Conferences that some of my professionals dont appreciate. I never plant questions. I know many do. The reason i dont plant them is that the answer then is contrived. No one will get away and i would like to have this question asked. The other thing is i also have a feeling that generally speaking, where the question is hard and strong and tough, it gets a better answer. Dont save me from the easy questions where someone is trying to help me. Then the listener says that one of his friends. Watch the entire Campaign Film at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on our weekly series. American history tv, only up next on American History tv, a recent Abraham Lincoln symposium. Sidney blumenthal, author of a selfmade man the political life of Abraham Lincoln 18091849. This took place at fords d. C. Andn washington, is about 40 minutes. [applause] our first speaker is a native of chicago. Earned a b. A. Degree in sociology and began his career in boston. He moved to washington, d. C. In 1985 and has been her
Is the site where president lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. As he sat in a theater with a play running. The play running at the time was our american cousin. President lincoln died the next day across the street at the peterson boardling house. Fords is now a working theater as well as a National Historic site. He current play running is 110 in the shade. While we wait, lets take a ook at todays speakers. Lincoln, African Americans, and the emancipation struggle. And 35 the book lincoln the problem of reconstruction. There will be a midday break for lunch at approximately 1 55 p. M. Well hear stacy mcdormant on mary lincolns life and legacy. At 3 05 Thomas Carson on incolns ethics. At 3 55 all of todays speakers will participate in a closing panel. What youre looking at there is the box where Abraham Lincoln was sitting the night that he was shot. The president apparently enjoyed theater and was attending a performance of our american cousin at the time he was shot by ac
And we are live here in milwaukee, where the Wisconsin Democratic party is holding their 2016 founders day gala. The event will include remarks from president ial candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. We will also hear from several lawmakers including senator franken and Tammy Baldwin. And representatives more and marcy kaptur. Expects the program to begin shortly. Until that happens, we will show you a discussion from todays washington journal. Welcome to the program. Good morning, sir. Pleasure. It has been a week of storylines of politics and the media. It began monday with president obama speaking at syracuse university. Here is president obama speaking at that event come a talking about the future of journalism. We want your thoughts. President obama as i go into my last year, i spend a lot of time are selecting on on reflecting on how this crazy notion of selfgovernment works. How can we make it work. Important this is anything. Nt as in an era in which Attention Spans a
Thepthe president urges therthe president urges thep the president urges thethe president urges the world to stopr stopp stop isisstop isis from getting its hands on a bomb. And donald trump tries to calm because of widespread anger. L. A. Becomes Paradise City for guns n roses fans. As they reunite in 22 years the first time. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Do you think its republican frontrunner donald trump tries to set the record straight on abortion again. But you disagree with that proposition that its what proposition . That abortion is murder . No, i dont disagree with it. World leaders say they have made progress in safeguarding Nuclear Materials wanted by terrorists. A message from military officials to the leader of isis. I hope that al baghdadi because i want him to know we are hunting for him. Get ready for a wild weekend in weather. 13 million in the path of relentless storms. Then we have this crazy development. 3 to 6 in
As they reunite in 22 years the first time. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Do you think its republican frontrunner donald trump tries to set the record straight on abortion again. But you disagree with that proposition that its what proposition . That abortion is murder . No, i dont disagree with it. World leaders say they have made progress in safeguarding Nuclear Materials wanted by terrorists. A message from military officials to the leader of isis. I hope that al baghdadi watches these press conferences because i want him to know we are hunting for him. Get ready for a wild weekend in weather. 13 million in the path of relentless storms. Then we have this crazy development. 3 to 6 inches of snow. An unscheduled threeday weekend for Chicago School kids as teachers walked off the job. Stubborn cow refuses to become a burger. Standing outside of a slaughter house in queens, new york. Youll never guess who saved the cow. Jon stewart he