Please take a minute to silence your phones before we begin. While you are doing so, we have a fair number of members with us tonight. Supporters of president lincolns cottage. In seeing some of the names on the list, i wanted to take a moment to recognize two members who have been dedicated supporters since before we were open to the public. Eric reese has been a member for 12 years. Can you raise your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is the author of a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel, the first two volumes in his biography, the political life of Abra
Can you waste your hand . E your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is the author of a selfmade man and wrestling with his angel, the first two volumes in his biography, the political life of Abraham Lincoln. He is the former assistant and andor to resident clinton Senior Advisor to former secretary of state hillary clinton. He has been a National Staff reporter for the Washington Post and washington editor and writer for the new yorker. His books includes the clinton wars and the permanent campaign. Raised in illinois, he lived in washington, d. C. Jamie raskin r
Park service here at ellis island. This island for Many Americans is the place where their american story began. 12 to 13 million americans came to this island and to this building in order to be given the okay to go out and start their lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A lot of people dont know about ellis island before that time. Ill talk about ellis island itself. Today were 27 acres in size. But in the original form, it was three acres. Small island in the middle of the harbor. Barely came above sea level at high tide. For most of its life was t was a military installation. First as a fort during the war of 1812 and eventually during the 1800s as a storage but around 1890 it was decided this is the place that they would institute the first building specifically contracted for the processing of immigrants. And so they did construct that building between 1890 and 1892. The building you see here is not the first processing center. It is actually the second. The first was a larg
Between 1892 and 1954, about 12 Million Immigrants seeking a new life in america were taken to ellis island for processing, questioning and health screening. Today, millions of americans take ferry boats each year to visit ellis island and the statue of liberty. Up next on American History tv american artifacts, we visit Ellis Island Immigration Museum to learn about the immigrant experience. Good morning, my name is peter urban and im a park ranger for the National Park service here at ellis island. This island for Many Americans is the place where their american story began. 12 to 13 million americans came to this island and to this building in order to be given the ok to go out and start their lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A lot of people dont know about alice island before that time, so let me talk briefly about ellis island itself. Today, we are 27 acres in size. But in the original form this island was, it was three acres. A small island in the middle of the harbor, ba
Delighted to welcome back robert caro the last time he we visited was 2002. It was unforgettable. The storiess of dead johnson political machine painted the picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire. Like his subject he has no fear. He has spoiled us with a portrait to treat us to the narrative and the diversions of bystanders so rich in detail they might form the basis of future studies in and of themselves. His book as a companion piece to the moses book and today in 2019 more resonant than ever power used for good and against the greater good. As he gives a deep background into the why he does what he does. Why he take so long to crank out the next volume and with every sheet of paper with every file with that essence of political power and with political power the latenight comedy beats to its own drum and without question as one of the funniest guys on the planet. And an armchair president ial scholar and also a robert caro devotee a. He sent regrets and calls the johnson series o