Lived here at a time. And so this is really a relic of 19th century civil War Boarding House culture once upon a time everybody lived in Boarding Houses here congressman senators, even Vice President S of the United States lived in group homes. So this house aside from its history of being the place where Abraham Lincoln died is an important part of antebellum civil and civil War Washington Dc history aside from this being the lincoln death house. This house is also great museum of immigrant culture in Washington And Boarding House Life in washington dc. Ive been coming here for years making pilgrimages here. I started coming here in 1986 when i joined the reagan administration and ive been coming here for years and very excited that this year for the 150th anniversary. Theres going to be a big commemoration for Abraham Lincoln because in past years, im usually here alone. No one comes to this house on the night of this assassination. No one comes to honor lincoln. I might find one or
American artifacts visits museums and historic places youre looking at Petersen House here in Washington Dc where president Abraham Lincoln passed away at 7 22. Am on April 15th of 1865. Up next a tour of the former Boarding House located across the street from Fords Theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot 150 years ago. This is an interesting house that has a great history. Even before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated here. This house was built in the early 1850s by german immigrant to america william peterson, and he used this house as a Boarding House up to 10 or 12 people lived here at a time. And so this is really a relic of 19th century civil war Boarding House culture once upon a time everybody lived in Boarding Houses here congressman senators, even Vice President S of the United States lived in group homes. So this house aside from its history of being the place where Abraham Lincoln died is an important part of antebellum civil and civil war Washington Dc history aside from th
Boarding house located across the street from Fords Theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot 150 years ago. This is an interesting house that has a great history. Even before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated here. This house was built in the early 1850s by german immigrant to america william peterson, and he used this house as a Boarding House up to 10 or 12 people lived here at a time. And so this is really a relic of 19th century civil war Boarding House culture once upon a time everybody lived in Boarding Houses here congressman senators, even Vice President S of the United States lived in group homes. So this house aside from its history of being the place where Abraham Lincoln died is an important part of antebellum civil and civil War Washington Dc history aside from this being the lincoln death house. This house is also great museum of immigrant culture in washington and Boarding House life in washington dc. I have been coming here for years making pilgrimages here. I started comi
Joining us. Happy friday. Happy passover this weekend. When Hillary Clinton won the democratic president ial primary in 2016 and started her general Election Campaign for president she picked as her running mate virginia democratic u. S. Senator tim kaine. Not a Household Name to be sure. I think even now, and i mean no offense by this, even now, even after his stint as Hillary Clintons Vice President ial running mate, i am pretty sure he is not a Household Name. But that time in the National Spotlight gave everybody who pays attention to the news a few things that they know indelibly and in an ongoing way about senator tim kaine like, for example, the fact that he plays a mean harmonica for real. Also, he is fluent in spanish. He is a former governor of virginia. He is a deeply religious catholic who is very comfortable talking about his faith. He has eyebrows that would have their own instagram and twitter accounts by now if he had been elected vip Vice President. They are very expre
When Hillary Clinton won the democratic president ial primary in 2016 and started her general Election Campaign for president. She picked as her running mate virginia democratic u. S. Senator tim kaine. Not a Household Name to be sure. I think even now, and i mean no offense by this, even now, even after his stint as Hillary Clintons Vice President ial running mate, i am pretty sure he is not a Household Name. But that time in the National Spotlight gave everybody who pays attention to the news a few things that they know indelibly and in an ongoing way about senator tim kaine, like, for example, the fact that he plays a mean harmonica for real. Also, he is fluent in spanish. He is a former governor of virginia. He is a deeply religious catholic who is very comfortable talking about his faith. He has eyebrows that would have their own instagram and twitter accounts by now if he had been elected Vice President. They are very expressive. Despite his fairly low profile, there is a lot of