Steve comes from an entirely different background. He has all the credentials for anyone going through medical and psychiatric work both in 5 00 deem ya and in public and private service. But, rather than go through a recitation of his ceil denble id rather give you some insight to steve as a writer, researcher, historian. In 41 years last 25, as the civil war specialist and lincoln curator, i entertained many prospective writers and very seasoned authors. We would talk and, occasionally, i really could be of some service. I was responsible for bringing in new material. Neither purchasing or accepting donations of rare manuscripts. It had so few users on record. It was really a contest about a contest set up for civil war veterans who lost their right arm, many of them lost their right arm or leg. They applied the object was to stimulate them or train thems into the use of the opposite limb. With a 500 top prize and that was so successful, it repeated several times. The life writing of
In her current book, to make men free a history of the Republican Party which was , published late last year, this was her second book to be named as an editors choice selection of the New York Times book review. Professor richardson writes widely for popular publication. She is committed to presenting historical scholarship or four audiences on the economys wall. She is now the editor of and founder of a new web magazine called we are history. She is at work on an intellectual history of american politics and aggressive treatment of the reconstruction era. Heather richardson. Prof. Richardson thank you very much. It is a real pleasure to be here. And not just because i am coming from boston. [laughter] can everybody hear me in the back . Are we ok . Terrific. What i want to talk about today is not just the Republican Party but why we might care about the Republican Party even if we are not into politics. We turn it on . Prof. Richardson that is why asked you if you could hear back the
Examines the origins of the party and the slaveholding south, arguing it was founded to advocate for the middle class against elite plantation owners. She also looks at the republican figures who defined the party like resident Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. The National History center of the American Historical Association at the Wilson Center cohosted this event. It is about an hour and a half. Host it is my real pleasure to introduce Heather Cox Richardson today, someone whose work i have been reading and admiring for some time now. She is a professor of history at boston college. And every time i think i have caught up with what she has written, she produces yet another book. So i have to keep reading but i do so with great pleasure. She has written five books on various aspects of American History. She is a 1992 graduate of Harvard Universitys program in the history of American Civilization and her first four books explored civil war the gilded age, and the
Different background. He has all the credentials for anyone going through medical and psychiatric work both in 5 00 deem ya and in public and private service. But, rather than go through a recitation of his ceil denble id rather give you some insight to steve as a writer, researcher, historian. In 41 years last 25, as the civil war specialist and lincoln curator, i entertained many prospective writers and very seasoned authors. We would talk and, occasionally, i really could be of some service. I was responsible for bringing in new material. Neither purchasing or accepting donations of rare manuscripts. It had so few users on record. It was really a contest about a contest set up for civil war veterans who lost their right arm, many of them lost their right arm or leg. They applied the object was to stimulate them or train thems into the use of the opposite limb. With a 500 top prize and that was so successful, it repeated several times. The life writing of numerous veterans who had su
Welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. Global financialal leaders. Little progress was made on capitol hill over the weekend, both houses of congress will pick up the ball again on monday which is day 14 of the Government Shutdown. The senate met for a rare session on sunday, members stressed the cost of the Government Shutdown and its effects on the american public. Americans are rightly looking at congress and saying, what are you guys doing . Why are you hurting people . Why are you hurting families . Why are you immaterial peteing our economic recovery . They are also say why arent you working on what we sent you there to do. On creating jobs, improving our education the system, addressing our nations longterm fiscal sustainability. For more on the government should shushutdown we turn to js been following the events from capitol hill. Reporter slow progress made in washington, d. C. Regarding the raisings of the debt ceiling. Only the senate was in session on sunday. We