host: nigel hamilton, who was jefferson davis's first military commander? mr. lton: well, he was called joe johnston. wasn't his commander-in-chief, he was commander of his main army. really had two commanders of the armies, his two main armies at richmond after the move. the move of the capital to richmond. he had two main armies there. one under beauregard, and the o ther was an army under joe johnston, who was more senior than beauregard. both of them, very able battlefield commanders from the time of the mexican war. host: may 8, 1861. jefferson davis is still in montgomery and he makes a call for 400,000 soldiers for three year terms. what was the response to that? mr. hamilton: well, jefferson davis recognized that the war was rapidly becoming very serious. and understood, unlike lincoln, that 75,000 wouldn't do it. so, he calls for a much, much larger number. and that is a number which will then increase and increase through the war. the thing about, i should say, about lincoln calling up the 75,000 men, is that they were only called up after three months

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. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a, part two of our interview with historian nigel hamilton, author of lincoln versus davis. he talks about the military face-off between these two presidents during the civil war and the impact the emancipation proclamation had on the war's outcome. >> from that moment, january 1, 1863, the south was doomed. until then, jefferson davis had been allowed by lincoln to frame the war as a noble white southern fight for independence. pure and simple. but from the moment that lincoln said, no, you, jefferson davis and/or commander-in-chief -- and your commander-in-chief, robert e. lee, have attacked the north, which is what they did in september of 1862, like pearl harbor. once you attacked the north, you changed the whe game. >> nigel hamilton with his book lincoln versus davis sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a.

. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a, part two of our interview with nigel hamilton, he talks about the military face-off during american presidents in the civil war and the impact the emancipation proclamation had on the war's outcome. >> from january 1, 1863, the south withdrew. until then, jefferson davis had been allowed by lincoln to frame the war as a noble, white southern fight for independence. pure &. -- pure and simple. from the moment lincoln said no, you, jefferson davis and your commander-in-chief robert e. lee, have attacked the north, which is what they did in september of 1862. it is the equivalent of pearl harbor for them. once you attack the north, you change the whole game. >> nigel hamilton with his book "lincoln versus davis" sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. listen to our podcasts on the free c-span now app. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. >> nearly 30 years ago mediacom was founded on a powerful idea. bring cutting edge broadband underserved communities from coast-to-coast we conne

nigel hamilton, what did you hear? nigel: what i hear is that neither man actually wants to touch slavery. davis this pretending it is all about state rights, nobody should be allowed to interfere with states rights. the good is trying to pretend that he is not a black republican, as it was called in those days, and he has absolutely no intention of interfering with the "property" of southerners. in other words, this is a phrase used by a wonderful historian, james mcpherson who wrote a terrific book, tried by war about lincoln's commander-in-chief. both presidents for almost two years sweep slavery under the carpet. this book took over four years to write and the more i worked on it, the more i felt that the untold stories -- untold story is just how unwilling lincoln was to tackle slavery and ultimately what it took to force him to basically change his tune. peter: both davis and lincoln were ignoring the issue for the most part, is that a fair statement? nigel: perfectly fair. peter: what was the reasoning, political

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. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a" part two of our historian nigel hamilton on "lincoln versus davis and he talks about the face-off between these two presidents during the civil war and the impact the emancipation proclamation had on the war's income. nigel: from that moment of january 1863, the south was doomed. until then, jefferson davis had been allowed by lincoln to frame the war as a noble white southern fight for independence. pure and simple. but from the moment lincoln said no, you, jefferson davis, and your commander in chief, robert e. lee, have attacked the north, which is what they did in september of 1862, the equivalent of pearl harbor, if you'd like. once you attacked the north, you changed the whole game. >> nigel hamilton with his book "lincoln versus davis." sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "q&a." listen to our podcasts on our free c-span app. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. it's where debates unfold, decisions are m

once you attacked the north, you changed the whole game. >> nigel hamilton with his book "lincoln vs.avis" sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." listen to "q&a" and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> be up-to-date with the latest in publishing with pwaofplt tv's podcast with books. with none fiction book releases and best serl list, and industry news and trends through insider interviews. you can find about books on c-span now, our free mobile app, or wherever you get your podcasts. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process. a process shaped by leaders, elected to the highest offices, and entrusted to a select few regarding its -- guarding its basic principles. it's where debates unfold, decisions made, and the nation's course is charted. democracy in real time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. we are in open forum. a couple of things for your schedule later today. president trump is traveling to asheville, north carolina, today. he is en r

>> nigel hamilton with his book "lincoln versus davis." sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "q&a." listen to our podcasts on our free c-span app. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. it's where debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nation's course is charted. democracy in real time. this is your government at work. this is c-span. giving you your democracy, unfiltered. >> next, former television news anchor kari lake who ran for elected office in 2024 and in 2022 speaks at turning point's america fest conference in phoenix, arizona. she talks about what she calls fake news and how she hopes to help the incoming trump administration. ♪ kari: hello. boy, that was quite an entrance. i have to thank charlie kirk for that one. that was amazing. how are you doing? how do you like arizona in the winter? this is great. i want to say to you all, welcome to the golden age in america. it starts right now! it starts right now. and it starts right no

. >> nigel hamilton with his book lincoln versus davis sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on free c-span now app. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders, elect today the highest offices and entrusted to a select few regarding its basic principcanle. it's where debates unfold, decisions are made and the nation's course is chartered. democracy in realtime. this is your government at work. this is c-span giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> israeli president talked about the situation in the gaza strip during a discussion with cnn's farid in the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. it's about 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. it's a pleasure to be here for all of those who are in the audience just a note before we begin, we are recording this for my show on cnn so if you cannot make any loud demonstrations of approval m or protest, either w, really cool -- discriminated and disregard, rare opportunity to have a conversati

. >> nigel hamilton with his book lincoln versus davis sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. .org. host: bart jansen joins us now. i would like to start on the january 6. at this point, is there anyone convicted of some crime related to january 6 that has not had their sentence pardoned or commuted by president trump? guest: i think that is right, the work of the pardon was very broad, basically pardoning anyone with any actions on january 6 at the capital, with the exception of the 14 commutations, and he said he may review those and come back and pardon them. host: what is the difference? guest: pardon his full release from the charges and any punishment stemmed from them, commutation is shortening a sentence. all the people in prison are in the midst of being released. host: we have heard about the january 6 investigations, one of the biggest in justice department history, are there any pieces still pending or are all of those wiped away? guest: as i understand, all of those

. >> nigel hamilton with his book, lincoln versus davis, tonight at 8:00 p.m.tern on c-span's q and a. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our free c-span now at. -- app. >> the c-span bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to c-span's podcasts that future nonfiction books. each week, we make it convenient for you to listen to multiple episodes with critically acclaimed authors discussing history, biographies, current events and culture. from our signature programs about books, afterwards, book notes plus and q and a. you can find the c-span bookshelf podcast feed and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now mobile video app or wherever you get your podcasts. and our website, c-span.org/podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: wall street journal white house reporter natalie andrews joins us to wrap up week one of the second trump administration and look ahead to week two. i want to start at the end of week one. president donald trump dismissing a dozen inspectors general at agencies across the federal government. what's the lates

. >> nigel hamilton with his book, lincoln versus davis, tonight at 8:00 p.m.tern on c-span's q and a. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our free c-span now at. -- app. >> the c-span bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to c-span's podcasts that future nonfiction books. each week, we make it convenient for you to listen to multiple episodes with critically acclaimed authors discussing history, biographies, current events and culture. from our signature programs about books, afterwards, book notes plus and q and a. you can find the c-span bookshelf podcast feed and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now mobile videopp or wherever you get your podcasts. and on our website, c-span.org/podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: wall street journal white house reporter natalie andrews joins us to wrap up week one of the second trump administration and look ahead to week two. i want to start at the end of week one. president donald trump dismissing a dozen inspectors general at agencies across the federal government. what's the late

once you attack the north you change the game. >> nigel hamilton, sunday night at 8:00 p.m.rn on c-span's q&a. listen to q&a and our podcasts and are free c-span now app. -- on our free c-span now app. >> democracy. it isn't just an idea. it's a process shaped by leaders, elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few in guarding its basic principles. it is where decisions are made in the nation's course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back. we are in open forum for the duration of today show -- today's show. on c-span2, the senate has gaveled in for more legislative -- more action today. they are expected to vote on the confirmation of kristi noem to be dhs secretary today, followed by a vote to advance treasury secretary nominee scott bessent. that is expected to happen at about 11:30 a.m. you can was set on c-span2. david in indiana on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i want to

. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a" part of our interview with our author nigel hamilton of "lincolnlks about the face-off between these two american presidents in the civil war and the impact the proclamation had on the impact. mr. hamilton: from that moment 1863 the south was doomed, until then jefferson davis had been allowed by lincoln to frame the war as a noble white southern fight for independence, pure and simple. but from the moment lincoln said no, you, jefferson davis, and your commander in chief, robert e. lee, have attacked the north, which is what they did in september of 1862, the equivalent of pearl harbor, if you'd like. once you attack the north, you changed the whole game. >> nigel hamilton with his book "lincoln versus davis, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&amendment. listen to all our podcasts on the free c-span now app. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we're funded by these television companies and more. including wow. >> the world has changed. today a fast internet connection is something no one can live without. wow is there for our customers

once you attack the north you change the game. >> nigel hamilton, sunday night at 8:00 p.m.n's q&a. listen to q&a and our podcasts and are free c-span now app. -- on our free c-span now app. >> democracy. it isn't just an idea. it's a process shaped by leaders, elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few in guarding its basic principles. it is where decisions are made in the nation's course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back. we are in open forum for the duration of today show -- today's show. on c-span2, the senate has gaveled in for more legislative -- more action today. they are expected to vote on the confirmation of kristi noem to be dhs secretary today, followed by a vote to advance treasury secretary nominee scott bessent. that is expected to happen at about 11:30 a.m. you can was set on c-span2. david in indiana on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i want to comment on

. >> nigel hamilton with his book lincoln versus davis sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on free c-span now app. >> democracy, it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders, elect today the highest offices and entrusted to a select few regarding its basic principcanle. it's where debates unfold, decisions are made and the nation's course is chartered. democracy in realtime. this is your government at work. this is c-span giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> israeli presi

q&a, the second of a two-part discussion with military historian and presidential biographer nigel hamilton. he talks about the military face-off between abraham lincoln and jefferson davis during the civil war. keir starmer addresses questions related to health care, safety, and the united kingdom's relationship with the united states during his weekly questions session before the house of commons and later, marco rubio was sworn in as u.s. secretary of state by jd vance. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics, and public policy. from washington and across the country, coming up monday morning, -- of the american enterprise institute analyzes president trump's return to the white house and potential second term challenges. and then politico reporter adam reports on white house news of the day and previews the week ahead. also, auto reporter jeff gilbert of ww day news radio -- wwj news radio discusses the electric vehicle industry. join in the conversation at 7:00 eastern monday morning on c-span, c-span now, or o