Want to run. It is like saying, with all due respect [laughter] grimm in my courtroom. We do have some great scholars with us this morning. Aephen angle, the author of great book about lincoln and the nations governors. Ofathan white, author midnight in america. Soon to be with us a book called a little monitor. Catherine clinton is no stranger to us, author of many books. He told me, and i hope i am not revealing any confidence, he has. Glint in his eye good luck with that. Abouture we will hear secretary of the treasury salmon chase from professor clinton. Let me start with this. John barr, one of our members, wrote a great book but it is a door stopper, it is huge. Lincoln. Ed lonely he says in his introduction that William F Buckley junior once said americans shall not remember why lincoln was locked until we come to understand why he was hated. Until lincoln was loved we come to understand why he was hated. , as williamho whorsen said, even those commemorated or tried to memoriali
Stephen engle, the author of a great book about lincoln and the nations governors. Jonathan white, author of midnight in america. And soon to be with us, a book, our little monitor. And of course, Catherine Clinton , no stranger to us, author of many books. And, and author of a great ongraphy as well as edwards standin, called stand on edward stanton, called stanton. He told me, and i hope i am not revealing any confidence, he has a glint in his eye. Good luck with that. I am sure we will hear about secretary of the treasury salmon chase from professor clinton. Let me start with this. John barr, one of our members, wrote a great book but it is a door stopper, it is huge. Lincoln. Led loathing he said in his introduction that william f. Buckley, jr. Once said americans shall not remember why lincoln was loved until we come to understand why he was hated. Both emotions were shown after his assassination in 1865. Even those who as william , petersen said, even those who commemorated or tr
Due respect, in my courtroom. [laughter] but we do have some great scholars with us this morning. Stephen engle, the author of a great book about lincoln and the nations governors. Jonathan white, author of midnight in america. And soon to be with us, a book, our little monitor. And of course, catherine clinton, no stranger to us, author of many books. And walter, author of a great biography as well as on Edwin Stanton, called stanton. He told me, and i hope i am not revealing any confidence, he has a glint in his eye. Good luck with that. [laughter] i am sure we will hear about secretary of the treasury salmon chase from professor clinton. So let me start with this. John barr, one of our members, wrote a great book but it is a door stopper, it is huge. It is called loathing lincoln. He said in his introduction that william f. Buckley, jr. Once said americans shall not remember why lincoln was loved until we come to understand why he was hated. Both emotions were shown after his assass
Williams, chair of the Lincoln Forum, and welcome to this panel of forum 22, relating to lincolns enemies. And im so pleased to have it distinguished, every time someone says distinguished i want to run to the merlot bar. Its like saying with all due respect in my courtroom. But we do have some great scholars with us this morning. Stephen engle, the author of a great book about lincoln, and the nations governors. Jonathan white, author of midnight in america, and soon to be with us, the book our little monitor. And of course catherine clinton, no stranger to us, author of mrs. Lincoln, a life, and many other books. And walter stolzier, as well as lincolns secretary of war Edwin Stanton, called stanton, and he told me and i hope im not revealing any confidence, he has a glint in his eye for sammen chase. Good luck with that. Because im sure we will hear about secretary of the treasury sammen chase from professor clinton. So let me start with this. John barre, who is one of our Lincoln F
So ambassador Melanne Verveer is founder of the seneca woman, and executive director of georgetown womens peace and security. In 2009 president obama appointed her as the first ever United States ambassador at large for global womens issues. She is cofounder of vital voices come an International Nonprofit that invest in emerging Women Leaders. Kim azzarelli is also a founder of the seneca women and is cofounder and chair of the cornell law schools Avon Global Center for women and justice. She is a legal corporate and Philanthropic Advisor and has held senior positions in Companies Including newsweek, babies, Goldman Sachs and avon. Moderating this evening we are very pleased and very excited to introduce jill abramson, lecture at harvard and former executive editor of the New York Times, and quite icon in journalism. She spent the last 17 years in the most senior editorial positions at the New York Times where she was the first woman to serve as Washington Bureau chief managing editor