Roll call vote. Then the ohio samesex marriage case and we will talk about the role of lgbt rights and Marriage Equality in the 2016 political debate. Also new orleans mayor and u. S. Conference of mayors in Mitch Landrieu will join Mitch Benjamin to talk about gun violence and Police Community relations. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live from the Democratic National convention beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern tuesday morning. Up next on the presidency, author kathleen bartolonituazon talks about her book, for fear of an elective king. When washington was elected chief executive that year, congress was unsure how he should be addressed. He was commonly known as his excellency until the title was officially changed to president because of concerns that the position would become too much like a monarch. George Washington University hosted this event as part of the celebration honoring the first president s birthday. Its about an hour. Good morning and welcome to the fifth an
But there was another group of americans that worried about a weak executive that would be subject to corruption and manipulation, like a weak king could be manipulated by his court. And so for them, it stood to reason that they would be more interested in a strong title to counteract this weak this fear of a weak president. It seems like all sides agreed that the person should be George Washington. Yes. He was the obvious choice. He was really the most trusted man in america. And i would say the most celebrated person in the western world at that time. I mean, really. When you think about it. And so he studied at the end of the war. He was he and the nation were one. The union. He was like a steadying influence on an unsettled america. People celebrated him, though, with such enthusiasm that he was for the presidency a blessing, as i said. Trusted guy that he was. But he was a bit of a curse as well. Because he was so celebrated that the enthusiasm toward washington were so excessive
K examined. Ve emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion, and it is already sold out in our bookstore behind you. There will be more copies coming. A volume that alongside eric boehners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark summers has the task to frame the reconstruction era for us. He is going to raise the Big Questions of this period, and it is my pleasure to introduce professor summers. [applause] thank you very much, peter, and thank you very much, allison, for the great work that you and the others have done to put this together. All of you need to synchronize your watches. The last applause was at 20 minutes until 7 00, so at exactly 20 minutes until 8 00, somebody raise my hand if i am still talking, and we will start applauding. I am uneasy, i have to say, on here on this podium for several reasons. It has been a long time since i have been here. I usually like to thread my way for my way t
Institute at Gettysburg College, also a professor of history, also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph, one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina little field series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark s
Also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph. It was one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina littlefield series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. Its that important of a book. Mark summers, this evening, he has the task to frame the reconst