kate masur is the board of visitors professor of history at northwestern. she's a finalist for the lincoln prize and editor and, author of acclaimed books on the civil war and reconstruction. her most recent book is until justice be done, america's first civil rights movement from the revolution to reconstruction and ted widmer is distinguished lecture at the macaulay honors college of the city of new york. he served a and senior adviser in the clinton house, and his latest book is lincoln the verge 13 days to washington welcome michael gerhardt, kate masur and ted widmer. well, let me start by actually asking a a broad question about. presidential addresses throughout history. ted widmer, you wrote the really riveting fluid, compelling introduction to this new volume presidential inaugural addresses. you identify a handful them as truly great, including. jefferson's first and fdr first, and lincoln of and and kennedy share with our listeners and audience what broad lessons can we learn from presidential addresses throughout history? well, thank you, jeff,

thank you so much, michael kate masur and ted widmer, a wonderful of inaugural addresses throughout history. and dear ncc friends, thank you for taking an hour out of your day to engage with the primary texts of american history and it is urgently important in these challenging times that we go back to the primary texts and you read them yourself and make up your own mind and, your homework, which is a gift, is to read the inaugural. it's so interesting. it's so illuminating all learn so much together just by reading the words, discussing them so you can them in this great new book on presidential inaugural addresses throughout, you can find them online. we live in the most marvelous age when of these documents are often free and online. all we need is the focus and commitment to read them and i know that's exactly what you're going to do. katefrom the nation's capital cs a report of special interest to the people of new york. hearing washington at senator keating's office, welcome sign is always out. constituents problems, important legislation and special concern for the people of a great

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