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
The impending crisis symposium. It is a very great pleasure now for me to introduce dr. Adam ip smith, the edward osborn, professor of u. S. Political history and director of the Rothermere American Institute at the university of oxford with a specialism in the political history of the United States in the 19th century. Dr. Smiths perspective will be invaluable to our discussions today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. Adam smith. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, rob. And good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to see you all here. And its fantastic honor for me to have been invited to take part in this symposium. Its always great to have a reason to come back to richmond, which is a city that i like very much indeed. My talk this morning is going to build, i think, i hope very nicely on Richard Blackett talk, which you just heard, the fugitive slave act of 1850, which was obviously the centerpiece of what he was talking about this morning, was one of the most consequenc
Welcome back, everyone to session to the second session of the impending crisis symposium. It is a very great pleasure now for me to introduce dr. Adam ip smith, the edward osborn, professor of u. S. Political history and director of the Rothermere American Institute at the university of oxford with a specialism in the political history of the United States in the 19th century. Dr. Smiths perspective will be invaluable to our discussions today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. Adam smith. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, rob. And good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to see you all here. And its fantastic honor for me to have been invited to take part in this symposium. Its always great to have a reason to come back to richmond, which is a city that i like very much indeed. My talk this morning is going to build, i think, i hope very nicely on Richard Blackett talk, which you just heard, the fugitive slave act of 1850, which was obviously the centerpiece of what he was
Welcome back, everyone to session to the second session of the impending crisis symposium. It is a very great pleasure now for me to introduce dr. Adam ip smith, the edward osborn, professor of u. S. Political history and director of the Rothermere American Institute at the university of oxford with a specialism in the political history of the United States in the 19th century. Dr. Smiths perspective will be invaluable to our discussions today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. Adam smith. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, rob. And good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to see you all here. And its fantastic honor for me to have been invited to take part in this symposium. Its always great to have a reason to come back to richmond, which is a city that i like very much indeed. My talk this morning is going to build, i think, i hope very nicely on Richard Blackett talk, which you just heard, the fugitive slave act of 1850, which was obviously the centerpiece of what he was
But one out of my class that i have no, i never thought about. Welcome back, everyone to session to the second session of the impending crisis symposium. It is a very great pleasure now for me to introduce dr. Adam ip smith, the edward osborn, professor of u. S. Political history and director of the Rothermere American Institute at the university of oxford with a specialism in the political history of the United States in the 19th century. Dr. Smiths perspective will be invaluable to our discussions today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. Adam smith. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, rob. And good morning, everyone. Its wonderful to see you all here. And its fantastic honor for me to have been invited to take part in this symposium. Its always great to have a reason to come back to richmond, which is a city that i like very much indeed. My talk this morning is going to build, i think, i hope very nicely on Richard Blackett talk, which you just heard, the fugitive slave