When they got off the bus they were the mercy of this crowd who then proceeded to attack them even further. The deal that had been worked out with local Law Enforcement and the segregationists was evident 15 minutes they would have 15 minutes before Law Enforcement intervened. After about a 15 minute point a local Law Enforcement officer pulled his weapon and fired a shot. That is what stopped the attack. In the meantime the trailways bus arrived an hour later. They dont know until they arrived that the Greyhound Bus was already attacked. The interesting thing about the trailways bus, unlike the Greyhound Bus, several segregationists had gotten on the bus in atlanta. They were riding from atlanta. They had not only harassed the atlanta, the bus from but they had also beaten several of the freedom riders while on the bus. The trailways bus was able to continue on into birmingham for yet another mob formed and was waiting for that bus to arrive. While this was going on there were a group
James baker and her sun both claimed that without his reagan, there would be no president reagan without mrs. Reagan, there would be no president reagan. As ilize that for as long can remember, i have expressed that same view regarding mary lincoln. It was underscored this morning by sidney blumenthal. I have attended lots of events like this. And i have heard many presentations on mrs. Lincoln from fans from friends and foes. Love her or hate her, there is little doubt in my mind that Abraham Lincoln that abraham and mary love each other deeply and supported each other for better or worse, richer or poorer, sickness and in health. Was anrys support indispensable element of abrahams ambition. Our next speaker knows more about this relationship than just about anybody. It Stacy Mcdermid is the author of mary lincoln southern girl, nor the moment. This compact volume traces the complex and often tragic life of mary lincoln and for dose stages of mary lincoln and four stages. I encourage
Ive been president of the Abraham Lincoln institute in the past. I am delighted to be at this, the 17th symposium of the Abraham Lincoln institute. I have attended almost everyone. Every one. Its a little more challenging these days after living in and around washington, we are now happily ensconced in southern california. I mention that because in the past couple of weeks the eyes of the nation were focused on the reagan president ial library, just a few minutes away from our new home. As america said goodbye to first lady nancy reagan, two you would gists claim that without mrs. Reagan there wouldve been no president reagan. Ofm not a real fan counterfactual history forussions, but i realized as long as i can remove or id expressed the same view regarding mary lincoln. That was underscored this morning by sidney blumenthal. Ive attended lots of attendant events like this. I have heard many presentations on mrs. Lincoln from friends and foes of this controversial first lady. But love
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
I use experience you know, i have no idea whatsoever. And pozner suggested, i think i picked that up go and do empirical research. Why doesnt the government do it . Commissions tried to do it. Doesnt know where to begin. There are so many statutes. I think, Justice Breyer the very difficulty and unmanageability of the enterprise suggests it is not what congress had in mind. What congress had in mind was identifying classes of offenses that judges are confident involve serious potential risks of physical injury to another possibly the similarity in kind inquiry when the mens rea isnt satisfied. What Congress Expected courts to do was to analyze what the conduct is that is involved in it, compare it to the listed offenses and see if the risks are similar. Does the department of justice does the department of justice do any of that . Is one that the prosecutor asks for, and is there any guidance coming from the department of justice, guidance to the u. S. Attorneys, who are going to be as