Service. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today is going to be talking about james garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington d. C. I wont say too much more, i dont want to steal his steam, please join me in welcoming matt. applause thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years. It was caught up in congressional infighting, and replace it with another. A powerful lobby behind the memorial had chosen this site, the designer, the design criticize in the press. The site was very close to the capital on maryland avenue. If the years 1887, not 2017, and the memorial was one to president garfield and not president eisenhower. James garfields death was a national shock. He is been a compromise candidate for the presidency and had won the closest election in american history. It was a difficult life but his rise up was the rags to riches story.
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
Administered to the dying president and describes the effort of the doctors. Our speaker tonight is very experienced. Rather new on the lecture circuit. But he has experience to speak from. He has been a practicing physician on Infectious Diseases for 37 years. He practiced in california before coming to d. C. Where he has been active speaking for the National Museum of civil war medicine. He frequently lectures civil war groups. We are thankful to have him speak to us tonight. Hes a member of the board of directors of the society of civil war surgeons and public concerning, he is what we call a switch hitter he does reenacting as a physician in the civil war for confederate and union soldiers. We are happy to have you anyway, jon. Please welcome to the podium, dr. Jon willen. [applause] dr. Willen ok. Thats better. Normally, when i give talks, i think the organizers for inviting me. In this case, being the chairman of this group, i have to thank myself. We will dispense with that. As
National archives. And see a gun stacking ceremony at ap mat ox historical park. At 9 00 p. M. A look at the American Revolution scheduled to open near Independence National park in philadelphia in early 2017. Starting at 9 30 p. M. Civil war medical history and some of the civil war artifacts at the National Museum of health and medicine. And at 10 00 p. M. Philadelphias Independence Hall and the story of the declaration of independence and Constitutional Convention from inside the halls assembly room. Coming up at 4 00 eastern on cspan2, a hearing on Diabetes Research and funding efforts, medical professionals, diabetes patients and advocates testify before the senate aging committee. Four months after the terrorist shootings at Charlie Hebdo magazine in paris, an editorial cartoonist discusses the role of satire. The george hosted this event in new york city. Let me quickly introduce our panelists. Tomorrow gary trudeau will receive the george polk career award, attained a status of
Alexanders office where the republican lawmaker talks about his Public Service and the stories behind some of his political momentos. Then a look at a reconstructed blacksmith forth on wheels built over the course of two years using 19th century plans from the national archives. After that artifacts from the American Revolution from a knew museum in philadelphia set to open in early 2017. And later, a look at the civil war medical history at the Maryland National museum of health and medicine. The cspan cities tour visits Historic Sites across the nation to hear from lickal historians, authors an Civic Leaders every other weekend on cspan book tv and American History tv on cspan 3. And this month with congress on the summer recess the cities tour on cspan each day at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Today we head to key west, florida, and visit the earnest hemingway house, learn about the cities jewish history and talk with the author of a book titled, quit your job and move to key west, the comple