I mean the woman he referred to as his angel mother, nancy lincoln, the woman who regarded in his fatherand his whose relationship with him remains something of a controversy even today. Of the three, who was influential and who was a negative influence . Why dont we start with sydney. Microphone. Negativesitive and the were about one experience, and that was an experience of being in the lincoln family growing up. Him,tepmother protected crucially, from his father, which enabled his Early Education and that was the initial positive spark for lincoln. Lincoln was a bright, inquisitive, naturally inquisitive child, but he was suppressed by his father. Was ather himself suppressed man and that have enormous influence all the way through his life and deeply on his articulate thinking on slavery. Had been a poor third farmer in kentucky. He had been cut out of the family inheritance. His stepbrother had taken it all and wound up being a quasiaristocratic. He had terrible luck was reduced t
It is a pleasure to welcome on our panel from my left to right the politicalf life of Abraham Lincoln volume one, a selfmade 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 lincolns 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 person i want to talk to in relation to lincolns inspiration are the three sets of parents. The three sets of parents in his life. You have all written about them. By the three amine the woman he referred to as his angel mother, nancy lincoln. The woman regarded him as his son, his stepmoth
Leadership, ideas but principally people who inspired and motivated him. Its a pleasure to welcome as our panel from my left to right, the author of the political life of Abraham Lincoln, volume i, a selfmade 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 lincolns 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 to talk to in relation to lincolns inspiration are the three sets of parents, really, not one person but three, the three sets of parents in his life. You have all written about them. By the three, i mean the woman he r
Facebook. Com booktv. There has been no experience more challenging, more rewarding and more humbling than raising our daughter. And we have learned that to raise a happy, healthy and hopeful child it takes a family. It takes teachers. It takes clergy. It takes business people. It takes community leaders. It takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us. [applause]. To raise the village you dont just make family come you dont need each other in the community can you need a president and you need no clinton. Host amie parnes, what do you hear . Guest pioneer and a strong message of what she is trying to put out today, which is stronger together. Her Newest Campaign message, she has had quite a few of them. This is not made where she is trying to reach out and send her populist message and say we are all in this together me. It is interesting to hear what she had to say that anakin carrots two where she is today. Host hasnt been consistent . Guest when you read this b
A happy, healthy and hopeful child, it takes the family. It takes teachers. It takes clergy. It takes business people. It takes Community Leaders it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us. [cheers and applause] yes, it takes a village. [cheers and applause] when Hillary Clinton and uses the term it takes a village what do you think she means . She starts with the family. To raise the child which quickly moves beyond with a network of people of institutions of values teachers, neighbors, busines ses, employers and even of course, politicians as you see here in that clip she says to raise the village you dont just the deaf family for a of president you need a village. Claman hearing actually a very strong message of what she tries to put out today stronger together. This is the Newest Campaign message. She has had quite a few but she is trying to send her populist message and it is interesting to hear what she had to say compared to where she is today. Is that