. >> march the communicators ern, onnight at 8:00 east c-span2. announcer: coming up next, bob woodward reflects on abraham lincoln's legacy and how it has

. >> march the communicators ern, onnight at 8:00 east c-span2. announcer: coming up next, bob woodward reflects on abraham lincoln's legacy and how it has affected a number of his successors, including richard nixon, ronald reagan and barack obama. this focuses on president relevance,ontinuing 150 years after his death. this is about an hour. >> i am the dean of the college of law here at the university of illinois. on behalf of the law school in entire university, i am pleased to welcome you here today for the first lecture in a new series hosted by the college of law and title "the new lincoln lectures, what lincoln means in the 21st century." during this series, we will come over the next few years, bring in 10 or so ideologically diverse national thought leaders to reflect openly on lincoln's legacy and his continuing relevance 150 years after his passing. i know all of us are eager to hear from our inaugural lecture, bobbled word, but i want to take a few minutes to say little bit more about the lecture series itself. some ask me why the law