please join me in welcoming lucas morelle. [ applause ] >> good morning. thank you, john, and also harold and pat and all the folks who moved mountains to get this thing going with us in person today. you are going to keep hearing that. it shows you how much we value other human beings in our lives. this a great thing we are doing here. thank you for inviting me to speak about lincoln the foundk and america worth saving. last year i published a book on lincoln and the american founding, and i argued that there was no greater influence on lincoln statesmanship than the leading men and especially the leading ideas that shaped america's revolution and our early constitutional formation. simply put, if they had bumper stickers for the horse and buggy back in lincoln's day, his carriage would say, i heart the american founding. this is an actual photo. but the idea of getting right with the founders was not unique to lincoln. in fact, the two main alternatives to the republican party touring the 1860 presidential campaign and ensuing secession winter appealed t

lucas morell is the john k boardman jr. professor of politics at washington and lee university where he has taught since 1999. he is the author or editor of five books including lincoln's sacred effort defining religion's role in american self-government.

. >> as part of the lincoln forum's annual meeting in gettysburg pennsylvania historian lucas morel argued abraham lincoln was greatly influenced by his reading of documents and papers of the founding fathers . here's a portion of his speech . >> where douglas was emphatic in reading blacks out of the declaration of independence lincoln believed its principles did in fact apply to black people. it applied to all people everywhere. edited by douglas to stray from its original commitment to human equality, america was becoming a country that lincoln no longer recognized. so he called upon what he said was our ancient faith. to guide the country back to its noblest ideals. practices. looking back to the founders, couldn't have been more relevant to the crisis the nation faced in the 1850s. but appealing to the founders was something stephen douglas also did. he was not only lincoln's met nemesis but also the leading democrat and therefore the leading politician in america throughout the 1850s. douglas claimed he knew better than lincoln what the founders thought about the question of slavery.

lucas morell is the john k boardman jr. professor of politics at washington and lee university where he has taught since 1999. he is the author or editor of five books including lincoln's sacred effort defining religion's role in american self-government. and lincoln and liberty wisdom for the ages. i was looking for reviews of the book and i found one. excuse me. i found one by harold holzer in civil war history. and this is what he said. the research is solid throughout the writing sterling morell has assembled a collection no lincoln scholar or serious student can afford to be without. his most recent book. is lincoln and the american founding? which is a fantastic book. and i highly recommend that you buy it at the gift shop. he'll be speaking about it today. please join me in welcoming lucas morrell. good morning. thank you john and also obviously harold and pat and all the folks who moved mountains to get this thing going with us in person today. you're going to keep hearing that but it shows you how much we value oth

lucas morell is the john k boardman jr. professor of politics at washington and lee university where he has taught since 1999. he is the author or editor of five books including lincoln's sacred effort defining

lucas morel is professor of politics at washington university where he also serves as chair of the politics department. he's the author and editor of five books including "lincoln's sacred effort to finding religions while in american self-government" and "lincoln and liberty" and his most recent book "linken and the american founding." last but not least jonathan white vice chair of the lincoln forum and author or editor of 13 books about abraham lincoln and the civil war, including letters to president abraham lincoln which was published last month by unc press and "a house built by slaves" which will be published on lincoln's birthday in february of 2022. let's welcome our panel. >> thank you so much, catherine. we're going to have a discussion about lincoln and african americans and i want to talk very quickly about these two books that i, one, was just published about two weeks ago and then one will come out in the spring on lincoln's birthday. this is a collection of 125 letters from african americans to lincoln. they wrote to lincoln seeing him as their president. and even as their f

lucas morell is the john k boardman jr. professor of politic

abraham lincoln and the civil war and is a longtime member and participant in the lincoln forum lucas morell is the john k boardman jr. professor of politics at washington and lee university. we also serves as chair of the politics department. he's the author or editor of five books including lincoln's sacred effort defining religions role in american self-government and lincoln and liberty wisdom for the ages. his most recent book is is lincoln and the american founding last but not least jonathan white is vice chair of the lincoln forum and author or editor of 13 books about abraham lincoln and the civil war including to address you as my friend african-americans letters to president abraham lincoln, which was published last month by un and a house built by slaves african-american visitors to the lincoln white house, which will be published on lincoln's birthday in february of 2022. let's welcome our panel. thank you so much catherine. we're gonna have a discussion about lincoln and african americans and i want to talk very quickly just about these two books that i one was just published a

lucas morel is the john keyboard went to a new chair of her officers at washington and lee university where he also served as chair of the politics department. he's the author and editor of five books, including lincoln's sacred effort to finding religions role in american self government, and lincoln and liberty -- wisdom for the ages. his most recent book is that lincoln ended the american founding. last but not least jonathan white is vice chair of the lincoln forum and author or editor of 13 books about abraham lincoln and the [applause] civil war, including to address you as my friend, african americans, that is to abraham lincoln, which was published last month by u.n.c. press, and a house built by slaves -- african american visitors to the lincoln white house, which will be published on lincoln's birthday in february of 2022. let's welcome our panel. [applause] >> thank you so much, catherine. we're going to have a discussion about lincoln and african americans, and i want to talk very quickly just about these two books that i -- won was published just about two weeks and then

. >> what's the full program online at c-span.org/history by searching lucas morel or 2021 again for a . >> on our weekly series the presidency highlights the politics, policies and legacies of us presidents and first ladies. up next, what did thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt and richard nixon have in common? they faced not just political opponents butamericans who hated them . what were their reasons? a panel tries to answerthat question . >> i'm the founding director of the center for presidential history at southern methodist university and you already know because you signed up for this we are here to talk about presidents and hatred . >> .. obviously this is a ha so we're going to focus on those for whom we have a greater historical perspective and then another interesting question, she said all president are disliked, how do you decide which one to focus on? that's what we are exploring, even the best occasions almost half thehe country probably didt vote from you but that is me we don't have special cases where we have elements of the country hatear and de

lincoln forum in gettysburg, pennsylvania, with discussions on abraham lincoln and the civil war with lucas morel author of "lincoln and the american founding" and author of "on juneteenth" and carolyn janney author of "ends of war." exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturday on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online snim at c-span.org/history. >>> the university of southern california's center for the political future hosted a conversation on the rising hispanic electorate and its impact on politics. a panel of experts including former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa discussed the growing hispanic population and participation in the political process. this is an hour. >> well, i'm bob schrum and i'm here to introduce the discussion on the rising hispanic electorate. caeser martinez, founder of mas consulting, a veteran consultant, who has been active in five u.s. presidential campaign