which he said that while the exterminationquote, needless and brutal, it was also, in his wo it was necessary in relation to helping solve the, quote, indian question. anhe quote for the advance what he called white civilization. he became a friend of another conservationist by the name of george bird grinnell. his view of the natural world. and this broadened. and he became the greatest. president in our history, including writing the making it possible for there to be buffalo preserves in. montana, but also in wait for it the right now outside of the holy of mount scott, the comanches and kiowa where they believed. the buffalo had gone when they disappeared and were for human beings to wise the hell up admit they'd made a mistake and promise to do better. and the first federal preserve for bison was their around that mountain when 55 buffalo were taken put on a train at fordham station from, the bronx to. trained back to home to the plains. scott mama day talks about that return and he gets teared and but he says it makes th

actually, a lot of interesting things happened to theodore roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alice hathaway lee. she was the next door neighbor of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so he said, as long as i live, he wrote, later, ilyhe ' u d tsvalentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the same day, and ironically it was valentine's day. roosevelt was grief stricken, grief stricken and seldom spoke about his wife afterward, not even to their daughter, who had also been named alice in a tribute to his wife. he later wrote, when my heart's dearest died, the lht fm my life went. the light went from my life forever. afterward, he never let anyone call him by the nickname thi that which he'd used when writing to alice. so his is first. marriage was short and he really resolved at the time not to marry again. but met

his was theodore roosevelt and he wrote a book about his adventures in which he said that while the extermination of the buffalo was, quote, needless and brutal, it was also, in his words, a necessary it was necessary in relation to helping solve the, quote, indian question. and he said it was a quote for the advance what he called white civilization. he became a friend of another conservationist by the name of george bird grinnell. his view of the natural world. and this broadened. and he became the greatest of conservation. president in our history, including writing the making it possible for there to be buffalo preserves in. montana, but also in wait for it the right now outside of the holy of mount scott, the comanches and kiowa where they believed. the buffalo had gone when they disappeared and were for human beings to wise the hell up admit they'd made a mistake and promise to do better. and the first federal preserve for bison was their around that mountain when 55 buffalo were taken put on a train at fordham station from, the bronx to. and trained back to home to the plains. scott mama d

roosevelt experienced the darkest day of his life.an you talk about this tragic anniversary and how it shaped the future president. actually, a lot of intere roosevelt on valentine's day. one of them was that he met alicee was the next door neighbr of a classmate of theodore's, richard saltonstall. and he began to call her sunshine. and because she seemed particularly cheerful. so live, he wrote, later, i sll never forget how sweetly she looked. he proposed the following year, but alice it eight months before saying yes. now. so i havtwletters from him. they're not long. firs■zt one in 1880, august 15t, 1880. darling queenie, little sunshine. that's what he's calling her. i have beemissing you more than c tell. i perfectly long to hold you in my arms and kiss your sweet, bright face. yoare never absent from my thoughts now the other events of valentine's day were not so happy. a little more than three years after their marriage, alice gave birth to a daughter. two days later, alice died at the age of 22. theodore, his mother, died the

the danger was raised by theodore roosevelt who denied the american people have surrendered to any setcharacter the final right to determine the fundamental questions upon which free self- government ultimately depends, end quote. >>> preventing states from exercising their right to regulate elections would seem like a fundamental question that directly threaten free government. joining me now is the constitutional law professor from the university of pennsylvania law school and the author of the nation that never was, reconstructing america's story. professor roosevelt, good to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> let me ask you about the decision by the liberal justices on the court siding with the right of the 14th amendment, what do you make of that? >> i think what we are seeing here, unfortunately the court is concerned about itself as an institution. they are issuing them out of self-preservation. they know the american people are upset with what is going on, and trying to appear apolitical and neutral. that's part of the explanation why they took up the immunity case. the c

the theodore roosevelt center will be the home to the extensive collection of private research and memorabilia from pulitzer prize-winning historians, his wife and offer. those are the works that transform the way a we think abt the 26th president. it's an impressive collection. 151 banker spots housed at the center to the generosity and supportive the owner and the chairman of the idaho forest group and his wife the collection features an extensive assortment of notes and audio and memorabilia and information surrounding the books among the most well-known of the hundreds of books written, the rise of theodore roosevelt and more and so right now this does not happen without the center working together. that collaboration and confidence led to this. congratulations to all of those entities involved. this is an amazing collection. it's not going to harvard or yale. [applause] looking forward when we think about some of the economic opportunities i just want to know people are getting charged up. whether you are in beach or bowman or dickinson. all of these are opportunities for us in mount rush

roosevelt dishonorably discharged. there was only one person left alive. so they were like. well, here you go. it's 25,000. we owe you. this is like, okay, i guess, but i mean, they are going to really push for reshaping their image if we don't see race we only see green and take the language and rhetoric of young and then you take the. the fact that for a long time you know, coal colin powell is going to be a key figure. for example, he helps in the reagan administration. he is going to help design operation are urgent fury which was the invasion of grenada and i kind of like why they invoked the united states invading grenada because they actually weren't anything relating to communism. maurice bishop just trying to push back. he was a socialist and you know, the reagan administration was like, no, yeah. so i mean you have a very his politics aligned the idea of we only see green and so this is what we're going to support right and. you know like i said, i read an article him recently where someone called him a civil

then woodrow wilson, theodore roosevelt insist that the president's a steward of the people for the first time rejecting the madisonian model. but then comes radio and fdr and mass communication makes possible a national demagogue in a way that it wasn't before radio and now this. social media and i talk about these phenomenon phenomena in the in the context of what we're ultimately about which is finding leaders who can exercise selfish and self-knowledge talk talk about because there's a there's a very interesting discussion in the book about all of this in the context of the social media age. i think people want to hear that, well, there's certainly a social media is the antithesis. the republic of reason, to the degree that it's remember the core definition, virtue is impulse. it's the marshmallow test. it's waiting. if you take marshmallow now, you get one. if you wait 15 minutes, you get the kids who waited, you know, a tremendous success and it's the degree that social media rewards like shares immediate gratification rather than sober second thoughts deliberation and reason. it's

roosevelt, and most recently fdr. together they form pastimes productions, which will next be producing a new series on the west with kevin. i auditioned costner. they have already created a unique and appealing look and style to thesehows. you'll see some of some sampling of it during this evening. not only authoritative talking heads, but remarkable, authentic lo scenes featuring performers and settings that evoke the colonial revolutionary periods, the civil war, the progressive era, the new deal, and world war two. scholarship and scenery. discussion and drama. and tonight, a special focus on their abraham lincoln, of course. so we're glad beth is here and we thank our history channel friends for coming as well, and also for history channel's truly generousponsorship and support of the forum this year. mary. only a wonderfully generous donation to help make this big forum work, but also in case you thought those dvds just appeared in your packages by magic, it through the generosity of the history ch as for beth's

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roosevelt, and most recently fdr. together they form pastimes productions, which will next be producing a new series on the west with kevin. i auditioned for that, but they chose kevin costner. they have already created a unique and appealing look and style to these shows. you'll see some of some sampling of it during this evening. not only authoritative talking heads, but remarkable, authentic looking action scenes featuring performers and settings that evoke the colonial revolutionary periods, the civil war, the progressive era, the new deal, and world war two. scholarship and scenery. discussion and drama. and tonight, a special focus on their abraham lincoln, of course. so we're glad beth is here and we thank our history channel friends for coming as well, and also for history channel's truly generous sponsorship and support of the forum this year. mary. not only a wonderfully generous donation to help make this big forum work, but also in case you thought those dvds just appeared in your packages by magic, it thr