We also welcome your comments on twitter. Tweet us cspanwj. Down thursday, one of a number of final rulings for the court as they wrap up their current term. This is from the wall street journal on that case, the headline, justices let cross stay on public land. Int is the piece cross maryland, dedicated to 49 servicemen who died during world war i. The wall street journal writes that the Supreme Court voted 72 ,o allow a cross to remain claiming that it holds a secular meaning that comports with the constitutional separation of church and state. Justices in the majority issued six separate opinions, offering different views on the intersection of government and religion following an impassioned dissent from the courts two most liberal members been it drove home the divide between conservatives and liberals and within the courts ideological wings. The point of our question this morning, whether you support or oppose the decision, here is what the usa today writes. They are saying the q
Collection book . Well, im here on franklins coattails because had written a book about Ben Franklins years in, france, when he is essentially paving way for the American Foreign service, hes really first foreign ambassador. And in the years that he spends in france, puts america on the map and as that is the genesis really of the department of state in the beginnings of, American Foreign policy. Im here in a way, as Ben Franklins companion. And that, of course, is your book, the great improvised about Ben Franklins time in france. You describe franklin as combative, prideful, callous and overbearing. Does that make for a diplomat . No, i think is ben franklin, as he dealt with his colleagues, a curious thing about franklins years in france is that he essentially hits the ball out of the park on every front, except when dealing with his fellow commissioners in paris and especially john adams. And so those are adjectives that i think john adams would have quickly applied, franklin, wher
The topic of our final segment this morning has been the one liner used by comedians, scholars, politician and common folks. For 100 years. Who is buried. Congrats to this morning. And timeless questions serves as a lead to a serious and painful to remember the civil war that and we have the selfless panel of luminaries doing might not seem. Our panelists are recognized by any civil war enthusiast. But first of them why this man and their brief introduction please hold your enthusiasm. Welcome to joe. All ready to eminent civil war historian helen. He also serves as the Thomas W Smith distinguished Research Scholar and director of the initiative on politics and statesmanship and the James Madison program at princeton university. He formerly was a professor of history right here at gettysburg college. Allan is the only three time winner of the lincoln prize for Abraham Lincoln redeemer. President lincolns emancipation proclamation and gettysburg, the last invasion. His more most recent
Live. And for those of us joining us in person, welcome to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association. And my name is dr. Colleen hogan, a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association, and the director of the David Rubenstein center for white house history tonight, a special episode of white house history live as we launch the book mourning the president s loss and legacy in american culture. This book was published by the University Virginia press in partnership with the center for president ial history, Southern Methodist university, and the Miller Center at uva. Mourning the president s brings together and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of americans have eulogized and remembered. U. S. President s. This evening, were joined by several scholars that contributed the book on stage. And we have others in the audience, including chester and brandon robinson. Thank you for joining us this evening. Dr. Ma
We talking to you at the state department . Largely because we have glorious newly refurbished rooms to celebrate any beautiful, opulent book that gives us the history of those rooms and the collection in its entirety to celebrate as well. And we are sitting in the ben franklin diplomatic room at this time. What is your connection to the state departments americas collection book . Well, im here on franklins coattails because had written a book about Ben Franklins years in, france, when he is essentially paving way for the American Foreign service, hes really first foreign ambassador. And in the years that he spends in france, puts america on the map and as that is the genesis really of the department of state in the beginnings of, American Foreign policy. Im here in a way, as Ben Franklins companion. And that, of course, is your book, the great improvised about Ben Franklins time in france. You describe franklin as combative, prideful, callous and overbearing. Does that make for a dip