With that, im going to throw it over to our interviewer, elizabeth taylor, the literary editor at large for the chicago tribune. [applause] hi. Thank you. Are these mics on . Great. You can hear me . Thank you so much for coming out. This is a wonderful turnout for a wonderful book, and were delighted to be here. Ive actually in this chair, year ago, talking about the first volume of Sidney Blumenthals four to be four volumes on lincoln, and im really excite it excited about this one. I loved that one and this is even norwich. Wrestling with the angel. So, like to set the stage. Begins in march 1849. Lincoln returns to springfield to practice law. 1849. And then 1856, nonothing party, nominates bill moore for president , National Convention for the Republican Party. We have that blackdrop. Whats the title about . Host wrestling with his angel is a title i took from the story of jacob in the bible in the bible, jacob wrestles through a long night, possible my with himself. The bible say
With that, im going to throw it over to our interviewer, elizabeth taylor, the literary editor at large for the chicago tribune. [applause] hi. Thank you. Are these mics on . Great. You can hear me . Thank you so much for coming out. This is a wonderful turnout for a wonderful book, and were delighted to be here. Ive actually in this chair, year ago, talking about the first volume of Sidney Blumenthals four to be four volumes on lincoln, and im really excite it excited about this one. I loved that one and this is even norwich. Wrestling with the angel. So, like to set the stage. Begins in march 1849. Lincoln returns to springfield to practice law. 1849. And then 1856, nonothing party, nominates bill moore for president , National Convention for the Republican Party. We have that blackdrop. Whats the title about . Host wrestling with his angel is a title i took from the story of jacob in the bible in the bible, jacob wrestles through a long night, possible my with himself. The bible say
Conservatism. Ive got the best job in washington, d. C. Im there at the hair Taj Foundation and in house historian they let me write books about reagan, cold water, buckley, ed if you willer in, you know you name it i probably written a book about him. Why are you a conservative . Im a conservative because i believe in freedom thats one of the reasons why im here at freedom test. I libertarian have got it right when it comes to the economic issues. Theyre not so terribly good when it comes to social issues which is why im a conservative and not a libertarian. You have another book coming out this fall as well. What is that . Well, this is a book ive been working on people say how long has this book taken you i would say about 40 years and it really is by memoir it is looking back on the last 40 or maybe even 50 years. [laughter] and what had ive been able to be a part of in the conservative Movement Working with people like barry gold water, writing about Ronald Reagan getting to know
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