. >> host: referred to the newspapers, and there's so many newspapers and the time, harold holzer wrote a wonderful become about newspapers and lincoln, and lincoln wrote a platform at a meeting of the antislavery editors. can you talk below the role of the newspapers -- about the role of the newspapers at the time and lincoln? >> guest: well, lincoln had a close relationship with the media of his day. he played media politics. he was an avid reader of newspapers since he was a boy. partly how he self-educated himself, reading newspapers. and then the telegraph came into existence. the internet of the day. so it made daily newspapers -- you could really follow the news every day. they were very current, and people kept up, and in the northern united states was the most literate area in the entire world, and had the greatest number of newspapers anywhere in the world. all the newspapers were partisan one way oar another. >> host: very. >> guest: very partisan. they were idiosyncratic, eccentric editors but partisan. lincoln was in this law office and is more or less the coeditor of the i

i'm very pleased to welcome good friend harold holzer to cwi. [ applause ] harold is the jonathan f. fanton the director of hunter college's roosevelt

go to booktv.org >> up next on american history tv, a conversation with abraham lincoln scholar harold holzer. he discusses his career as a historian and his research and shares his view on current events linked to abraham lincoln and the civil war. peter carmichael, director of the gettysburg college civil war institute, conduct the interview, which is just over an hour. carmichael: good evening, everyone. i am peter carmichael, professor .f history i am pleased to welcome good friend harold holzer to cwi. [applause] mr. carmichael: harold is the director of hunter college's roosevelt house public policy institute. you do not have an acronym for that, do you? before coming to the roosevelt house, harold previously served as senior vice president for public affairs at the metropolitan museum of art. the previous 10 years, he co-edited -- excuse me, cochaired the u.s. abraham lincoln bicentennial commission appointed by president clinton, and i should add, president bush awarded harold the national humanities medal in 2008. harold has authored or books? red or edited 52 that is what you are up

. >> a conversation now with abraham lincoln scholar harold holzer, author or editor of more than 50 books. he discusses his career as a historian and his research. he also shares his views on current events linked to lincoln and the civil war. peter carmichael, director of the gettysburg college civil war institute conducts the hour-long interview. >>> good evening, i am peter carmichael. professor of history at gettysburg college and the director of the civil war institute. i'm very pleased to welcome good friend harold holzer to cwi. [ applause ] harold is the jonathan f. fanton the director of hunter college's roosevelt house public policy institute. you don't have an acronym for that, do you, like cwi. it just doesn't work, does it? before coming to the roosevelt house he previously served an senior vice president for public affairs at the metropolitan museum of art. for the previous ten years he co-chaired the u.s. abraham lincoln bicentennial and appointed by president clinton and i should ade president bush awarded harold the national humanities medal in 2008. harold has auth

it's my pleasure this evening to welcome harold holzer. he is the director of hunter college's roosevelt house public policy institute. you don't have an acronym for that, do you? before coming to the roosevelt house he previously served an senior vice president for public affairs at the metropolitan museum of art. for the previous ten years he co-edited -- or, excuse me, co-chaired the u.s. abraham lincoln bicentennial and appointed by president clinton and i should add president bush awarded harold the national humanities medal in 2008. harold has authored or co-authored or edited 52 books. that's what you're up to now. i know you think i've read 52 books in my life. his latest major book is "lincoln and the power of the press were the war for public opinion". it has won the lincoln prize as we know sponsored by gettysburg college. just this week i saw it was announced that harold has been awarded the empire state archives and history award. this is harold's significant contributions to the profession and he joins an impressive list of r

i am peter carmichael, professor .f history i am pleased to welcome good friend harold holzer to cwi. [applause] mr. carmichael: harold is the director of hunter college's roosevelt

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j.stiles, american history tv civil war special all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> all persons having business before the honorable the established united states supreme court give their cases. >> "landmark cases," produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759, earnest

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer.eksday, john ma stiles.nd up with tj all of it on c-span3. historyxt on american tv, the u.s. commission on civil rights, marines the 27th anniversary of the americans with disabilities act with a report on the ada's history and the work of the remains. this hour and 15 minute hearing took place at the commission's washington, d.c. office. >> welcome back. we will turn to our schedule for today. 27 years of the ada. president george h w bush signed the americans with disabilities 1990.to law on july 26, it is one of the first federal civil rights laws focused on persons with disabilities

wednesday-friday, we're at gettysburg college featuring harold holzer. on friday, we conclude the conference with an author. , civil warstory tv special, all this week beginning monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. born on july 18, 1921, it john glenn was a decorated u.s. marine, aviator, astronaut, the first american to orbit the earth and later in life, the oldest person to travel. in theesented ohio senate from 1974-1997. senator glenn died december 8 2016 at the age of 95. up next on american history tv. national air and space museum remembers the life of john glenn on his 96 birthday in a discussion with david pryor and catherine sullivan, veteran of three space shuttle missions and the first woman to walk in space. this is about one hour. great to see this crowd. this is a john glenn event. good evening. i am jack daly. of the smithsonian air and space museum, it is my pleasure to welcome you to a very special john glenn lecture in space history. we established this lecture series in 2004 to spotlight legendary figures in aviation. and over the

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. on thursday, speakers include historian john marsalack and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j. stiles. american history tv's civil war special, all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> all persons having business before the honorable the supreme court of the united states are admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> "landmark cases," c-span's

through friday we are at the gettysburg college civil war institute conference, wednesday features harold holzer, thursday speakers include john marsalak and on friday we conclude with author t.j. styles. american history tvs civil war special all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> american history tv continues our look at supreme court cases regarding the rights of criminal defendants. in the 1963 case gideon versus wane right the high court ruled that states are required under the sixth amendment to provide defense lawyers to criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorneys. up next here on american history tv a discussion on the case from the supreme court historical society and the supreme court fellows alumni

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. on thursday, speakers include historian john marzelaek. t.j.stiles, american history tv civil war special all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next on american history t on c-span3, more about the case mapp v. ohio in which the supreme court found that all evidence police obtained through illegal search and seizure is inadmissible in state courts. we'll hear from carolyn long, a college professor and author of a book on the case. >> good evening, everyone. i'm sure you kno

the civil war fits into the concept of total war along with world war 11, and later we'll show harold holzer on current events led to lincoln. later, another look at miami university professor martin johnson talking about lincoln's planning for and writing of the gettysburg address. >> cities across the usa are removing or considering taking down their confederate statues. president trump tweeted about it today saying sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our statues and monuments. you can't change history but you can learn from it. robert e. lee, stonewall jackson. who is next? washington? jefferson? so foolish. also the beauty being taken out of our cities, town and parks will be greatly missed and never be able to be replaced. there are a number of confederate statues in the u.s. capitol. washington journal took a deeper look. >> joining us on the phone is elanaschor who has this story. confederate statues in u.s. capitol likely going nowhere. some have called for the removal of ten monuments. republicans say it's up to individual s

wednesday-friday, we're at gettysburg college featuring harold holzer. on friday, we conclude the conference with an author. , civil warstory tv special, all this week beginning monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. born on july 18, 1921, it john glenn was a decorated u.s. marine, aviator, astronaut, the first american to orbit the earth and later in life, the oldest person to travel. in theesented ohio senate from

when state creek -- features harold holzer. on friday we conclude the conference with author tj stiles. american history tv civil war special, on c-span3. >> monday night on "the communicators." >> hackers don't hack computers. they hack humans. >> we are talking with cyber threats with the ceo of net square. >> it is not easy to pack an organization month after month. it is recommended, but today we have to think about proactive defense. we cannot keep reacting to attacks anymore. we have to turn the concept around. you set booby-traps. you create customized environments. we have to engage in threat hunting. >> watch monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> next on american history tv, raymond geselbracht, a formal archivist at the areas truman -- harry s truman library and museum, talks about truman's latin american travels. he explores the latin american legacy through photos and truman's detailed diary entries. the truman white house and -- to send carlos in's to in key west, florida hosted the , conference.

coming up, harold holzer on current events linked to lincoln and the civil war. mr. holzer is the author or editor of more than 50 books. then miami university professor martin johnson talks about lincoln's planning for and the writing of the the gettysburg address. >>> you can't change history, but you can learn from it. robert e. lee, stonewall

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. on thursday, speakers include historian john mar za lack and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j. styles. american history's civil war special all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> c-span has been meeting with winners of this year's student cam video documentary competition. in laramie, wyoming, gathered with family and school officials to accept her first place prize of $3,000 for her documentary on wyoming's dependence on fossil fuel. in golden, colorado, ethan accepted a second place prize for his documentary on cyber security. also in denver, the third place award of $750 went to 10th graders for their documentary about digital theft and hacking. st. thomas more high school in rapid city, south dakota won the third place prize of $750 for their documentary on racial inequality in america. about five hours east, these students received the third place prize of $750 for his documentary on the national debt, and classmate won honorable mention a

wednesday featuring lincoln scholar harold holzer, thursday speakers include john marzlack and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j. stiles. civil war special, all next week, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> the 1967 supreme court ruling in the case loving versus virginia, struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage. at the time 16 southern states had laws banning interracial marriage. up next here on american history tv on c-span 3, a conversation on the case from the virginia historical society. >>> jeter was not a white woman. richard loving all agreed was a white man. so virginia state law not only rendered their 1958 marriage illegal but also reqd

scholar harold holzer, thursday speakers include john marzlack and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j. stiles. civil war special, all next week, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> the 1967 supreme court ruling in the case loving versus virginia, struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage. at the time 16 southern states had laws banning interracial marriage. up next here on american history tv on c-span 3, a conversation on the case from the virginia historical society. >>> jeter was not a white woman. richard loving all agreed was a white man. so virginia state law not only rendered their 1958 marriage illegal but also required a penalty of at least a year in prison for it. circuit court judge leon f.zeal chose to suspend their prison sentences if they agreed to leave the state. after a few years of exile, loving sought existence to -- legal assistance to let them return home to virginia. today our speaker will be focusing on the suit mr. and mrs. loving brought against the commonwealth, a case that eventually made its way to the u.s. supreme court.

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. on thursday, speakers include historian john marsalack and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j. stiles. american history tv's civil war special, all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> all persons having business before the honorable the supreme court of the united states are admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> "landmark cases," c-span's special history series produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759, earnest miranda, petitioner, versus arizona. >> we'll hear arguments in number 18, roe against wade. >> quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took the quite unpopular -- >> 5-4, 4-5, these decisions change our lives! >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who had

wednesday features lincoln scholar harold holzer. and on friday we conclude the conference with author t.j.stiles, american history tv civil war special all next week beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> all persons having business before the honorable the established united states supreme court give their cases. >> "landmark cases," produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759, earnest miranda, petitioner versus arizona. >> we hear arguments number 18 roe against wade. >> quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who have helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. >> good evening and welcome to c-span's "landmark cases" where we've been learning more about the cases of the

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later we'll show again harold holes holzer. he is the author or editor of more than 50 books. a look at martin johnson talking about lincoln's planning for and writing of the gettysburg address. >>> american history tv is in prime time all week here on c-span 3 with recent civil war conferences. tonight, programs from day two of the gettysburg college civil war institute conference include a look at president james buchanan and southern secession. >>> coming up this weekend on american history tv on thvment span 3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1944 u.s. office of war film, "why we fight, the battle of china." three facts must never be forgotten. china is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, political economy professor and author robert wright on alexander hamilton's views of the national debt. >> hamilton advised the creation of an energetic, efficient government, one that did one thing well for at little money as possible. that one thing was to protect americans' lives, liberty and property from tyrants, foreign a

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i'm very pleased to welcome good friend harrell holzer to cwi. [ applause ] harold is the jonathan f. fan on

only on c-span3. >>> a conversation with harold holzer. he discusses his career as a historian and his research. he also sharines his views on current events linked to lincoln and the civil war. >> good evening.