stevenson: mr. chairman. mr.man, senator kefauver, president truman, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen of the convention. well, i'm frank to say that is more calisthenic exercise than i have had for several months. [laughter] i come here on a solemn mission. i accept your nomination and your program. [cheers and applause] and i pledge to you every resource of mind and strength that i possess to make your deed today a good work for our -- good one for our country and for our party. [applause] four years ago, i stood in this same place and uttered those same words to you. but four years ago, i did not seek the honor that you have bestowed upon me. this time, as you may have noticed, it was not entirely unsolicited. [laughter] [applause] and there's another big difference. that time we lost. this time, we will win. [cheers and applause] my heart is full tonight as the scenes and faces and events of these busy years in between crowd my mind. to you here tonight, and you all across the country who have su

i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for

stevenson: mr. president, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [applause] i should have preferred to hear those words uttered by stronger, myself. better man than [applause] but after listening to the president's speech, i even feel better about myself. [applause] none of you, my friends, can really appreciate what is in my heart. i can only hope that you understand my words. they will be few. i have not sought the honor you have done me. because it seek it aspired to another office, which was the full measure of my ambition. and one does not treat the of the people of illinois as an alternative or a consolation prize. i would not seek your nomination for the presidency because the burdens of that office stagger the imagination. its potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our , smothers exultation and converts vanity to prayer. i ask the merciful father, the father of us all, to let this cup pass from me, but from such dre

to governor stevenson for his generous and heartwarming introduction.plause] it was my great honor -- and i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. [applause] let me say first that i accept the nomination of the democratic party. [applause] i accept it without reservation and with only one obligation. the obligation to devote every effort of my mind and spirit to lead our party back to victory and our nation to greatness. to that you have provided us with such a strong platform to stand on and to run on. [applause] the rights of man, the civil and economic rights he central to the human dignity -- rights as central to the human dignity of all men are our goals and our our first principle. it is a platform on which i can run these he is him and with convict -- with enthusiasm and conviction. i am grateful finally that i can rely on the coming months on many others. on a distinguished running mate who brings unity and strength to our platform and ticket, lyndon johnson. [applause] and one of the most art

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he defeated democratic nominee adlai stevenson in the 1952 general election.his is courtesy of the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum. ♪

again, she's a big supporter of stevenson as being a very bright and capable candidate, and she's worried not only about kennedy's relationship with mccarthy but his overall age and inexperience. she doesn't think he's got a strong enough record to run on. and it's only in person that he's able to convince her. so i think that's true to who kennedy was throughout his life. there's so much evidence of once people met him he was the one voted most likely to succeed. he won people over. he had a smile that was completely disarming and charming, and i think that -- there's no amount of correspondence that's going to convey that. it has to be done in person. >> and although eleanor roosevelt had some objections to jack kennedy, she hated richard nixon. >> when it came down to picking one of those, that was an easy choice for her. and one of my favorite letters she's ever written was the letter she wrote to jfk the day after the first televised debate between nixon and jfk. and it's classic eleanor roosevelt, in its passive aggressive compliment criticism. the sort of tone of the letter is, you

that was hsbc cfo ewen stevenson speaking to yousef gamal el-din and manus cranny. -- spanish pmi rising 53.5 beating the estimates that were forecast which were 52.3. anything over 50 is growth. let us get reaction from bob parker from quilvest. what do you make of this? the spanish gdp number came in much worse than expected. we are getting a better print on the pmi. across the whole of the eurozone, the numbers were exceptionally bad. that was mainly driven by the shock to the eurozone economy in april and early may. then begine economy to form a base in late may with recovery in june and that has been continued in july. that is consistent with the upturn we have seen in the pmi's. one word of caution on the broughtpmi is spain has a renewed coronavirus problem. that well could be a challenge for spain in the august and september data. and their touristy industry which is -- and their tourist industry which is very important will experience a tough month in august and going into early september. i would not be surprised if the spanish pmi for august and september

but there is no question that she was an allied stevenson supporter. she is very strong on civil rights. should not feel the cameras were strong enough supporting civil rights, either in the senate or later. i think that she really held a grudge, to be honest, i love eleanor result but she could hold a grudge against his father, joe she still resent some criticize fdr during the war, and supported germany over england. i think she never fully let go of that acts that she liked to grind. but, i do think, there is a wonderful moment in their relationship. if you come here to visit eleanor's home up in val kill, they have pictures on the wall, but after the convention, when kennedy gets the democratic nomination, he knows he has to win her over. he goes to visit her, up in val kill. >> we have some of those photos in our library as well! yes, he has to go in person to val kill to meet with her. again, she is enamored, a big supporter of adlai stevenson, as being a bright and capable candidate. she's worried not only about kennedy's relationship with mccar

this was the backdrop for the speeches made by dwight eisenhower and adlai stevenson. when dwight eisenhower decided to run for president, he was already a five-star general and a war hero. during world war ii as supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force in europe, general eisenhower planned and did the invasion of normandy. after the war in 1948, both parties asked him to run for president. general eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but a few are years later, he decided to accept the republican presidential nomination in chicago. hebut four years later, decided to accept the republican presidential nomination in chicago. ♪ ♪ >> the next president of the united states. general eisenhower: mr. chairman, my fellow republicans -- [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome? for us both, this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you very much. [applause] and -- and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to

and yet in november eisenhower went and won the victory over adlai stevenson.phen: that is a very important point, and not just 1952 there is the closer parallel because they flooded out in the primary and the preconvention period. 1948, you have the incumbent president harry truman. did not have a fight to get the nomination but left divided a very party. the south walked out. the liberals walked out. there were in fact three democratic candidates that were facing thomas dewey. as it turned out, harry truman appealed to the american people, put it back together and won a smashing victory. richard: take these into account, all it tells you about the convention and the convention system is we might make as many mistakes predicting that as we did last january what the result was going to be. these conventions will be assembling this summer in new york and kansas city. what else should people look for, steve? we have said that 95% is choosing the candidate. we pointed out something about the rules and the platform. is there any opportunity here for some new person

she is a big supporter of adlai stevenson. a very capable candidate. she does not think he has a strong enough record to run on. it is only in person that he is able to convince her. that is true who kennedy was throughout his life. there is so much evidence of once people met him, he was the one voted most likely to succeed. he won people over. he had a smile that was completely disarming and charming. there is no amount of correspondence that will convince her. it has to be done in person. paul: eleanor roosevelt had some objections to jack kennedy, but she hated richard nixon. that was an easy choice. one of my favorites letter she ever wrote was too jfk that day after the first televised debate between nixon and jfk. it is classic eleanor roosevelt. it is passive-aggressive, complements, criticism. the tone of the latter is, i was watching the debate last night with some friends and although i thought you did very well, i thought i would share some of their comments with you. one of the people she was watching the debate with was lloyd benson. many

stevenson: mr. president, ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizen

earlier, yousef gamal el-din and myself spoke with the ceo, ewen stevenson. him about the reasons behind the new guidelines. here is what he had to say. incurred $7 billion of expected credit losses in the first half. the businesses most impacted are the u.k.. we had $1.5 billion of credit losses in the u.k. bank. and commercial banking on monks to the customers. i think a big driver in the a very bigter was negative shift in terms of the 2020 withutlook in but notvery in 2021, with the sharper recession everyone is expecting this year. about: you are expecting 500 million dollars in cost savings in the second half. is that program going to get accelerated moving forward, and is the targeted cut of around $35,000 going to be -- 35,000 going to be sufficient or is it owing to be increased? guest: we are pleased with the progress. we went into the start of the year anticipating costs were going to be flat. we are now signaling we are expecting them to be down 3% this year. we had a 7% reduction in the second quarter. it was flattened somewhat by very subdued ac

[applause] and, one of the most articulate spokesperson of our times, adlai stevenson -- addley stevenson. a great fighter for our needs steward signington. on my traveling companion in wisconsin and west virginia, senator hubert have free. -- hefrey. our devoteder, and courageous chairman, and on that finding -- fighting campaigner who support i welcome, president harry truman. [applause] safer with all of them on my side. and, i am proud of the contrast that -- of our republican competitors. their ranks are so thin that not one challenger has dared to put his head up in the last 12 months. [applause] factfully aware of the that the democratic party by nominating someone of my faith has taken on what many regard as sinceand hazardous risk, 1928. the democratic party has placed its confidence in the american people, and in their ability to render free and fair judgment. render a freey to and fair judgment. [applause] to uphold the constitution, and, my oath of office. to reject any kind of religious pressure or obligation that might directly or indirectly a fear -- interfere with my condu

next on the presidency, illinois governor adlai stevenson excepts the nomination at the 1952 democraticnvention in chicago.

he defeated democratic nominee adlai stevenson in the 1952 general election. this is courtesy of the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum. ♪ ♪ >> dwight eisenhower, the next president of the united states. >> mr. chairman, my fellow republicans, -- [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of misses eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome. first both, this is our entry into a political convention and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you very much. [applause] and before i proceed with the thoughts i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vice president? [applause] a man who has shown qualities in many ways but as a special --ent and inability and the strength to get rid of it. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of of millions-- behalf of of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom for americans and freedom in the world. i know something of the sound responsibility of leading a crusade. i hav

his party's nomination at the democratic national convention in chicago adlaioment in the life of stevensonduction by president truman. you can see the president seated in the back, taking it easy and waiting for the speech to b.

i can appreciate given what she knew at the time and her greater familiarity with adelaide stevenson, was difficult for her to wrap her mind around kennedy. >> i think bobby kennedy's role as one of the councils to the senate committee that mccarthy was leading certainly tarnished jfk in her eyes as well. guilt by association there. >> right. >> but there is no question that she was supporter. she was very strong on civil rights, she did not feel the counties were strong enough to support civil rights even in the senate. i think she really held a grudge, to be honest, i love eleanor roosevelt but she can hold a grudge against her his father joe. she still held on to the fact that he criticize fdr during the war and supported germany over england. i think she never fully level that acts that she liked to grind. >> right. i do think >> i do think there's a wonderful moment in the relationship. if you come and visit eleanor's home. they have pictures up on the wall. after the convention when kennedy gets the democratic nomination, he knows he has to win her over and he goes to visit her

harry truman, atlanta stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c span 3. !djnext on the civil war, historian herald and daily -- in new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in this program they discuss objects related to the july 1863 draft riots in

[applause] and one of the most articulate okesmen of our times, addley stevenson. great fighter for our needs and our people, stewart signington. and my traveling companion in wisconsin and west virginia, senator hubert humphrey. on paul butler, our devoted and courageous chairman, and on that fighting campaigner whose support i welcome, president harry truman. [applause] i feel a lot safer with all of them on my side. and i am proud of the contrast of our republican competitors. for their ranks are so thin that not one challenger has dared to put his head up in the last 12 months. [applause] i am fully aware of the fact that the democratic party, by nominating someone of my faith, has taken on what many regard as new atnd hazardous risk, least since 1928. the democratic party has placed its confidence in the american people, and in their ability to free and fair judgment, and in my ability to render a free and fair judgment. [applause] to uphold the constitution and my oath of office. to reject any kind of religious pressure or obligation that might directly or in

his party's nomination at the democratic national convention in chicago adlaioment in the life of stevensona handsome introduction by president truman. you can see the president seated in the back, taking it easy and waiting for the speech to begin. , ladies anddent gentlemen of the convention. citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [cheers and applause] i should have preferred to hear those words by a stronger, wiser, a better man than myself. i can only hope that you understand my words. they will be few. done i wouldught to seek it because i aspire another office, which was the full measure of my ambition. the officet treat within the gift of the people of illinois as an alternative or as a consolation prize. seek your nomination because itsidency staggers the imagination. its potential for good or evil within the years of our lives. prayer.ng vanity to i asked the following. the father of us all to let this pet -- this cup pass from me. responsibility, and self-interest or rainfall see if this cuphumility pass from me, except i drink. my will be done. [applause] that my he

harry truman, stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on cspan3. >> next, howard holzer and valerie paley talk about arac

harry truman, atlanta stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c span 3. !djnext on the civil war, historian herald and daily -- in new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication. the civil war in 50 objects. in this program they discuss objects related to the july 1863 draft riots in new york city. this conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic. the new york historical society provided a video. >> good evening everyone. i'm delighted and have the opportunity to talk to my good friend and professional colleague, harold. i want to remind you that you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q&a buttons. we will get to your questions after the conversation. let's turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. in the history museum, objects to a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for a larger historical narratives be on the characteristics that define the objects itself. let us

conventions that year and for the speeches made by presidential nominees dwight eisenhower and adlai stevenson. when

harry truman, allied stevenson, dwight eisenhower, jon kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span three. next, on the civil, historian harold halter and valerie paley of the new-york historical society top of the articles in the joint publication. a civil war in 50. objects they risks they discuss objects civil war technicality, including's will secret war codes. the new york historical society provided the video. >> so harold, we've been talking in the series about the power of objects being touchstones and historical event, being conduits to understanding the past. it's a thrill and extort a experience being historian in new york historian and working along these treasures and using them in my exhibitions. let's talk about a second for the inspiration for this program a civil war in 50 objects. i can 50 objects tells such a sweeping? story >> we so after cells that question often when we were whittling down the list and it was so much to choose from. i guess the way we did it as i recall, his first w

eastern on the presidency acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, adlai stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> c-span has covered every minute of every political convention since 1984 and we are not stopping now. this month political conventions will be like none other in history with the coronavirus pandemic, plans are being altered. the democrats will meet to nominate joe biden as the presidential candidate on monday, and president trump will accept his parties nomination for next week. watch c-span at 9 p.m. eastern for live coverage of the democratic convention starting monday, and republican convention starting next monday august 24. like streaming and on-demand at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span your unfiltered view of politics. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's a public affairs programming on television, online or listen on

saw this headline, i immediately fired off an e-mail to the producers i said really, the randall stevenson era at at&t is wracked by deals that apparently ran up debt now you're selling directv at less than half what you paid for it comment on the deal and comment on the company and the former management team. >> yeah. you've got to look back to the era that you're talking about. so you had the two majors. you have verizon, you have at&t. then you had john ledger who turned the whole industry on its head am i right there so they were forced to compete they were forced to try to gobble up, create value where they thought they could. they were trying to chase where the puck was going to be, not where the puck was so i don't fault them for doing that, because if those deals turned into something, you would have posed that question to me, hey steve, all these deals turned out great so it's always six, half dozen of the other in this one it's hindsight's 2020 yes, you are correct so it didn't so now you're looking at at&t that has basically been flat lining at around $30 you catch a yield of ju

eastern on the presidency, acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon, exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> up next on the civil war, matt atkinson, a gettysburg national military park ranger discusses the post war life of former confederate general robert e. lee. he talks about the efforts to support of washington college known as washington and lee university. >> what we're going to do today, ladies and gentlemen, is we are going to do robert e. lee and the post war years. and my coworker chuck teague when we were upstairs before we came down, asked if this was

[applause] hubert humphrey: and it is in the tradition of that beloved man, adlai stevenson, who talkedense to the american people. [applause] hubert humphrey: and tonight, how we miss this great, good, and gentle man of peace in america. [applause] hubert humphrey: and my fellow americans, all that we do and all that we ever hope to do must be in the tradition of john f. kennedy, who said to us, who said to us, ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country. [applause] hubert humphrey: and my fellow democrats and fellow americans, in that spirit of that great man, let us ask together what we can do for the freedom of man. [applause] hubert humphrey: and my fellow democrats and fellow americans, in the spirit of that what we canet's ask do together for the freedom of man. and what we are doing is in the tradition of lyndon b. johnson, who rallied a grief-stricken nation. [applause] ♪ hubert humphrey: who rallied a grief stricken nation when our leader was stricken by the assassin's bullet and said take -- said to you and said to me and said to all of the

tuesday, adlai stevenson. wednesday, barry goldwater. thursday, hubert humphrey.day, george wallace. and saturday, george mcgovern. "the contenders" all next week at 8 p.m. next week eastern on c-span. >> president trump is touring storm damage caused by hurricane laura in louisiana and texas and will be receiving a briefing in lake charles. we will have live coverage at 2:30 pm he will also be in orange, texas, near the louisiana border, participating with local responders in a roundtable. that is live at 4:35 p.m. advisor robertty o'brien highlights the trump administration's foreign policy accomplishments, including the recent peace accord between israel and some arab states. he also identifies pressing security challenges. the atlantic council hosted this event.

speeches from the 1952 republican and democratic conventions featuring dwight eisenhower and adlai stevenson. >> we the people: the 40th quadrennial national democrats convention to order. >> democrats made history this week with the first-ever virtual democratic national committee should with delegates and speakers from across the country taking part. watch at 10:00 eastern, speeches from hillary clinton, bill clinton, michelle obama, barack obama, vice presidential candidate kamala harris. >> and we will act with the same faith in you that we ask you to place in us. >> and 2020 presidential candidate joe biden. >> what we stand for, who we want to be, that is all on the ballot. >> if you missed any of our coverage of the convention, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/dnc. >> the house has passed a bill providing $25 billion to the postal service along with prohibiting postal service threats until january 1, 2020 one or the end of the covid-19 pandemic. ballots wouldion be counted as first class mail for quicker delivery. the bill is not expected to be taken up in the senate, and the pre

acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees like harry truman, adelaide stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> yesterday, joe biden formally harrisced senator kamala at a campaign event in wilmington, delaware. this was the first time the two appeared together in person since the former vice president announced senator harris as his vp pick. this is 35 minutes. ♪ vice president biden: hello, hello. thank you for being here. i wish we could talk with folks outside, but we are keeping social distancing and playing by the rules. good afternoon, everyone. it is an to kamala, exciting day. it's a great day for our campaign and a great day for america in my view. i have had the incredible privilege of meeting and spending a great deal of time leaders, all of whom are qualified to be president. with each one, the more i learned about them and the more impressed i was even though i knew them before. i want to thank each and every one of them for being part of this process and i look fo

eastern on the presidency, acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, adlai stevenson, dwight eisenhower, don kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring -- john kennedy and richard nixon. todaying american story, on c-span3 on american history tv. >> you are watching american history tv, exploring our nation's past, every weekend on c-span3. this week we are looking back to this date in history. the life of every human being on earth can depend on the experience and judgment and vigilance of the person in the oval office. response and's power for destruction are awesome. and the power is greatest exactly where the stakes are highest, in matters of war and peace, and i have learned something else. i attend this with extorted clarity. above all, i must look ahead. because the president of the united states is a steward of the nation's destiny. we must protect our children. and the children they will have. and the children of generations to follow. we must speak and act for them. burden, and his glory. and that is why a president cannot yield to the shortsighted orands, no mat

acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees like harry truman, adelaide stevenson, dwight eisenhowerhn kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> yesterday, joe biden formally harrisced senator kamala at a campaign event in wilmington, delaware. this was the first time the two appeared together in person since the former vice president announced senator harris as his vp pick. this is 35 minutes. ♪

i have always been a lifelong democrat and i remember adlai stevenson the first candidate i voted for but i've come to believe that in the period of the 50s in retrospect he had the experience, maybe not the articulation but the experience and the presence and reputation to stand up to kirchhoff and he had military superiority. i think the personality matters. the buildup of the german navy day hanker after for the reasons margaret has eloquently express will wasn't intended as a real challenge to pretend. it was intended as an add-on to military power. a great world power. the british army is expert at tiny but deadly. they only had their navy. it provided them with the britannica, they policed seas and among other german commercial trade. any evidence of another power, continental power, building the ability, creating the ability to invade across the channel and bring their army into britain was unthinkable. the liberal government came in and had all kinds of social plans. education, old age and so forth. they spent every pound on battleships. >> major events like this are in their

eastern on the presidency, acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span3. >>> up next on the civil war, matt adkinson discusses the post-war life of robert e. lee. he highlights the efforts to promo promote an attitude towards southerners and his time at the college now own as washington and lee university. >> what we're

harry truman, adlai stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. joins us now via zoo for -- zoom. senior economist at the nonprofit upjohn institute for employment research in kalamazoo, michigan. christopher o'leary, let's work away backwards. can you explain what president trump's executive action when it came to unappointed insurance he signed this weekend, what it did in how it compares to what was offered under the cares act? guest: good morning, john. thank you for having me on. pleasure to be on washington journal. certainly i can address the executive order. i read it. theink i understand objective. up and talke back about this whole idea of supplementing unemployment. it is interesting. there have been eight recessions since the eisenhower administration. every one the federal government has extended the duration of regular state on employment insurance benefits. there was a modest additional compensation added during the great recession in 2009. $25 added. c

wealthn stevenson management. policymakers are ready to support the u.k.conomy through recovery as they seek to reinsure investors there are no plans to tighten monetary policy anytime soon. the bank's are in toolbox, but there are no current plans to use them. potentially the use of negative rates and forward guidance. so eurocontrol has not been discussed? >> it is something we have discussed, and we do discuss it. preferred to look at constant easing in that respect. but i would make the point that we will go on looking at the toolbox. nothing is fixed forever, but it is not in our planning at the moment. francine: what would it take for you to go into negative rates? >> we have talked a lot to central banks who have done them, ghanaian, come out, those who have not yet gone in and come out, very helpful in fascinating conversations. i draw two points. one, as you get into this territory, there is a much bigger interaction with the structure of your financial system, in particular the structure of your banking system. no one is sending retail deposit ra

that is why the international , lonnieenergy workers stevenson, is strongly supporting the biden-harris ticket because he knows that they are going to create millions of union jobs and are going to take care of union workers and declining industries. that is not a and of the story promise, yeah, we will do that, too. that is front and center in who joe biden is and where his heart is. people can believe it because it is true. david: this election looks to be different from prior elections in all sorts of ways, but one is the way we vote, and there is this dispute with the postal service. you have been active in getting nexgen america to vote project. how did change your efforts? tom: nexgen america, for people who are watching who are not familiar with us, it is the largest youth voter mobilization effort in american history. it is eight years old, and you are right, in 2018 in the midterm elections, nexgen was on over 420 college campuses, including specifically community colleges and historically black colleges and universities. we are on zero today. we went 100% virtual on march 10 b

acceptance speeches from five presidential nominees, harry truman, adelaide stevenson, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and richard nixon. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span three. we continue now with the story of harold holstering viral or a paisley of the new york historical society looking at artifacts and enjoyed publication of the civil war in 50 objects.

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