John f. Marszalek discusses his process for writing in his relationship with Abraham Lincoln and what he mainly focused on with civil war and not his presidency. Held at the lincoln form symposium, this is one hour. So, let us begin with our last session for the 23rd form. I am Frank Williams your coach. We are delighted to have with us once again, every other year, we have the john and craig show. applause and that is much deserved, because they get high grades, high marks from you. Deservedly so. Im not even sure what it is there going to talk about this morning. But we will be entertained. I can tell you that. What can we say about two of our very loyal members who have served for a long time. A long time on our board of advisers. John john f. Marszalek is our dear friend from Mississippi State, university. Executive director of the Ulysses Grant association and president ial library where i served as president. He is recently the editor along with david mullin and louis gallows of
Minister ariel henry announcing a short while ago that he will resign once a transitional president ial council has been created. It follows worldwide calls for his resignation. As violence plagues the caribbean nation. Us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken spent monday in jamaica, where he met with caribbean leaders for urgent talks about the nations violent gang violence. Henry has been unable to return to haiti because the violence closed its Main International airports. On monday, blinken announced an additional 100 million to finance the deployment of a Multinational Force to haiti, as well as 33 million in humanitarian aid. Its still not clear who will lead haiti out of the crisis, which has seen heavily armed gangs Burning Police stations attacking the main airport and rated two of the countrys biggest prisons. Scores of people have been killed. More than 15,000 others are homeless after fleeing neighborhoods overtaken by the gangs. Im jackie ibanez. Now back to regular programin
Rick kogan in. Carl smith is the author of chicagos great fire. The destruction and resurgence of an iconic american city. Please welcome me. Please join me in welcoming carl smith and rick kogan. You are good people to come out on a hot day like this. And partake of literature. This booki am now claiming to be a big part of this book because the paperback addition is just out and on the top of that addition is something that i wrote that says, simply put, the best book ever written about the fire. My father, who i admire tremendously wrote to fire a bit about the fire. And i still say this. And my brother is here. Carl, it is a pleasure to meet you. I met you at the socalled writers spot over here where they have run out of things to drink and eat. You knew my dad. Yes, i did. I came to chicago in 1972. From . I had just finished graduate school at yale in new haven, connecticut. And i grew up in the east and went to college and graduate school in the east. But what i was most interes
Chicagos great fire. The destruction and resurgence of an iconic american city. Please welcome me. Please join me in welcoming carl smith and rick hogan. You are good people to come out on a hot day like this. And partake of literature. This book i am now claiming to be a big part of this book because the paperback addition is just out and on the top of that addition is something that i wrote that says, simply put, the best book ever written about the fire. My father, who i admire tremendously roe to fire a bit about the fire. And i still say this. And my brother is here. Carl, it is a pleasure to meet you. I met you at the socalled rioters spot over here where they have run out of things to drink and eat. You knew my dad. Yes, i did. I came to chicago in 1972. From . I had just finished graduate school at yale in new haven connecticut. And i grew up in the east and went to college and graduate school in the east. But what i was most interested in was American History and culture in th
Cnn political analyst, Maggie Haberman reported on that months ago. Back when maggie reported, two months ago, the president went out of his way to tell a falsehood and attack maggie as well. President trump is in decisions with a veteran washington lawyer who represented bill clinton during the joining the white house to help deal. Instead, he chose to tweet this, and it shows you a lot about his honesty, quote, the failing New York Times purposely wrote a false story. Wrong, i am very happy with my lawyers, john dowd, ty cobb and jay sekulow. So keeping them honest, and went on to say she knows nothing about. First of all, Maggie Haberman was right. The president said he was happy with his three lawyers. Two of those three lawyers he was happy with are no longer his lawyers. As for the claim that haberman is not given access and knows nothing about the president , that is a refrain from the president. Who i dont speak to and have nothing to do with. Now, you can believe the president