confederacy, knowing that half a million men were going to descend on them. >> that was april 15 that abraham lincolnid his mobilization by proclamation. congress was out of session at that point. >> yes. i mean, lincoln felt that he, you know, in the sense, he was in a position to make a unilateral decision, to make the decision himself. he would not need congress to back him. and he was apparently so confident that he had done the right thing that i think he even took his kids for a ride in the new carriage that he had. perhaps it was his secretaries who went with him as well. you know, here was a man -- abraham lincoln -- who did find it very difficult to make major decisions. he was always second-guessing himself but he felt that, you know, within hours of the fall of the fort, he had made a firm decision. 75,000 men, told his secretary of war to telegraph all the governors of the northern states . not only ask them how many troops would they be able to offer as volunteers, but actually tell them how many troops the president was expecting them to and wanted them to furnish. he was busy congratul

march 4, abraham lincoln inaugurated in washington, d.c. fort sumter was april 12, 1861. en in the send half of our interview, we talked about april 15, abham lincoln decred mobilization by proclamation, caing for 75,000 troops. april 4 and april 17, virginia voted on succession, once saying no, the seco time yes. it was may 8 that jefferson davis called for 400,000 southern tops for three year terms. and may 20, we confederacy congress moved the capitol from montgomery to richmond. july 4, lincoln addresses congress talking about malicious and habeas corpus. july 21 was the start of the battle of bull run. and it was january 1, 1863, abraham lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation. and nigel hamilton, that's the day that your book ends. why did you choose to end it there? mr. hamilton: well, we haven't had a chance to discuss all the battles that took place just in 1861 and 1862. but the truth was, these battles almost invariably, with some exceptions, went against the north and president lincoln as commander-in-chief. and my contention is that -- a'o say so -- is th

peter: did abraham lincoln and jefferson davis ever meet? nigel: they never actually met, although they did try. jefferson davis rights to lincoln fairly early in the war -- writes to lincoln fairly -- fairly early in the war but they do not meet until 1864 when lincoln desperately hopes to get together with his opposing president and to see whether he can actually put together some ending of the war that would not involve total, unconditional surrender and possibly leading to resentment after the war. so he tried to set up a meeting in chesapeake bay, the hampton roads conference at the end of 19 sick -- 1864, beginning of 1865. davis was going to go but then declines and sent his vice president so they never actually met. strangely, when finally richmond was taken by union troops, lincoln goes to richmond, actually goes to davis's house, the white house in richmond, i was there a few days ago, he actually sits in davis's parlor at his writing desk and writes some letters there. so i think in that sense the dual between the two men was much

it was the shortest presidential inaugural speech since abraham lincoln's second inaugural in 1865. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states and mrs. ford. [applause] [applause] [applause] mr. vice president, are you prepared to take the oath of office as president of the united states? >> i am, sir. >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. i gerald r. ford do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute. the office of president of the united states. and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect, and defend. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. ford: mr. chief justice, my dear friends, my fellow americans, the oath that i have taken is the same oath that was taken by george washington and by every president under the constitution. that i assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by americans. this is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hear

up to that year he had written or edited six years -- written or edited six books on abraham lincoln.ers have the opportunity to hear him talk about lincoln's life from his birth in kentucky in 18 oh seven until his assassination in washington down in 1865. the following conversation is meant to be extensive. the center of conversation will be mr. lincoln, but also the life of harold holzer, a new yorker for the past 75 years. >> lincoln scholar harold holzer talks about his life and work on this episode of book notes plus with our host brian lamb. book notes plus is on the c-span now for you mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >>

here we are nearly 160 years later in the room where abraham lincoln and frederick douglass stood to unify the nation toward i'm joined by my incredible first lady, jill, and my incredible vice president, kamala harris. and the second gentleman, doug. doug is a hell of a lawyer, by the way. as president i have the honor of bestowing the medal of freedom on our nation's highest civilian honor on a group of truly extraordinary people. who gave their sacred effort. shape the culture and the cause of america. let me just say to each of you, thank you, thank you, thank you for all you have done to help this country. [applause] you all literally embody the nation's creed. out of many, one. a collection of people of different backgrounds, beliefs, and talents from different generations and different genders, using the remarkable gifts and unwavering passion to strengthen our resolve as one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. it matters. it really does matter. as cultural icons, there should be a dignified statement, humanitarians, rock stars,'s word stars, you f

the rulers of outlaw regimes can know that we still believe as abraham lincoln did, "those who deny freedomo others deserve it not for themselves and, under the rule of a just god, cannot long retain it.” the leaders of governments with long habits of control need to know, to serve your people, you must learn to trust them. start on this journey of progress and justice, and america will walk at your side. and all the allies of the united states can know, we honor your friendship; we rely on your counsel; and we depend on your help. division among free nations is a primary goal of freedom's enemies. the concerted effort of free nations to promote democracy is a prelude to our enemies' defeat. today i also speak anew to my fellow citizens. from all of you i have asked patience in the hard task of securing america, which you have granted in good measure. our country has accepted obligations that are difficult to fulfill and would be dishonorable to abandon. yet because we have acted in the great liberating tradition of this nation, tens of millions have achieved their freedom. and as hope kind

de la casa blanca abraham lincoln dijo que llegaba todas las tardes, llegaba sÓlo al servicio.ra el servicio caminando solo sin escolta. fÉlix: porque tenÍa una personalidad fuerte. era meditabundo. era el tÉrmino que se utiliza para definir a lo que era Él. estamos en 23 °c. maria: fÉlix estÁ convencido que da el estado de tiempo. fÉlix: toca darlo porque estamos en exteriores. te tenÍa las historias, pero creo que tenemos... vamos con marÍa molina. maria: despuÉs seguimos aquÍ. adelante. marÍa: aquÍ con mucho frÍo, pero a la espectativa de lo que sucede dentro de esa iglesia episcopal que pueden ver la cÚpula detrÁs de nosotros. aquÍ alrededor de donde estoy a metros de la casa blanca que hay muchas personas tratando de captar la imagen de donald trump, pero obviamente la medida de seguridad son bastante extremas. hemos visto mucha policÍa. hemos visto incluso perros paseando por aquÍ. todo verificando que la seguridad sea normal en este dÍa de la juramentaciÓn. vimos muy bella a melania trump que serÁ la primera dama de estados unidos entrar a la iglesia junto con su marido

abraham lincoln created the republican party. he had to combine people who were immigrant and anti-immigrant into one party. the know nothings in the german immigrants had to be in the same party. so there's always tension within a party. but what we know from other countries is that if you're going to create a working-class party which is what donald trump is doing, you have to lean into that realignment, which means that whether it is h-1b visas or not, you have to have a much more restrictive immigration policy than what you had before. if he is going to give the old guard, a libertarian guard the visas he has to be , even tougher on the other aspects, because the new voters he got are working-class voters who want action on their issues, and that includes shutting down the border, having a tight labor market, and real growing wages for the lower middle class and the middle class. you can't do that with a loose immigration policy. host: you mentioned obama in 2008 to 2010. are there other places where you see realignment possi

they didn't appreciate abraham lincoln. they didn't appreciate harry truman. lyndon johnsons were not appreciated. but when people look back, they appreciate it. so, i want to say to you, good friend, very little appreciation has been shown. recently. but faint not. history will be very kind to you. [applause] >> i'm going to take some pastoral privilege because my quire nose they love me. we will go right to the introduction and hear the man. i'm asking the choir to proceed to the choir room where we have closed-circuit video for you to watch. we will ask him to come up and make the introduction. i saw the president grabbing his clipboard like a preacher ready to get up here. that means they are ready to do something. give the choir a hand. [applause] >> we've come this far by faith, leaning on the lord. trusting in his holy word, he's never failed us yet. oh oh oh, can't turn around, we've come this far by faith. god is good all the time. all the time, god is good. president biden and the biden family, pastor isaac hope, my congressman, congressman jim clybu

abraham lincoln renewed this american article of faith, asking is there any better way or equal hope in the world? i intend next monday next to a request of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate the privilege of appearing before the congress to share with former colleagues and, with you with the american people my views on the priority business of the nation and solicit your views and their views. and may i say to the speaker and the others if i could meet with you right after this remarks, i would appreciate it. even though this late in an election. there is no we can go forward, fix up together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people urgent needs. we cannot stand still or slip. we must go forward now. together for the peoples, the governments of all friendly nations. and i hope that could encompass the whole world. i pledge an uninterrupted, sincere search for peace. america will remains strong and united, but its strength will be it will remain dedicated to the safety and sanity of the entire family of man, as well

those in power in america today are leading this nation abraham lincoln for. if we do not act now, we will look back at this moment with regret. we will be able to say we had no warning. [cheering and applauding] save our country. ♪♪ thank . >> next, we hear from president-elect donald trump's pick for white house press secretary. she would be the youngest person ever to hold the job. she previously acted as spokeswoman for the trump campaign and super pac. she challenged chris pappas for new hampshire's first district congressional seat. chris pappas went on to win the race. take a look at their debate. >> this as a commitment 2022 spec i

abraham lincoln renewed this american article of faith, asking is there any better way or equal hope in the world? i intend next monday next to a request of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate the privilege of appearing before the congress to share with former colleagues and, with you with the american people my views on the priority business of the nation and solicit your views and their views. and may i say to the speaker and the others if i could meet with you right after this remarks, i would appreciate it. even though this late in an election. there is no we can go forward, fix up together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people urgent needs. we cannot stand still or slip. we must go forward now. together for the peoples, the governments of all friendly nations. and i hope that could encompass the whole world. i pledge an uninterrupted, sincere search for peace. america will remains strong and united, but its strength will be it will remain dedicated to the safety and sanity of the entire family of man, as well

in a casket sitting on the same wooden framework used for abraham lincoln after lincoln's assassination1865. a formal and elaborate set of honors for a former president who was known to refuse some of the trappings of his office. carter famously carried his own bags and banned the playing of "hail to the chief" when he was in the white house. his death and the services for the longest-living u.s. president come at a pivotal moment in washington, as one administration gives way to another. >> he served the people, and he left the world better than he found it. >> reporter: congressional leaders laid wreaths and recalled carter's unlikely ascent from a small-town georgia peanut farmer to leader of the free world. >> for the remainder of his life, the longest post-presidency of any american president ever, he focused on making the lives of his fellow man better. >> reporter: the public viewing will span roughly 36 hours here at the capitol, through thursday, when there's a public funeral at the washington national cathedral, and norah, president biden and president-elect trump are both exp

up to that year he had written or added six books on abraham lincoln. assassination in washington, d.c. in 1865. the following conversation is meant to be extensive. the center of attention will be mr. lincoln but in this case also the life of harold holzer. >> lincoln scholar harold holzer talks about his life and work on this episode of book notes+ with his host, brian lamb. available on the c-span now app on wherever you get

which began in 1971 by making the costumes for an abraham lincoln wax museum which was built in cedar falls, iowa in 1971. my connections go back. when he contacted me last fall, to talk about lou, i knew very little about lou henry hoover. i have to say, i immediately purchased six books and i read them. i absorbed them. in a very short time, fell madly in love. i came up with several titles, i really like losing at the seams. i am going to be talking about her life and fashion. people think about her as this image that you see here. a bit taciturn, probably thoughtful and scholarly. but you would not think of her as a fashion plate. coming from waterloo, iowa, you know how the rest of the world thinks nothing happens in iowa, that is not true. she grew up in a family quite involved with fashion. here we see her as an unhappy one year old, or six-month-old, in 1874 with her mother her motheris at e height of fashion for 1874, u see this illustration omharper's bazaar of 1874 whe she is wearing almost the identical hairstyle. she came into the world of fashion, harper's bazaar was fou

after that year he had written or edited six books on abraham lincoln.n he has added 50 books to his name. c-span viewers and listeners have had the opportunity to hear him talk about lincoln's life from his birth in kentucky in 1807, until his assassination in washington, d.c. in 1865. the colette: and is meant to be extensive. the center of attention will be mr. lincoln, but also the life of harold holzer, a new yorker for the past 75 years announcer: harold holzer talks about his life and work, our host, brian lampe. booknotes+ is available onhe c-span now free mobile app for whatever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> democracy. it's not just a

may everyone serving, every member under this capitol dome, heed the words of president abraham lincoln who simply prayed and said, i've been driven to my knees by an overwhelming conviction that i had nowhere else to go. my wisdom and all about me seemed insufficient in the day. our only hope, god, is through the power of your spirit. only there can our land be healed. we love you, we exalt you, we praise you, and we pray this prayer. certainly respecting all faiths, but we pray this prayer this morning in the name above every name, that's the name of your son, our savior, jesus christ, the lamb of glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to clause 13 of rule 1, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 119th congress, and the order of the

abraham lincoln's emancipation abra ham lincoln's emancipation proclamation abraham lincoln's emancipatione states free, was a form of executive order. in the second world war, franklin roosevelt use an executive order to put japanese—americans into put japanese—america ns into detention centres. put japanese—americans into detention centres. it's important to note while executive orders can have the same power as federal law, executive orders can also be challenged in the courts. bill clinton signed an executive order in 1995 preventing the federal government from giving contracts to firms that hire permanent replacement workers during strikes. a year later, the order was avoided by a federal appeals court. donald trump's new executive order to end birthright citizenship automatic american citizenship granted anyone born in the united states has already drawn a legal challenge on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. the 14th amendment of the constitution explicitly states that all persons born or naturalised in the united states are citizens of the united states. congress can also pas

he had written six books on abraham lincoln. since then he's added another 150 books to his name. ut lincoln from his birth until his assassination. the following conversation is meant to be extensive. the center of attention will be mr. lincoln but in this case also the life of harold holzer. >> lincoln similar harold holzer talks about his life and work on this episode of book notes+ with our host. it's available on the free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> democracy. it isn't just an idea. it's a process. a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offs and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. where debates unfold, decision zs are made and the nation's course is charted. democracy in realtime. this is your government at work. this the is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered.

and there's a parallel between that and sort of abraham lincoln, all these men wearing brooks brothers into the 20th century and looking and being the ordinary man wearing the business suit. so that's what washington is doing here. there is a portrait at the metropolitan museum, art of a man named elijah boardman, who was a merchant, connecticut, and he is depicted by ralph earle, artist wearing a coat very similar to this almost. exactly the same in cut in is the best depiction that we have of american man in the 18th century wearing a very similar coat to this. what's really important about that portrait is it shows boardman in an interior the interior of his shop. you see his account books behind him as well as all the textiles and goods that he was selling at his shop. and what that shows us is this was an ordinary business man's suit, someone of a sort of an elevated status, but a businessman, a merchant. and that's what george washington was to show himself as when was sworn in as president of, the united states. this suit goes on. washington has it at his death. and it's divided

abraham lincoln created the republican party. he combined people who were immigrant and anti-immigrant into one party. the german immigrants had to be in the same party. so there's always tension within a party. but what we know from other countries is that if you're going to create a working-class party which is what donald trump is doing, you have to lean into that realignment, which means that whether it is h-1b visas or not, you have to have a much more restrictive immigration policy than what you had before. the old guard, a libertarian guard, he has to be even tougher on the other aspects, because the new voters he got our working-class voters who want action on their issues, and that includes shutting down the border, having a tight labor market, and real growing wages for the lower middle class and middle class, and you can't do that with a loose immigration policy. host: are there other places where you see realignment possible that was squandered? guest: newt gingrich in 1994. bill clinton also ran has a uniter, not a d