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ness james mcpherson is here, emeritus in princeton. his work on the civil war has earned him a pulitzer. he was chauled my generation's finest civil war historian. his latest book explores the first and only president of the confederacy. i'm pleased to have james mcpherson well i share what doris concerns goodwin who has been here many times has said but. why in your long career jefferson davis nowd a book on abraham lincoln as command never chief six years ago. that is only half of the equation. if one is going to understand the course of the civil war, the outcome of the civil war its consequence, you have to look at both halves of the story. so it's like looking only at lincoln is at a partner dancing by himself. it takes two to tango and it takes two to understand why and how things ha >> rose: what is it that you understand obviously the scholarship that you engage in will give you a lot of insight. but is there significant modification of your impression of the confederacy because you now nfedcy so much as it changed some of my p

. ♪ >> james mcpherson is here, a professor of history at princeton.e has worked on the civil war. his latest book explores the first and only president of the confederacy, "embattled rebel." i am pleased to have james mcpherson at this table for the first time. welcome. a pleasure to meet you. i share what some have said about you. why in your career on jefferson davis now? >> i did a book on abraham lincoln six years ago. that is half of the equation. if you want to understand the civil war, you have to look at both halves of the story. it is like looking only at lincoln, it is like looking only at a partner dancing by himself. it takes two to tango and two to understand why and how things happen. >> what is it you understand? is there significant modification of your impression of the confederacy because you now know jefferson davis? >> i don't think it change my perception of the confederacy so much as a change some of my perceptions of jefferson davis. i had a stereo typical view of davis as an abrasive, unlovable, and at president of the confeder

james mcpherson got his ph.d. from johns hopkins university. he is currently professor emeritus of history at princeton university. he is the former president of the american historical association. he is a recipient of the 2007 pritzker military library literature award. he is a former jefferson lecture at the national endowment for the humanities. he is very active in efforts to preserve civil war battlefields and i'm sure he is aware of what's been going on right now in franklin. he is the author of numerous works on civil war history including that'll cry of freedom which received the pulitzer prize. lincoln as commander in chief which received the lincoln prize and -- also receive the lincoln prize. he's going to talk to us today about his newest work, "embattled rebel" jefferson davis as commander in chief. i will turn it over to you. >> i apologize for keeping you waiting or perhaps i should require the gentleman who sabotage the air traffic control mechanics in chicago about 10 days ago because everything is -- and i've been in chicago

james mcpherson got his ph.d from johns hopkins university. he is currently professor emeritus of history at princeton university. former president of the american historical association, he is recipient of the 2007 military library literature award. a former jefferson lecturer of the national endowment nor humanities. very active in efforts to preserve civil war battlefields, and i'm sure he is aware of whates going on down the flood franklin. author of battle cry of freedom, lincoln as commander in chief, which received the lincoln prize. and for comrades receiving lincoln prize. going to talk about his newest work, eminem battled rebel: jefferson davis as commander in chief. >> my apologies for keeping you lating or perhaps i should require the gentleman from sabotaged the air traffic control mechanics at chicago about ten days ago, because everything is sill late out of -- still late out of chicago, and it's been in chicago as part of the book tour for this book. now, just about everybody who knows something about the civil war is familiar

james mcpherson has a new book about confederate president jefferson davis or as i call him the lincoln i.s.i.s. used ammunition from 21 different countries including china. oh, no! some of those pull et cetera might contain lead! this is "the colbert report"! (cheers and applause)

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after that author james mcpherson on his biography of jefferson davis. [inaudible conversations] [applause] >> wow. the science room is rocking today at the convention center. unbelievable. we are here to hear dr. michio kaku who is just amazing. i love this guy. [applause] just a footnote i am joe from the "washington post." it i assume you knew that i love the big cosmic questions and there is no one better than asking the cosmic amazing questions than dr. kaku. he is a genius at it. he is the co-founder of the strings. has written multiple bestsellers. he refers to them as "new york times" bestsellers but i don't use that term. [laughter] this book begins the first, his new book is "the future of the mind" is the name of the book and a first line is the two greatest mysteries and all of nature are the mind and the universe. we start from that and he asks the questions do we have a soul? what happens to us after we die? who am i anyway? where do we fit into this great cosmic scheme? that's just on the first page. [laughter] this is the stuff that when

historian james mcpherson points out, here was a bold experiment in democracy. the american experiment of holding an election during a civil war whose election would determine the nation's future is unique in history. no other society had tried the experiment of all allowing fighting men to vote in an election that might decide whether they were going to continue fighting. there was no plan in place to collect votes from the men in the field. prior to 1860, if a soldier was going to be home, he could vote, otherwise his field status effectively disenfranchised him. the situation appeared to be a serious matter in the eyes of many, especially the men who were going to be denied their right as citizens and soldiers to cast a ballot in the presidential election. lincoln himself was determined that the election would take place. some suggested the cancellation of the election using wartime emergency as a reason, but lincoln's belief in the constitution would not allow him to. he had already been accused of violating the constitution by suspending other constitutiona

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wrapping up the list is a story in james mcpherson looking at the life of president of the confederacy jefferson davis in embattled rival. that is a look at some of the nonfiction titles that we have anticipated being published this fall. you can visit the bookstore in oxford, mississippi, or online at square books.com. >> morten storm is a former danish radical islamists. he talks about his experiences as a member of al qaeda and his later life as a double agent employed by british and danish intelligence agencies. this is about one hour and a half. >> i will be brief, but as you know and as we follow the media in these days, the rising concern about young men going to the middle east in search of the hawthorne venture, finding themselves caught up in extremism and violence and in many cases converting either to extremist causes were becoming disillusioned and returning. and this perhaps results in their becoming a problem when they return to the west. there was a book during the cold war which was in 1949 book called the god that failed that was about people who had embraced communis

saturday night at ten on "after words," james mcpherson on jefferson davis. sunday live at noon on "in depth," our three-hour conversation with michael korda. tonight at eight on american history tv on c-span be -- c-span3, the brotherhood of sleeping carporters. and saturday night at eight on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii, and sunday afternoon at four on "real america," a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or you can send us a tweet at c-span@comments. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> more campaign 2014 coverage now with a look at maine's second u.s. house district. candidates for the open seat are democrat emily cain, republican bruce poliquin and independent blaine richardson. it encompasses the entire northern portion of the nate. the rothenberg political report rate the race as leans democrat. this is about an hour. ♪ ♪ >> moderator: i'm jennifer rooks, welcome to your vote 2014 se

james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. and our three-hour conversation with author michael korda. and friday at 8:00 on american history tv, on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures and history, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world were ii and on real measuring, a film on uberculosis. email us at comments at c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span hashtag comments. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> president obama spoke today about the government's evidents to prevent the spread of the -- efforts to prevent the spread of the ebola virus. his is 20 minutes. [applause] >> in december of 2013, a young child in a remote part of guinea became the first unfortunate soul to suffer the scourge of ebola virus disease in west africa. since that time, more than 10,000 people have contracted the virus and more than 5,000 have died in eight countries. the medical professionals of the three nations hardest hit by this epidemic, liberia, guinea a

after that author james mcpherson on his biography of jefferson davis.

wrapping up the list is a story in james mcpherson looking at the life of president of the confederacy jefferson davis in embattled rival. that is a look at some of the nonfiction titles that we have anticipated being published this fall. you can visit the bookstore in oxford, mississippi, or online at square books.com. >> morten storm is a former danish radical islamists. he talks about his experiences as a member of al qaeda and his later life as a double agent employed by british and danish intelligence agencies. this is about one hour and a half. >> i will be brief, but a

saturday night, pulitzer prize-winning author james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. sunday, our conversation with author michael korda. friday on american history tv on c-span 3, one of the first african-american labor unions. saturdayhistory, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. onday afternoon, a 1936 film tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. throughout campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. this tuesday night, watch live election night coverage to see who wins, who loses and which party will control the house and senate. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern with results and analysis. you will see candidate victory and concession speeches in some of the most closely watched senate races. withnt to hear from you your calls

finally the online bookshelf, james mcpherson's new biography of confederate president jefferson davis. to see the full list visit political.com/bookshelf. this is booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. here's a look at our prime-time lineup. tonight at 8:00 eastern new york university professor anna harvey examines the house of representatives on the judicial branch. former cia director and defense secretary leon panetta as he recalls his career in public service. afterwards at 10:00 p.m. eastern jay caliber and looks at the consumer debt collection industry. at 11:00 ronald kessler reports on the secret service and the first family. all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. booktv covers 14 author events at the southern festival of books and in the next six hours we will bring you six of those events featuring 110 authors on race and inequality in america, the history of the south and war. of first is the author of no good men among the living:america, the taliban and the worse for through afghan allies. the book was named a finalist at the national book award for nonficti

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saturday night at 10:00, on book tv's after words, james mcpherson on the confederacy's president jefferson davis. and sunday, live at noon on in-depth our three-hour conversation with author michael korda, former editor in chief at simon & schuster publishers. tonight at 8:00 on american history tv on c-span3 one of the first african-american labor unions the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history, propaganda and america's jview of the japanese during world war ii and sunday afternoon at 4:00 an real america a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. find our television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. or send us a tweet @c-span #comments. >> on campaign 2014, c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates from across the country in races that will determine control of the next congress. and this tuesday night watch c-span's live election night coverage to see who wins, who loses, and which party will control the house and

james mcpherson is, got his phd from johns hopkins university. he is currently professor of emeritus of history at princeton university. he is former president of the american historical association. he's recipient of the 2007 military library literature award. and he is a former jefferson lecturer of the national endowment for the humanities. he is very active in efforts to preserve civil war battlefields. i'm sure he is aware what is going on right down the road here in franklin. he is the author of numerous works on civil war history, including battle cry of freedom which received the pulitzer prize. tried by war, lincoln as commander-in-chief, which received the lincoln prize. and for causing comrades, also received the lincoln prize. he is going to talk to us today about his newest work, embattled rebel, jefferson davis as commander-in-chief. i will turn it over to you. >> i apologize for, my apologies for keeping you waiting. perhaps i should require the gentleman who sabotaged the air traffic control mechanics at chicago about 10 days ago

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and pulitzer prize-winning historian james mcpherson recounts the life of the president of the confederacy, jefferson davis. and cornell west analyzes african-american leaders and black prophetic fire. and edward wilson looks at what humans have that sets them apart in the meaning of existence. look for these titles this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> a future where machines are more intelligent than humans in our next book. this hour and 45 minutes program is next on booktv. >> hello, everyone. can you hear me okay two in the back, can you hear me enact excellent. okay, i am the executive director of the intelligence institute and we are a nonprofit research institute just two blocks off the uc berkeley campus and we are very excited to be hosting nick bostrom who is the director of the humanity institute and he collaborates regularly on topics including the subject of his book, "superintelligence." and so before we begin, i had just a couple of comments on the logistics. after the comments you can buy a copy of the book right out