of the herald has been together since they were printed 150 years ago and of course that's the cisco tenniel anniversary of the assassination of lincoln is the reason for the timing of this exhibit. lincoln always fascinates people, to this day, but this year in particular is important because we mark the 150th anniversary of his assassination. the first president in our history to be assassinated and it's a really important mark in time. >> you can watch this and other american artifacts program any time by visiting our website at www.c-span.org/history. >> up next, we hear about first lady is from nancy reagan to michelle obama and his former white house aides and staff members recall how it's contributed to their husband's administration. among the questions discussed -- how is the first lady's role evolved? the white house historical association, in partnership with c-span, hosted this event. it's just over an hour. >> thank you so much. i would now like to introduce the moderator -- thank you. and she will provide brief introductions of our panel. martha is a scholar with a research int

i think we have begun to come out of that interpretation with the cisco tenniel of the proclamation and realizing its limitations more as tactical than as philosophical. i think that has would've helped create a more of a rainbow of appreciation of the war in the north. >> there are certain things that do bring pieces of the war that have been pushed aside, or at least not focused, back into the attention. i think americans, for the most part, didn't even know there were black soldiers in the civil war because they have been sort of airbrushed out of the picture. glory did a remarkable job of bringing that back into focus. and yield the things such as the monument in washington. it really had an impact. >> it also immobilized the african-american reenactment community. as everyone knows, reenactment since they became popular in the one 25th. in the 1980's and since, that despite the overwhelming numbers and resources, the reality was quite the opposite. it was 10 to one confederate to union actors in reenactments. the head ask

i think we have begun to come out of that interpretation with the cisco tenniel of the proclamation and realizing its limitations more as tactical than as philosophical. i think that has would've helped create a more of a rainbow of appreciation of the war in the north. >> there are certain things that do bring pieces of the war that have been pushed aside, or at least not focused, back into the attention. i think americans, for the most part, didn't even know there were black soldiers in the civil war because they have been sort of airbrushed out of the picture. glory did a remarkable job of bringing that back into focus. and yield the things such as the monument in washington. it really had an impact. >> it also immobilized the african-american reenactment community. as everyone knows, reenactment since they became popular in the one 25th. in the 1980's and since, that despite the overwhelming numbers and resources, the reality was quite the opposite. it was 10 to one confederate to union actors in reenactments. the head ask soldiers from the confederate to act for the north to make i