Democratic Party Platform did not support emancipation. This hourlong discussion was part of a symposium on the 1864 election hosted by the Lincoln Group of d. C. Our next speaker is known to many of us. And some of us have the strength to have read one of the two volumes this is the second volume covering the period of todays symposium, of Abraham Lincoln a life by Michael Burlingame who holds the distinguished chair at university of illinois at springfield. His earlier work, the inner world of Abraham Lincoln, is being discussed on saturday mornings monthly by a Book Discussion group that is sponsored by the Lincoln Group of d. C. And we meet at fords theater education center. Michael has done the most Massive Research on Abraham Lincoln of any scholar. He has edited 12 major books that lay out original source material from those who knew lincoln or studied him closely in the early years after lincoln. So, we are very pleased to have, as our final speaker before our panel, professor
It would have been. Thats a great question. Ive never thought about that and i dont know. Thats a very good question. I wish i could answer. But i dont know what the mar gyp was. Well have to google that later. Well, thank you so much. Our next speaker is known to many of us. And some of us had the strength to have read one of the two volumes. This is the second volume covering the period oaf todays symposium. Of Abraham Lincolns life who holds the chancellor distinguished chair in lincoln studies at the university of illinois at springfield. His earlier work, the inner world of Abraham Lincoln, is being discussed on saturday morninmorn i ings, monthly, by a discussion groupment and we meet at fords theaters education center. Michael has done the most Massive Research on Abraham Lincoln of any scholar he has edited 12 major books that lay out o ringal source material from those who new lincoln or studied him closely in the early years after lincoln. So we are very pleased to have as ou
To keep the focus on the patients and making sure that they get better outcomes. I thank the president. I yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Cornyn mr. President . The presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The presiding officer without objection mr. Cornyn mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h. Con. Res. 9 which is at the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk house concurrent resolution 9 authorizing the use of emancipation hall and the Capitol Visitor Center for are a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of the victims of the holocaust. The presiding o
Took the lives of 700,000 americans, north and south and when we think about this civil war it is typically with the sense of the divisive relationship between north and south and the violence that captured the nation well before the war began. Men from the north and men from the south became a angry and angrier, challenging one another with words and with guns over the issue of slavery and washington d. C. Has long served as the epicenter of that discussion. When we think of the coming of the civil war almost common picture is of the caning of Charles Sumner, an anti slavery senator from massachusetts by South Carolina congressman Preston Brooks on the floor of the senate in 1856. I will talk about this in a minute but tonight i want to talk about how the picture of washington as violent and divisive is misleading. Instead, the real key to understanding washington in the mid19th century is to recognize that in many ways it operated more like a social fraternity, hence the name washing
Done in his career and in his memoirs he writes frankly about the experiences he has had the good and bad. It makes for really good reading, but one thing the crack spent some time thinking and talking about late in life was his role in the u. S. Mexico border of 1846. Grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the United States of mexico. I thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. During the time of the u. S. Mexico war, i just found this are really moving which is why it took it for my title. The fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u. S. Invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. Wanted to talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the American Public during the course of the u. S. Mexico war from being with it really enthusiastic and in favor to largely turning against the war. I see the u. S. Mexico war as the moment of americas First Antiwar Movemen