His next book will be on the ends of the war, fighting the civil war after the end of appomattox. I am happy to have professor downs join us. I am going to talk about something that is overlooked in all kinds of narratives which is the importance of doing nothing. When congress came back in december of 1865 for many people it looked like they dont find a solution to address reconstruction until march of 1867. Despite things like the 14th amendment, this session can seem like and was critiqued at the time as a donothing session precisely because it didnt determine the end of the war. That it never established terms for war. But i want to flip that on its head and think about why it was so important for them not to establish terms for the end of the war and why doing nothing turned out to mean so much. I was led to this by contemplating the justly celebrated philosopher Jerome Allen Seinfeld known as jerry who said, doing nothing is not as easy as it looks. You have to be careful because
Times. I found i admired raymond a great deal. Greely called him the little villain, a nickname that stuck. Cartoonists portrayed him as a very little fellow with a big beard. But he stuck to and it made the New York Times he committed the New York Times to the same idea of all the news that is fit to print that it still practices today, albeit under a different ownership. How does he fit into this scenario. Bennett was the first on the scene and was the oldest and born in scotland, before the turn of the 19th century, fell in love with newspapers, had a facility for language so he got jobs as a translator of foreign news, and then ultimately wrote so many good things about the Andrew Jackson administration that he expected that jackson and jacksons successor, martin van buren, would find a way to get him money to start his own newspaper. The administration didnt like it. Vaguely foreign, a little smarmy and from that day on, bennett is more independent than practically any newspaper e
Joining him will be frank bond. Frank has produced awardwinning document riz on topics ranging from the role of the press in the Civil Rights Movement and the berlin wall. On issues like bias in the media, theres none of that, is there n two buy graph wall sketches of juniorism. Frank was a member of the team that created the museums new Museum Gallery an interactive look at the role of media in journalism today. So without further adieu im delighted to yield the stage and podium to our guests, harold and frank. Please join me in welcoming them to the stage. [applause] good evening. And welcome because tonights program is going to prove to you that history can be as enticing and sizzling and dramatic as anything netflix can serve up even Holiday House of cards. Just have to know where to find the stories and then how to tell them and harold certainly does that. In fact, harold help us at the museum with an upcoming exhibit president lincoln is dead. Well talk about president lincoln, a
Have a copy at home or have read it. And this, of course, is about the Antiwar Movement in the north. This was published by Oxford University press in 2006, and actually has a forward by jennifers mentor, james m. Macpherson. So you can tell she comes from a quality line. Her second book is actually geared for children, and this fact has won her a special place in the hearts of many of us in the Lincoln Group who really view the importance of sharing the story of lincoln and his heir, and our nations history with our youngest americans. That story tells the battle of gettysburg and is called summers bloodiest day. Jennifer actually right now is working on a book about conscription in the civil war area and the impact of conscription on the civil war north. She has also coed itted an anthology that honors her mentor, professor macpherson. She has talked quite a bit, lectured throughout the country. Lincolns era and the politics of the era, and im sure this morning youre going to enjoy h
Reelection. Jennifer webber examines the Political Climate in the summer of 1864 and explains how lincoln won by a landslide. This is hosted by the Lincoln Group of d. C. Its about 50 minutes. Good morning. Im pleased to be here this morning and honored to be able to introduce our next speaker, jennifer webber. Jennifer is an associate professor of history at the university of kansas where her specialty, no surprise, is the civil war. Her first book was copperheads for those of you who may not have a copy at home. This, of course, is about the Antiwar Movement in the north. This was published by Oxford University press in 2006 and actually has a forward by jennifers mentor, james m. Mcpherson. You can tell she comes from a quality line. Her second book is actually geared toward children and this fact has won her a special place in the hearts of many of us in the Lincoln Group who view the importance of sharing the story of lincoln, his heir and the nations history with our youngest ame