lou was the co-founder the gilder lehrman institute and behind the gilder memory collection was today lies at the heart of the programs and resources that the institute providesre a network of 29,000 schools and more than 7 million schools. with the sense of profound gratitude for all that lou has helped to make possible a turnout to his son thomas lehrman whose a trustee of institute for brief message from lou after which we will see a short video about the lincoln prize. >> good evening. my name is thomas lehrman and i'm happy to share these words from my father with you on the occasion of the gilder lehrman lincoln prize. you all know how much our work together is the common cause and we are grateful or your continued support. imagine now my father's unmistakable presence and voice before you. a friend of the gilder lehrman institute we at the institute find yourselves grateful to you for so many things. your investment, your encouragement, your belief in our educational purposes. we gather tonight to celebrate american history. one of the greatest stories ever told and we gather s

monumentsal contribution to american history and the gilder lamon institute. and we pray for his partner and our partner, lou for his continued progress back to good health. more than a century and a half after the lincoln era and the civil war we pray lord god for continued teaching scholarship and research of the lincoln era. we pray the legacy of the men and women who lived and suffered the honor years of war and the injustices of oppression will be a shining light to future generations of americans, and be pray that the ideals and the goals which inspired abraham lincoln, union, and unity, freedom and dignities for all, and civility, will inspire today's leaders and and the people of this great country so that from the scourge war, rebellion, pandemic, systemic racism, civil strife and terrorism we are brought together in peace and liberty and with hope. we ask your blessing on those who have joined us tonight. amen. >> thank you, scott, for that elegant invocation. and let me add my welcome. i'm jim bass ancestor, performing of the institute of american h

gilder lehrman lincoln prize to david reynolds.r to professor reynolds to tell us about his book. >> thank you so much for those kind remarks and thanks to the gilder lehrman institute for this wonderful recognition. bob galliano and the others on the committee are truly appreciated and last year's winner was a great book so i learned about the mission of the institute and its outreach to high schools so congratulations to her and a background of my book, i want to mention jacqueline nesbitt who circulated a third proposal and one paragraph in it on lincoln caught the eye of the lawyers and we discussed things and i realized i had a book inside of me that had been growing for years and years and it's got kind of pulled it out of me and thanks so much to lynn and scott and thanks also to where i teach, the graduate center at city university of new york. it's a stimulating scholarly environment from the student cohorts to the faculty members to the administration . thank you so much to tune and particularly 2 professors, colleagues i

who passed away this year for his monumental in the gilder lehrman institute of american history and first partner in our partner and is for continued progress that we would have good health and more than a century half after that era in the civil war we pray lord god for continued teachings of scholarships and the search of the lincoln era partied we pray for the legacy of the men and women are lived and suffered the horrors of the wars in the injustices of oppression. but they would be a shining light in future generations of americans and we fervently prayed that the ideal and the goals which inspired abraham lincoln union and unity, freedom of a dignity for all, and stability will inspire today's leaders and the people of this great country so that from this porches of the war rebellion and the pandemic, as civil strife and terrorism, we are brought together in peace and liberty and with hope. and we ask your blessings on those who have joined us tonight. a man. it. >> thank you scoffer the elephant invitational me at my will. w i'm jim, president the gilder institute of american

additionally we will hear remarks by louis berman and jim baxter of the gilder institute, president of gettysburgcollege and a host of other distinguished guests . please note we are going to keep the chat close to minimize any distraction so we encourage audience members to submit questions using their q&a feature at the bottom of the screen . before we get started our program tonight will begin as it traditionally does with an invitation by scott higgins. he's a graduate and former trustee of gettysburg college . friend of the lincoln prize and founder of the nation's leading advocate for military veterans. scott, we turn to you for the invocation. >> and scott higgins and as the trustee of the lincoln prize i want to welcome you to our virtual celebration of the prize. behind me is a statue of mister lincoln signing the emancipation proclamation which i'm proud to say our children donated to gettysburg college. the statue sits in front of stevens hall names for that is stevens the congressman and abolitionist who was a long time trustee of the college and provided a land in 1832 on

the gilder lehrman lincoln prize is sponsored jointly by the gilder lehrman institute of american instituterg college it is my privilege now to introduce the president of gettysburg college, a distinguished lawyer, editor of the law review while a student in the law school, a former appeals court clerk and federal prosecutor, bob for several years was the senior vice president and general counsel at harvard university where he led many university wide initiatives and was president trusted advisor. bob became the 15th president of gettysburg college in july, 2019. in the midst of his first year as president, covid struck and bob has been hero again very successful in his efforts to lead the college through this challenging time and as a member of the lincoln prize and i can tell you from personal observation he is an ardent and eloquent participant in the board's deliberations. to offer a few remarksks about e prize and the college, here is president bob. >> a good evening everyone. i'm president of gettysburg college and it is truly an honor to join you tonight for the special celebration.

gilder what is this book about? >> this book is about the crazy religion that captivated silicon valley were somehow their machine can clips human intelligence and then cascaded through the universe produce an ever more brilliant machine leaving us behind on the beach and the guaranteed annual income while larry page and google fly off to nearby planets with elon musk. it may beat with branson aboard now. this allusion that somehow the human mind is a computer and can be excelled and usurped by computers that has captivated many figures in silicon valley as a new religion. it is nonsense i show in gaming ai which is not a great title for a critique of artificial intelligence, but artificial intelligence began by playing in games and then it moves on to be all of the great figures and we see the world champion was defeated by an ai device. it is from these successes of the masters of silicon valley have imagined they can create general purpose brained themselves. this is a great solution and results in bad strategy a

at 4:35 pm, futurist and economist george gilder talks about the dominance of artificial intelligencen his book. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, ben shapiro discusses his new book the authoritarian moment, in which he argues the progressive left is pushing an authoritarian agenda in america. he is interviewed by eric, taxes . watch book tv every weekend on c-span two and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. "washington journal" continues. host: reid wilson is the national reporter for the hill. here to talk about information that came out with the 2020 senses and the impact it may have on redistricting. guest: thanks for having me. host: in a piece you put out, the five takeaways, particularly about the white population in the u.s., what does the senses show? guest: for the first time in our history, the white population declined. basically since the senses began in 1790, the white share of the population has been decreasing over time as america becomes more diverse and more people have kids in successive generations grow up. what has not happened is th

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smoking viewed as a homeless pleasure to be pursued, worry free like me to have with in the film was gilder the cigarettes gave you that certain special something the number 30 and the nothing personal i oh no. i was just tossing away my frustration, but in the 1950s, the mood began to change. far more often, it was said that tobacco cigarettes might not be as harmless and so as clean. smoking makes you ill. i use in the use that followed american scientists would prove that smoking causes lung cancer and is willing to chronic bronchitis and other diseases. the american health authority said smoking is suicide for emotion. against this backdrop, millions of people stopped smoking. the industry was faced with a problem. it's hard to make money from the manufacturer of products that cause illness or even death. i went to plant and i just didn't the in the do in talk to but not there put on the c d if fox him know, and not you know, their mental net disk list, you know. net. so the d was ed jen is we have the whole game, it was all more. disco said the saddle don't don't lead to see the v va a

smoking viewed as a harmless pleasure to be pursued, worry free like me to have was in the film was gilder the cigarettes gave you that certain special something the number 30 and nothing personal. i don't know. i was just tossing away my frustration, but in the 1950s, the mood began to change. far more often, it was said that tobacco cigarettes might not be as harmless. and so as clean smoking makes, you know, i use in the use that followed. american scientists would prove that smoking causes lung cancer and whistling to chronic bronchitis and other diseases. the american health authority said smoking is suicide, is the notion against this backdrop, millions of people stopped smoking. ah, the industry was faced with a problem. it's hard to make money from the manufacturer of products that cause illness or even death. ah, it did when i did, i just did not the in the do in talk to but not there long does the apology. if fox him know, and now you know, there are many net fiscal low still argue more net. so the d who said john is receptive and whole game, it was almost a discourse, had the sa

george gilder talks about the future dominance of artificial intelligence in his book gaming ai.n afterwards, conservative podcaster and journalist ben shapiro discusses his new book the authoritarian moment in which he argues the progressive left is pushing an tort -- any authoritarian agenda in america. he is interviewed by eric with taxes. watch book tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back. for our spotlight on magazine segments, we will be talking to a contributor to in these times magazine, and she will discuss her article looking at gerrymandering and how activists in wisconsin are trying to change the process. good morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: for our audience, tell us what the publication for in these times

at 4:35 p.m., futurist and economist george gilder talks about future dominance of artificial intelligencen his book "gaming ai." at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, ben shapiro, conservative author and activist, discussing his new book the authoritarian moment in which he argues the left is pushing an authoritarian agenda in america. he is interviewed by radio talkshow host eric but taxes -- eric metaxes. what book tv every week and on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. ♪ >> c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store. there is a collection of c-span products. browse to see what is new. your purchase will support our nonprofit operations. you still have time toward the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress on the biting administration. go to see spent shop -- go to c-spanshop.org. >> president biden delivered remarks at the white house about lowering the cost of prescrip d

at 4:45 p.m., george gilder talks about the future dominance of artificial intelligence in his book, "gaming air. a.i." and ben shapiro discusses his new book, "the authoritarian moment" in which he argues the progressive left is pushing an authoritarian agenda in america. he's interviewed by nationally syndicated radio talk show host eric mataxes. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. >> sunday, january 6, views from the house continues. three more members of congress show what they saw, heard, and experienced, including democrat dean phillips of minnesota. >> at that very moment when the capitol police officer announced we should take cover, i stood up at the back of the gallery on the second level, the mezzanine, -- from arizona was objecting to the arizona state of electors. at that moment, i shouted out at the top of my lungs, " this is because of you." --this is because of you! and i think -- representing four years angst, anxiety, and anger. many of us saw it coming from a mile away. i th

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go to gilder larman.org and thank you all for attending and god bless you. >> god bless you. thank you my brother. goodnight everyone. >> goodnight everyone. >> eye everyone welcome and good evening. my name is nell pepper on behalf of harvard bookstore i'm thrilled to introduce this event with clint smith with his new book "how the word is passed" a reckoning with the histotry of slavery across america, which debuted as number one on "the new york times" bestsellers list and tonight he is in conversation with min jin lee. thank you so much for joining us tonight. harvard bookstore continues to bring authors and the work to our community. every week we host events and this month features events with men while -- lin-manuel miranda. you can sign up for e-mail newsletters. this evening's discussion will conclude with time for your questions. if you have a question for our speakers at any time during the talk tonight click on the q&a button on your screen and we will get through as many as time allows. this event will have closed-captioning available depending on the version ass

the universityda were proud because sponsored with his webinar with "lincolnomics" in our partners, gilder lehrman institute of american history and this event is part of our centennial series celebrating 100 years of purpose driven education. this particular, since we are currently offering a course in financial history, and in conjunction with the museum of american finance and during the presentation, please enter your questions byth typing them in te q&a section near the bottom of your zoom screen and we will be addressing as many questions as possible after the presentation and lastly, as a participant in today's webinar, you will be entered into a raffle to win a free e-book of "lincolnomics" and winners willom be notified t the end of the week. now i would like to turn it over to david president of this and is our speaker. >> thank you. and this is the third of time that i've had the pleasure to introduce john buried in the first time i introduced him he had written ten books which i thought was pretty impressive and while the second time he was up toas 16 and now we are up to9 book

futurist and economist george gilder talks about the future dominance of artificial intelligence in hisming ai. on afterwords, ben shapiro discusses his new book the authoritarian moment in which he argues the progressive left is pushing an authoritarian agenda in america. he is interviewed by eric schmitt taxes. watch american history tv every weekend on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit www.c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: reid wilson is the national reporter for the hill. here to talk about information that came out with the 2020 senses and the impact it may have on redistricting. guest: thanks for having me. host: in a piece you put out, the five takeaways, particularly about the white population in the u.s., what does the senses show? guest: for the first time in our history, the white population declined. basically since the senses began in 1790, the white share of the population has been decreasing over time as america becomes more diverse and more people have kids in successive generations grow up. what has not happened is that t

george gilder talks about the future dominance of artificial intelligence in his book gaming ai.ards, conservative podcaster and journalist ben shapiro discusses his new book the authoritarian moment in which he argues the progressive left is pushing an tort -- any authoritarian agenda in america. he is interviewed by eric with taxes. watch book tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back. for our spotlight on magazine segments, we will be talking to a contributor to in these times magazine, and she will discuss her article looking at gerrymandering and how activists in wisconsin are trying to change the process. good morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: for our audience, tell us what the publication for in these times is about. guest: in these times is based in chicago, around for 40 years, and focuses on investigative journalism, government oversight and accountability, corporate accountability, and also labor. there is a lot of labor coverage