. >> [bell tolls] >> "american history tv," historian james oakes, prize-winning author of numerous books, discusses the evolution of president lincoln's anti-slavery politics. he describes the abolitionist movements of the day and how they helped transform a politically cautious a lincoln into in emancipator. this hour and 10 minute program was hosted by the lincoln group of the district of columbia. >> [applause] i am john elliff, vice president. it is my pleasure this evening to introduce dr. james oakes, who is title is a distinguished professor of history at the city university of new york graduate center. he began his academic career as a student of one of the greatest mid 20th century exponents of the causes of the civil war and an understanding of slavery. and that is professor kenneth stamp. before he speaks, i just want to mention some of the works he is well known for. an early work called "slavery and freedom." biography ofual abraham lincoln and frederick douglass, "the radical and the republican." award-winning "freedom national." recently, a most little collection of essays

. >> [bell tolls] >> "american history tv," historian james oakes, prize-winning author of numerous books, discusses the evolution of president lincoln's anti-slavery politics. he describes the abolitionist movements of the day and how they helped transform a politically cautious a lincoln into in emancipator. this hour and 10 minute program was hosted by the lincoln group of the district of columbia. >> [applause]

so, without any more introduction, professor james oakes. [applause] prof.akes: going to take me a minute to get my paper out here. that's the right one. well, thank you all for coming.t thank you for that introduction. thank you, karen. were conspiring against this event it is not just amtrak, but i spent the weekend in bed with a horrible cold and you will hear some of that tonight. this rainstorm almost made it impossible for me to -- but i'm here. and i'm supposed to talk in may. when i was supposed to talk about i think was lincoln's legacy. see where i can put this. this may be trouble, folks. so, as you all know, we have just passed through the 150th anniversary of the assassination. so, this is the appropriate moment to think about his legacy. ved not surprisingly, i'be been invited to do so but i have to confess that i am always intimidated. there are two reasons. the first is the fact that lincoln was assassinated raises the stakes in any discussion of his legacy, his murder at the war,f the terrible instantly transformed him from a president into

selloff, scott martin, united advisors chief market strategist and fox news contributor and james frischling, at new oakwith you.

selloff, scott martin, united advisors chief market strategist and fox news contributor and james frischling, at new oak capital. scott, start with you. start with the nasdaq. let's start with the nasdaq. that was hurt more than any other index. why? >> david, there is a lot of high beta, meaning active stocks in there frankly. i tell you why else. the nasdaq had been pretty strong for the first half of this year. that was the place you could have gone as an investor and hidden out during periods of volatile. guess what? what is happening now? this is a different market than a few months ago. with the fed in play now. certainly issues in china. so the new market doesn't like the tech stocks. it doesn't like these high beta names. i've been on the show several weeks in a row talking about boring stuff out there, including consumer staples, utilities, things that have tried and true, strong earnings, balance sheets, but are not fun to own when the market goes up but on days like today are acting pretty well. those are days you should look to add to the portfolio if tech stocks make you nervous. david: you

james aokes. lincoln prize winning author of numerous books about slavery, discusses the evolution of president lincoln's antislavery politics. professor oakesescribes the abolitionist movements and how they help transform the politically cautious lincoln into an emancipator and how lincoln influenced the abolitionists. this program was hosted by the lincoln group of the district of columbia. [applause] >>

oakes opened boulevard in san francisco in 1993 and has gone on to win the james beard award for the best restaurant in america. nancy: i went and did a little therapy and i expressed that i thought it was very serendipitous that i had ended up in this career. and she said, "oh no, you were destined for it." peter: david kinch, chef and owner of manresa in los gatos, put down roots in the bay area after his dreams of a culinary education in japan came to an abrupt end. david: i had to leave japan early, earlier than i thought, you know, because of complications with my visa. i was planning on spending at least a couple of years working in japan, learning as much as i could, learning the language, settling down a little bit. and then it was uprooted. and you know, within a 24-hour period, i was out of the country and back home, no place to live, not working anywhere. peter: now homeless, kinch moved in with his parents in danville. he spent the next few years charting a new path, which eventually led through the kitchens of new york, europe, and then back to the bay area. kinch opened

the men and women of the oak guard 5:00 and fife corps where red coats instead of infran at this blue. the drum major is led by drum major james matthew white. to the rear of formation are 56 state and territory flags of the united states. first sergeant for this element is sergeant first class joseph brown. >> ladies and gentlemen, before the ceremony begins we would like to take this opportunity to recognize some distinguished guests that are in attendance today. general and mrs. eric shinseki, former united states army chief of staff and former veterans of secretary affairs. honorable and mrs. buck mckeon, united states senate, retired. honorable and mrs. chet edwards, united states of house of representatives, retired. the honorable patrick j. murphy, united states of house of representatives, retired. the honorable robert o. werk, deputy secretary of defense. the honorable paul wolfowitz, former deputy secretary of defense. miss christine fox, former acting united states deputy secretary of defense. the honorable and mrs. louie kuldera, former secretary of the army. honorable francis j. harvey, former secretary of the arm