>>> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." in this program they discussion objects related to soldiers

. >>> we continue now with the story on harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society looking at artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." they discuss objects related to slavery, abolition, and recruiting freed men to the union army. >> i would like to turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. as a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how hard objects on display have the power to stand in for narratives conveyed by what they are designed by in the object itself. so, for those of you that missed last week program, let's talk about this book, "the civil war and 50 objects." how effective do you think it is at conveying the narrative sweep of the civil war in only 50 objects? >> well, it came about, as i confessed last week, because louise asked me to undertake the project for the historical society. it was a lucky day for me. and you'll remember that we got to see, i don't know, three times 50 objects, arrayed before us on some conference tables in the histori

visit ncicap.org] >> be sunday night on q&a, author and historian harold holzer on president versus the press. >> found himself criticized for stealing money from the treasury, for indiscretions during the french and indian war and lack of patriotism during the revolution. all sorts of charges that were unimaginable against the early washington. when he wrote his farewell address, he drafted a paragraph later cut by his editor, alexander hamilton, that made it clear one of the reasons he was not going for a third term is he could not take the implications, he put it, of newspapers any longer. >> harold holzer sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> the republican national convention ended thursday night. "washington post" reporters and columnists reviewed president trump's speech and fact checked his comments and discussing his use of the white house for a political campaign event. >> good morning. i'm jonathan k. part, opinion writer for "washington post." "washington post" live one stop shop for news and analysis all about the republican national convention. we're going

delighted to again have the opportunity to talk with my good friend and professional colleague, harold holzer. before we get started, i want to remind you, you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q&a button at the bottom of in my case, top of your screens. we'll get to your questions after our conversation. and now let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. in the history museum, objects do a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for larger historical narratives beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. so, let's just talk for a moment about the book, civil war and 50 objects, which inspired this program. harold, tell us about it and how did the objects can help tell the complex story of the civil war. >> extraordinary, really, because when we undertook this project eight years ago, it was difficult to find the objects, although we think they tell the story more. so it's a story of art as you mentioned, artifacts, art, and objects stand aing in for the larger story. the story about race, the story about militarization, th

harold holzer. he looked at artifacts featured in the civil war and 50 objects. in this program, they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event took place virtually, and the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening, everyone. it is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague harold holzer, as we said, please feel free to use the q&a button and we'll get towards as many questions as we can towards the end. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. and might we see the cover of our book, "civil war and 50 objects." now in the nume realm, particularly the history human, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative, conveying so much more than what is structurally defining of that object itself. but what about our book, "civil war in 50 objects"? how did this come about, and how effective is it

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical societyalk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." took placesation online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the new york historical society provided the video. talking aboutn the power of objects of historical events to be conduits for understanding the past. it is an extraordinary experience to be historian where i work alongside these treasures. let's talk about the inspiration "the civil warm in 50 objects" -- how do only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >>

next, on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley, of the new york historical society, talk about artifacts future to join publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to the july 18th 63 draft riots, in new york city. this conversation took place online, due to the coronavirus pandemic. the new york historical society provided the video. thank >> good evening everyone, i am delighted to again, have the opportunity to talk to my good friend and professional colleague, harold holzer. before heralded i get started, i want to remind you that as we mentioned, you can ask questions anytime, during a program by using the q&a button at the bottom or, at the top of your screens. we will get to your questions after our conversation. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. in the history museum, does a lot of heavy lifting and stands in for historical narratives, beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. so, let's just talk for a moment about the civil war and 50 objects, which is wh

this idea inspired harold holzer's book. the objects of which were taken from the collection of the new york historical society. this evening, we'll be look iin at five objects from the book and related exhibition grouped around the theme of the art of war. so these works are very different and have different background stories. we have the return of the 69th irish regiment caricature of lincoln riding the emancipation patriotically informati proclamation. victor's painting an episode of war and some prison art. let's look at the relationship between war and art. did war stimulate art in america and did art change romantic image of war? >> i think both, valerie, and good evening. thanks for having me back. i think the great emphasis of american painting to the civil war was probably history and landscaping. portraits were continuing the same way, of course, it took on a martial heir with all the military heroes who were portrayed, but a, it sent many more artists into the field or near the field to camp. ar atists like winsl

. >>> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects and images related to ulysses grant. >> good evening. and welcome. tonight's topic is modern major generals. i want to remind everyone that tonight's program is being recorded will last approximately 45 minutes. this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions via the q&a function on your zoom screen at any time during the talk. we will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. and now, modern major generals. some of our viewers have commented on our approach to the civil war and using 50 objects that while the multilayered social and political history seen through objects takes in the totality of the context of the war, it doesn't really consider the military history or the sequence of the battle. harold, what do you think about that? >> it's a fair enough comment, of course. the objects that we're discussing are all in some way rel

. >> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paleo of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to soldiers, uniforms, and accoutrements. this conversation took place online at the new york historical society provided the video. >> so now, civil war fashion. this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblematic of historical events and to help us understand the passed as a historian, i work alongside these treasures every day. it's my great privilege to use them in exhibitions, as well. but harold, let's talk to the audience about what the inspiration for our program is, the civil war in 50 objects. how can only 50 objects still such a sweeping story? >> as the cover shows, we've managed to marry media, message, tactile objects, images, but probably as you describe this is fashion, i will get you for that one. the hardest thing is to preserve, and you know better than most, textiles. the objects we will discuss today, some of the

sunday night on "q and day," harold holzer on his book "the presidents versus the press." >> washingtonor stealing money from the treasury, indiscretions during the french and indian war, lack of patriotism during the revolution. all sorts of charges that were unimaginable against early washington. when he wrote his farewell address, he drafted a paragraph, later cut by his editor, alexander hamilton, that made it clear one of the reasons he was not running for a third term was he could not take the implications of newspapers any longer. >> harold holzer, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's "q&a."

visit ncicap.org] >> tonight on q&a, author and historian harold holzer on his book, "the presidents versus the press." >> washington found himself criticized for stealing money from the treasury, for indiscretions during the french and indian war, for lack of patriotism during the revolution. all sorts of chargers that were unimaginable against the early. and when he wrote his verbal address, he drafted -- farewell address, he drafted something that made it clear that one of the reasons he was not standing for a third term was that he could not take the implications, as he put it, of newspapers any longer. >> harold holzer tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. now, federal reserve chairman jerome powell talks about efforts to keep the inflation rate averaged at 2%. he says measures would be taken if the rate drops or rises below or above 2%, and discusses covid-19's impact on the economy and how this recovery will be different from previous economic crises. --s is just china of an hour shy of an hour. evening,fternoon, good and good night to our guests from 46 countries arou

historian harold holzer and valerie pail chief historian at the new york historical society at a seriesonline talks about artifacts in their joint publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we show tonight, they show objects with soldiers uniforms and accoutrements. watch thursday beginning at eight eastern and enjoy recognize tv this weekend every weekend on c-span three. it's weak american history tv visits historic

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil with a focusects," on soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements. in 45 minutes, activists kate tello talks about her involvement with the civil rights movement, starting with her participation in the

. >>> american history tv continues now with historian harold holzer. he looked at artifacts featured in the civil war and 50 objects. in this program, they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. due to the coronavirus pandemic, this event took place virtually, and the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening, everyone. it is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague harold holzer, as we said, please feel free to use the q&a button and we'll get towards as many questions as we can towards the end. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. and might we see the

. >> harold holzer sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> the republican national convention ended thursday night. "washington post" reporters and columnists reviewed president trump's speech and fact checked his comments and discussing his use of the white house for a political campaign event. >> good morning. i'm jonathan k. part, opinion writer for "washington post." "washington post" live one stop shop for news and analysis all about the republican national convention. we're going to get right into it. with me on this final morning, our national political reporter michelle lee and "washington post" renowned fact checker glenn kesler. michelle and glenn, welcome. glenn: glad to be with you. >> since you probably had the latest night, i'm going to start with you. give us an overview of your fact check of last night. glenn: we're running out of superlatives during the republican convention. one night we called it the tsunami of untruths. for trump we called it a tidal wave of tall tales false claims and revisioni

war,xt on the civil historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new-york historical society talk about artifacts in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects," with a focus on art created during and after the war. in 45 minutes, a september 19th, 1967 newsreel. and president johnson visiting former president truman in missouri. at 3:55. the lost legacy of millicent patrick. valerie: we are continuing our conversation in this series that argues that objects have the power to convey historical events and help us understand the past. this idea inspired harold holzer's book, "the civil war in 50 objects," the objects of which were taken from collections from the new-york historical society. this evening, we will be looking at five objects. these

historian harold holzer and valerie pail chief historian at the new york historical society at a series of online talks about artifacts in their joint publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we show tonight, they show objects with soldiers uniforms and accoutrements. watch thursday beginning at eight eastern and enjoy recognize tv this weekend every weekend on c-span three. it's weak american history tv visits historic places. up next, we take you inside the u.s. capital south where historical math and we knew ski is artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of the two par program. >> the story of women in program begins with jeannette rankin who was elected to the house and 1916 from montana. she's elected to the house for wears before women have the right to vote nationally. in a way, she's really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full prep political rights. she was active in a national woman suffrage organization. she helped get women the right to vote not only montana but a cou

historian harold holzer and valerie paily at the historical society held a series of online talks this summer about artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we show tonight they discuss objects related to soldiers' uniforms. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this weekend and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up next inside the u.s. capitol's house wing where matthew wasniewski and curator farar elliott use artifacts and photographs to trace the women history in congress. >> the story begins with jennette rankin who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana she's elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. and in a way she's really a bridge from the sufferage movement to women attaining full political rights. she was active in a national women's suffrage organization. she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple states west of the mi

sunday night on "q and day," harold holzer on his book "the presidents versus the press." >> washington felt criticized for stealing money from the treasury, indiscretions during the french and indian war, lack of patriotism during the revolution. all sorts of charges that were unimaginable against early washington. when he wrote his farewell address, he drafted a paragraph, later cut by his editor, alexander hamilton, that made it clear one of the reasons he was not running for a third term was he could not take the implications of newspapers any longer. >> harold holzer, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's "q&a." >> the u.s. capitol has been home to the house and senate since 1800. it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d.c. over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u.s. politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. coming up first, former wisconsin governor and 1924 progressive party presidential bob"date, robert "fighting lafalce. he's the most important political figure in wisconsin's history and one of the most importa

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil with a focusects," on soldiers' uniforms and accoutrements. in 45 minutes, activists kate tello talks about her involvement with the civil rights movement, starting with her participation in the 1963 desegregation sit in atlanta, georgia and her work to later organize unions. history," a in georgetown history professor talks about culture and society in the 1920's. >> so now, civil war fashion. investigating the power of objects to be emblematic of historic events and to help us understand the past. as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day, and it's my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. the inspiration for our program, " -- civil war in 50 objects how do only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? as the cover shows, we managed tactile objects and images. the hardest thing to preserve "the civil war in 50 objects -- the hardest thing to preserve are textiles.

watchingeryone who was us will join me in thanking harold holzer for sharing his time and expertise. it is always a delight to be in conversation with you. we want to thank you for your interest and your questions and your support. have a good night and we will see you next week. >> learn more about the people and events that shape the civil war and reconstruction every saturday at 6 p.m. eastern only on american history tv here in c-span3. on august 18, 1920, tennessee became the 36th and last state needed to ratify the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. and c-span'sory tv washington journal will mark the 100 anniversary of women's suffrage. the vice chair of the women's suffrage than tenure commission will join us to take calls and tweets during a live program looking at the decades long fight to win the vote. works the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment ratification, giving women the right to vote. next, representatives from several institutions including the national park service, national archives and library of congress talk about their plans for commemorating

. >>> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." in this program they discussion objects related to soldiers uniforms and acute ma. >> so, civil war fashion. this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblem mattic of historical events. i work alongside these treasures every day and it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. but, harold, let's tell the audience a bit about the inspiration for the program, the book "civil war in 50 objects." how can only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> well, as the cover shows, we managed to vary messages, tactile objects, images. probably as you force us to describe this as civil war fashion -- i'll get you for that later -- the hardest thing is to preserve the textiles. the objects we're going to discuss today, some of them are really extraordinary in term of how they've survived. >> yeah, absolutely. and without further ado, let's get to our four things thi

this idea inspired harold holzer's book, "the civil war in 50 objects," the objects of which were taken from collections from the new-york historical society. this evening, we will be looking at five objects. works are all very different and had very different background stories. return of the 69th irish regiment, a caricature of lincoln writing the emancipation proclamation, the lincoln family by carpenter, victor nailing's painting, and up soda for, and -- an episode of war, and some prison art. let's look at the relationship between more and art, harold. does war stimulate arts in america, and did art change the romantic image of war? harold: i think both. good evening, thanks for having me back. emphasis ofgreat american painting to the civil war was probably landscape painting. portrait caricatures took on a martial air with all the military heroes who were pretrade. many to the field, like the soldier artists, artists like winslow homer went to the field to do sketches for the weekly newspapers and evolved into very successful artists. in terms of what it did to landscaping, it to

. >>> we continue now with the story with harold holzer and valerie paley looking at artifacts featured in the joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. in this program they discuss documents related to slavery, abolition and recruising freedman to the union army. >> so now i would like to turn our to some objects to help us describe the civil war. as a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how art objects, documents on display, have the power to stand in for larger historical narratives, than what they are structurally defined by in an object. for those of you who missed last week's program, let's talk about this book. how did it come about and how effective do you think it is at the narrative suite of the civil war in only 50 objects? >> well, it came about as i confess last week because louise mirror asked me to undertake the project for the historical society. and it was a lucky day for me. and you remember we got to see three times 50 objects, an array before us on some conference tables in the historical society so it was a matter

>> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie from the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publications, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to soldiers' uniforms and accoutrement. this conversation took place online and the new york historical society provided the video. valerie: this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblematic historical events and to help us understand the past. as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day. it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. how can only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? harold: we have tack till objects, images, but probably as you force us to describe this in civil war fashion, i'll get that later. the hardest thing is to preserve, you know better than most, for textiles and the objects we're going to discuss today, some of them are really extraordinary and n terms of how they survived. valerie: absolutely. and without further ado, let's get to our four things th

up next on civil war, his tor can yan harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their publication. discussing objects relating to soldier's uniforms. this took place online and the new york historical society provide d the video. >> so now, civil war fashion. and to help us understand the past as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day and it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. but harold, let's tell our audience about the inspiration for our program, the book, civil war in 50 objects. how can only 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> we used to ask ourselves that question often when we were whittling down the list and there was so much to choose from. the hardest things to preserve are textiles. some are really extraordinary in terms of how they survived. >> absolutely. we have a uniform. some military buttons. foot locker and a drum. very interesting. fashion, maybe, maybe not. but in aggregate, they tell the story of uniform courage outfitting the civil war soldier. let's start with this uniform

. >> next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paleo the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war and 50 objects. and this program, they to scouts hurt created before and after the war including paintings of abraham lincoln, the irish brigade, and battle scenes. this conversation took place on line and the new york historic society provided the video. >> we are continuing our conversation that argues that objects have the power to convey historical events and to help us understand the passed. this idea inspired your book, the civil war in 50 objects. this evening, we will be looking at five objects from the book and related exhibition grouped around the theme of the art of war. these works are all very different and have very different background stories. we have the return of the 69th irish regiment, a caricature of lincoln writing the emancipation proclamation, the lincoln family by carpenter, victors painting an episode of war, as well as some prison art. first, let's look at the relationship between war an

this idea inspired harold holzer book, the civil war in 50 objects. the objects which were taken from the new york historical society. this evening, we will be looking at five objects from the book and related exhibition group surrounding the theme of art of war. so these works are all very different and have very different background stories. we have the return of the 69th irish regiment. a caricature of lincoln writing the emancipation proclamation. we have a painting of an episode of war and some prison art. first, let's look at the relationship between more and art i harold. did war stimulate part in america and did our change the romantic image of war? >> i think both. valerie, good evening. thanks for having me back. i think the great emphasis of the american painting up to the civil war is history painting and landscape painting. portraiture continued much the same. of course, it took on a martial air where all the military heroes were portrayed. but it sent many more artists into the field or near the field to paint. soldier artists proliferat

. >> next, on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects". in this program we discuss objects related to military technology. this conversation took place on line due to the coronavirus pandemic and the new york historical society provided the video. >> harold, we've been talking in this series about the power of objects to be touchstones of historical events, to be con duties for understanding the past. it's a thrill and an extraordinary experience to be a historian at new york historical where i work alongside these treasures and use them in my exhibitions. let's talk for a second about the inspiration for this program, the book "civil war in 50 objects". how can 50 objects tell such a sweeping story? >> we used to ask ourselves that question often when we were whittling down the list and there was so much to choose from. the way we did it, as i recall, is first we discussed the medium of the object, we wanted photographs, paintings, documents, relics, and then we wanted to represen

. >>> up next on "the civil war," historian harold holzer and valerie paily talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication "the civil war in 50 objects." in this program they discuss items related to the end of the war, and president abraham lincoln's assassination. this conversation took place on line, and the new york historical society provided the video. >> good evening, and welcome to the eighth and final episode of "the history hour." tonight's topic is saving the union and ending the civil war at the battlefield and the ballot box. as always i want to remind you that tonight's program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions via the q&a function on your zoom screen at any time during the talk. we will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. and now, "saving the union and ending the civil war." so our series has argued that in aggregate, objects and documents have the singular power to convey a sweeping historical narrative, in our case, the st

coming up, author and historian harold holzer examines the relationship between the media and presidents going back to george washington. in the first interview, he talks about presidents prior to franklin roosevelt. howr that, a forum on foreign policy plays into voters choosing a president. journal, washington foreign policy analyst and author brandon weikert talks about his latest book on the importance of american dominance in space. ♪ zer,n: historian harold hol we were talking that this was book number 54 few, "presidents versus the press." explore thented to relationship between chief executives and the journalists who have covered them, praise them, cap their secrets, and generally antagonized them. i wanted to trace the origins of on ourationships we see television screens almost every day. it as aso wanted to do follow-up to a book i put out five years ago about lincoln and the press, and see how it all fit in as a possible continuum of difficult relations, strained relations between the president and the press from the beginning. susan: how did you select which presidents were

. ♪ susan: historian harold holzer, we were talking that this was book number 54 for you, "presidentss. the press." tell me about its thesis. harold: i wanted to explore the relationship between chief executives and the journalists who have covered them, praise them, cap their secrets, and generally antagonized them. i wanted to trace the origins of the relationships we see on our television screens almost every day. and i also wanted to do it as a follow-up to a book i put out five years ago about lincoln and the press, and see how it all fit in as a possible continuum of difficult relations, strained relations between the president and the press from the beginning. susan: how did you select which presidents were included? harold: i dreamed of doing everybody but i realized it was impractical and might be tedious. i know we are dying to know about james polk and the press or benjamin harrison, but i decided to cover the founding era, with washington, adams and jefferson, skip to andrew jackson, who really was a major influence and precedent setter on relationships with press, take a

his toirns harold holzer hold a series of online talks this summer about artifacts, the civil war and 50 objects. they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. watch tonight. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on "american artifacts" library of congress curator on life in the 1930s and '40s through color photographs. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america" three films on the 1976 elections produced by the u.s. information agency for an international audience. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency," acceptance speeches from harry truman, stevenson, dwight eisenhower, kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> retired fbi agent williamous lee spent two decades investigating and prosecuting organized crime figures in kansas city. he's the author of "mobsters in

. >> coming up, author and historian harold holzer examines the relationship between the media and presidentsgton. in the first interview, he talks about presidents prior to franklin roosevelt. after that, a forum on how foreign policy plays into voters choosing a president. then from washington journal foreign policy analyst and author brandon weikert talks about his latest book on the importance of american dominance in space. ♪ susan: historian harold holzer, we were talking that this was book number 54 few "presidents versus the press." harold: i wanted to explore the relationship between chief executives and the journalists who have

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. >>> american history tv continues now with historian harold holzer and valerie paley, chief historianat the new york historical society. they looked at artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss a pike ordered by abolitionist john brown and a model

. >> up next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie from the new york historical societyartifacts featured in their joint publications, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to soldiers' uniforms and accoutrement. this conversation took place online and the new york historical society provided the video. valerie: this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblematic historical events and to help us understand the past. as a historian at new york historical, i work alongside these treasures every day. it is my great privilege to use them in exhibitions as well. how can only 50 objects tell

historian harold holzer and valerie paley hold a series of online talks this summer about artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we are showing tonight, they discuss objects related to soldiers uniforms. watch tonight beginning at eight eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span three. >> today we are in the bay, one mile off the mainland shore of portland, they. this is where they built forth gorgeous out in 1858 to help defend yuck -- completed in 1865. it was built with two sister forts that are off to the south here. and south portland -- on house island designed to work in conjunction with each other to defend the harbor. the funny thing is everyone thinks ports gorges -- it was approved by congress as a response to the war. it gorges is a hand made granted fort. if you looked at it from a top view looking down, you would see hiv can take the. what people don't realize is for gorges, just like a de is open in the middle. it has a parade grown. people have grown appear in their entire

. ♪ susan: historian harold holzer, we were talking that this was book number 54 for you, "presidentss. the press." tell me about its thesis. harold: i wanted to explore the relationship between chief

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next on the civil war, historian harold holzer and valerie paley talk about artifacts featured in theirublication "the civil war in 50 objects," focusing on items related to union army generals ulysses grant and benjamin butler. in 45 minutes, representatives from several institutions including the national park service, national archives and library of congress talk about their plans for commemorating the 19th amendment centennial and teaching the public about the legacy of women's suffrage. at 8:00 p.m. in lectures in history, alcohol use in the early american republic. good evening, and welcome. tonight topic is modern major general's. first i want to remind everyone that tonight's program, which is being recorded, will last approximately 45 minutes. this includes 15 minutes for questions and answers. please submit your questions using the q&a function. we will respond to as many as possible in the final part of the program. generals. major some of you have commented on our approach to the civil war that while the

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. >> next on "the civil war," historian harold holzer and valerie paley of the new york and abrahamociety talk about wr lincoln's assassination. thomasinutes, jefferson and lafayette discussing the french revolution, the alliance between the nations and their personal friendship. the fdr and jfk libraries talk about the political relationships between members of the roosevelt and kennedy families. >> good evening and welcome to the final episode of history hour. theght's topic is saving union. tonight's program will last approximately 45 minutes including 15 minutes for questions and answers. submit your questions via the q&a function on your zoom screen. we will respond to as many as possible during the final part of the program. and now p

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historian harold holzer and valerie paily at the historical society held a series of online talks thisummer about artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. in the first of four of these programs we show tonight they discuss objects related to soldiers' uniforms. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this weekend and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up next inside the u.s. capitol's house wing where matthew wasniewski and curator farar elliott use artifacts and photographs to

historians harold holzer and valerie paley held talks about arty facts in their joint publication, "the civil war in 50 objects." they discuss a pipe and a model of abraham lincoln's hand. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. ♪ >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, on american artifacts, library of congress curator beverly ranit on life in the 1930s and '40s through color photographs and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, three films on the 1976 elections produced by the u.s. information agency for an international audience. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, adlaid stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon, exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> next, co-authors david mills and kayla westra discuss their book "great wartime escapes and r