You are watching tv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Book tv, television for serious readers. Good evening, welcome to covered books. Its my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who was an editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page 431 years. He will introduce our special guest, help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] in 1973, i saw him first across a loud profane my filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. Right out of school, i was still in school. I looked across and set to someone, whos that . Thats david. Hes going to be the new star here. He had long dark hair over his shoulders, thick jet black mustache. As a long time ago. [laughter] david is a grad of the Journalism School and a member now of the journalist of hall of fame. In raleigh, he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the staff saying each order, submit to the editor every morning and itinerary for his plans for the
Colleague at the other end of the table, professor elizabeth warren, integral part of the now center. Thank you, liz. [ applause ]. Ill get a drawing. Well have a pretty envelope discussion here. Well throw out some questions that occurred to all of us as we have been listening to all these wonderful thoughts. The first question that i will throw out, i trust, has occurred to many of you in the audience and that is, its aimed at gary and chris to. Are your two interpretations garrish with the emphasis on the western teeth here and Eastern Theater, are they add out or compatible or reckon sitable. Im happy to have you go first. I hit it all in the definition of the word is. [ laughter ]. I dont disagree with gary on a lot of of lot of points but without the success of the virginia campaign, that stalemate would have tipped far longer. Im not sure exactly what sherman could have done if grant had not been successful by bringing a point. My point is not to criticize gary because minutes a
So ill get us rolling. Were going to have a pretty informal discussion here where well throw out some questions that have occurred to all of us as weve been listening to these wonderful talks and the first question i will throw out, i think, i trust has occurred to many of you in the audience, and that is its really aimed primarily at gary and christopher, and that is are your two interpretations garys with the emphasis on centrality of the theater on the east and then west. Are they at odds or reconcilable . Im happy to have you go first. Set the tone. I think its all in the definition of the word is. I actually dont disagree with gary on a lot of points. The war was. Without the Virginia Campaign and without the successes that grant brought to it, that stalemate could have continued longer. Im not certainly exactly what sherman could have done had grant not had the successes that he had by bringing a different type of war fair. My point is not to critique garys emphasis on the east i
Constitution. And now it is such a pleasure to introduce our extremely distinguished panel of americas leading lincoln scholars to discuss lincolns speeches and the american idea. Michael birmingham holds the chancellor naomi b lynn distinguished chair and lichen studies at the university of illinois springfield. Hes the author of several books on lincoln including and lincoln observed the inner world of Abraham Lincoln and the two volume american Abraham Lincoln a life as well as his new book, which hell be discussing tonight. The black mans president Abraham Lincoln African Americans and the pursuit of racial equality. Noah. Feldman is the Felix Frankfurter professor of law chair of the society of fellows and founding director of the Julis Rabinowitz Program on jewish and israeli law at harvard university. Hes the author of nine books including the three lives of James Madison genius partisan president and his latest book which will be tonight the broken constitution lincolns slavery
And now it is such a pleasure to introduce our extremely extinguished panel of leading lincoln scholars to discuss lincolns speeches and the american idea. Michael, Michael Burlingame chancellor know b lynn, distinguished at the university of illinois, springfield, is the author of many books on lincoln including the enrolled of Abraham Lincoln, and to volume american Abraham Lincoln, a life. As well as his new book which will be discussing tonight. The black mans president. Abraham, lincoln African Americans and the pursuit of racial equality. Noah feldman it is the frankfurter professor of law, chair of the society of fellows, and founding director of the program and jewish and israeli law at harvard university. He wrote nine books including the three lives of james madison, genius as president , and his latest book we will be discussing tonight, the broken constitution, lincoln s and they refounding of america. Diana schaub it is professor of Political Science at maryland university