[applause] announcer: today, american history tv is marking the 150th anniversary of the lincoln association. you can find hundreds of programs on president lincoln in c-span's video library at the span.org. here is a brief look at one of them. >> imagine for a moment that the president of the united states has been assassinated in your workplace by one of your most admired and respected charismatic colleagues as you stood nearby. picture the chaos as her mind races, fearing for your own safety and the fear of being found. the own chosen words you might have uttered the could of been considered hostile to the president, as well as the times that using socializing with the assassin as recently as the drink you took with him in the bar next door a few hours ago. the more that i start thinking, there is a saloon on the south side of ford's theater where secessionist on now. the greenback saloon, which is where the union is hung out, they're what -- were a lot of trips to the saloon that day. booth alone made seven or eight trips, which gives you some idea about working up the courage to do what

lincoln's ss nation. the new york herald special edition shows how the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot. curator: i am the curator of selections and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called "president lincoln is dead." this has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald, which was the most widely circulated newspaper of the time, that were published in the 18 hours immediately following link and assassination. so, it is a minute i minute story of the news as it happens ed. one of the ways we help people understand not just time or place, is through this great map that we have on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost here in this building almost in the epicenter. ford's theatre is certainly the true spot of most things to do with this day, but the newseum is on the site of the national hotel, which is the hotel where booth stayed the night before the crime. the next edition is the 2:00 a.m. addition, the morning newspaper at that time. and this is essentially breaking news. flash moments of the president has been shot.

lincoln's assassination. the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot. >> on the curator and director of collections. we are in our new lincoln exhibit called president lincoln's debt. this exhibit has a really tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper of the time that was published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. so it is amended by minutes story of the news as it happened, as people were getting it in this country, about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways we help people understand not just the time but place is through this great map that we have on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost in this building at the epicenter of things. the museum is on the site of the national hotel which is the hotel where booth stated before he committed the horrible crime. the first addition is that 2 a.m. which was the morning paper at that time. it covered essentially, it is the breaking news. it uses the paper because at that time went a surprise, silent a

lincoln's assassination. the new york herald special editions published on april 14 and 15, 1860 five show how the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot. carrie: i and the curator and director of collections here at the museum. and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called president lincoln's dead. this exhibit has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper at the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways that we hope people understand not just time but place is through this great map on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost in this building at the epicenter of things. the museum is on the site of the national hotel which is the hotel where booth stated before he committed the horrible crime. you can take a look on the floor of this room after you read through the newspapers and place yourself in all the different spots that are being referenced -- the n

lincoln at ford theater in washington dc. for the first time since that night, a collection of objects associated with that assassination are reunited in an exhibit titled silent witnesses. first, we begin at the national museum of american history to see the carriage that transported president and mrs. lincoln to ford's theatre on april 14, 1865. >> behind me is the carriage that have lincoln road -- rode in to report theater. it is part of the exhibits we are working on, which opens this month. april 14 1865 was an incredible day for both the lincoln's and washington. news had reached the city that robert e lee had surrendered to grant. the war was finally coming to a conclusion. that morning, abraham lincoln had breakfast with his family. robert todd lincoln, has all this -- his eldest son, joined him for breakfast. and he was telling the story to the family about what had just taken place. the city was in celebration. and the lincoln's themselves, you know, or celebrating and finally seeing the end of this incredible war and all of the burdens that it had on the president. he decide that day to celebrate a difficult of ways. one

lincoln. the latest such report published in the journal of the american medical association just yesterday.. >> this study confirms the safety of the vaccine using recent objective data in a large data set. we hope this reassures parents when they are making health care decisions for their children. >> figures show that autism is rising among children in the united states from a figure of 866 in 2000 to one in 68 children in 2010. from which figures are available and the majority in the medical profession say that is not because of a link between the vaccines and autism, researchers also admit they don't know what is causing that rise in autism rates. >> thank you. >> a family trip to the zoo goes terribly wrong. now all mothers charged with child endangerment after she dropped her 2-year-old son into the cheetah pen. from a wild scene of the highway as police give chase to suspected bank robbers, will put you right in the driver's seat. >> let let's whip up the rules of greek! jon: we will being back here in one hour. jenna: "outnumbered" starts right now. >> this is "outnumbered." i'm and

. >> you know sean the great associate justice the supreme court joseph story, our great president abraham lincoln our great president ronald reagan all of them and more said that if america is to be destroyed it won't be because of any foreign force, it will be from within. and i want to congratulate barack obama and the other id logical types out there you are destroying my country. you are doing exactly what you have always wanted to do. and it is up to people like us and the republican party and conservatives to try and stop him. and then when he's out of office to try and rebuild what's left of our republic. >> any advice for scott walker up next? >> i'd say scott walker keep kicking -- that's what i would say. >> all right. mark levin the great one. thank you for being with us. coming up next tonight on "hannity". >> it would be a foolish approach to take. and, you know, perhaps mr. walker after he's taken some time to bone up on foreign policy will feel the same way. >> the president lashes out at governor scott walker for his comments about the deal with iran. governor walker joins us excl

lincoln memorial. and that is a powerful symbol for our country because for all of his connections to george washington he is no longer the american that he most closely associate with george washington. that honor boisterous out of kentucky born without a single connection to george washington. that honor belongs to abraham lincoln. herman melville once wrote who looks at lemos think of washington. so deeply grievous meaning. i think we have hidden the thought for too long. hope you'll read about it in my book and come to washington and see some of the places i described. i am thankful to you all for coming in will be happy to answer questions. thank you. [applause] yes. >> there is a story after the war in a church in of the story. i don't believe it. i would like you to comment on it. would you comment? there's a black man. no one knows what to do. he goes up and kneels beside him. that's a story this been told by many people. it was told many years after the event. it's very difficult to evaluate the accuracy. but just actually seeing a recent article of people debating it. unfortunately i can't answer the question. there is some evidence something like tha

photographed other places associated with the assassination, but for some reason photographers did not set up their cameras in front of the peterson house and take photos after lincoln died. it's a bit of a historical mystery. i'd look for decades to find photographs taken of the peterson house shortly after lincoln died, but haven't found any and no when know of has found any. just one of the lingering mysteries of the assassination. private william clark came back the next day, the soldier who lived in this room. it was out all night celebrating the union did. that night, he slept in the very bed in which abraham lincoln died. he wrote a letter to relative saying i'm sleeping in the bed where the president died, the same coverlet that covered his body, now covers me. strangers, and offer money to come and view the room. if you don't watch them, they try to steal things. they try to steal little bits of cloth, the sheets, still something from the room. souvenir hunters were trying to raid the room within hours of the president's death. the coverlet is long gone, stolen at the illinois state fair at the turn-of-the-century. some of the pillowcases and pillows surviv

associated press report that the president had been shot. carrie: i am the curator at the museum. and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called president lincoln's dad. this exhibit has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper at the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways that we hope people understand not just time but place is through this great map on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost in this building at the epicenter of things. the museum is on the site of the national hotel which is the hotel were both stated the night before -- where booth stated before he committed the horrible crime. you can take a look on the floor of this room after you read through the newspapers and place your safe -- yourself and all the different spots that are being referenced -- the national hotel, the ford theater, the peterson house which is where lincoln was taken -- after he was

lincoln's assassination. the new york herald's special editions published on april 14 and 15 1865 show how the news unfolded after the first associatedpress report that the president had been shot. carrie: i am the curator at the museum. and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called president lincoln's dad. this exhibit has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper at the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways that we hope people understand not just time but place is through this great map on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we are almost in this building at the epicenter of things. the museum is on the site of the

associated with both of those laws. you see this very strongly in the lincoln-douglas debates where he talks about it a lot. lincoln and people like him believe that the government should not be controlled by a few wealthy men. and they are fairly confident that this has been taken care of with the northwest ordinance. and later on in 1820 they are going to fight over the missouri compromise which is going to divide the land acquired by the united states with the louisiana purchase of 1803. it is going to divide that between the southern area in which slavery can be permitted and the northern area which it -- in which it cannot be permitted. that is a line that runs under the state of missouri, making missouri the only slave state north of that line during the civil war. so, they are ok up to the -- up through the missouri compromise. and there is going to continue to be trouble in america throughout the 1820's about the spread of slavery, but it is not going to be that much of a political story until after 1848 with the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo which is going to expand america for the entire rest of the

lincoln this has a lot to do with china. to chinese consumers, the idea of a midwestern-based brand is not as appealing as something that is deeply associatedknown cities in america like new york city. matt: is chrysler playing this the other way? they came out with these eminem ads. they have this collaboration with designers like john barbato's -- varvatos. ed: i don't think that is working out for them. they tried to make chrysler -- they are trying to take it back to mass-market. that company is focusing on italy italian brands like maserati and alpha marino -- out the row mayo -- alfano wrote romeo. it was popular in the midwest but they were already doing ok there. matt: is lincoln as serious about being a true luxury player as cadillac? the new ct6 has features i have never even seen on german automobiles. a 360 degree camera that records everything you are doing, massaging seats, its own platform and a real rearwheel drive. is the lincoln continental going to be that serious? ed: it is tough to say because we've only seen a concept version at this point. clearly, gm is spending a lot more on cadillac that lincoln. their investment w

lincoln mkz cars made in mexico. the concern is the doors could open while the cars in motion. >>> bill haslem has signed the controversial bill allowing residents to carry guns in national parks. the national rifle association called for a victory. gun safety groups voiced their expression. they say vague language in the law could lead to potential harm. >>> the "international business times" says hawaii could become the first state to raise the smoking age to 21. the bill passed by state lawmakers friday would ban anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing a cigarette or e-cigarette. the current age is 18. advocates say it is designed to prevent teenagers from becoming adiked to smoking. >> interesting that e-cigarettes are included it. >>> "the seattle times" says workers at starbucks operations will resume after a computer outage shut them down. about 8,000 stores were 'affected. they gave away free drinks. can you read that sign? it says we're unable to sell food item impulse items and bottled beverages. >> deadheads could be in for a treat along with fans of john mayer while their five proposed concert this summer. there's talk of a fall tour. it would start in october. insiders say mayer has started r

lincoln. out of that, we have process issues including the 14th, 13th, 15th amendment, african-american suffrage. many of the constitutional amendments have been about suffrage. processes can rise to that level. it also is often associatedwith candidates and people, independents their parties. our founding cochair was john anderson, who ran for president in 1980 and was a representative of a republican party that left him and change direction with ronald reagan. he ran had an important place in the discussion, and i think we need people like them on the ballot. a conversation we need to have, when we get to what the reform needs to be to achieve the ideals we want, is that we have to make the general election in november representative and matter and we need to make our representative assemblies representative and matter. that means rescuing the general election, along with the primary election. [applause] >> one thing i think about about your question about connections and connecting. i think about -- and we have talked about this many times -- george washington as he's leaving office, warning the country, don't let there the official connectors. stay connected yourself. don't let there be parties, and about four and a

lincoln. out of that, we have process issues including the 14th, 13th, 15th amendment, african-american suffrage. many of the constitutional amendments have been about suffrage. processes can rise to that level. it also is often associated with candidates and people, independents their parties. our founding cochair was john anderson, who ran for president in 1980 and was a representative of a republican party that left him and change direction with ronald reagan. he ran had an important place in the discussion, and i think we need people like them on the ballot. a conversation we need to have, when we get to what the reform needs to be to achieve the ideals we want, is that we have to make the general election in november representative and matter and we need to make our representative assemblies representative and matter. that means rescuing the general election, along with the primary election. [applause] >> one thing i think about about your question about connections and connecting. i think about -- and we have talked about this many times -- george washington as he's leaving office, warning the country, don't let there the official connectors. stay connected yourself. don't let there be parties, and about four and

lincoln's emotional distance or reserve. >> i have cautions about sooik history. i have indeed, as you asked for this morning a licensed psychiatrist, i'm bound by the association notto speculate on diagnosis of historical figures, including lincoln. by the same token, we are bound to this, and what you can do is look at whatever information is available, put it in context but i caution against trying to utilize information on someone dead since 1865 trying to put that into categories that is now 150 years later in terms of that, and i think at times what a figure as large as lincoln, what would not be so large in a lesser human being is made langer in that extent. and i do have concern about that. having said that and, by the way, it was not clinical depression per se. he was talking about what we now classify as distime ya in relation to that. i do point to -- a shoutout given to me in a world of lincoln, i felt was one of the most astute psychological views of lincoln in relation to that. again, if dpepds on what you are trying to find, and i would make another point. he's a man a lot of people thought they knew and yet he's an enigma in a lot of ways because he

lincoln's assassination. "the new york herald" special edition published on april 14 and 15 eight and 55 show how the news unfolded after the first associated press report that the president had been shot -- published on april 14 and 15, 1865. >> on the curator of collections here at the museum, and we are in our new lincoln exhibit called "president lincoln is dead." this exhibit has a really tight focus on seven editions of "the new york herald," which was the most widely circulated newspaper of the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened as people were getting at in this country about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways we help people understand the not just time but place is through this great map that we have on the floor in the center of the gallery because we are almost here in this building at the epicenter of things. for theater is certainly the true spot of most significance to this day, but the museum is on the site of the national hotel, which is the hotel where booth stayed the night before he committed this hor