Webb looks back on his time serving in the military and in the senate in i heard my country calling. Independent vermont senator Bernie Sanders recently announced his intention to seek the democratic nomination for president. His book the speech is a printing of his eighthourlong filibuster against tax cuts. In promises to keep, Vice President joe biden looks back on his career in politics and explains his guiding principles. Neurosurgeon ben carson calls for greater individual responsibility to preserve americas future in one nation. In fed up, former Texas Governor rick perry explains government has become too intrucive and must get out of the way. Another politician who has expressed interest in running for president is former rhode island governor lincoln chafy. In infancy the tide, he recounts his time serving as a republican in the senate. Carly fiorina, former ceo of hewlettpackard, has recently declared her candidacy. In rising to the challenge she shares lessons shes learned from her difficulties and triumphs. Former new york governor George Pataki is considering running for president. In 1998 he released pataki where he looks back on his path to the governorship. Louisiana governor bobby jindal criticizes the Obama Administration and explains why conservative solutions are needed in washington in leadership and crisis. And finally, in a time for truth, another declared president ial candidate, texas senator ted cruz, recounts his journey from a cuban immigrant son to the u. S. Senate. On the next washington journal, well talk to politico robber Jennifer Haberkorn about republican efforts to replace the Affordable Care act and legal challenges to the law. John bradshaw of the National Security network and the hudson institutes Michael Duran debate u. S. Strategy toward defeating isis in iraq and other parts of the middle east. Washington journal live each morning at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Join the conversation on facebook and twitter. This summer book tv will cover book festivals around the country and top nonfiction authors and book. Were live at book expo america in new york city where the Publishing Industry showcases upcoming books. In the beginning of june were live for the threehourlive indepth program the Pulitzer Prize winning author lawrence wright, and 4 phone calls. Watch for the roosevelt reading festival from the frankly d. Roosevelt president ial library. In july live at the harlem book fair, the nations flagship africanamerican literary event with author interviews and panel discussions. And at the beginning of september were live from the Nations Capital for thetional book festival celebrating its 15th year. Thats a few of the events this summer on cspan2s book tv. On april 13th 1865, a day before his assassination, president lincoln left the white house on horseback for his cottage retreat in northwest washington, d. C. This would be lincolns last ride to the cottage before he was shot at fords theater by john wilkes booth. To mark the rides anniversary lincolns cottage hosted a horseback procession along the route and held a wreathlaying ceremony at the foot of their statue of lincoln and his horse. This is 15 minutes. Welcome, everyone to president lincolns cottage. Please be seated. Today is the 150th anniversary of lincolns last ride from the white house to the soldiers home. This was a ride that was very familiar to him. He first rode out a few days after his inauguration, and he retraced those roads daily while he lived here at the cottage. He last rode out the day before his fateful visit to fords theater. Tomorrow our country will mark lincolns death but today we celebrate his life. We celebrate the profound and Lasting Impact of his ideas and his values. He himself said that if his name ever goes into history it will be for that act, the emancipation proclamation. We celebrate his eagerness to hear and understand divergent perspectives. The neighborhoods along that commute route offer that diversity to lincoln and offer us wonderful diversity today. We celebrate the hope that lincoln had for the future. Above all his last ride to the seasonals home reminds us that he was enjoying the present, he was mindful of the past, and eagerly looking ahead to the future. Thank you for joining us on this fine day. As you might imagine, retracing president lincolns ride by horseback is a bit of an undertaking and we are pleased to be joined in our efforts by mayor muriel buser the ft. Myer caisson plat toon, affordable farm services, incorporated, garrett peck, the washington friends of walt whitman, the rainbow history project of washington, d. C. , bruce monroe, Elementary School at parkview the crew of the uss abraham lincoln, d. C. Public library, the d. C. Film office and of course the metropolitan police department. At this point we need to diverge from our program because mayor bowser has been held up by a budget hearing. But id also like to offer a special thanks to all of the staff of president lincolns cottage who helped in this effort especially millry mowson michelle walk, who walked the entire commute route today. I am delighted now to introduce bonnie j. Morris whos in her 20th year on the faculty of the womens studies program at George Washington university and teaches parttime at Georgetown University as well. After earning a bachelors in jewish history from American University where she was the First Student to minor in womens studies, she completed her ph. D. In 1989. She soon joined the faculty of have vard Divinity School and has taught semester at sea twice. In winter 2012 gw students voted her professor of the year. Published else says in over 60 an thol gys and wrote a onewoman play performed in seven countries. Shes worked for 14 years with Mother Tongue d. C. s spoken word stage for women. Her publications have been finalists for the lambda literally water. Won stories for james hills press, nob hill. Shes appeared on cspan book tv, won a tenday residency at the hedgebrook retreat for women writers. The rainbow history project collects, preserves and promotes an active knowledge of the history, arts and culture relevant to sexually Diverse Communities in the metropolitan washington, d. C. Area. Dr. Morris will be reciting o captain my captain by walt whitman. Please join me in welcoming dr. Morris. Thank you so much. Good afternoon to you. Thank you very much for coming out on this solemn occasion. O captain, my captain by walt whitman. O captain, my captain our fearful trip is done. The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won. The port is near, the bells i hear the people all exulting. While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring. But o heart heart, heart. O the bleeding drops of red whereon the deck my captain lies fallen, cold and dead. O captain my captain. Rise up and hear the bells. Rise up for you the influencing is flung, for you the bugle trills for you bouquets and ribbon wreaths, for you the shores are crowding, for you they call the swaying mass, their eager faces turning. Here captain dear father this arm beneath your head it is some dream that on the deck youve fallen cold and dead. My captain does not answer. His lips are pale and still. My father does not feel my arm. He has no pulse nor will. This ship is anchored safe and sound. Its voyage closed and done. From fearful trip the victors ship comes in with object won. Exult o shores and ring o bells but i with mournful tread walk the deck my captain lies fallen, cold, and dead. Thank you. We will now be changing the program yet again. Mayor bowser extends her regrets but she got pulled into yet another meeting. So we will now welcome garrett peck up to the front and he will be reading the essay that walt whitman wrote, i see the president. This comes from an article walt whitman wrote for the New York Times on august 12th 1863, washington in the hot season. And walt lived here in d. C. Since the beginning of the year and found a lodging close to the white house. He wrote this article for the New York Times. He became so proud of this particular article so he kept republishing it. He published it in memoranda during the war and later on in spes man days. He wrote i see the president almost every day as i happen to live where he passes to or from his lodgings out of town. He never sleeps at the white house during the hot season but has quarters at a healthy location some three miles north of the city. The soldiers home. The United States military establishment. I saw him this morning about 8 30 coming into business, riding on vermont avenue near l street. He always has a company of 25 or 30 cavalry with sabers drawn and held upright over their shoulders. They say this guard was against his personal wish. But he lets his counselors have their way. The party makes no great show in uniform or horses. Mr. Lincoln is on the saddle, generally rides a goodsized easygoing gray horse, is dressed in plain black, somewhat rusty and dusty. Wears a black, stiff hat and looks about as ordinary in attire and et cetera as the commonest man. I see very plainly abraham lincolns dark brown face with the deepcut lines, the eyes. Always to me with a deep, latent sadness in the expression. We have got so that we exchange bows and very cordial ones. None of the artists or pictures has caught the deep, the subtle and indirect expression of this mans face. There is Something Else there. One of the great portrait painters of two or three centuries ago is needed. Thank you. I always have to pause on those hines where whitman says there is Something Else there. Because i think thats still true. Were still learning so much more about lincoln today. So its not even about capturing the man visually but really about understanding who lincoln was as a person and the ideas that meant so much to him and how we all together have a role to play in finishing lincolns unfinished work. We will conclude the program today with a wreath heavelaying with the crew of the uss abraham lincoln. Thank you. Uss abraham lincoln. Attention. Id once again like to thank the riders of the ft. Myers caisson plat toon, the goshen hunt club, the crew of the uss abraham lincoln, as well as dr. Morris and mr. Peck for joining us all today. Thank you all. I hope this was a memorable day for you as it was for us. Thank you. Coming up on cspan2, a panel of health care analysts will examine the emerging Online Medical care industry, or telemedicine. Theyll discuss regulations impacting interstate and international trade, prices and quality of care, and policy concerns. See it live from the Cato Institute at noon eastern. Later on cspan, the Bipartisan Policy Center will release its recommendations for improving health care in america. Health care experts will discuss critical disease prevention and cost reduction. Watch that live at 1 00 eastern. David mccullough on the Wright Brothers their quest for flight, and wilburs hockey accident that changed his course in history. It was the mystery of