she met lincoln also. the two of them shared an apple and then lincoln frees her father who was falsely confused confused with a confederate spy. place --e two popular plays. stable inery popular the theater. in one of these, he was reincarnated as a kentucky college professor who helps to resolve a labor dispute. [laughter] lincolnead a lot of screenplays and scripts and that is one of the stranger interpretations of lincoln that i have come across. he was also frequently in the thick of 1930's politics often scrutinized and celebrated. power went beyond political symbolism. he also struck a deep emotional accord with american in these years. knownandburg wrote a well multivolume biography of the president over the 1920's and 1930's. he probably did more than anyone to give lincoln and emotional have to. of swedish immigrant parents who had settled on the illinois prairie, and berg seemed attached to the notion that working people will and perhaps immigrants saw something in lincoln that made democracy vi

lincoln.t along with washington and lee. i met michael burlingame in the holy land, sprin springfield, illinoi. michael is the most generous scholar i have ever met. even though he has been doing the legwork crisscrossing the country and digging into archives and nooks, he still share the findings before publishing them. he is not worried about being scooped. the grand culmination of the work was his two-volume biography, "abraham lincoln: a life." what he affectionately refers to as the green monster received a lincoln prize in 2010. he has published at least a dozen books at last count and earned many awards, including illinois's highest honor, the order of lincoln. after teaching at connecticut college for 30 years and working on his biography, he joined the history department at the university of illinois of illinois, springfield where he served as the chancellor, distinguished chair in lincoln study since 2000 nine. join me in welcoming the godfather of lincoln research to speak about the

"lincoln and the power of the press," which won the lincoln price. -- the 2015 lincoln prize. he has served as president of the abraham lincoln foundation, -- bicentennial foundation, and as cochair of the lincoln u.s. centennial commission appointed by president bill clinton. in 2008, he was awarded the national humanities medal by president bush. his newest book is "monument man: the life and art of daniel chester french." before i invite him to the stage, i ask that you make sure that anything that makes noise like a cellphone is switched off. now, join me in welcoming harold holzer, our speaker this evening. [applause] mr. holzer: good evening. i am so grateful you braved the typical lincoln's birthday weather to join us tonight. i think this might be the 40th lincoln's birthday where i have made a speech or election are. -- or lecture. it really varies. i made a misery of the birthday of my older daughter, she is the 11,t her birthday, she is and she has had to make trips to springfield, illinois. for which i apologize. i also apologize that lincoln was not born on may 10

over 50 lincoln books.his is an hour. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to the new york historical society. given the weather, i am very glad to see such a full and enthusiastic crowd in our beautiful auditorium. for those of you who don't already know me, i am louise mirrer, president of new york historical. , i would likeram to thank our great trustee and benefactor for making the event possible, along with all of the other great programs he supports. i would also like to recognize and thank one of our terrific trustees, alan shook, in the audience. thank you for all of the amazing work you do on behalf of this great institution. [applause] louise: i want to thank as well be chairman's council members with us tonight. will lastng's program about an hour and include a question and answer session. the q&a will be conducted via written no cards. you should have received a no card and pencil on the way in -- received a note card and pencil on the way in. the questions on the cards will be collected later in

so lincoln wins. it does indeed end up being lincoln and douglas in the north, breckinridge and bell in the south. and breckinridge was the lower south with his argument for late code. l wins the upper software there is less of that commitment to protecting slavery at all costs. and lincoln just stops douglas across the country sort of. he easily beats douglas in the electoral college. lincoln is up with 180 oleksuk volts, douglas is 12 but in fact in a lot of states they ran pretty close. a couple of things to think about in connection with this. one, if douglas, breckinridge and bell had gone together with they have been lincoln? the three of them together got 123 electoral votes to lincoln's 180. not enough. the wood the votes have gone to lincoln instead of two douglas or the fusion candidate as they were talking about? hard to say. we really can't now. here is pretty much what we do know. there were efforts for them to get together. there were efforts to get a coalition together. and the one who

he was on the boards of the abraham lincoln organization and the lincoln forum. he volunteered with the national park service as a speaker and guide at ford's theater. he was generous and kind. he spoke with the authority established by years of study and his inherent intimacy with the subject derived from his illinois roots. one of his friends said i am a better person and lincoln scholar because of john ellis. the board of the lincoln group has decided to honor his memory with a program that unites his passion and love for ford's theater. the john ellisng scholarship. make thearship will excellent programs here at ford's more accessible to teachers across the country. the lincoln group will make the scholarship the focus of its ongoing efforts to raise support for lincoln education. this first year, four scholarships be granted to teachers that will be selected by ford's staff. i congratulate the lincoln group of the district of columbia for its support of lincoln education programs here at ford's theater by creating the john ellis scholarship. thank you very m

lincoln." one of the first cities outside illinois named after abraham lincoln. he, as always, does a good deal of work, research. he examines lincoln photographs, he gets the photographer to send him individual photographs, and he produces his own "standing lincoln." the brooding lincoln, face down. a woman who was present when the model was unveiled in lincoln, nebraska, went up to french and said, i saw abraham lincoln speak in illinois, and you may not know this, but before every speech, he stood with his hands clasped in front of him and his and then he raised his head and began. when they unveiled that, she said, you saw him, too? and french had not, of course, but this is an intuitive interpretation. at this point, french is so famous and so well-established that two other american presidents enlist him to be part of the rebuilding and remodeling scheme in washington, d.c. the development of the national mall, the prevention of blight in washington. theodore roosevelt conceives of a nati

lincoln said i tell many stories. i reckon i do but i have found in the course of a long experience that common people -- common people -- take them as they run, are more easily influenced and formed through the medium of broad illustration than any other way. as president, he used stories to drive home political arguments with engaging economy. when major general john pope telegraphed he had caught -- 5000 confederates. that reminds me, he replied, of an old woman who was ill. dr. k for medicine for her constipation. the next morning, he found her fresh and getting breakfast. she confirmed the medicine had worked. movements, the physician inquired? 142, she replied. madam, i am serious. how many? 142. i must know. you, 142. them, wind. lincoln closed the discussion, i captures, 140's are wind. [laughter] britton threatened war over the union navy seizure from a british ship. therealled the drunk -- were lots of drunks and lincoln stories. he recalled the drunk that straight into illinois church and fell asleep in the

yet he mourned lincoln's death as if he had known lincoln. his emotions were experienced by countless others, including many former slaves. shortly after the assassination, a former slave from marietta, ohio named charlotte scott said the colored people have lost their best friend on earth. mr. lincoln was our best friend and i will give five dollars of my wages toward a monument to his memory. word of her remarks made it into the newspapers and eventually led to the emancipation statue over in lincoln park, a few blocks away from here. how many people throughout our history have been able to a vote such feelings of friendship among ordinary americans? not many, yet lincoln does to this day. just like sidney george fisher and charlotte scott, how many of us feel we know lincoln and believe he still has something to say to us more than 150 years after his death? that is why it is altogether fitting and proper we join together at ford's theater every year to reflect upon the life and legacy of abraham lincoln. lincoln has an ability to reach ac

lincoln. he moved to springfield and began a political career that would launch him into the national spotlight. for the next two hours we'll learn about the city's history and life and legacy of america's 16th president. we begin our special feature with a visit to his presidential ibrary and museum. >> the city of springfield, so much of it is built around the legacy of abraham lincoln. illinois is the land of lincoln, springfield is the home of lincoln. his old courthouse where he gave speeches, and he's buried on the outskirts of town. this museum was built in 2005, it opened to the public. it had been a dream of for a long time of many folks here in central illinois. the pup of the library is very basic. to preserve and pass on the legacy of abraham lincoln. he's a man who i think best encapsulated what it means to be american. what the idea of america is all about. the dom, equality, opportunity. we do put him on a pedestal rightly but he was a human being he had great ambitions to do gr

lincoln about that. if you turn into this parking lot, take a left, this would francis'swhere elijah house would have been sitting at sixth and jefferson. eliza and simeon -- simeon was the editor of the newspaper, eliza was his wife. mary and lincoln's engagement first broke up -- broke upy first because he got cold feet or did he just feel like he was inadequate for mary? i think a lot of it was the pressure from her sisters because they always felt like he wasn't good enough for mary to marry, because mary was a todd. we know they broke up right after new year's eve and they were miserable. both of them were very miserable. simeon -- simeon invited lincoln and eliza invited mary to dinner one night, not knowing the other would be there. they sat across like they had never been apart from each other. after that initial meeting, they andted coming here secretly -- coming here secretly because they didn't want her sisters to but in again. her sisters didn't think that abraham lincoln, one of our greatest

lincoln is challenging douglas in that lincoln thinks the supreme court has gotten it wrong. abraham lincoln thinks the founders were anti-slavery. and roger taney and his six fellow justices have ruled exactly the opposite, that the founders were proslavery, that the constitution is on the side of slaveholders' rights. you remember again the words from taney arguing slaveholder'' rights were expressly affirmed in the text. when lincoln and douglas are arguing with each other, they are basically arguing over what the supreme court has said and done in dred scott. while they are debating, douglas says to lincoln, how can you overthrow a ruling of the supreme court? how can you do that? the supreme court. douglas is basically saying to lincoln the supreme court is final, it has settled the issue for us. lincoln has a response. i want us to look at that. in some ways, what he says in his answer to douglas serves as a roadmap for what we will see in the next few years once lincoln is elected president. there is a lot of text on this slide. bear with me as we work through this. on

, richard carwardine on lincoln's sense of humor, nina silber on how lincoln was remembered in new dealmerica, and david blight on lincoln's relationship with abolitionist frederick douglass and michael burlingame on lincoln as president-elect from of 1860 election until march 1861 inauguration. starting things off are sarah james, the director of ford's education and interpretation, and jonathan white, president of the ever him lincoln institute. this is live coverage, a full day of it, on american history tv on c-span3. >> good morning and welcome to ford's theatre and thank you to the abraham lincoln institute. the illinois state society

lincoln -- the members of lincoln's cabinet very often groaned when lincoln would start to tell a story because he knew -- because they knew these stories would go on and on and there was business to be done. and sometimes the stories had a point, a moral. for example, at the end of the civil war when jefferson davis was on the run, and nobody could quite figure out what to do with him, lincoln did not want to try him for treason. lincoln wished that the davis problem would simply go away. lincoln was all in favor of a speedy and lenient reconstruction. but he was -- he had to have sort of some policy about what to do with confederate leaders. he was asked, mr. president, what should we do? and lincoln says, it brings me in mind of this baptist that i used to know. and this baptist was quite opposed to the use of any alcoholic beverages. he would not go near the stuff. but he came down with a fever. and his doctor prescribed a certain gram of whiskey once a day. and the baptist could not decide whether to follow his conscience doctor's.'s orders -- orders. but the baptist finally conclu

richard on lincoln's sense of humor, nina silver on how lincoln was remembered in new deal america, david blight, on lincoln's relationship with abolitionist frederick douglass, and michael burlingame on lincoln as president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend, on c-span three. earlier this month, historians gathered at the conference on the civil war, covering its causes and the roles of african- americans and southern unionists. pulitzer prize winning author john meacham and elizabeth baron of the university of virginia took part. the american civil war museum and the university of virginia center for civil war history hosted the event. you can watch it monday night, starting 8 pm eastern, on c- span three. next, a hearing on the cost of higher education, with former advisers to the bush and obama administration. university chancellor and a college student, testifying for the house education committee. sprint committee on education and labor will come to order, want to welcome everyone, note for the record that a quorum is present. meeting together, and a

in lincoln's proclamation. they did not talk at all about the dakota 38. they did not talk about anything that had been a preoccupation for lincoln's four-month leading up to that point. why did they ignore these people because it was easier for them and that moment not to think about what was happening in minnesota. what was happening in minnesota was too troubling, it was too difficult and it didn't fit with the narrative that they were constructing about the way in which the civil war was being prosecuted and they hoped about the way in which it would be remembered. a panel like this i think is trying to recast that memory in important ways, trying to reorient our understanding of what remains perhaps the central chapter in this nation's history argent again i will leave it there. thank you. [ applause ] >> now i think it's time broaden the conversation get everybody involved. because this event is being filmed, we need to ask everyone that would like to ask a question to use the microphone. the microphones

the assassination of abraham lincoln. it features artifacts that were collected during those hours that surgeons were treating him after he was shot at ford's theatre and during and after his autopsy the next day. you might remember that abraham lincoln is shot at ford's theatre at about 10:30 on friday, the 14th of april, 1865. eest a few days after l surrendered at appomattox, effectively ending the civil war. lincoln is out of play and a shot in the back of the head by john wilkes booth by a small label it. that bullet is on display here. you can see it in that small glass globe. the bullet was recovered the next day at an autopsy performed at the white house. in the hours shortly after lincoln is shot the surgeon general, joseph lawrence, response to the president's side. this is that the petersen house across the street from ford's theatre. barnes calls for a probe. we have now to that in the back on display. the idea was that it would be threaded into the wild with the idea that, depending on how far into the road t

for the abraham lincoln symposium. this gathering, hosted by the abraham lincoln institute and ford theater society, brings together lincoln scholars to highlight the president's life, career, and legacy. nina on how lincoln was remembered in new deal america. david blithe on lincoln's relationship with frederick douglass. and michael burlingame on lincoln as president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> researchers talked with congressional staff about efforts to counter russian soto mysia -- social media influence and a proposal for a new government organization that would focus on information sharing. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you all very much for coming. thank you for taking the time today to come to this briefing. i will spend 15 or so minutes talking about research and hopefully we should have plenty of time for questions and answers and discussion afterward. russian media and affluence. i'm sure you have all seen headlines in the united states over the past four year

speakers include a speaker on lincoln and the natural environment, lincoln's sense of humor, how lincoln was remembered in new deal america, lincoln's relationship with olitionist fredrick douglas, and lincoln as president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. senator bernie sanders held a rally in concord, new hampshire last weekend, his first visit to the state since announcing his bid for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination. ♪ taking it to the streets taking it to the streets oh, yeah taking it to the streets ♪ ♪ taking it to the streets

in ford's theatre theatre for the annual abraham lincoln symposium. this is american history tv on c-span3. --ing up is michael is michael burlingame. been at history tv has ford's theatre in washington all day with the american lincoln symposium. after the next speaker there 3:55be a speakers panel at wagering presenters responding to questions from the audience and one another. those speakers will be from earlier. of course, for its theater is significant in relation to president lincoln, as he was in the presidential box with his wife mary on april 14, 1865 for a performance of "our american cousin." after john wilkes booth shot the president as he watched the play. the president died from his wounds the next morning. [indiscernible conversations] >> good afternoon. that is my way of saying good afternoon. am the professor of politics at washington and lee university. teach lincoln.t along with washington and lee. i met michael burlingame in the holy land, sprin springfield, illinoi. michael is the most generous scholar i have ever met. evenho

the author of lincoln's sense of humor. this is live coverage on american history tv on c-span3. >> good morning. i am the former

but it was reversed by president andrew johnson, lincoln's successor. i would argue it is andrew johnson who was the worst president in the history of the united states. jeff,north carolina, republican line. caller: hello. host: go ahead. reparations is another division attempt. know, everyt, you single person no matter what color they are can go back and blame somebody for something. it is time to stop teaching incessantly in our public school systems about slavery. it is over a hundred what years old? you cannot keep charging people that have nothing to do with slavery for the guilt of being slaveowners. many whitefor us, people have suffered injustice. we just have to move on. host: thanks, caller. emphasizedi think i at the outset that i think the case for reparations is not predicated exclusively on slavery. it is critical that we take into calibrations the long-term effects of the jim indicatedd and i also there are ongoing damages that need to be considered and i would highlight among these, again, mass incarceration, police killings of unarmed b

today, it is the abraham lincoln supposed him. you.raham lincoln suppose [chatter] >> we are waiting for david blight to take the stage. there will be a speaker's panel on speakers about abraham looking. spoke earlier on how lincoln was remembered in new deal america. between here and there is michael burlingame on lincoln s president-elect from his election in 1860 until his 1861 inauguration. a lot of discussion. >> we are about to get

together lincoln scholars to highlight his life, career, and legacy. they will discuss the environment, lincoln's sense of humor, and how he will be remembered in america. his relationship with abolitionist frederick douglass, and lincoln on president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. here on c-span we will show you a recent campaign stop in new hampshire for bernie sanders. that is followed by a look at president trump's 2020 budget request with acting white house director and john sullivan. real -- a resolution supporting the public disclosure of robert mueller's report on russian interference in the u.s. election. senator bernie sanders was in new hampshire this past weekend for his first visit to the state since announcing his 2020 candidacy for president. at this rally in concord, he spoke about universal health care, tax policy, and climate change among other topics. ♪

and abraham lincoln.lincoln is a hero to the oppressed people all over the world because he lived and died for freedom and he led the country through the greatest crisis, he believed in the government for the people, pie the people, for the people should not parish from the earth. well, bill, washington and jefferson and lincoln are dead. they began our democracy but they knew the job would have to be finished by those that lived after them. they knew this democracy would last only as long as its citizens were willing to keep working on it. it is our government, bill. from here on, it's up to us. . [music] on suspend, gilabrant holds a campaign rally in front of trump hotel in new york city. she announced her bid the week before. live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on cspan next, a conversation about frank rizzo and the concerns of white working class voters in the 1970s. this interview was

with henry clay he was the person that abraham lincoln adored. i feel there is a link that goes all the way back to the declaration of independence all the way through abraham lincoln. how do you feel about that? >> it is true, thomas jefferson and henry clay both studied at george with and they both considered henry clay to be a political figure. lincoln was born in kentucky. henry clay made his reputation in kentucky. i think in lincoln there is very much a henry clay believe that we need to compromise. that, we cannot simply impose our own moral views on the country. that the most important thing, henry clay believed it is to hold the union together. if the union can stay together, america will work past whatever

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this is a photograph that is lincoln at gettysburg. an unknown photograph of lincoln giving the gettysburg address. i am going to read a little bit about this because i want to get it exactly right. in a 1963 biopic of david bachrach, "life" magazine described it as lincoln being recorded in this wet plate photograph that david bachrach helped take. lincoln is on the speaker's platform in the background, but he is not recognizable. david bachrach's biography published 71 years after his death captioned the photograph, , gettysburg battlefield dedication ceremony, but stepped back and tepidly declared, possibly including abraham lincoln, 1863. this photograph, long believed to have pictured the audience awaiting lincoln's address, was taken by david bachrach at gettysburg. however, it was not made november 1853, but six years later at a similar commemorative ceremony. proof of this fact is in 1863, horses and buggies were not allowed on the cemetery grounds. that was in the book of a famous lincoln photograph collector. he did not belie

lincoln is not recognizable. david bachrach's biography captioned the photograph, gettysburg battlefield dedication ceremony, but stepped back and tepidly declared, possibly including abraham lincoln, 1863. this photograph, long believed to have pictured the audience awaiting his address, was taken by david bachrach at gettysburg. but it was made six years later at a similar commemorative ceremony. proof of this fact is in an 1863, horses and buggies were not allowed on the cemetery grounds. that was in the book of a famous lincoln photograph collector. he did not believe it was at the dedication ceremony, but he believed it was gettysburg a few years later. the reason he thought that was because there were all those wagons. christie's1999, auction to the david bachrach family copy of this for $16,100. the auction stated it was the gettysburg battlefield dedication ceremony, 1863, and cited bacharach's biography. well, this is not gettysburg and that is not lincoln. this is the 1867 dedication of the antietam nat

, or editor of over 50 lincoln books.. louise: good evening, everyone. welcome to the new york historical society.

despite president lincoln's efforts to limit the war involving white men only african americans both men and women seized the opportunity to gain freedom. beginning with the first fired by south carolina with their articles of succession and continuing through the formal organization of the united states color troops in 1863. their agency forced the federal government to recognize publicly the war's true nature, it was a fight over the right to own another human being. it was a fight to treat that person as nothing more than chattel and it was a fight for the right to exploit that person's labor for personal gain. after the war began black women and men forced the u.s. and government to change policies as they used their agency to demand freedom or at the very least protection from the u.s. government. both governments stated unequivocally that this was a white man's war and that black military service was not needed nor was it wanted. but change would quickly be in the winds. one of the earlier events occurred on may 22, 1861 when president lincoln sent benjamin butler to fort monro

i believe that lincoln was the worst president. the only reason i say that is because in our constitution, there's a line that says all men are created equal. for some reason, the black people didn't make that state, right? and when lincoln had the war to free the slaves, did he say, okay, all of you people can now vote, all of you people can now own land, all of you people have the exact same rights as white people? that's what should have happened. >> okay. caller, thanks. >> actually, i absolutely agree that that's what should have happened. my understanding is that approximately two days before he was assassinated, lincoln gave a speech where he said that he was going to make sure that black americans had the vote. well, at the time it would have been black male americans because only men were eligible to vote at the point of the end of the civil war. but he gave a speech saying that he was going to be fully committed to giving black folks the vote, and john wilks booth was in the audience. my understanding is it was at that po

as lincoln explained in his second inaugural, "the progress of our arms upon which all else depends iss well to the public as to myself." americans were not confused about the fact the armies were the primary responsibility for achieving the war aims for the united states. this medical pushing reunions -- this meant accomplishing reunions. for the confederacy, this meant an independent slavery public. americans on both sides voraciously consumed news about the progress of their armies and the generals who commanded armies. account,. gallagher's the front pages of 80% of harpers weekly, a premier illustrated newspaper featured a military topic or leader. generals where the celebrities of the villains of the time. their successes and failures affected army and civilian morale and commitment to the war effort. a chief example was robert e. lee and his army of northern virginia, which together the camp of locusts of nationalism for a country that basically only existed in wartime. the slateer argues wonders of his army proved most nationalistic of all confederates, using letters home, batt

lincoln credited his generals accomplishments with his successful reelections. they secured permanent emancipation. without knowing civil war history, one could not fully understand one of the most important election outcomes in american history. while lincoln's analysis makes it easy to spot the importance of military history to his reelection, easier to miss is a decisive role that military forces played in the struggle for emancipation and social progress. development at the very heart of award that erupted over slavery. >> in may, 1861 enslaved southerners working on fortifications fled to nearby u.s. forces under benjamin f butler's command advancing not only the possibility of their own freedom, but a wider wartime emancipation. from the first month of the civil war to it's last, the physical presence of the u.s. army is what enabled enslaved people and their children to make a dash for freedom with some hope of protection. as robertshaw who would command the 54th massachusetts infantry explained after lincoln issued the preliminary emancipation proclamati

include -- on lincoln since of humor. how lincoln was remembered new deal america. withits relationship frederick douglass -- lincoln's relationship with frederick douglass. and lincoln as president elect. watch on c-span three. >> president trump issued an emergency order to ground all boeing 737 max 8 and 9 airplanes until further notice. the u.s. joins several other countries grounding these aircraft after a deadly crash in ethiopia. this came after a briefing with on drug trafficking at the southern border. this is 25 minutes. president trump: thank you very much. i know you have been following the terrible tragedy of the ethiopian airlines crash. tragic. an faa is prepared to make announcement very shortly regarding new information and evidence we have received from the site and from other locations. through a couple of other complaints, we have had a very detailed group of

the lincoln administration looks like they're going to give it to but lincoln is assassinated in april of 1865 and then she with andrew johnson. andrew johnson is lukewarm on this idea especially because is a woman running this office. and so ultimately he does give continue theher to work but punts the request for $15,000 to congress. congress in 1865 is like they don't do19, anything with it. slow. ultimately, barton does get the money, the $15,000, but all of this effort she fronts all of from what she gets from friends, what she gets from family members and from those who want her to do this work. she also travels the country on a speaking tour. andgoes across the country gives a lecture about what it was like to be a woman going to the battlefield. is able to, through speaking fees, through donations, she is able to cobble enough money together to keep this operation going until 1866 she gets a federal appropriation to give her the $15,000 to essentially pay her what she has fronted to get this office going. so it does begin in 1865. by 1867, most of the work -- the pickings have

"lincoln's them pups," and they would antagonize them to know and. they would yell at them -- to no end. they would yell at them, and be very angry at them. they would intentionally hurrah for jeff davis, the president of the can -- confederacy. that what antagonize the soldiers, because they have these people openly supportive of the enemy. citizensd arrest the that made those comments, and take them to camp abbott at the guardhouse. they would take the civilians, but then into the guardhouse and before they would be allowed to leave, they would have to recite the oath of allegiance for the union. sympathizers realized early on that was a ticket out of the guardhouse. without any real strong emotion behind it, they would go through the motions of reciting the oath. i'vethey would leave, and -- as they would leave, they would hurrah for jeff davis again. it became a game. it became a serious game with weapons involved often times. becameident that , and becameovered well known here and elsewhere was the incident involving a sergeant with the union tr

hosted by the abraham lincoln institute and ford society brings together lincoln scholars to highlight the 16th president's life, career and legacy. speakers include james tackach on lincoln and the natural environment. richard carwadine on lincoln's sense of humor. nina silber on how lincoln was remembered in "new deal america." david blight.

speakers include a professor on lincoln and the natural environment.wardivere -- richard ne, david blight, and michael lingame. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. creatednine, c-span was as a public service by america's cable television companies. to bringingtinue unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> we are at the mother mosque of america in cedar rapids, iowa , where c-span is learning about the city's history. it was the first building constructed as a place of worship for muslims in america. we take you to learn about the development of islam as an established religion in the united states. >> the significance of this symbolic oft it is the freedom of religion. it is a first house about the muslims built in north

nina silver on how lincoln was remembered on new deal america, david blank on lincoln's relationship with abolitionist frederick douglass and michael burlingame on lincoln as president the left. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> former vice president joe biden speaks for a fundraiser for the democratic party on saturday. it speech is scheduled to begin at 7 pm eastern. you can see that live on c-span . >>> now a house hearing on vehicle technologies designed to prevent drunk driving, including a detection system that provides requires a breathalyzer test. this is about 90 minutes. the session will now come to order. i thank everyone for coming on this going away day. my plan is that we will get as many opening statements as we can before votes and then hopefully all of you will come back to talk to our witnesses. i recognize myself, for five minutes. as the consumer protection subcommittee, we are committed to ensuring the safety of the american people. we have addressed a number of auto safety issues over the years, holding hearings on the airbag defects and gen

with abraham lincoln symposium. speakers include lincoln scholars, david blight and michael burling game. on lincoln's relationship with frederick douglass, and his actions as president-elect before his first inauguration. our live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. announcer: each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. up next u.s. army medical department museum director takes us behind the scenes to see some of his favorite items. he shows us models of a civil war era ambulance train, a doll made by pow nurses and a dummy used to train army medical professionals. george: i would like to with welcome you to the united states medical museum here at fort sam houston, texas. you're probably looking around saying it doesn't look like a museum. in fact this is a part of every museum, the part that the public doesn't often get to see. i know that when i first came, i thought, museums, they are quiet. they are contemplative places. boy, was i wr

andrew johnson was really no abraham lincoln. >> i knew abraham lincoln. [laughter] the one state in the union where you can make that joke. >> why initially were republicans optimistic about the chances that johnson would do what they wanted? >> well, they are in the moment. remember, andrew johnson, i'm a tennessean, so you all can thank me later for your independence. [laughter] >> if it weren't for -- y'all could be part of spain, i made that joke about george w. bush the first time i met him, peter, it's a great subject, he was governor then, and at the governor's mansion i said that, he went, that's pretty funny, asshole. [laughter] >> it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. >> hi, how are you? >> are we proud of our boy? he said mal administration twice and lockian. 12 years of graduate school you get lockian. sorry what was the question? >> andrew johnson was, and i'm just going to jump in here, we've only used his name as a verb, or as an adjective, but voldemort, i think this moment is most like the johnson one, where johnson was a temper

bys daylong gathering hosted the abraham lincoln institute and 40 theaters society brings together lincoln scholars to highlight the presidents life, achievements, legacy. include nina silver on how lincoln was remembered in new deal america, david blake on lincoln's relationship with frederick douglass and michael burlingame on lincoln as president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. c-span cities tour is on the road exploring the american story and this weekend with the help of our cable partners we visit cedar rapids in east central iowa. gothic inted american this studio. if the piece that everybody knows. a lot of times people will not know the artist or title, but it's on iconic piece, probably the most iconic piece of american art today. >> the iowa caucuses have not been great at selecting the next president. it seems their eyes function is winnowing the field. we talk about three tickets out of iowa, the top three finishers in the caucuses and move on. >> join us on book tv as we speak with local cedar rapids authors and a sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3 is am

richard on lincoln's sense of humor, nina silver on how lincoln was remembered in new deal america, david blight, on lincoln's relationship with abolitionist frederick douglass, and michael burlingame on lincoln as president-elect. watch american history tv this weekend, on c-span three. earlier this month, historians gathered at the conference on the civil war, covering its causes and the roles of african- americans and southern unionists. pulitzer prize winning author john meacham and elizabeth baron of the university of virginia took part. the american civil war museum and the university of virginia center for civil war history hosted