the first thing i want to talk about is the amibition of abraham lincoln. we like to associate -- somebody who wants to go into politics, we think that ills as a negative thing today, and so as a result, we tend to try to focus on lincoln as being somebody who was above politics, above the cut and thrust, above the muck and the dirty campaigning, the negative campaigns. all these thing wes associate and dislike about our modern political system. the truth is we can't make those criticisms without leveling them at abraham lincoln. the first chapter is called "the most ambitious man in the world" a quote been abraham lincoln from this law partner. abraham lincoln from the earliest time in his life, his family members would attest, he was also hungry to be somebody. once he got in trouble from his older sister, and she said behaving like that, what do you expect to be when you grow up? he told her, president of the united states. as president, lincoln said there was never a time in my life where i didn't believe i would some day bay president of the united stat

abraham lincoln does a lot of the same things we have done as tourist. n fact after the death of john quincy adams, lincoln goes to mt. vernon on a tour, and he, just like many of us, he goes and pays his respects to george washington. not a national park at the time. not a tourist site. but there and -- george washington's nephew is the custodian of the grounds and lincoln can pay his respected to the first president as a member of congress. so lincoln meets a lot of people who will be important in the future. people not serving in congress but a man named thaddeus stevens, from pennsylvania, portrayed by tommy lee jones in the movie. this is their first meeting and they exchange first letters, and i was so fascinated to write about that. so, i after the convention, lincoln is touring massachusetts with his family. he is happy to be reunited to his family. every member of congress can tell you, everyone who has families, when they get elected to congress they've got all this contrary advice. take your family with you. good for you to have your familiarfu

abraham lincoln does a lot of the same things we have done as tourist. in fact after the death of john quincy adams, lincoln goes to mt. vernon on a tour, and he, just like many of us, he goes and pays his respects to george washington. not a national park at the time. not a tourist site. but there and -- george washington's nephew is the custodian of the grounds and lincoln can pay his respected to the first president as a member of congress. so lincoln meets a lot of people who will be important in the future. people not serving in congress but a man named thaddeus stevens, from pennsylvania, portrayed by tommy lee jones in the movie. this is their first meeting and they exchange first letters, and i was so fascinated to write about that. so, i after the convention, lincoln is touring massachusetts with his family. he is happy to be reunited to his family. every member of congress can tell you, everyone who has families, when they get elected to congress they've got all this contrary advice. take your family with you. good for you to have your familiarf

i'm expected to work with you ail >> next, we have anthony chu. >> i'm anthony chu i'm at abraham lincoln high school i'm excited about working with you. >> next, we have miguel. fresh at the academy of arts and scientists. i'm excited to being an fcc member. thank you (clapping) >> thank you ma gel and hi i'm current a sophomore i looker forward to working with you guys the board of education. >> 15 we have evan lou. i'm currently is a jr. at gej george washington high school >> again let's giving up give is up one more time for the students. >> all right. thank you. >> thank you nice to meet our imply student delegates. item e is the parents advisory pack report and i see - coming down. >> good evening conspires and superintendent. you'll have to bear with me, i'm to repeat. yesterday marks the 10th anniversary of the packs coming into existence so 10 years ago the board unanimously approved the resolution to be represented in the decision-making process of policies and key districts initiative. so we want to take a moment to acknowledge those individuals who made it possible. and start

i don't know what happened quite happen between abraham lincoln and calvin coolidge but the king made a big deal politically of his ties to lincoln. in the campaign in 1924 those were running the campaign were anchorage to go to every small town to get a list of every civil war veterans as the endorsement of the coolidge campaign so he thought of himself in line but part of it with reconstruction there was a desire by a number of people got to go back to fight the old site. some of that was a poor education of those that followed between lincoln and coolidge. and many were not as classically educated as coolidge. >> george bush mentioned the declaration of independence many times but i think the problem was it was a living declaration of independence so it was used in ways that did not relate to the limited government notion that the declaration through the notion of consent makes clear. i relate that to a defense very partial of the phrase living constitution because i think where it comes from is the notion of the ever living god it is the secularization so that is a constant state

one is entering as abraham lincoln's next successor and the knicks sunday and politicians. >> i cannotyour question you're using the word entry? >> no, no, no. what i am saying is what you think of a democratic president who has been compared to two major republican presidents? when he entered he was compared to abraham lincoln but now he compares to the knicks sony and politician. >> i think i get it. [laughter] what do i think? i did not vote for him. [laughter] [cheers and applause] >> mr. secretary what we will do next is we are live streaming this program globally to knight and we have taken questions over the last few days and we will put one up and i will read it to you. what lessons or practices can politicians and government leaders learn from the private sector? this is from toledo ohio. >> the first thing that flashed into my mind is what mrs. thatcher won said the trouble with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money. [applause] the big difference between government and business is that you're using your money but with government you use other people's mo

so there are a lot of issues involved in south carolina made a decision in 1860 that abraham lincoln on the republican party came to power in november 8260 election fairly at the union. i was not a constitutional issue. there was a political issue. south carolina and our way of life cannot endure union by the republican party and abraham lincoln in 1860. he tried to close the substitution down. he let a political revolution to overthrow the old south carolina by civil war heroes liquid hand in. his goal was to establish an agricultural college and to shut down the other institution of higher education, which are the said adel college of south carolina in the south carolina college primarily because the political enemies were strong homes. who is the first state-supported black school, which became south carolina state university. the idea being if we had a separate school, there is no way they are going to be able -- that african-americans would enter clemson are south carolina college at the women's college in south carolina. he was no longer governor, both via senator and as the po

as coolidge saw it and as i see it politics runs from the declaration the american founding to abraham lincoln then of course, he was reagan's favorite president i am about to publish an essay sent with his involvement of his understanding of coolidge and so to go back to conservatives always wondering how do we go back to reagan during that glorious time, we can actually look at coolidge because we know influenced reagan's thinking as he grippy listen to to live on the radio, coolidge was a shy man who relied on radio to get his message out to and that is something we need to consider as conservatives i know what happened between abraham lincoln and coolidge he very much made a big deal politically so in the campaign of 1924 the people who are running a campaign were encouraged to go to every small town to get a list of all civil war veterans as an endorsement of the coolidge campaign so he thought of himself parted it is a desire by a number of people not to go back to fight the old fight some of it was for education between lincoln and coolidge. many were not as classically educated. >> geo

senator who resigned his senate seat when abraham lincoln was elected yet he came home to south carolina and became and a two campus confederate president jefferson davis. throughout the where she kept a diary and it's one of the most famous accounts of the civil war. >> the 28th president 28th president of the united states born in virginia, lived during the civil war in georgia, augusta, georgia and that makes this a in 1870. nobody thought he was going to be much of a governor and the senate couple years had new jersey at the same time. as a national movement for reform. people didn't expect him to be able to do that. so it was the fact that i'm gave him provinces he wouldn't have had otherwise. presidents had become essentially agents. congress drafted legislation. they thought there will is simply the executors of the will of congress and take the leadership role itself. the 20th century came along. theodore roosevelt most notably by thinking in terms of challenges that were much more urgent than not. they didn't think they would be simply nothing more than an executor of congress a

tell us of abraham lincoln. tolstoy was done to know that link and then had reached this remote corner so we told him everything he knew about lincoln. then they said what made him so great and he said he wasn't such a great general perhaps, not as great as napoleon, not as great as frederick the great but his greatness consisted in the moral fiber of his being. so that dream to be remembered which is empowered to link all his life had indeed been realized. the dream that carried him through his dismal childhood, his string of political failures and the darkest day of the war, his story would be told. for most of us today we may not have our faces carved in marble in washington but the stories of our lives will be told through the memories of our children, our friends and our colleagues. which is why it is important to retain the art of storytelling so perfect to have followed him in our fast-moving world, to share the stories of her parents and of our grandparents with our children and their children in turn. an

abraham lincoln. my fellow americans. major combat missions in iraq have ended in the battle of the united states and around i. have prevailed. well it was the victory speech before the battle was actually won on may first two thousand and three exactly ten years ago today a triumphant president bush landed on the u.s.s. lincoln and declared victory over saddam hussein and his allies the speech happened just two months after american troops stormed into the country a massive mission accomplished banner actually hung in the back but on the anniversary of this infamous speech west take a look back at what the u.s. actually accomplished in iraq and where the country stands today now by the time president bush made this speech in this battle we have fought for the cause of liberty. and for the peace of the world. our nation and our coalition are proud of this accomplishment the u.s. had conducted a massive bombing campaign and engaged in skirmishes with iraqi troops the stated for entering this war to topple saddam hussein an

first when he entered he was compared to abraham lincoln. he compares to the nixonian politician. >> i think i get it. [laughter] [inaudible] >> what do i think what i didn't vote for him. [laughter] [applause] >> now, mr. secretary, what we're going to do next is we are live streaming this program globally tonight the youtube, and we've taken questions over the last few days. we will put one up and i'm going to read you because you can't see it. the question is, what lessons or practices can politicians and government leaders learn from the private sector? this is from brian wilson in toledo. >> first thing that flashed into my mind was what mrs. thatcher once said, that the trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. [applause] the big difference between government is, and business, is in business you are using your money. in government you are using other people's money. and there's a big difference between how people handle their money and how they handle other people's money. and it's just, it's true.

senator who resigned his senate seat was -- seat and abraham lincoln was elected and came home to became and a bit to candidates jefferson davis and she kept a diary throughout the war and it is one of the most famous accounts of the civil war. there are about 70,000 books written about the civil war and one of the three most important not only for its own literary value, but because she was there. it is source material and almost referenced in any historians. what i wrote about mary chesnutt is a two volume book for the first time reunites 200 of the photographs that she collected with her diary which were certain now and intention all along buthen if a finished we found them at it epa but here at the library they are reunited with the manuscript. we read the -- have this book to show when she was so ahead of her time but she was really a great team epic like the odyssey and creating an epic on all levels that the classic updated is with the introduction of a society poillon entry, war, everyday life the music, poetry, everyday people and she put it all in her diary. we have to remember

he did it when a book came out saying abraham lincoln might be gay. he was attacked for suggesting that to be gay meant there was a woman inside your body, and he wrote it very smart. i wish i could read you, if you are interested in. here nixon coming out of the suer. it's one of the permanent images that helped to bring nixon down. watergate was part of it. it contributed to it. it. the danish mohammad at the time they cause "the new york times" editorial saying they weren't going to publish the caricature because they were easily you could find them on the internet and as a result, there was no need to publish them. and that because you can describe them and look them up, if you need to. what the work of art or cartoon does. when it came time to where are we going include them in the book or not, my publisher was worried that book bookstores that people come in to bookstores and the book sellers at risk. they might be mobbed, attacked, they were worried that amazon wouldn't carry the book. so we had long discussions about this and in the -- and in

when i read the review in "the new york times" for abraham lincoln, the words lincoln ran through my mind rendering me helpless. and the impoverished mental landscape cartoonist is what passes for the true inspiration. i knew that the men are not necessarily a bearded lady but that wouldn't prevent me from having my laugh. or so i thought. malae hereby apologize to anyone that i've offended. somebody asked me about the action of the picture. a was a contemporary symbol of lincoln although now i've read that he may not have split any rails and somehow i felt that it would make my picture a little more edgy. so, these are tough calls. and there we are. yes, sir. >> i'm wondering about the more recent phenomenon how would you feel about the idea. i saw all over facebook and parts of the blogosphere are around 2012 or so during the election still wondering if these kinds of quips have a similar sort of power along with the image macrothat is images with text like a picture of a bunch of people than the corporate board room laughing saying i know, then i said the supply side economics act

scalding and grossof man wrote -- now -- when i read the review in the new york times, the world of abraham lincoln, the words babe lincoln ran through my mind rendering me helpless. in the impoverished mental landscape of a cartoonist this is what passes for true inspiration. i knew gave food to were not necessarily a effeminate cross dressers or bearded ladies but i couldn't let that prevents me from having my laugh. better a cheap and in vile joke and no joke at all or so i thought. now i hereby apologize to anyone i offended. somebody asked me about the picture, it was a contemporary symbol of lincoln although i read he may not have split any rails. somehow i thought it would make this picture more ag. these are tough calls. there we are. >> i am also wondering about a more recent phenomenon as far as the idea that the term for the 7% became synonymous with mitt romney not caring about the 4 and stuff like that and all over facebook and other parts of the blogowsphere during the election, so wondering if these little quips have this sort of power along with image back rows, images with text lik

she believed she was destined to marry a she had two suitors, steven doug andlas abraham lincoln who were rivals. >> was she faith full to lincoln. >> as far as anyone knows. she appears to have been so en rappatured with the idea of becoming mrs. president which is the way she liked to be referred to and ofte signed her name. >> you haven't reassigned reagan's position. is that under the basis o >> yes >> they are constantly updating the poles? >> they do update the poll. they don't update it academics? >> this is an expert poll >> you know that academics tilt to the sflest yes. >> you think they are taking a swipe at nancy by putting her in the 36 position out of 37? when i wrote the book, i argued her rating was wa low are than it ought to b and it was time to reevaluate how important she had been in the reaga presidency >> you worked for rornd what did you do for him? >> i started working in his before he ran for president and worked on the 80y and your campaigns and speech writing office >> how would you describ office and what? >> domestic policy. ideas to him? >> yes. internati

. >> this is the equivalent of abraham lincoln being appointed. except she's not abraham lincoln.k. they keep going back. and i've decided we need a new terminology. they are not neocons or even truly republicans. they are regressives, just like we may be progressives, the opposite of progress is regress. i think they need to be labeled as regressives. these people are regressing back to an era and a time that we fought against, back to a time and era that we -- that which don't ever want to see again. and i am absolutely amazed. they are regressives. >> let me know when you are right there. back to a time. let me show you, dana, what this gentleman, garcia-quintana said out of his mouth. this is the person that governor haley has put on her re-election committee. >> we in the south will rise again. it's already rising. i feel it is rising. our political correctness has allowed immigrants today to come and expect them to continue their culture. we ever not a multiculture society, ladies and gentlemen. >> the south will rise again. we're not a multicultural society, ladies and gent

and as coolidge thought, and the declaration and the american founding to abraham lincoln to coolidge's day, and coolidge was reagan's favored president, i was about to finish on reagan's involvement with understanding of coolidge having gone to the reagan library. if we want to go to conservatives are always wondering how to get back to reagan, back to that glorious time, what we could do is look at coolidge because coolidge that influence reagan's thinking when he grew up of a noble way, and to get his message out. and between abraham lincoln's day, i do know that coolidge made them a politically incapable of his ties to lincoln. in 1924 campaign the people running the campaign, and a list of civil war -- and the endorsement of the campaign. when coolidge thought of himself, reconstruction -- a desire by number of people not to go back for reviled fights and it was poor education by the republican presidents the followed. and lincoln and coolidge. i don't know if that helps. >> george bush mentioned to the declaration of independence many times, but it was a living declaration of inde

stating to the world abraham lincoln had made it and he was ready to move on. >> because of illness, eliza johnson had to take a different approach. >> we have one of eliza's necklaces which is a plain black cross. another is her sowing case and three of her favorite past times being as reclusive as she was was embroidery work, reading poetry and scrapbooking. on the broader sense, they did receive political gifts while in the white house and we have an ivory basket which came from queen emma of the sandwich islands which are now the hawaiian islands. that was the first time a queen come to visit the white house. andrew johnson was the first president to have the easter egg roll on the white house lawn. previously it was held at the capital. it sort of stopped during the civil war. he brought it back. he held it on the white house lawn so eliza could watch. she wasn't able to get out much and she ended up watching. during the white house years eliza chose not to assume the role of first lady. she was very ill at that point. she received many gifts that she brought home with her after

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we actually with the kids from abraham lincoln high school and thankfully for curtis lung, the kids came out with post cards which we are going to use citywide both on distracted walking that might make you a victim of a pedestrian accident. it was unbelievably timing when it was the same day when the bicyclist went into the garbage truck and was killed. this was exactly what we want to do, and hopefully people are not paying too much attention to their cell phones. i know we talked about that when we were young, the big thing your parents talked to you was don't talk to strangers and look both ways before you cross the street. the 2013 version of that is don't look at your cellphone after you look both ways. anyway, i appreciate that for bringing that up. >> thank you, next item. >> item 3 b, directors report. review of recent activities. >> director hicks? >> good evening president mazzucco, members of the commission, chief sir, captain falvey and members of the community. i'm joyce hicks, the office of complaints. in addition this evening from the office of citizens complaints are sam

the collaborative has chosen for the second place at 12 greater, from abraham lincoln high school. stephanie chung (applause) and then we have a number of first place winners. i'm sure this is all about collaboration, talking about it, what it means absorbing the purpose and working together. the first place poster altogether for all of us to see. i would like to name everybody. community youth center of san francisco, the young asian women against violence youth participant jennifer chang. kimberly how. erica lam. allie lee. adriana wen (sounds like) diana -- and amy ung. congratulations everybody. (applause) (applause) (applause) good job everybody. thank you. and so at this time supervisor -- or do i give it back to -- nancy. thank you again. >> at this time we would like to call supervisor carmen chu. (applause) >> i think that is part of the program they wanted the winners to perhaps say a few words. >> thank you for choosing our picture. we were really surprised when you did. we are really happy. (applause) >> we were very surprised. thank you very much. (applause) >> i'm tif

once abraham lincoln was trying to appeal to the broader segment of the population. in another sense, i think he was making good on his second inaugural to bind up the nation's wounds. so he was trying to bring the north and south back together again. johnson was a southerner, he was a democrat, intensely loyal to the nation and he came to speak -- retained his seat and he had spent time as a military governor restoring a union government and freeing the slaves in tennessee, so he was a good choice. >> how prepared was he for the job of president? >> he had held nearly every political office that you can hold on the rise to the presidency. it was a completely different situation going in after lincoln's assassination. just a very chaotic time. >> in fact, the new president's graciousness towards mary lincoln made it difficult for him in transition. how did it work? >> it was difficult in the beginning. mary was in total mourning and remained there for six weeks. so the new president was gracious not to give up his office in the white house so he could give her time t

this is where i read the children's book about abraham lincoln and caesar chavez and mahatma gandhi. this is what inspires who we are as a people, as a city. i want to thank you today. look around at this crowd today. we represent the diversity, the mows mosaic, not just of san francisco but the world. it's a library that gives us the knowledge and culture of what our world is about. i want to thank you for being part of this village that is not just the bay but san francisco. i want to thank the city staff, our mayor, our local supervisor for coming together for building the 28 libraries. i'm very excited that we finished 27. no. 28 sin my district. it's time to get to north beach. i want to thank everybody in this commnity because every image is one of you here wanted to make sure that this library is fit for the 21st century. congratulations. >> thank you supervisor chew. just so you know your library is under construction. it's also my pleasure to welcome supervisor and he's got libraries in his district as well. supervisor scott. >> thank you. congratulations to the community on

. >> dana: this is abraham lincoln? >> this is spot where president puts the most influential spot.tion, each president picks a president. i chose lincoln. now, in my case, influential presidents, it's got a lot of meaning. there is a conflict of interest but a conflict because my dad is most influential president, as a matter of fact i wouldn't be here as a former president without his unconditional love. so i took 41's portrait in my heart and put lincoln on the wall. i read a lot about lincoln during the presidency. i came to admire him tremendously. he a man who is on principle, all men are created equal under god. leadership requires vision and principles. lincoln is a great example of that. >> dana: do you know your dd had hanging up? >> probably lincoln. >> dana: so does president obama. short term history not worrying about it applies. >> it's kind of an overused word legacy, about my legacy my answer is, it's going to take time. >> dana: history will decide. >> i am comfortable with that. i gave it my all-i didn't sell my soul. we dealt with tough problems. i know i had a g

so there are a lot of issues involved in south carolina made a decision in 1860 that abraham lincoln on the republican party came to power in november 8260 election fairly at the

he has been inspired by abraham lincoln and troops get that. it's about courage and it's about spirited and overcoming. exercise is addictive and plays a major role in improving your health. >> it's a symbol how people have put lives out there. they sacrifice family and friends and going through major pain, but for one day, memorial day we all come together to celebrate the victory and everything we do as a team in a country. i want to congratulate him for doing this every year. it's a role model for all of us. >> jamie: thanks for mark, as well. we're going to put him to work on sunday house calls. >> eric: if you want more information on this very inspiring program here it is. the warrior 100 k right. log on to our website. there is the photo, former president pushing someone who looks like he lost one of his legs up the hill. there it is. there is the website for that really meaning and important cause. >> jamie: we're glad we can take care of them. we wanted to take care of you. doctors using x-rays to screen for lung cancer but there a new

senator who resigned his senate seat when abraham lincoln was elected, and he came home to south carolina and became an aid camp of confederate president jefferson davis, and throughout the war, she kept a diary, and it's one of the most famousing s accounts of the civil war. >> we begin sitting on the porch of woodrow wilson's childhood home and learn more about the connections to south carolina. >> born in vairs, lived during the civil war in georgia, augusta, georgia, and then moved with his family here in 1870. he was a novelty. he had been a professor, nobody thought he would be much of a governor, came from nowhere politically, and within a couple years, became governor, and hit new jersey at the same time. there was a national move for reform, and wilson pushed through a number of reforms in new jersey. people didn't expect him to be able to do that, so it was -- it was very effective, and it gave a national prominence he wouldn't have had otherwise. in the late 18 00s, the president became essentially age of the congress. congress drafted legislation, wrote it, and the president s

on the deck of the aircraft carrier "abraham lincoln" off san diego, a day the bush white house would regret, the banner behind the president read "mission accomplished." it was not. the iraq war dragged on and changed shape for years to come. president bush started that day in a flight suit making a carrier landing on the deck. today, ten years later to the day, a notable day as well for the former president because his new presidential library opened to the public for the first time on the smu campus. >>> there aren't that many genuine cathedrals of baseball left. fenway is one of them. wrigley field is another. it's old school baseball, the brick, ivy. no lights until 1988. so far at least it has gotten by without one of those truly giant video walls. the current chairman of the cubs says if he doesn't get modern improvements, electronics, signage, what have you, he will consider moving the cubs out of wrigley, a threat that has not gone over well in chicago. >>> netflix is taking a hit. they are losing the streaming rights to over a thousand movie titles. the films are from warner

though this shows graves located at the abraham lincoln national cemetery in elmwood. you can see the flags next to the braves. many other papers this morning. during the morning, you also see some of the monuments around town here in washington, d the that highlight -- d.c. that highlight that. iwo jima memorial. honor to the men and women of the marine corps who have given their lives in respect to the country. very iconic. we will show you shots of that through the course of our morning. for our first half-hour, how to best honor fallen veterans is how we would like to have a response. illinois, a democrat line, john, good morning. caller: the best thing you can do is take time and think about these kids today. of course, all veterans think about it everyday of their lives,, they think about the men they have served with and lost. one thing about the marine corps memorial, there are 13 heads pushing that flag up your -- hands pushing that flag up. the 13th is the hand of god. host: how do you specifically look at the state and how do you remember those who have died

as abraham lincoln delivered th speech with the line that ended it, his call to action to end slavery, let us have faith that light makes my. it began to applaud. a lincoln biographer roche, onl at the great hall, cooper union can audiences so equally hale lincoln's presence, their to imagine not that diane, with th living man, not the bearded iconic myth, but the case shaven , fresh voice political original of concord all fear on the way to the white house and to the immortality. a fresh voice of political a result, a proud new yorker who conquered all of new york on th way to the supreme court had a place in history. ladies and gentlemen, justice sotomayor. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i feel so humbled to be in this great hall at a podium at which one of my favorite residents stood, president lincoln, but among such distinguished writers, if you must believe me as i say it -- don't know -- thank you for letting me be a part of tonight. when i receive the invitation t speak tonight i reflected on th work that pen does in support o freedom of expression, whether advocating for

arthur was able to secure the release of union presence of one of her cousins, but she went to abraham lincoln's 1865 inaugural. she attended the white house wedding of nelly grant. she knew the parents of theodore roosevelt in new york city. the best stores. they took summers in cooperstown, n.y., and in newport. molly arthur was a little bit term i would not use the pedestrian, but she was just not interested. host: last question on the arthur administration, on mary arthur, the sister, she had a very strong opinion on women's suffrage. how influential was she in this non-official white house hostess role? guest: it really showed us that the country had come to expect a female presence, whether it was a wife, sister, daughter. really walk the fine line. she made public appearances, sometimes on around, sometimes only with him. was kind oflmost ambivalent about how public a role she should take. her support of the anti suffrage amendment -- movement occurred after the white house. there was some coverage of it. i will add that she was also a great advocate of civil rights. in her home in albany

before 1860, and in his election of the presidency come abraham lincoln's life intersected defense on the indian frontier so seldom just twice in fact that this intersection's served as a benchmark. the first was the death of his grandfather. the second occurred in 1832 when lincoln 32 volunteered as a soldier and the black hawk war backend was elected captain of his unit, the first taste of popularity at the polls. the success gave me more pleasure than i have ever had since. the blackhawk war took the lives of 77 whites and least 600 indians many of them women and children who drowned and were killed in a chaotic retreat across the mississippi river. lincoln himself saw no battle but cannot on the corpses of the soldiers and settlers. he never wrote or spoke about these encounters. taking it instead to the satirical jokes about military life, and the tails of his wrestling polis against a more physically gifted opponents in his company's. lincoln's passing encounter with the reality of the frontier war was cemented once and for all by charles sanford whose biography included a tale

years ago this november at the soldiers national cemetery in gettysburg, pennsylvania, president abraham lincolnf the most monumental and enduring speeches in american history. in his gettysburg address delivered at a ceremony not unlike this one, to an audience much like you, eloquently memorialized those who gave their lives so that future generations of americans might live in freedom. he also reiterated the very principles of our democracy. but lincoln did something more in his 272 were addressed. he challenged the audience to honor the memory of the fallen by every committing themselves to the virtues for which they fought and died. after a humbly miscalculating the lasting nature of his words, he urged, "for us to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion." poetic, how, proper. we stand today in this cemetery, arlington a, created during the war which lincoln spoke. now it's home to our nation's fallen from all of its source. if we stand here thankful stewar

but she went to abraham lincoln's 1865 inaugural. she attended the white house wedding of nelly grant. she knew the parents of theodore roosevelt in new york city. so she bought at the best stores. they took summers in cooperstown, new york, and newport. molly arthur was a little bit more -- i would ghot use the word pedestrian -- would not use the word pedestrian but she was not interested in being stylish. host: last question on the arthur administration. and mary arthur mcelroy, the sister, she had a very strong opinion against women suffrage. how influential was she in this nonofficial white house hostess role? guest: a very interesting situation. because it really showed us that the country had come to expect a female presence. whether it was a wife or a sister or a daughter. and she was really walked a fine line. because she didn't -- she took -- she made public appearances. sometimes on her own. but then sometimes only with him. and so -- and i think he almost kind of was am bitch lent about how public of role she should take.

a lot of issues involved but south carolina made a decision, except decision in 1860, that if abraham lincoln the republican party came to power in november 1860 election, that they would leave the union. that was not a constitutional issue. that was a political issue. they said south guillen and our way of life cannot enter into union headed by the republican party and abraham lincoln. to talk about ben tillman on the campus of the universe of south guillen, it's interesting because he tried to close this institution down. his goal was to establish an agricultural college which became clifton college, and to shut down the other institution of higher education in the state which were the citadel and the military college, and a south carolina college. primarily because his political enemies have a strong overkill so great the first state-supported black school in south carolina which became south carolina state university. but the idea of being that if we have a separate school there's no way that they're going to be able to have african-americans able to enter clemson or south carolina colleg