rep. chisholm: i stand before you today as a candidate for the democratic nomination of the office of the president of the united states of america. [applause] rep. chisholm: i am not the candidate of black america, though i am black and proud. i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and equally proud of that. [applause] i am not the candidate of any political board or fat cat or special interest. [applause]

i stand here without endorsement from many big-name politicians or any other kind of prop. i do not intend to offer to you the tired and glib cliches which have been aseptic part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. [applause] rep. chisholm: fellow americans we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the spirit character and words to bring out the best in us. to rekindle our faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return is political manipulation deceit and deception, cowardice and in difference to our individual problems, and divisive politics, pitting the

young against the old. labor against management. north against south. black against white. [applause] rep. chisholm: the abiding concern of this administration has been one of the needs of man's nature. the president has broken his promise to us and has lost his claim to our trust and confidence in him. [applause] rep. chisholm: i cannot believe that this administration would have ever been elected four years ago if we had known then what we know today. [applause] rep. chisholm: we are entering a new era in which we must, as americans, demand stature and

size and our leadership. [applause] rep. chisholm: leadership which is fresh open, and leadership which is receptive to the problems of all americans. [applause] rep. chisholm: i have faith in the american people. i believe that we are smart enough to correct our mistakes. i believe we are intelligent enough to recognize the talent energy and dedication which all americans have to offer. i know from my travels to the cities and small towns of america that we have a vast potential which can and must be put constructive use in getting the great nation together. i know that millions of americans, from all walks of life, agree with me that leadership does not mean putting

the air to the ground, but to have the vigilance and courage to make it possible. [applause] >> join the american history tv this coming tuesday, april 14, for live coverage marking the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination. on april 14, 1865, john wilkes booth shot president lincoln at the theater as he sat with his wife watching the play "our american cousin." the president was carried across the street to the peterson house, where he died the next morning. we will be live from 10th street on tuesday night, where ford's theater will create the vigil for president clinton. living historians will keep a candlelit watch on the street.

it will include reports from eyewitnesses and medical updates on the dying president's condition. president lincoln's assassination, 150 years later. tuesday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this sunday on q and a editor andrew ferguson on his writing career amma the gop presidential candidates, and what voters are looking for in a candidate. >> they want somebody who looks like he has stood up for them. i am amazed at the degree to which primary voters on both sides are motivated by resentment. the sense of being put upon. those people really do not understand us. here is a guy who does

understand us and will stick it to them. that happens on both sides. hillary clinton will give her own version. and i do not think that was actually true 30 years ago. resentment has always been a part of politics, obviously. but the degree to which it is almost exclusively the motivating factor in truly committed republicans and democrats. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and >> american history tv was live from appomattox courthouse, where confederate general robert ely surrendered his army to ulysses s. grant 150 years ago effectively ending the civil war. remarks on the legacy of appomattox and the legacy of the aftermath.

first, we would hear from to historians who portrayed the generals at the event, commemorating the surrender at appomattox. this is under three hours. >> you were watching american history tv. host: a live look from the appomattox courthouse national historic park, if the site where 150 years ago, confederate general robert e lee surrendered his army to union general ulysses s. grant, effectively ending the civil war. we will be live from the park for the next three hours as the commemoration continues with reenactments of the gun stacking that took place on this day in 1860 five when more than 22,000 of general lee's infantry troops turned over their weapons and battle flags. we will bring you the sights and sounds of the ceremony throughout the coverage and later in the program, you will hear remarks from historian david blight who will talk about the legacy of appomattox.