Abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. Thank you for joining us today. Unlike that of winston churchill, Abraham Lincolns humor tended towards selfdepreciation. During one of the Lincoln Douglass debates in illinois, a spectator shouted lincoln was being two faced. Two faced, shouted lincoln. If i had two faces, do you think i would wear this one . Lincolns humor was an essential component of his personality and political persona. Richard carwardine will explore with us whether his humor might also occasionally have been a handicap. Richard carwardine was educated at Corpus Christi and queens colleges oxford and at the university of california at berkeley. For three decades, he taught history at the university of sheffield before being appointed rhodes professor of American History and institutions at Oxford University and a fellow of st. Catherines college. He was elected president of Corpus Christi College Oxford in 2010. And served in that post until 2016. He is the author of one
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im a board member of the Abraham Lincoln institute and a former executive director of the commission. Thank you for joining us today. Unlike that of winston churchill, abe lincolns humor tended toward selfdepravation. The spectators shouted that lincoln was being twofaced. Twofaced cried lincoln. If i had two faces, do you think i would wear this one . [ laughter ] lincolns humor was an essential component of his personality and political persona. Richard carwardine will explore with us whether his humor might also occasionally have been a handicap. Richard carwardine was educated at corpis kristy. He taught history before being appointed professor at Oxford University and a fellow of st. Catharines college. He was elected president of the college in 2010 and served in that post until 2016. He is the author of one of the finest modern biographies of the 16th president , lincoln a life of purpose and power which was awarded the lincoln prize in 2007 a
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Symposium. Okay. Im very pleased to introduce our last speaker for the afternoon. Jeffrey william hunt is the director of the texas museum in mayberry and adjunct professor at Austin Community college where hes taught since 19 8, got bless you. Mr. Hunt is an author of the last battle of the civil war and a contributor to the central war. American civil war. His last work is from the final stage of the Gettysburg Campaign to 1863 and the final volume is due for publication coming out next year. So lets give a welcome for jeffrey hunt. [ applause ] thank you. Its a real pleasure. I appreciate jerrys invitation. Its always fun to stand before a group of people who have the same passion as you do. You dont get looked at as strangely when you talk to other people, and im going to break precedent apparently today and have a powerpoint demonstration. And im doing that for several reasons. Jerry did it last night. I dont want him to feel all weird doing that alone. Second, pamplin spent a lot