Chief introduction into the world of lincoln i have to thank and jim mcpherson, who was a sponsor of my early work. Although he did tell me, he warned me when i first started my work, if you work on the south, you will have to go there. [laughter] but i have been welcomed there and i now reside there. But i really want to try to get to some of these issues of the lincolns after the death of lincoln. On april 21, 1865, 1 week after his assassination, a ninecar funeral train began the journey to escort lincoln and his son willies coffin back to springfield. The Lincoln Special was embraced by the american public. Americans were enthralled by this historic loss. The first assassination of a president. But what of those who called lincoln husband and father . The lincolns who were left behind, mary, tad and robert, suffer the loss of a man who came to symbolize the savior of the union. But for them, he was a husband and father, whose indulgence and compassion would be forever mourned. Afte
Chief introduction into the world of lincoln i have to thank and jim mcpherson, who was a sponsor of my early work. Although he did tell me, he warned me when i first started my work, if you work on the south, you will have to go there. [laughter] but i have been welcomed there and i now reside there. But i really want to try to get to some of these issues of the lincolns after the death of lincoln. On april 21, 1865, 1 week after his assassination, a ninecar funeral train began the journey to escort lincoln and his son willies coffin back to springfield. The Lincoln Special was embraced by the american public. Americans were enthralled by this historic loss. The first assassination of a president. But what of those who called lincoln husband and father . The lincolns who were left behind, mary, tad and robert, suffer the loss of a man who came to symbolize the savior of the union. But for them, he was a husband and father, whose indulgence and compassion would be forever mourned. Afte
She has been here on several occasions before trait shes currently the venom and chair of American History at the university of texas san antonio. Shes also the International Research professor at Queens College belfast. Shes a recent recipient of a , and shesfellowship president or just finishing as president of the southern History Society association. Coedited oror authored or coauthored 25 books. Goat hassis of her been women in history, particularly southern women in hasprecivil war book been women in history, particularly southern women in the precivil war. She solidified her position as the principal defender of mary lincoln, of which a title of which im sure she is proud. Advisor to the film lincoln, as was harold. Recently, her most interesting project she has been involved with is working with the u. S. Treasurer and secretary of the treasury to have a woman on currency. [applause] and, any day now,treasury to han currency. Catherine tells me, harry tubman will be seen on our
Welcome to the pulse. Im mark barton. Im olivia sterns. Pfizer is on the verge of ending its effort to buy the drugmaker. Worldclass grass for the world cup. As players prepare for the kickoff, we show you the cyborg version of foot wall turf of football turf. Has claimedenko victory in the race for president. Exit polls show you one more than 50 of votes. Ryan chilcote has been speaking with him. He joins us now live from kiev. This looks like a landslide win for poroshenko. Thats right. To beall but certain announced as the president elect of ukraine later today. To exit polls show he has more than 54 of the vote. The official vote, same thing. Again, he has more than 50 . He is a veteran of ukrainian politics. He is the foreign minister of this country, he is in the economy minister. A also is a billionaire, made billion dollars both making and selling chocolate. What i find remarkable when i spoke with him after he got off the stage, having made what sounded an awful lot like an ac
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