his father would said lincoln -- send lincoln and take the money lincoln earned. lincoln said i myself once was a slave and it was to that he was referring. what did lincoln make of himself? he became a lawyer. in today's context we think of lawyers as parasitic bottom feeders. but then lawyers were great champions of the new capitalistic order that was emerging in this country. they helped set out the rules of the road in the new capitalist economy. things like bankruptcy law and land title litigation and often who did lincoln represent? he represented the railroads, foremost engine of economic progress at the time. lincoln said i hold the value of life, a very strong statement, is to improve one's condition. at that time you have the south defending themselves and the notion they were pro slavery by saying in the north there is wage slavery. people have to work as chattel in the south but they work for wages and not for themselves and the north and isn't that the same thing? one southern advocate wrote of the concept of the mud sill, the lowest of the low, found

what did lincoln make of himself? lincoln became a lawyer.nfection, we -- confection, we think of lawyers at pair sitic bottom feeders but then, lawyers were great champions of the new capitalistic order emerging in this country. they helped set out the new rules of the road in the capitalist economy, things like bankruptcy law and land title litigation. oftentimes, who did lincoln represent? he represented the railroads, the foremost engines of economic progress at the time. lincoln said, i hold the value of life, the value of life, it's a very strong statement, to improve one's condition. now at the time, the 18's, you had the south, those in the south defending themselves in the notion they were pro slavery by saying in the north there was wage slayry. people may have to work at chattels in the south but people have to work for wages, not themselves, in the north and isn't that the same thing? one southern advocate wrote the concept of the mud sill, the lowest of the low, the foundation of everything else. he said every society has to have

what did lincoln make of himself? lincoln became a lawyer.nd today's context we tend to think of lawyers as pair sitic bottom feeders -- parasitic bottom feeders. then lawyers were great champions of the new capitalistic order that was emerging in this country. they set out -- helped set out the rules of the road in the new capitalist economy. things like bankruptcy law and land titles litigation. offense times who did lincoln represent? he -- oftentimes who did lincoln represent? the railroads, who were the foremost engine of economic progress at the time. lincoln said i hold the value of life, the value of life, it's a very strong statement, is to improve one's condition. at that time in the 1850's, you had the south advocates of the south key fending themselves and the motion that they were pro-slavery by saying in the north, there is wage slavery. sure, people may have to work as chattles in the south, people have to work for wages and not for themselves in the north. and isn't that the same thing? and one southern advocate wrote of the c

of lincoln.o talk about lincoln? well, one it's been a long week and i assume you have heard enough about barack and michelle and nancy, and two, i am working on a book on lincoln. so i am absorbed in him and three, i think it's a fascinating period. we had amazing power but a country with still a personal feel. on new year's day when lincoln presented the proclamation commission and when he got there, the door was locked and he lifts the window and finds abraham in a study. you would be shot 10 different time if you tried this today. let me go on 20 minutes about lincoln. and then tease out first and second principles and do q & a and relive the civil war or talk about what you like. let me get a barometer in the room about lincoln. how many of you consider yourself real lincoln fans? ok, that's good, two-thirds or three-quarters. how many of lincoln skeptics? ok, we have a few. how many southerns in the room? we have a lot. how many folks from south carolina? one south carolinians, two. do you

>> for lincoln?> yeah. >> i think for lincoln, union and slavery were sort of inseparable causes because the reason that the south was succeeding was because of slavery. it was a stand southerners were taking, welcome g -- willing to yield no further to what they called the slave power. this result was decreed by a national election in 1861, and so lincoln recognized that if he were to orchestrate some sort of a compromise, and he played his hands very interesting, candidly and a bit ambivalently during the crisis, but ultimately realized if the south were allowed to blackmail the north, this would not be any kind of a union worth preserving. i do believe lincoln's personal sentiments were very much anti-slavery. there are some documents, you know, when lincoln was writing to close friends really revealing his heart of hearts rather than standing up in front of an audience speaking politically saying what needed to be said. there's a remarkable letter written in 1875 to his friend, joshua speed. he w

>> for lincoln? i think for lincoln union and slavery were sort of inseparable causes. because, the reason that the south was seceding was because of slavery and it was because of this stand that northerners were taking where they were willing to yield no further to what they called the slave power. and this result had been decreed by the outcome of the national election, the election of lincoln in november of 1860, and so lincoln recognize that if he were to orchestrate some sort of a compromise and he played his hand very interestingly in some ways a bit ambivalently during this crisis, but he ultimately realize that if the south were allowed to blackmail the north, this wouldn't be any kind of a union really worth preserving. i do believe also that lincoln's personal sentiments were very much anti-slavery. there are some documents when lincoln was writing so, really revealing his heart of hearts rather than standing up in front of an audience speaking politically and saying what needed to be said. there was one remarkable letter he wrote in 1855 to his friend joshua

but antietam did inspire or at least made possible lincoln's greatest act, what lincoln himself called the central act of my administration and the great act of the 19th century. antietam and the fall of 1862 liberates lincoln as much as it liberates enslaved people. as jim and stephen have argued so eloquently and convincingly in their work and i think as we've all agreed tonight, it transformed the war for the union as it was into a war for the union as it could be, a union that embraces freedom. thank you all very much. [applause] >> this event was hosted by the new york historical society in new york city. for more information visit nyhistory.org. >> up next, booktv talks with cebt masterson brown as part of our series examining the literary landscape of eight southeastern cities. mr. brown recounts the military career of john m. porter who served in the ninth kentucky cavalry during the war and penned the events of his services following the end of the war. it's about 30 minutes. >> john porter was a, um, young fellow from butler county, kentucky, which is a county down in south c

>> for lincoln? i think for lincoln union and slavery were sort of inseparable causes. because, the reason that the south was seceding was because of slavery and it was because of this stand that northerners were taking where they were willing to yield no further to what they called the slave power. and this result had been decreed by the outcome of the national election, the election of lincoln in november of 1860, and so lincoln recognize that if he were to orchestrate some sort of a compromise and he played his hand very interestingly in some ways a bit ambivalently during this crisis, but he ultimately realize that if the south were allowed to blackmail the north, this wouldn't be any kind of a union really worth preserving. i do believe also that lincoln's personal sentiments were very much anti-slavery. there are some documents when lincoln was writing so, really revealing his heart of hearts rather than standing up in front of an audience speaking politically and saying what needed to be said. there was one remarkable letter he wrote in 1855 to his friend joshua

>> for lincoln? i think for lincoln union and slavery were sort of inseparable causes. because, the reason that the south was seceding was because of slavery and it was because of this stand that northerners were taking where they were willing to yield no further to what they called the slave power. and this result had been decreed by the outcome of the national election, the election of lincoln in november of 1860, and so lincoln recognize that if he were to orchestrate some sort of a compromise and he played his hand very interestingly in some ways a bit ambivalently during this crisis, but he ultimately realize that if the south were allowed to blackmail the north, this wouldn't be any kind of a union really worth preserving. i do believe also that lincoln's personal sentiments were very much anti-slavery. there are some documents when lincoln was writing so, really revealing his heart of hearts rather than standing up in front of an audience speaking politically and saying what needed to be said. there was one remarkable letter he wrote in 1855 to his friend joshua

postcode or many quotations from lincoln floating around, which never originated with lincoln. >> guesthe might have thought it and i would've thought at the time if anyone asked my opinion. but i don't think he said that. postcode i haven't seen it specifically quoted directly at the time. that lincoln didn't seem -- he had a cabinet which he allowed a great deal of leeway in the financial issues to secretary of the treasury chase and my foreign relations to seward. he kept military affairs under his direct control and the slavery issue under his direct toe with subordinates started making policy about slavery, lincoln with up-and-down of the talk about general fremont issuing an order or general hunter. lincoln said in making policy about slavery, but it does seem like seward was in charge of that. you know, i am interested to maybe go to a whole other area. your book -- you're not a professional academic in the sense that you don't teach him the university. this is not a criticism in any way. obviously you know history and have a phd degree from oxford as you said, so you're obviousl

you know, i think we really were unfair to lincoln. we completely misunderstood lincoln or things like that. the times, some of these journals -- that's right, they did. which is amaze, and i've never seen that since. that kind of open apology. and it just goes to show, actually, that, you know, often reporting becomes a kind of morality play. there has to be a good guy, a bad guy. so once the south had managed to seize the moral high ground because they were fighting for freedom, there was nothing anyone could say. even john stewart mill trying to point out that the south was fighting for the freedom to take away the freedom of others -- >> host: right. >> guest: -- it fell on deaf ears, and the north couldn't get any fair play. everything it did it was always given a slant. and it's fascinating when you compare that to modern reporting today. >> host: i wonder. [laughter] how much modern reporting today is slanted or not, some of it still seems to be, obviously. um, what about the index? there was this british newspaper -- that's a n

should be the party of lincoln. why do i want talk to you about abraham lincoln? it has been a long way, i am sure you've heard a enough about barack, michelle, nancy, and harry. and i am working on a buck on lincoln, so i am very absorber with him at the moment. i think it is a fascinating and amazing period. we are becoming an industrial power and it is a very personal feel. when abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, someone was going there to do last minute lobbying and shows up on new year's day. every door is locked. he lifted the window and called in and goes and five abraham lincoln. you'd be shot about 10 different times if you tried this today. let me go on here for about 20 minutes about lincoln and try to tease out some first and second principles. and we can really gave the civil war if you want or talk about anything else. let me get a quick a barometer of the lincoln. how many of you consider yourself fans? that is good. about 2/3? how many are skeptics or don't know quite where they ar

very and half that lincoln that the nomination. >> that's right. although he rather brilliantly prevented or, he was also the man who was the most responsible for that war almost breaking out. so he was a great corrector. >> people play interesting roles. maybe someone counter intuitive. prince albert on his deathbed basically takes steps to avoid what seems to be a growing possibility of military confrontation. prince albert as a key can a player in terms of peace. >> no. and one of the interesting outcrops. created such fiction. >> maybe you should say for our viewers, not all of them know. briefly what happened with that vessel. >> yes, well, it's one of those incidents. the affair involves the transfer. it had two passengers on board who are particularly controversial. there were two. and all americans had wanted the two ambassadors to be captured. so there are going to europe. a captain called captain charles worked who himself had a tepid carrier. nevertheless he guarantees to -- found the chance, took off the mss. >> the equivalent of a radi

my name's janney and i'm currently a student at lincoln high school. and i was just going to talk about how i've been harrised and discriminated against -- harassed and discriminated against. a teacher at lincoln high school, a name, i've been chastised, discriminated against and antagonized in order to get -- vice president yee: excuse me. when you talk about your situation for our meetings, it's best that you do not name any particular person. >> i'm sorry. yo vice president yee: no, that's ok. so go ahead and continue and we're going to have somebody talk to you afterwards. >> ok. and how i've been antagonized in order for her to get me out of the program. but thanks to mrs. janice cho i wasn't kicked out of the program. oh, i did it again, huh? i'm sorry. [laughter] oh, man. but -- i don't even want to go anymore. she decided to film me without any reason in order to get me to drop the program and this is a program that i really like and i wanted to stay in but i can't go through me having someone in class and her having put me through this during

the rail car is burning in the city of lincoln in placer county.ally trained reenforcements have been called in from out of state to help contain those flames. mark is in lincoln with the newest tactic that crews are taking. mark. >> well dana, still a very dramatic scene at this hour. take a look. this rail tanker continues to burn within the past couple of hours. crews have actually been on top of that tanker in those flames working on plans plans to extinguish those flames and get residents back into their homes. >> these pictures show this tanker fire which has been burning since midday tuesday, the latest effort to extinguish the flames is what's called a hot tap. it includes cutting through the outer shell and using a special tool to cut through the inner tank, and install a valve and a pipe. the propane will be funneled into an open pit where it will be allowed to burn off. >> initially the plan was to have the hot tapping procedure well underway by now and actually it is. it is going slower. >> lincoln fire chief says the latest problem for

a few members of the crowd started walking to the lincoln memorial. they were quickly followed and soon thousands of demonstrators were walking down constitution and independence avenues. they didn't form regular lines or keep a set tempo. they just walked as "the washington post" put it like people who know where they're going but not making a show of it. about 20 minutes after the people had started walking, a voice came over the loud speakers we've lost the leaders delegation. they're hereby instructed to go to the lincoln memorial. would they please sound off? the original plan was for the heads of the major civil rights groups to emerge from morning members meeting with members of the congress and to lead them to the lincoln memorial. but when the first demonstrators started to walk the leaders were still in the meetings. they came out to find tens of thousands of people walking purposefully ahead of them. my god they're going shouted rustin whose carefully planned marching and we're supposed to leading them. as marshals tried to close the line d

, seated in the memorial that bears lincoln's name.ow, reverend dr. martin luther king jr., his image will join president abraham lincoln in perpetuity on our national mall. and while we have memorial's two great leaders of the mall, from george washington to franklin roosevelt, i believe that president lincoln and dr. king were something more than leaders. i think they were profits who walks among us, menu gave their lives to defeat our great national evil of slavery. and racism. so we gather this morning to demand that dr. king be remembered and that his privacy made real in our time, his message of justice for all, his message that the american dream is for all of us, each and everyone of us, and his absolute conviction that the american dream begins with a good job and the right to vote. you see, i believe we need to carry his dream forward, and the dream of a time when all men and all women, not only here, dr. king's world, but to hear his message, and they act on it. thank you. [applause] and now, it is my privilege and honor to

lincoln's revolutions that the course toward genuine equality.franklin roosevelt's revolution emphasized as never before the importance of fraternity to the health of a democracy. he brought to life the idea that americans working in common efforts would provide for the general welfare with greater justice and security. what constitutes a historic revolution and why does the work of roosevelt qualify? a revolution changes the way people live. not for lifetime or superficially but in significant ways for generations. this roosevelt accomplished. so did the original revolution led by george washington. it introduced a genuine democracy to the world for the first time and created a new nation dedicated to the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity. skeptical european ruling classes laugh that the americans and they also worried. they laughed because they thought the americans foolish peasants. called them farmers in america. should vote and hold office? that was simply not a reasonable 18th-century european idea. the enlightenment wanted rationa

elizabeth also got to know abe ham lincoln. she had a number of discussions with them over the years. after lincoln was killed, mary left washington, d.c. but she was in debt. she was in debt during lincoln's president den shi and he did not know morerles the amount. they came up with a plan to secretly sell her dresses in new york city. the plan doesn't go that well. there's not a great market for her dresses. it helps some but not totally. >> before we run out of time, sunday august 28, the 48th anniversary of the "i have a dream speech, what does it mean? >> it means there's another step forward in the country reconciling its history. i say that because stat us are important symbols of recognition. what this says is that we are at a point where we are going to recognition contributions of mart martin luther king who gave his life to making sure the country lived up to its stated ideas this was to include poor people, black people, poor whites. people across the board who have been excluded. too often, the foe ten of martin l

she died at the age of 34, leaving behind 9-year-old abraham lincoln. he helped build his mother's casket by carving the woodallen petition douche the wooden petition himself. >> we transformed the gallery to and eerie victorian garden. my name is lowe hodges, and i am the director of operations and exhibitions at the conls tore of -- cons tore of flowers. we decided it needed context. so we needed a house or a building. the story behind the couple in the window, you can see his wife has just served him a glass of wine, and he is slumped over the table as the poison takes affect. a neat little factold dominion about that house is actually built out of three panels from old james bond movie. we wanted people to feel like i am not supposed to be in this room. this is the one that is supposed to be barred off and locked up. >> the ole andersonner -- oleander. this popular shrub is popular in warm climates. it has been implicated in a surprising number of murders and accidental deaths. children are at risk because it takes only a few leaves to kill them. a

lincoln was recognizing what some historians today have forgot. culture in politics are often treated nowadays as separate domains. over here we can read book after book on lincoln, his team of rivals, politics that sit behind the civil war, or civil war battles, civil war generals, civil war soldiers, and then over here, we read books, literary books on art, on music, on theater e on culture, and then there's some books that have a few chapters on the politics and a few chapters over here on the culture, but we have to realize that culture in poll -- politics always interpenetrate, and too many his tore yaps over-- historians overlook that and too many have given cultural historians and political his tore -- historians neglect that. we realize how culture and politics are not separate, but interpenetrate, and very often it's the cultural outsiders, the outliers who lead the way. sometimes the cultural outliers are forces for destruction. the recent prime example is al-qaeda, a tiny cultural group splintered that guided much of western politics fo

she died at the age of 34, leaving behind 9-year-old abraham lincoln. he helped build his mother's casket by carving the woodallen petition douche the wooden petition himself. >> we transformed the gallery to and eerie victorian gaen

. >> between lincoln and fulton and the beach. >> you're saying, why did they decide that exact plot? they brought someone from new york to come up with a park plan. they eventually made it a rectangle. they had the panhandle part. the panhandle was the same with as golden gate park, but there was dealmaking going on between park commissioners and they decided they would buy the land and cut off part of the panhandle. >> the development of lincoln park is interesting. you can see the cemetery. >> on the map, it is a cemetery. >> what happened to that and all of the bodies? >> they decided around the turn of the century the land was too valuable to bury people. where uss is now there were four cemeteries. they moved all of the cemetery's out -- cemeteries out. the heir did not want to move one of the places. there are two people -- two places where people are buried in the city. the other ones were moved out. >> the big scandal of lincoln park, someone wanted to build the legion of honor out there. she did and she got it done. they had to prepare the land, the golden gate cemetery, so