Friend and coeditor franke now y scutaro franks, an attorney and the author of president grant reconsidered and the supreme courts retreat from reconstruction. Hes the president of the Grant Monument association, which is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, which you can see behind me here. He served previously as the counsel for the constitu ation for the Senate Judiciary committee and as a special counsel to the house, select investigative panel. He now serves as Vice President and senior counsel of j. C. And franks, thank so much for being with us tonight. Thank you, chris. Its so good to be with you. Thank you. White House Historical Association for hosting us tonight and for all of you who are joining us. Before we start, why dont i give chris an introduction, although already gotten a partial introduction. He is really one of the most talented and vivid describe of the civil war currently lecturing. He is a ph. D. And editor shape and cofounder of the emerging civil war
Friend and coeditor franke now y scutaro franks, an attorney and the author of president grant reconsidered and the supreme courts retreat from reconstruction. Hes the president of the Grant Monument association, which is dedicated to the preservation of grants tomb, which you can see behind me here. He served previously as the counsel for the constitu ation for the Senate Judiciary committee and as a special counsel to the house, select investigative panel. He now serves as Vice President and senior counsel of j. C. And franks, thank so much for being with us tonight. Thank you, chris. Its so good to be with you. Thank you. White House Historical Association for hosting us tonight and for all of you who are joining us. Before we start, why dont i give chris an introduction, although already gotten a partial introduction. He is really one of the most talented and vivid describe of the civil war currently lecturing. He is a ph. D. And editor shape and cofounder of the emerging civil war
Talks on generals robert e. Lee and ulysses s. Grant. American history tv in prime time begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Matt atkinson is a former park ranger with the Vicksburg National military park. Next he talks about the 1863 siege of vicksburg and the confederate defense of the city. This 50minute talk was part of a symposium on great defenses of the civil war, host by the emerging civil war blog. Our next speaker today comes to us from gettysburg National Military park. Weve just heard from gettysburg and were going to have the get ea gettysburg talk about vicksburg. Matt is a nate irof mississippi. He is everything you hope to find when you walk to the desk at the park and you want to talk to the Great Southern gentleman with the great accent. He is going to tell you about southern charm. Ironically, this is a man i i heard has been told that hes not southern enough. Is that right . Yeah, it is. Wait until he opens his mouth. I just wish you would stop with the gentleman part. I w
Talks on generals robert e. Lee and ulysses s. Grant. American history tv in prime time begins at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Matt atkinson is a former park ranger with the Vicksburg National military park. Next he talks about the 1863 siege of vicksburg and the confederate defense of the city. This 50minute talk was part of a symposium on great defenses of the civil war, host by the emerging civil war blog. Our next speaker today comes to us from gettysburg National Military park. Weve just heard from gettysburg and were going to have the get ea gettysburg talk about vicksburg. Matt is a nate irof mississippi. He is everything you hope to find when you walk to the desk at the park and you want to talk to the Great Southern gentleman with the great accent. He is going to tell you about southern charm. Ironically, this is a man i i heard has been told that hes not southern enough. Is that right . Yeah, it is. Wait until he opens his mouth. I just wish you would stop with the gentleman part. I w
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