It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
What are you so quotable concerned about the Democratic Initiative represented by the movement of . Its a long overdue attempt to ensure some belated justice to palestine. Its very welcome Democratic Initiative, isnt it in congressional districts . No. I disagree wholeheartedly. I think the movement is absolutely misplaced but i think its wrong. I think for one to sit here and equate whats going on in israel and the palestinians and somebody quite the position of when youve got rockets incoming killing innocent people, if youve been there and seen it and you know, theres a saying that says if the palestinians would put down their arms that could be peace. If the israelis put down their arms there would be no more israel. I think its as simple as that. And Prime Minister netanyahu you know, hes out there in a very forceful way saying if there were a partner in peace we could make some progress. But you dont have and the palestinians anyone who is willing to recognize israels right to ex
Ladies and gentlemen, our president has breathed his last, and his spirit fled to god. Who gave it. At this time my knowledge of physiology topology, have followed you that pathology, and psychology told me the president was totally blind from the pressure of the blood on his brain. As indicated by his paralysis, his dilated eyes and their bloodshot and bulging, but i persisted in the belief that he retained his ability to hear and to feel, and so in that belief i think he heard me when i sent for his son. He heard his wifes voice as she spoke to him. The knowledge that frequently in the moments before departure recognition and reason return to someone whos been unconscious i persisted in this belief, and i held his right hand for several hours, the hand that had signed the emancipation proclamation freeing 4 million slaves firmly within my grasp so that in his blindness he might know that he was still connected to humanity and that he had a friend. All our land is draped in mourning h
Thank you for tuning in as we reflect on the historic but consequential events 150 years ago tonight. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] last wednesday, American History tv was live in washington dc at the Peterson House were president lincoln was taken 150 years ago after being shot at fords theater by actor john wilkes is on the night of april 14, 1865. The president died the next morning in a back bedroom at 7 22 a. M. Next, a wreath laying ceremony on the Peterson House steps to mark resident lincolns passing. Ladies and gentlemen, our president has breathed his last. At this time, my knowledge of physiology, pathology, and psychology told me that the president was totally blind. From the pressure of the blood on his rain. As indicated by his paralysis dilated eyes, and their book bloodshot and bulging quality. But i persisted in the belief that he retained his ability to hear and to feel and so in that belief i think he heard me when i se