To make a monetary contribution to the Abraham Lincoln institute to fund next years symposium. You can see any board member of the ali to make a donation. We are wearing these badges. Or, you can visit our website to donate. Toonline lincolninstitute. Org, and you can look for the date of our next symposium. Wish you a safe ride home, whether your journey as long or short, and look forward to seeing you next year. We will reassemble across the street at 5 30. Thank you all for coming. [applause] you dont have to invite me. Earlier this month, fords theater hosted a symposium on the life and legacy of president Abraham Lincoln. Coming up on American History tv, we will hear from Sidney Blumental, the author of a selfmade man. Then remarks from edna greene medford. Later, we will hear from the author of mary lincoln, southern girl, northern woman. Cspans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up thursday morning, sarah warbalo, legal direct
Our first speaker is a native of chicago. Earned a b. A. Degree in sociology and began his career in boston. He moved to washington, d. C. In 1985 and has been here ever since. A journalist with the washington post, republic, and new yorker, covering various president s. He was washington, d. C. Bureau egularly ontributed r columnist to the guardian and served as Senior Editor at new republic. Served as assistant and Senior Adviser to bill clinton from 1997 to 2001. His jobs included advising the president on communications and public policy, researching information in the media about the white house. He was a Senior Adviser to the 2008 Hillary Clinton president ial campaign. After leaving the white house, he wrote the clinton wars, 2003, about his time in president ial service. The book has been praised for its keen insights into the nations political process. Our speaker was a political consultant for the Award Winning series tanner 88 and executive producer of the documentary taxi t
Its very fancy. The ladies are wearing gowns. Good. How about a third thing . What else do you see . Go ahead, jimmy . It looks like theyre all fairly close together. Like i cant tell, they might be dancing or i dont know. But they are all very close together. Exactly. Very good. Okay. Thats good. Yeah. I should say about Lady Washingtons reception that lady washington herself is standing literally center stage, an elegant gown. What you might not have noticed was that there is someone else who we sometimes think of as important, sort of receding into the background here. Thats good old george. George washington here in the center in black formal republican gown, sort of overshadowed by lady washington. Now, the title was Lady Washingtons reception. The word used at the time was that of a levee which is a formal reception which was held and hosted by the first lady, martha washington. Any of you notice how she was standing on a platform. Thats right. You also noticed the opulent attire
Conferences that some of my professionals dont appreciate. I never plant questions. I know many do. The reason i dont plant them is that the answer then is contrived. No one will get away and i would like to have this question asked. The other thing is i also have a feeling that generally speaking, where the question is hard and strong and tough, it gets a better answer. Dont save me from the easy questions where someone is trying to help me. Then the listener says that one of his friends. Watch the entire Campaign Film at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on our weekly series. American history tv, only up next on American History tv, a recent Abraham Lincoln symposium. Sidney blumenthal, author of a selfmade man the political life of Abraham Lincoln 18091849. This took place at fords d. C. Andn washington, is about 40 minutes. [applause] our first speaker is a native of chicago. Earned a b. A. Degree in sociology and began his career in boston. He moved to washington, d. C. In 1985 and has been her
Is the site where president lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. As he sat in a theater with a play running. The play running at the time was our american cousin. President lincoln died the next day across the street at the peterson boardling house. Fords is now a working theater as well as a National Historic site. He current play running is 110 in the shade. While we wait, lets take a ook at todays speakers. Lincoln, African Americans, and the emancipation struggle. And 35 the book lincoln the problem of reconstruction. There will be a midday break for lunch at approximately 1 55 p. M. Well hear stacy mcdormant on mary lincolns life and legacy. At 3 05 Thomas Carson on incolns ethics. At 3 55 all of todays speakers will participate in a closing panel. What youre looking at there is the box where Abraham Lincoln was sitting the night that he was shot. The president apparently enjoyed theater and was attending a performance of our american cousin at the time he was shot by ac