Please take a minute to silence your phones before we begin. While you are doing so, we have a fair number of members with us tonight. Supporters of president lincolns cottage. In seeing some of the names on the list, i wanted to take a moment to recognize two members who have been dedicated supporters since before we were open to the public. Eric reese has been a member for 12 years. Can you raise your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is the author of a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel, the first two volumes in his biography, the political life of Abra
Can you waste your hand . E your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is the author of a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel, the first two volumes in his biography, the political life of Abraham Lincoln. He is the former assistant and andor to resident clinton Senior Advisor to former secretary of state hillary clinton. He has been a National Staff reporter for the Washington Post and washington editor and writer for the new yorker. His books includes the clinton wars and the permanent campaign. Raised in illinois, he lived in washington, d. C. Jamie raskin r
Supporters of president lincolns cottage. I wanted to take a moment to recognize two members who have been dedicated supporters since before we were open to the public. Eric reese has been a member for 12 years. Can you wager and please . [applause]and wayne for 13 years. [applause] and thank you to the other members for them. I didnt want to name everyone but i thought since you two have been been giving since before 2008 has been special. At the conclusion of tonights q a, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. We welcome Sidney Blumenthal, all the powers of earth the political life of Abraham Lincoln vol. Iii 18501860. He is the author of the selfmade mad and. Is the former assistant and cedar advisor to president bill clinton and Senior Advisor to former secretary of state, hillary clinton. Hes been a National Staff reporter for the Washington Post and editor and writer for the new yorker. His books include the rise of the clinton wars and a perm
Of the president travels by train politics and pullmans. The president travels by training it is his first 29 books. Came out the First Edition in 1996. It is been updated several times in 2018 was rereleased by eco books and media i believe is the third or fourth edition of the book. Bob himself as a journalist by trade. And 38 years worked for the Huntington Herald a dispatch in huntington West Virginia where he currently lives. He has a ba and ma from marshall university. While he was in college he worked summers for the railroad. That actually is how i got to know, bob. I interned at the museum in baltimore, maryland. Mutual interest and admiration got us together. I welcome bob and i will begin the presentation now. One other programming notes, so understand all president s use trains to travel around and still do on some occasions. We picked seven president s because of some specific issues they encountered or specific milestones that are associated with their president ial train
Of the president travels by train politics and pullmans. The president travels by training it is his first 29 books. Came out the First Edition in 1996. It is been updated several times in 2018 was rereleased by eco books and media i believe is the third or fourth edition of the book. Bob himself as a journalist by trade. And 38 years worked for the Huntington Herald a dispatch in huntington West Virginia where he currently lives. He has a ba and ma from marshall university. While he was in college he worked summers for the railroad. That actually is how i got to know, bob. I interned at the museum in baltimore, maryland. Mutual interest and admiration got us together. I welcome bob and i will begin the presentation now. One other programming notes, so understand all president s use trains to travel around and still do on some occasions. We picked seven president s because of some specific issues they encountered or specific milestones that are associated with their president ial train