college belfast. she s a recent recipient of a guggenheim fellowship and is president are just finishing as president of the southern history society association. she has edited or co-edited or co-authored 25 books, her work has been women in history particularly southern woman in the pre-civil war era as well as during the civil war. her best-known book is mrs. lincoln, a life which solidified her position as the principal defender of mary lincoln and of which a title she is proud i m sure. she was an advisor to the film lincoln as was harold, she recently found most interesting, a project he was involved with is working with the u.s. treasurer and secretary of the treasury to have a woman on the currency. [ applause ] and, any day now, catherine tells me that harry tubman will be seen on our money. [ applause ] her subject today is fascinating, the lincoln family after lincoln. so, it s most interesting stuff and we look forward to it, catherine? laptop thank you. i
conversations] [applause] from the colby military writers symposium michael beckerman describes the change in american sentiment during the two years of the sinking of the loose in the in 1915 and the u.s. joining world war i. let s get started with the next presentation, folks. i teach military history here and i am very happy today to introduce my friend michael neilberg who is professor of history and the inaugural chair and war studies at the u.s. army war college. before that, he taught at the air force academy and then at university of southern mississippi. he writes widely on both world wars. he is recipient of numerous prizes and honors for his work such as the tomleson prize for the best english language booshgs in world war i, a book on the second battle of the mar, and the choice outstanding academic title award for fighting great war or american history. he has edited a number of important collections like arms of the man, reference works like the atlas of worl
tonight, dker henriques lectures widely on subjects related to george washington and has recorded at least five other lectures for c-span and we greatly appreciate they are being here this evening. he is the author of realistic visionary: a portrait of george washington. please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter: i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. there is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washington s life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. lifenow, it s been a great that we d seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill .ike all of us we know how quickly time goes by. the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. i look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. of
they are being here this evening. he is the author of realistic visionary: a portrait of george washington. which is available in our museum store. please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter: i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. there is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washington s life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. as trish says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. you know, it s been a great life that we d seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill like all of us. we know how quickly time goes by. the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. i look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. of course, one sign of old age is forgetfulness. did i take my pills or did i just think i took my pills? where
they are being here this evening. he is the author of realistic visionary: a portrait of george washington. please join me in welcoming professor peter henriques. [applause] peter: i do not think i can top that, thank you very much. there is a touch of sadness coming to this presentation because we have been going through the different stages of washington s life, i have enjoyed the opportunity to speak to you at this particular chapter. as trish says, i hope to be back in the fall with a different lecture. you know, it s been a great life that we d seen washington live that even heroes grow old and even heroes go somewhat downhill like all of us. we know how quickly time goes by. the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. i look at the audience and see almost all of us are exactly the same age, between 50 and death. [laughter] of course, one sign of old age is forgetfulness. did i take my pills or did i just think i took my pills? where are my glasses? that reminds