First fulllength study of its kind. Dr. Silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at Colorado State and the university of kentucky. He has received many distinguished teaching awards. Is currently working on a companion volume detailing president lincolns reputation in 19thcentury europe. To elected terms of his local school board. Lets welcome professor jason silverman. [applause] thank you so much. When he mentioned the school board, that is where i learned the real meaning of the civil war. Inave been interested Abraham Lincoln since the fourth grade. Night which wes were going to do silent man yes. Iwo jima,hardt, signing of the declaration of independence. All sorts of things. Sne of the silent then yet would be the Lincoln Douglas debates. My fourth grade teacher told me you cant be abraham lycan, you are not, enough. Lincoln, you are not tall enough. She took me i had to be Stephen Douglas. [laughter] swore that i would stu
His recent work lincoln and the immigrant is a volume in a Concise Lincoln Library series. It was released in september. Of the more than 16,500 volumes 16,500 and counting volumes published on Abraham Lincoln, this is the first fulllength study of its kind. Dr. Silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at Colorado State and the university of kentucky. He has received many distinguished teaching awards. He is currently working on a companion volume detailing president lincolns reputation in 19thcentury europe. He also served to elected terms of his local school board. Lets welcome professor jason silverman. [applause] professor silverman thank you so much. That last part about the eight years on the Rock Hill School board, forget about all my education, that is where i learned the real meaning of the civil war. [laughter] professor silverman i have been interested in Abraham Lincoln since the fourth grade. We had a parents night w
Nd is bob willard i have been president of the Abraham Lincoln institute in the past. This is the 17th symposium of my Abraham Lincoln institute wife and i are now ensconced in southern california. In the past couple of weeks the eyes of the nation were focused on the reagan president ial library. As america said goodbye to nancy reagan to you interests james baker and ron reagan junior both claim to that without mrs. Reagan there wouldve been no president reagan. Im not a real fan of iunterfactual history conduct have expressed that same view regarding mary lincoln. Is underscore this morning by sidney blumenthal. I have attended lots of events like this. Ive heard many presentations on mrs. Lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. Love her or hate her. There is little doubt in my mind that they love each other deeply and supported each other for better or worse in sickness and in health. Her support was an indispensable elements of his ambition. Our next speake
About the ways in which experience transforms attitudes. So lincoln grew but so did so many other americans. In my last book i wrote about a lot of soldiers. And one of the important elements of the emancipation proclamation can is when the army becomes an army of liberation, it changes their mind. The enslaved are an abstraction for the vast majority of northerners. So what does it mean when youre marching south and youre able to humanize african americans. The soldiers that medford talked about, very important, 179,000 men serving. So in all of these ways its not just lincoln. Its parts of a society thats trying to move ahead to solve what for them is lets pose it has a problem. The problem of freedom in the age of slavery. Thats a complicated problem. And on one hand vast strides are made. On the other hand 150 years later its a problem that the nation continues to have to address. I think for lincoln its that basic sense of allowing individuals to rise or fall on their own merits a
Mr. President , my name is bob willard. Ive been president of the Abraham Lincoln institute in the past. Im delighted to be at this, the 17th symposium of the Abraham Lincoln institute. Ive attended almost every one. But its a little more challenging now after living in and around washington, my wife and i are now happily e sconced in california. As america said goodbye to first lady nancy reagan, two yule gists, secretary jam baker and her son ron jr. Both claimed that without mrs. Reagan there would have been no president reagan. Im not a fan of the counter fak churl history discussions but i realize that for as long as i remember, i expressed that same view regarding mary lincoln. And it was underscored this morning by sydney blumenthal. Ive heard many presentations on mrs. Lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. Love her or hate her, theres little doubt in any mind that abraham and mayry loved each other deeply and supported each other for better and worse,