the text itself stays the same, but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. so how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. i should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. david white and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that? is that whitman, emerson? who said a fire never extinguished ? i have been doing a little research and have one possible source. one is edward everett hale, a well-known unitarian minister during the civil war in boston a writer especially of short stories. he is best known for his short story the man without a country, published in the atlantic monthly in 1863. it is about a man who goes on the ship, disavows his country and loses his whole sense of identity. it is designed as a story
but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. so how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. i should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. david white and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that? is that whitman, emerson? who said a fire never extinguished ? i have been doing a little research and have one possible source. one is edward everett hale, a well-known unitarian minister during the civil war in boston a writer especially of short stories. he is best known for his short story the man without a country, published in the atlantic monthly in 1863. it is about a man who goes on the ship, disavows his country and loses his whole sense of identity. it is designed as a story to rally support for the union
as a way to highlight the transformation. yesterday, one of the things i did was to compare certain texts like uncle tom s cabin, as a framework exploring some of the themes of the displacement of god, the masculinization, this artifacts of the transformation of culture following the civil war, with rebecca harding davis, mark twain, and frederick douglass. today, what i want to do is start out telling a story, and i want to do it with one work of literature that you all know. so the text itself stays the , same, but how people have interpreted it has changed dramatically since the end of the war. so how can we understand, how we recognize that text, says a lot about the transformation of culture. i should say, when i was asked to do this, one of the many reasons i decided to do it was that i remain curious about the wonderful title, a fire never extinguished. david and a few others of us it was such a literary phrase, we tried to figure out, who said that? is that whit
politicians regularly come to washington promising fiscal responsibility. since congress passed the bca with overwhelming bipartisan , washington has actually reduced the level of government spending for two years running. the bca savings are such a big deal that the president inpaigned on it endlessly 2012. he bragged about the bipartisan .uts he told audiences from california to baltimore that he signed $2 trillion in spending cuts into law. like to say these days, elections matter and the president explicitly stated that he put these on the back of the bipartisan spending cuts. fromet the exit polls november. two thirds said raising taxes to cut the deficit was a nonstarter. whiched to obamacare, more voters said they wanted to repeal, the levels of support are striking. if our friends on the other side contradict keep obamacare contradicted by the then have to called the mandate for reducing the size of government day superman date a super mandate. this would increase
monday on first ladies, maybe eisenhower. she had limited relations with the media, holding only one press conference. but she was very popular. her downs and bangs made her a regular on the best-dressed list. career she conducted white glove inspections and approve the med menus. she spent days working from bed because of poor health. join us for two hours as we explore the life and legacy of many eisenhower. eisenhower. we are offering a special edition of the book first ladies of the united states of america. a biography and a portrait of each first lady and comments from noted historians on the role of first ladies throughout history. it is available for the discounted price of $12.95 for shipping. plus shipping. and their website has more. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. find out more at c-span.org/ firstladies c-span will bring public affairs events in front of you, putting you in the room at briefings a