We will use headlines this morning to talk about your job situation. You can give your thoughts. We have three lines this morning. If you found a job, and you want to tell us about it call in guest guest 202 7480003 202 7488000 for democrats. [audio clip][audio clip] join the cspan conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. 5. 6 was the previous number. It jumped up a bit. That is according to the New York Times this morning. Also, if you look at the various demographics and unemployment it goes up to 4. 9 for whites. 10. 3 for blacks. 6. 7 for hispanics. 4. 1 percent for asians. Also, a number that gets talked about a lot is Labor Participation rate. In january, those employed were 59. 3 . The labor force was 62. 9 . To help us give context is mr. Reddy. Could you tell us first and foremost why we have seen so a jobs added last month but the Unemployment Rate went up. Guest the unemployment going up while youre adding jobs can actually be seen as a good thing, and a good
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Suffice it to say that it is these folks based on what they know on earth and what they understand that mars has the same processes are very similar they are making judgments that i believe we will stand the test of time. I think wed better bring it to an end. Im sorry. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] every weekend book tv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more. Watch any of our past programs online. But now that the current bestselling nonfiction books. Topping the list endoflife care in being mortal. Welcome. I would like to welcome you all hear for what is a momentous and landmark event for the evening. Honoring the large new book. A couple of ignores mountains of brief introductions and him and start the program. Im begin 1st of all by studying my thanks. This event was doctor davis. I also think michelle summers from the publishers of the book as well as Leslie Irving for there help and cooperation. I would
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Im a senior fellow at the manhattan use it institute. We are pleased to have allen guelzo here to talk about the civil war. When hundred 50 years ago this week Abraham Lincolns funeral was making its way across the United States. The civil war had ended two weeks previously with lee surrendered at appomattox. It was an eventful month. Some asserted that 1865 was the most eventful month and history of the United States. No one knows more about these events then allen guelzo. He is the professor of the civil war era and director of the civil war era studies at gettysburg college. Hes the author of many prizewinning books. Lincolns emancipation proclamation. The end of slavery in america. Lincoln and douglas, the debates that defined america. That one the Lincoln Institute prize. His most recent work is Abraham Lincoln as a man of ideas, a collection of essays. Lincoln, a volume at oxford in 2009. His book on the battle of gettysburg publish in 2013. He spent eight weeks on the New York T