springfield was the town in which lynn condition lived from the time he was 28 until the time he left for washington at the age of 51. so this is the town he considered home. he rode from county to county to county to county 14rk counties, twice a year, spring and fall, to practice law in each of those counties in the circuit court. it s my contention that the circuit experience, the circuit relationships is what put lynn condition in the white house. hence his ladder to the presidency. the next piece we brought out of the vault today i think is the most significant piece that we have at the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. this is the gettysburg address, handwritten by abraham lincoln. welcome to spring peeled, the springfield, the capital of illinois on book tv. springfield, located in central illinois, was founded in 1821 and today has a population of about 116,000. with the help of our comcast cable partners, over the next two hours we ll explore
testified to war crimes committed in southeast asia. not isolated incidents, but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command. as president obama nominates vietnam veterans john kerry and chuck hagel to cabinet posts, we will speak with nick turse, author of an explosive new book, kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. president obama is preparing to unveil a comprehensive plan to address gun violence that is expected to include legislation tightening background checks on potential gun buyers as well as 19 separate actions obama could take using executive power. at a news conference monday, obama confirmed he would support proposals for new assault weapons ban. he said a task force led by vice president joe biden had presented him with a list of common sense steps to prevent sh
committed in southeast asia. not isolated incidents, but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command. as president obama nominates vietnam veterans john kerry and chuck hagel to cabinet posts, we will speak with nick turse, author of an explosive new book, kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. president obama is preparing to unveil a comprehensive plan to address gun violence that is expected to include legislation tightening background checks on potential gun buyers as well as 19 separate actions obama could take using executive power. at a news conference monday, obama confirmed he would support proposals for new assault weapons ban. he said a task force led by vice president joe biden had presented him with a list of common sense steps to prevent shootings like the one at