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Might have been in the 19th century both in terms of press culture and in terms of lincoln, almost imagining someone i would have worked for. What would he have required . Would he have been as difficult, demanding, i should say . He owned a german newspaper . [laughter] you have to imagine a press culture in which politics and journalism was interlocking. They were part of the same power culture. Newspapers were Party Organizations through and through. Lincoln had political newspapers that favored him in illinois, the surrounding area. This was prepresident ial. So, he wants to be president by 1859. German immigrants are flooding into the west, voting eligible german immigrants. They have their own german language newspapers. Lincoln found out that this fellow had a newspaper in the southern part of the state but his progressive views didnt fly there. He went bust. He said the name of the paper and moved his Printing Press to springfield, it illinois. Then he got into some financial t
Harold holzer, another lincoln book. Lincoln and the power of the press, what number is this for you . 47 including coauthored. Books and edited books. I dont want to inflate the number. You and i have chatted about lincoln for 21 years. How do you keep doing this . I get an inspiration or an invitation to pursue a path that hasnt been pursued before. For me, this was more inspiration than invitation. I plunge into it. I love doing research, i love doing writing. I love the conversation. What about the inspiration for the press . Where did that come from . It came from my dual careers over the years. I was a journalist for about three or four years. I became a Government Public Affairs person for a member of congress, first aid wide new for statewide new york political campaigns, for the mayor of new york. How government relates to the press was always part of my life. Still is at the metropolitan museum. We work with Government Relations as well as press relations. Just the idea perco
Sometimes we have for members come to the museum and supports us. Really appreciate everybodys support. Jonathan white is an assistant professor of american studies christopher at Newport University where he serves as the universities prelaw advisor. He is the author of most recently emancipation, the union army, and the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. He is currently at work on the three books including lincolns advice for lawyers, the final please join me in welcoming jonathan w. White. [applause] thank you so much for having me. Can you all hear me in the seats . R i love having an opportunity to come to new york city. This is only my search roots. I spent two weeks about eight years ago and i spent two weeks at the New York Historical society. I love going there to do research. I stopped to buy with my daughter for stopped abide with my daughter and we had to stop and get a portrait with her by the statue. She has been to more civil war sites that most people see in a lifetime. When
We are spending on education and incarceration more than we are spending on anything else. We are dropping a lot of money on the back and just imagine if some of these programs that you mostly work in or want to start just imagine if you had 50,000 you could buy a house per year that money just poured down the hole because what happens is the about the Political Forces going on in the country to come up and say walking up. Three strikes and youre out and they wonder why they are vagabonds when they come out and cant get a job or student loan. They can barely get access to their own children and then we wonder why. They dont have anybody in their life. You see it. You see how this thing happens. Its a couple of small decisions that become big. That is a short portion of tonights programs on social workers in america. You can watch the entire Program Starting at 8 p. M. And that will be on the companion of work cspan. Now todays edition of washington journal. First up we asked viewers th