Give you a timeline as to what robert ely did in the postwar years, often the most overlooked portion of his life. The other main theme of this lecture i will try to get across i would amount of not say he did a lot of work but through his own personal example is probably the best way. Robert his own example, e lee tries to reconcile the nation. Havei think a lot of us forgotten is how far apart this country was in 1865. Is the view of a lot of people that lee surrendered at appomattox and then, bam, we will forget about it. We will just hold hands and reunite and continue down the path again. Decades,the country some would say a century, someone say not even yet, for the country to reunite. I would put the country seriously coming back together in the spanishamerican war when we all had a common enemy once again. That would be roughly 30 years after the end of the civil war. Robert e lee does not live that long. He is only going to live for five years. But you think about who symboliz
Jonathan has appeared as a commentator on msnbc and bbc radio. Is writing has appeared in the new york times, the Weekly Standard and other outlets. During his time at the white house johnson served as a speechwriter and special assistant to president george bush, a graduate of yale university, and we welcome him to Filson Historical Society. [applause] thank you so much for the lovely introduction, judy. As was mentioned used to work as a president ial speechwriter before start writing this book, so you can imagine my shock when i learned that the subject of my new book didnt much care for my old occupation. In fact, robert e. Lee was so offended when he heard George Washington might accused a ghostwriter to pin his famous farewell address that he refused to believe it. He said that anyone who said George Washington is a ghostwriter was quote injudicious. So if ive learned nothing else from writing this biography, its that i should say a little bit less about my own biography. Im so p
Didnt much care for my old occupation. In fact robert e lee was so offended when he heard George Washington might have used a ghostwriter to paint his famous farewell address that he refused to believe it and said that anyone who said George Washington used a ghostwriter was a injudicious. If i learned nothing else from writing this biography is that i should care less about my own. I am so pleased to be at this beautiful house, and i am so grateful to the Historical Society for for inviting me today. I had a chance to to go over and see this society earlier today and it is such a wonderful facility and i am happy to see that it is expanding. We are so reliant upon the great work that our archivists and other preservationists due to preserve American History. Thank you to the society for your great work. It is it is also a pleasure to be here in louisville. Robert e lee came through louisville in 1837. He was on a trip out west. I am proud to tell you that he made quite an impression o
Of the gate ways to let galveston from an 18th century to the new century. More than not it is a point, sort of a marker that we can always turn to and say that it happened here. He is an author and former white house president ial speechmaker who spent years researching and writing his new robert e. Lee biography, the man who would not be washington, published in january of this year. Jonathan has appeared as a commentator on msnbc and bbc radio. His writing has appeared in the new york times, the Weekly Standard and other outlets. During his time at the white house, jonathan served as a speechwriter and special assistant to president george bush, a graduate of yale university, and we welcome him. [applause] thank you so much for that lovely introduction judy. As was mentioned, i used to work as a president ial speechwriter before i started writing this book. So you can imagine my shock when i learned that the subject of my new book didnt much care for my old occupation to. [laughter]
York times the Weekly Standard and others. During his time in the white house Jonathan Horn served as a speechwriter and special assistant to president george bush, Yale University and we welcome him. [applause] thank you sell much for that love the introduction. As mentioned i used to work as a president ial speechright ear before i started writing this book so you can imagine my shock when i learned the subject of my new book didnt much care for my old occupation. Robert e. Lee was so offended when he heard that George Washington might have used a ghost writer to pen his famous farewell address that he refused to believe it. He said anyone who said George Washington used a ghost writer was injudicious so in writing this biography, i should care less about my own biography. I am so pleased to be at this Beautiful House and so grateful to the Historical Society for inviting me today. I had a chance to see the Historical Society earlier today and it is such a wonderful facility and i am