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sidney blumenthal: thank you, dan. in general, now mary lincoln has become somewhat of an easy figure for people to dismiss and to discredit and degrade and even defame, but there would have been no lincoln without mary. [applause] sidney blumenthal: mary lincoln was difficult. she was volatile. she had an upbringing that created all sorts of problems for her. she had -- her mother died. her stepmother was that of cinderella. [laughter] she loved her father, but he neglected her. and she set her cap on lincoln. they had a tumultuous, confused relationship in which lincoln often, they can did not understand how to handle the members of the opposite sex, and eventually he and mary came together and she referred it to their marriage as our lincoln party. and in the beginning, there were only two members at this party. and it was lincoln and mary. she was a highly unusual woman in that she was political. she grew up in a political household. her father was a business partner and political ally of henry clay. she knew clay,
sidney blumenthal: thank you, dan. in general, now mary lincoln has become somewhat of an easy figure for people to dismiss and to discredit and degrade and even defame, but there would have been no lincoln without mary. [applause] sidney blumenthal: mary lincoln was difficult. she was volatile. she had an upbringing that created all sorts of problems for her. she had -- her mother died. her stepmother was that of cinderella. [laughter] she loved her father, but he neglected her. and she set...
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inspiration yet, but we have had fabulous interpreters in ronald whyte, richard burr kaiser and sidney blumenthal. thank you all for joining us. [applause] announcer: interested in american history tv? y.sits www.c-span.org/histor american artifacts, road to the white house rewind, lectures and history, and more at www.c-span.org/history. >> this week, c-span is in fresno learning more about the city's history. right now we are in kearney park, named for one of the city's ag pioneers. coming up next we will visit his home and learn more about his vision for this area. ruth lang: we are located here in the kearney mansion. this is built in 1903. this was the managers residence. mr. kearney did not intend to live here permanently. he had plans for a grander chateau to be built on the property. he's lived here for years until he died in 1906. mr. kearney was really a self-made man. he was not born here in california. he was born in liverpool, england. when he was 12 his family immigrated to america. they settled in a suburb of boston. and he went to commercial college, learned how to be a businessma
inspiration yet, but we have had fabulous interpreters in ronald whyte, richard burr kaiser and sidney blumenthal. thank you all for joining us. [applause] announcer: interested in american history tv? y.sits www.c-span.org/histor american artifacts, road to the white house rewind, lectures and history, and more at www.c-span.org/history. >> this week, c-span is in fresno learning more about the city's history. right now we are in kearney park, named for one of the city's ag pioneers....
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we hear from harold holzer, ronald white, richard brookhiser and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm harold holzer, vice-chair of the lincoln forum and it's a pleasure to welcome you to the panel discussion we are going to have on foundations o
we hear from harold holzer, ronald white, richard brookhiser and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm harold holzer, vice-chair of the lincoln forum and it's a pleasure to welcome you to the panel discussion we are going to have on foundations o
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rightnel from my left to the author of "the political life of abraham lincoln, volume one," sidney blumenthal. richard burr kaiser, the life of abraham lincoln. author not only of the recently published "american ulysses: the life of ulysses s grant," and the author of "a. lincoln," ronald white. thank you to you all. [applause] our goal today is to hear from you and see if we can evoke differences of opinion. we will certainly welcome audience participation and questions from our usual microphone. i will give you a signal in about 20 minutes or so to encourage you to line up and engage with us. first person i want to talk to in relation to lincoln's inspiration are the three sets of parents. not one person, but three. the three sets of parents in his life. you have all written about them. by the three, the woman who he referred to has his angel mother, nikki lincoln. his stepmother, sarah bush johnston lincoln. and his father, his relationship with abraham remains something of a mystery or a controversy even today. influential who was and he was a negative influence? why do we start with syd
rightnel from my left to the author of "the political life of abraham lincoln, volume one," sidney blumenthal. richard burr kaiser, the life of abraham lincoln. author not only of the recently published "american ulysses: the life of ulysses s grant," and the author of "a. lincoln," ronald white. thank you to you all. [applause] our goal today is to hear from you and see if we can evoke differences of opinion. we will certainly welcome audience participation and...
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we hear from lincoln scholars herald, ronald, richard, and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am the vice chair of the lincoln forum and it is a pleasure to welcome you to a pound discussion we are going to have on foundations of lincoln's leadership. ideas, principally, people who inspired and motivated him. it is a pleasure to welcome on our panel from my left to right "the politicalf life of abraham lincoln: volume one, a self-made man," sidney blumenthal. and richard burr kaiser, the author of "founder son: a life of abraham lincoln." author, not the only of the recently published american ulysses, a life of ulysses s grant, but a biographer of abraham lincoln, an author of a lincoln and expert of lincoln's writings, harold wright. welcome to you all. [applause] youur goal is to hear from and to see if we can evoke differences of opinion. the evil certainly welcome audience -- the well certainly --we will certainly welcome audience for dissipation. i will give you a single to line up and engage with us. the first p
we hear from lincoln scholars herald, ronald, richard, and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am the vice chair of the lincoln forum and it is a pleasure to welcome you to a pound discussion we are going to have on foundations of lincoln's leadership. ideas, principally, people who inspired and motivated him. it is a pleasure to welcome on our panel from my left to right "the politicalf life of abraham lincoln: volume one, a self-made...
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we hear from harold holzer, ronald white, richard brookhiser and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm harold holzer, vice-chair of the lincoln forum and it's a pleasure to welcome you to the panel discussion we are going to have on foundations of lincoln's leadership, ideas but principally people who inspired and motivated him. it's a pleasure to welcome as our panel from my left to right, the author of the political life of abraham lincoln, volume i, a self-made man, sidney blumenthal. and richard brook hihiser, and finally, the author not only of the recently published american ulysses, the life of ulysses s. grant but the author of a. lincoln and an expert in lincoln's writings, ronald a. white. welcome to you all. so our goal today is to hear from you and see if we can evoke some differences of opinion. we will certainly welcome audience participation and questions from our usual microphone. in fact, i will give you a signal in about 20 minutes or so to encourage you to line up and engage with us. the first person i want
we hear from harold holzer, ronald white, richard brookhiser and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm harold holzer, vice-chair of the lincoln forum and it's a pleasure to welcome you to the panel discussion we are going to have on foundations of lincoln's leadership, ideas but principally people who inspired and motivated him. it's a pleasure to welcome as our panel from my left to right, the author of the political life of abraham lincoln,...
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senators after yesterday where he apparently met with sidney blumenthal from connecticut and he came and suggested that neil gorsuch is bothered, i think the phrase was disheartened and demoralized on behalf of the criticism from the president toward the appellate court in san francisco and the travel ban. you got that? >> heather: then you have president trump taking issue with that. >> bill: kelly ayotte has been his counselor, advisor, chaperone throughout all these meetings and she put out a strong statement earlier today. she did not take exception with the following words. he said that he finds criticism of judges integrity and independence disheartening and demoralizing but he said he could not comment on specific cases. that is important as we go on the back and forth through this hearing and the leading up to gorsuch's hearing. hoping to talk to senator ayotte, perhaps it happens today. hope for that. >> heather: you've been working on. that a busy day in washington we're also waiting the swearing in ceremony for jeff sessions, the alabama senator finally taking his post of
senators after yesterday where he apparently met with sidney blumenthal from connecticut and he came and suggested that neil gorsuch is bothered, i think the phrase was disheartened and demoralized on behalf of the criticism from the president toward the appellate court in san francisco and the travel ban. you got that? >> heather: then you have president trump taking issue with that. >> bill: kelly ayotte has been his counselor, advisor, chaperone throughout all these meetings and...
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the famous sidney blumenthal thing he did was from a russian piece.ow they have infitrated our space, i agree with david, there's a security risk right now that needs to be investigated. >> rick stengel, david frum, thank you both for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the correspondents' dinner is now officially a canceled tv series. , i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sle
the famous sidney blumenthal thing he did was from a russian piece.ow they have infitrated our space, i agree with david, there's a security risk right now that needs to be investigated. >> rick stengel, david frum, thank you both for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the correspondents' dinner is now officially a canceled tv series. , i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease...
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the famous sidney blumenthal thing he did was from a russian piece.they have infiltrated our space, i agree with david, there's a security risk right now that needs to be investigated. >> rick stengel, david frum, thank you both for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the correspondents' dinner is now officially a canceled tv series. allergies with nasal congestion? find fast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for the allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes and contains the best oral decongestant. live claritin clear, with claritin-d. hey, ready foyeah. big meeting? >>uh, hello!? a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me? oh. yeah. if you're living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, or ibs-d. a condition that can be really frustrating. talk to your doctor about viberzi, a different way to treat ibs-d. viberzi is a prescri
the famous sidney blumenthal thing he did was from a russian piece.they have infiltrated our space, i agree with david, there's a security risk right now that needs to be investigated. >> rick stengel, david frum, thank you both for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the correspondents' dinner is now officially a canceled tv series. allergies with nasal congestion? find fast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for...
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we hear from lincoln scholars herald, ronald, richard, and sidney blumenthal. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am the vice chair of the lincoln forum and it is a pleasure to welcome you to a pound discussion we are going to have on foundations of lincoln's leadership. ideas, principally, people who inspired and motivated
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[applause] sidney blumenthal: well, thank you very much for those kind and generous words. have been delighted to spend a number of years in the 19th century and i'm looking forward to spending more of them there. [laughter] [applause] i am deeply honored for this invitation to address the lincoln forum and i thank chief
[applause] sidney blumenthal: well, thank you very much for those kind and generous words. have been delighted to spend a number of years in the 19th century and i'm looking forward to spending more of them there. [laughter] [applause] i am deeply honored for this invitation to address the lincoln forum and i thank chief