Fellow citizens of the senate and house of representatives, since your last at the annual assembly, another year of health and bountiful harvest has passed. While it is not pleasing the mighty to bless us with the return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best light he gives us trusting in his own time and wise way all will yet be will. Thats from the archives of you portraying Abraham Lincoln. Whats the value of understanding history through reenactment . It reaches a population that may not pick up a book but they want to come and have an experience. Thats what they have reported over the years. There are not readers, they are not picking up the written word but they want the experience. How many years have you been portraying Abraham Lincoln . 33 this year. Started extremely small but i wish i could tell you there was a grand plan, and its certainly not mine. How did it get started . I was on the board of the illinois education association. We were going to have the Nation
Emerged the blueprint for the conflict in the philippines. Fdr began his fourth term in office firm in his belief that men are capable of their own government. No king, no tyrant, no dictator can govern as wisely as they can govern themselves. Upon that note, he faced the worlds future on the conference table at the altar, made plans to bring together the people of the world in a just and lasting peace will stop history has recorded that first step as the San Francisco conference. In this, his last report to congress and the American People is to be found the text of his life will stop in the last word of a man grown tired in Public Service is a heritage for all men everywhere. President roosevelt i am confident in congress and the American People will set the results of this conference as the beginning of our permanent structure of peace. Upon which we can begin to build, under god, that better world in which our children and grandchildren, yours and mine, children and grandchildren o
Buss. Since your last annual assembling, another year of health and bountiful harvest has passed. And while its not pleased the almight toy bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best light he gives us trusting in his own time and wise way all will yet be well. Thats from the archives of you portraying Abraham Lincoln. Whats the value of understanding history through reenactment . It reaches a population that may not pick up a book but they want to come and have an experience. Theyre not readers, they dont pick up the written word but they want the experience. How many years have you been portraying Abraham Lincoln . 33 this year. Started extremely small but i wish i could tell you there was a grand plan, and its certainly not mine. How did it get started . I was on the board of the illinois education association. We were going to have the National Convention in new orleans and one of the Board Members came up to this skinny, skinny man with a black beard a
Fellow citizens of the senate, and house of representatives, since your last annual assembly, another year of help, and bountiful harvest has passed, well it is not pleased the almighty to bless us with the return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best that he gives us, trusting in his own time, and wise way, wise way all will yet be well. That is from cspans video archives, of you portraying Abraham Lincoln, what is the value, to understanding history of the reenactment . It reaches a population that might not pick up a book, but they want to come and have the experience, and thats what they have reported over the years. Theyre not readers, they dont pick up the written word but they want the experience. How many years have you been portraying Abraham Lincoln . 33 this year. Started extremely small but i wish i could tell you there was a grand plan, and its certainly not mine. How did it get started . I was on the board of the illinois education association. We were going t
Cap the 28th annual Lincoln Forum than by welcoming a dear friend and historys friend, the incomparable Doris Kearns Goodwin, and her very gifted producing partner, beth laski, now. Beth has been the coexecutive producer with doris for there for wonderful History Channel, a channel series, washington, lincoln, theodore roosevelt, and most recently fdr. Together they form pastimes productions, which will next be producing a new series on the west with kevin. I auditioned for that, but they chose kevin costner. They have already created a unique and appealing look and style to these shows. Youll see some of some sampling of it during this evening. Not only authoritative talking heads, but remarkable, authentic looking action scenes featuring performers and settings that evoke the colonial revolutionary periods, the civil war, the progressive era, the new deal, and world war two. Scholarship and scenery. Discussion and drama. And tonight, a special focus on their Abraham Lincoln, of cours