politicians recognized the power his name still has. that vision of a lincoln of a generous and inclusive america driven this country for more than 200 years president lincoln understood the heartbreak of this country, he understood the cost and the sacrifice. if my name ever goes down to history, it would be for this act and my whole soul is in it. my whole soul is in it. generations of black people named their children lincoln because lincoln freed the slaves. a lot more complicated than that. a lot of people thinking lincoln was an opponent of slavery from the day he was born. that s not true. the great way to put down the rebellions is to yank them out in the enemies. the senate slavery loomed over america for centuries. it was not of emancipation. the narrative made it possible to think of lincoln in a simplestic way. the reality is great politicians are both. part of the challenge is to recapture him of all that limestone for which he was cast and
comparison of abraham lincoln and jefferson davis. the two wartime presidents. he also wrote lincoln the lawyer, which probably everyone in this room has read. he wrote lincoln and the constitution, and lincoln and white america. he will be talking about his new this book coming out in lincoln in indiana. february,he will talk about lincoln s indiana years. that s where he spent from seven to 21, his formative years. he is going to tell us how important it was to his life. please welcome dr. brian dirck. [applause] prof. dirck: is my powerpoint oh. it is on. it is good to go. in my powerpoint. let me try that nothing is happening. while he is working on that, thank you for inviting me back. i was sitting at dinner this evening. this is actually my third visit to the lincoln group. i have very fond memories of you guys. i don t know if any of you were here the first time i was here way back, i want to say in the year 2000. i was a freshly minted professor at my unive
brookhiser. he was the historical consultant to the huge hamilton exhibition at the new york historical society. that was 12 years ago now, but it was transformative both in hamilton historiography and in the future of the new york historical society. in addition to curating that show, he wrote a 1999 book , still consulted, alexander hamilton american, as well as books my favorite title what would the founders do? are questions, their answers. our questions, their answers. he is had the dream job that everyone would like, you have one job for a long time as young as he is. he is had it for more than 4 decades. in the same place, he is no senior editor at the national review, for whom he began writing nearly a century ago, half a century ago. pretty extraordinary. he is a winner of the national humanities medal. i have the honor of being honored at the same ceremony with rick eight years ago. it is a pleasure to welcome him for a reunion. that was lincoln forum time in
he wrote lincoln and the constitution, and lincoln and america. . he will be talking about his newest book, lincoln in indiana. that is where lincoln spent his formative years. us howoing to tell important that was to lincoln s life. please welcome dr. brian dirck. [applause] is my powerpoint oh. it is good to go. try nothing is happening. hold on a second. back.you for inviting me this is actually my third visit to the lincoln group. i have very fond memories of you guys. i don t know if any of you were here the first time i was here way back, i want to say in the year 2000. was a freshly minted professor at my university with my first book humming out and you guys were my very first book talk, and i was petrified. [laughter] prof. dirck: i was literally like, oh my god. but you guys were sweet and i enjoyed the experience. i came back about three or four years ago. it is wonderful to come back and wonderful to be with this awesome facility, it is a beautiful museum
african-american community feels unfairly targeted and police department that fear, they can never understand each other s experience. it is hard not to think sometimes the center won t hold, and things might get worse. the center is where he hoped to draw registers and police. he criticized each for ignoring the truth to be found in the middle. president obama: when anyone, no matter how their intentions might be called police bias or bigots, we undermine those officers we depend on for our safety. study after study shows that whites and people of color experience the criminal justice system differently. if you are black, you are more likely to be pulled over or searched or arrested. we cannot simply turned away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers or paranoid. mr. obama eulogized the five officers, but he also brought into the room the memory of the two men killed by police this month who were the reason for the dallas protest. president obama: even th