the subject of attacks on the lincoln administration. the new york "herald" was particularly vicious because so often confederate ships managed to run this blockade. the blockade runners got through anyway. are you in missiles? no blockade could be utterly impermeable. the number of ships the never tried to run the blockade because they feared capture by the blockading ships. while most did so successfully thousands did not do so. it was reduced by more than 90% in90 percent in just the 1st year of the war. and actively blockading force that strangled the economy. >> mentioned briefly the conflicts within the navy. oriented. and any number of other afflictions within a very vast and varied service. other services and what they call suiting. >> i'm shocked you would suggest there is a rivalry between the services. there are always were there before 1947 when the defense department was created. arrivals for public support and within the congress which has not gone away. those who will fly consider themselves to be the top of that. very pre

the subject of attacks on the lincoln administration. the new york "herald" was particularly vicious because so often confederate ships managed to run this blockade. the blockade runners got through anyway. are you in missiles? no blockade could be utterly impermeable. the number of ships the never tried to run the blockade because they feared capture by the blockading ships. while most did so successfully thousands did not do so. it was reduced by more than 90% in90 percent in just the 1st year of the war. and actively blockading force that strangled the economy. >> mentioned briefly the conflicts within the navy. oriented. and any number of other afflictions within a very vast and varied service. other services and what they call suiting. >> i'm shocked you would suggest there is a rivalry between the services. there are always were there before 1947 when the defense department was created. arrivals for public support and within the congress which has not gone away. those who will fly consider themselves to be the top of that. very pre

said "noent lincoln administration by any extreme of wickedness or folly and seriously injure the government in the short space of four years." then reagan said, "if mr. lincoln could see what's happened in this country in the last three and a half years, he might hedge on that statement." in other words, the carter years. said in his inaugural, in 1981, "whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of america will find it in the life of his family can -- of abraham lincoln." true. i think he got it. when reagan was running he said, i want president lincoln. lincoln said, "we must distance are all ourselves from the past and then we will save our country." and reagan went on to say, "four years ago, that's what we did. we saved the country." reagan says that he shared many points of philosophy with lincoln. a couple of times, he called him -- abraham.am heard president george bush senior dualityo understand the of lincoln. he said, if you look at some of the paintings of lincoln, you see his "agony and his greatness." and he equates the two. senior,also says, bush lincoln was at once a

the lincoln administration's willingness to halt prisoner exchanges to protect black p.o.w.s was denounced by "the new york times" and walt whitman. lincoln's firm insistence that the emancipation proclamation be upheld and that slavery be completely abolished as a condition for ending the civil war were policies that attached very great weight to the freedom and welfare of black people. it is likely that he could have ended the war earlier if he had been willing to allow slavery to continue. it is very likely these policies cost the lives of many thousands of soldiers, the great majority of whom were white. at the end of his life, lincoln wants blacks to be citizens of the united states and wanted to give voting rights to some, but not all black men. in the last speech he ever gave, he said, quote, he preferred for now that black men who fought in the war and those that were very intelligent be permitted to vote. most scholars think by well educated he meant educated or literate. it was a policy that enraged john wilksbooth because he heard the speech. immediately after listening to linco

the lincoln administration's willingness to halt prisoner exchanges to protect black pows was denounced by the new york times and walt whitman, among others. he was no more concerned of the fate of white prisoners than a black prisoners. his insistence that -- that the emancipation proclamation be upheld and slavery be abolished work policies that attached great weight to the freedom of welfare of black people. he could have ended the war earlier if he would have been willing to not abolish slavery. at the end of his life, he wanted blacks to be citizens of the u.s. and wanted to give voting rights to some, but not all, black men. in his last speech in 1865, he said that he "preferred that for now, black men who fought in the war, and those who are intelligent, be permitted to vote." by very intelligent, scholars think he means literate. the policy he proposed was a great change for the better. it was a policy that enraged john wilkes booth. john wilkes booth heard the speech, and it prompted him to murder lincoln, here in this place where we are now, today. immediately after listening

he supported the emancipation proclamation and the lincoln administration's emancipation policy.he was not a proponent of black troops in the army. and he had no black troops in his army in georgia. he had a contingent of black pioneers, as they were called. that meant labor troops. they played a crucial role, especially in the march through south carolina. >> what happened to these people who attached themselves to the army. >> in the case of georgia, he had thousands of african-american slaves following the army, he tried to discourage that, because they ate up supplies, several thousand of them made it to savannah, a lot of them dropped out several thousand made it to savannah with him. and sherman after consulting with secretary of war stanton, in january 1865, issued a famous order 15, in which he set aside millions of acres of the low country in georgia and south carolina for occupation by freed slaves. with whatever possessory titles until congress can make good that land. congress never did make good that land. andrew johnson, when he became president returned the land to

the lincoln administration's willingness to halt prisoner exchanges to protect black pows was denounced by the new york and walt whitman, among others. he was no more concerned of the fate of white prisoners than a black prisoners. his insistence that -- that the emancipation proclamation be upheld and slavery be abolished work policies that attached great weight to the freedom of welfare of black people. he can ended the whirly or if he earlierted -- the war if he would have been willing to not abolish slavery. at the end of his life, he wanted blacks to be citizens of the u.s. and wanted to give voting rights to some, but not all, black men. in his last speech in 1865, he said that he "preferred that for now, black men who fought in the those who are intelligent, be permitted to vote." by very intelligent, scholars think he means literate. the policy he proposed was a great -- great change for the better. the books booth heard speech, and it prompted him to murder lincoln, here in this place where we are now, today. immediately after listening to his speech, boothe told a friend that

the lincoln administration's willingness to hold resin or exchanges to protect black pows was denounced by the new york times and walt whitman among others. lincoln was no more concerned of the state of white prisoners than of lack prisoners. his firm insistence that the emancipation proclamation be upheld, and his insistence that slavery be completely abolished -- attachingn were great weight to the freedom and welfare of black people. it is likely he could have ended the war earlier if he had allowed slavery to continue. therefore it is likely these policies cost the lives of many thousands of soldiers, the great majority of whom were white. of his life, lincoln wanted blacks to be citizens of the united states and wanted to give voting rights to some, but not all black men. gave, last speech he ever he said he preferred that for now black men who fought in the war and those who are very intelligent be permitted to vote. most scholars mean -- most scholars think he meant very educated or illiterate. .- or literate it was john wilkes booth who heard this speech. and the state meant --

he supported the emancipation proclamation and the lincoln administration's emancipation policy.he was not a proponent of black troops in the army. and he had no black troops in his army in georgia. he had a contingent of black pioneers, as they were called. that meant labor troops. they played a crucial role, especially in the march through south carolina. >> what happened to these people who attached themselves to the army. >> in the case of georgia, he had thousands of african-american slaves following the army, he tried to discourage that, because they ate up supplies, several thousand of them made it to savannah, a lot of them dropped out several thousand made it to savannah with him. and sherman after consulting with secretary of war stanton, in january 1865, issued a famous order 15, in which he set aside millions of acres of the low country in georgia and south carolina for occupation by freed slaves. with whatever possessory titles until congress can make good that land. congress never did make good that land. andrew johnson, when he became president returned the land to

public hearing is april fourth ten o'clock in the morning in adair county administrative building in many of our control and played lincoln to major health issues will stay on the market but with a big warning attached will explain what patients need to know for a few snowflake patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. learn more at cancercenter.com slash eastern. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. controversial form of birth control the thirteen years now has investigated for months the shore female sterilization made by behr yet this week the fda chose to leave it on the market despite adding a black box warning to the box and demanding a new study on the effects it has had on thousands of women men are now stepping forward saying this is not acceptable alyssa bustamante has an update to our investigation thousands of women these local and around the country have filed complaint af

lincoln and grant appointees, largely. nathan clifford from the buchanan administration. this is a court made up of justices appointed by lincoln and grant. you would think that a court made up of justices appointed by lincoln and grant would all be people sympathetic to reconstruction. it doesn't turn out to be the way. there is stephen j. field and joseph brownlee and others, soured on reconstruction. it would be a very divided court for that reason. when lincolnthat made these appointments to the supreme court, he had run a litmus test. that was whether or not they would support the union. he didn't delve into their positions on other issues. correct? michael: correct. he is in the midst of a civil war. he has done all kinds of controversial things from suspending habeas corpus to the blockade, etc.. he wants judges that he is convinced will uphold his war powers, and that is the litmus test. there are economic issues and everything, but those are secondary. he appoints mostly republicans, but he even appoints stephen j. field, a unionist democrat. he said he would be a

administrative leave. one man is behind bars after a heroin trafficking ring is broken up. lincoln county sheriffs deputies have arrested eric daniel noland detectives caught him in the act when confronted police found a sizable amount of what is called black tar heroin. no one was placed in prison on a 57,000-dollar bond. lincoln county sheriff's deputies say they expect to make more arrests related to this trafficking ring. you about. 17-year-old responsible for making threats against the union county high school has not been charged. justin cassidy was arrested last that after making threats against porter ridge high school. after speaking with investigators cassidy admitted to making the threat but insisted they were just a hoax. north carolina is a felony to make a violent threat on schools. two other teens are being investigated in this incident. seven years in jail, that's how long this man will spend behind bars after admitting he tried to get photos from a 15-year-old girl. 34-year-old ralph -- was sentenced in a hickory county courtroom. sheriff's detectives pose as young

he really understands the veterans administration and what an important role in half and taking care of our veterans and their families. saidber, abraham lincolnhe wife and their children. now, rudy grisham -- where's rudy? rudy, i'm not going to waste anymore time on him hear. please welcome rudy grisham. [applause] >> first of all, i would like to thank each and every one of you. i went one of those old green berets from the 60's -- [applause] >> but i have been very fortunate. everyone talks about ronald reagan. i sure the senator a photo of me having dinner with ronald reagan. very future post -- very few of us are fortunate enough. i have served several president, and i want to share something with you for veterans. this is so important. as a senior advisor, appointed by a president. by the way, we were appointed by president, he can fire you the next day. you have no job security. well, at the v.a., i worked with three v.a. secretaries. what senator marcos did, you have to remember this. i see so many people talking about the v.a., and they do not know what they're talking about. one of the big problems is, i was an scs, senior executive

administration the railroads had a very big push to make the mall that therm filling in, the mall that we walk across today has been largely reclaimed. beyond the washington monument toward the lincoln memorial. and they wanted to use that land for -- for freight yard. and it didn't work out that way. the more interesting story, i think, is about the creation of union station. in -- as part of mcmillan plan, and what happened was that the mcmillan plan if you're not familiar with it, was a group of senator james mcmillan from michigan who was in very much involved with the district of columbia and very much appreciative of everything in the district of columbia. he really cared about this city. and one of the things he wanted it to do was so bring some design organization to it because largely by 1900 while false plans had been ignored in terrible ways, and so mcmillan ultimately got through the senate in class it can senate fashion. they weighted to the proposal and waited till they were out of town and created the mcmillan commission. it's a -- reed in my book i do it very quickly, but in the book too. it was sort of typical congressional maneuvering and he had a very able assista