[applause] jason silverman: wow. talking to my friend, john, before he introduced me, and his words are now prophetic. he always likes to think when he gives the top, and there are no questions, that he did such a great job, that he answered all the questions. come to theding -- microphone. obviously i have not answered all the questions. recall, lincoln said some very mean things about the fact that a lot of immigrant voters, votes could be bought, and they would be transported from one polling booth to another. that is not a kind view of immigrants. could you enlighten me on that? jason silverman: i would love to. the group you mentioned are irish. [laughter] jason silverman: the irish support of the democrats, not the republicans, so lincoln is a pragmatic politician. and he is genuinely worried that votes, because this is the middle of the 19th century, there is all sorts of possibilities that could go wrong, lincoln would say some herbal things about the irish. but if you are asking me the bottom line, the botto

jason silverman. [applause] dr. silverman: that was 10 years ago. [laughter] dr. silverman: i would have to imagine my hotness has deteriorated with age. this is just an incredible experience for me. thatt to thank john for touching interview. he certainly went back in time, didn't he? i want to thank abraham lincoln institute for inviting me and ford's theatre for hosting. this is a dream come true for me to be here today. i grew up in alexandria, virginia, just across the potomac. washington, d.c. was always a place where field trips came and theatred where ford's and lincoln memorial and all of those things always held a very dear spot in my heart. i would be remiss if i didn't tell you that i have been interested in abraham lincoln since the fourth grade. i must confess, it was an act of defiance on my part. , forurth grade teacher parents night, decided we were going to have silent vignettes. in other words, you just stood there and the parents look that you. it was a historical vignette. maybe dated amelia ehrhardt, iwo jima. the ones they chose was the linc

next, jason silverman, author of "lincoln and the immigrant."e talks about the president's relationship with immigrant groups. this is just under an hour. >> is a great pleasure for me to introduce jason silverman. i first met jason last year in springfield, illinois, when i heard him deliver a sparkling lecture on abraham lincoln and immigrants at the old state capitol. he is the author or editor of 11 books. there,k is for sale out you can go look for it. ellison capers palmer junior professor of history at winthrop university, where he has taught for 30 years.

great pleasure for me to introduce jason silverman, i first met him and bring field, illinois when i heard him deliver a sparkling lecture on abraham lincoln and immigrants at the state capital. he is the author or editor of 11 books, he just told me his book out there, that is

please join me in welcoming jason silverman. [applause] jason: that was 10 years ago. [laughter] i have not checked lately the rate my professor.com. i would have to imagine my hotness has deteriorated. all i can say today is out. this is an incredible experience for me. i want to thank john for that touching interview, as a historian he certainly would back in time. i want to thank the abraham lincoln institute for posting this, it is a dream come true. i can tell you i grew up in alexandria which is just across the potomac, washington, dc was always a place where field trips came and went. they always held a very dear spot in my heart. i would be remiss if i didn't tell you that i have been interested in with abraham lincoln since the fourth grade. it is an act of defiance on my part. my fourth grade teacher for parents night decided that we were going to have silent vignettes. you still there and they look at you, maybe you did famous figures, one of the ones they chose was a lincoln-douglas debate. i got my hopes up tremendously. she said you cannot be abraham linc

it is a great pleasure for me to introduce jason silverman. i last met him in springfield we talked about immigrants of the old state capitol. he is the author and editor of 11 books. the beerbook under sign. is the professor at winthrop university. i wanted to find a little bit about