Many highways and streets and especially in this country as well, you know . Phillips 66 has become as familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle. Its that iconic in the minds of many motorists. Well frank got his start in the oil business in a sort of convoluted way. He was actually, he was not from oklahoma. He was actually born on the nebraska frontier out in the loop valley. His father was a civil war veteran, fought in the union army, and his parents moved out into nebraska territory. And thats where he was born in 1874. And they came back short will have a that shortly after that the phillips, to their home country in southwestern iowa. And thats where frank grew up. So he had those basically midwestern roots. Came from a big family, big family, many brothers and sisters. He was the oldest and he was the dominant sibling by far. His ambition was strong but it wasnt necessarily pointed towards the oil business because there was no oil business to speak of when he was a youn
Which is getting the best possible education for your kids. But we will see. People disagree. We have time for one more question. That was good a good one to end on. Thanks. [applause] she will stay for a few more minutes if anyone wants to ask a question personally. Thank you so much for coming today. You are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. This land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york eye lens from the redwood forests, to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you in the a note of welcome to tulsa, oklahoma on booktv. Locator on the arkansas there its the second largest city in the state with a population of almost 400,000 in the early 20th century it thrived as old town oil town. With help of our documentation cable partner we learn about its history and literary scene from local authors. We begin our special feature on tulsa with oil magnate Frank Phillips and the founding of
Programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for information on her schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. You are looking at a live picture from Oak Ridge Cemetery from revealed illinois, where the 150th anniversary of president aber cap president abraham we can pause euro. With us is richard hart, a springfield resident and author. Your book is lincolns springfield. Tell us what we are going to see today and whats going to happen behind you this afternoon. This afternoon, you will see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. It started on the square downtown and it will take probably half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions with reenactors in those divisions. You will se
Springfield. Tell us what we are going to see today and whats going to happen behind you this afternoon. This afternoon, you will see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. It started on the square downtown and it will take probably half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions with reenactors in those divisions. You will see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. I believe you are going to see a horse which would have in Abraham Lincolns force, bob, led by an africanamerican henry brown coming into the cemetery. And then there is the receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery. It is there lincolns body as well as his son willie, were placed at the time of the lincoln funeral. Why was president lincoln buried in springfield . This was his home for 24 y
Your book is tell us what we are going to see today, what is going to happen behind you and all around you this afternoon. Thank you. Today, youre going to see a reenactment of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln in springfield 100 50 years ago. It started on the square downtown. It will take probably a half an hour for the procession to reach Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. That procession will be a reconstruction or reenactment of lincolns actual funeral. There will be a number of divisions, with reenactors in those divisions. You will see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. I believe you are going to see a horse, which would have in Abraham Lincolns horse, bob led by an africanamerican henry brown, coming into the cemetery. And then in back of me is the receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery. It is there that lincolns body as well as his son with his son, willie, were placed at the time of the lincoln funeral. W