Leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now my distinct honor to invite him to deliver the keynote address. Thank, brian. Thank you all. And i extend my welcome as well. If you hear in my remarks some echoes of what the chancellor and bryan have said in opening the conference. I guess thats steven. His points very well over the years and weve all absorbed them and put them to use. Well i want to particularly thank greg and the entire oates family
Dads papers be going to special collections here at the university. It is really its the perfect home. Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now m
To preserve that legacy is a is a true honor. And we could not be more excited today about that possibility. So thank you. You know i just ill be very brief. Were thrilled that that my dads papers be going to special collections here at the university. It is really its the perfect home. Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter
Its the only home for the papers. So were very happy we once more. Im brian ogilvie, chair of the department here at umass amherst. It is my pleasure and honor. Now introduce Harold Holzer who will deliver the keynote address, winner of the 2015 gilder, lehmann, lincoln. Holzer is one of the countrys leading on Abraham Lincoln and. The political culture of the civil war area. Eric, a prolific writer and lecturer and frequent guest on television, he served six years as chairman of the lincoln bicentennial foundation. For the previous ten years. He cochaired, the u. S. , Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial appointed by president clinton. He currently serves the jonathan fountain director, Hunters College hunter colleges Roosevelt Public Policy Institute and has authored, coauthored or edited 55 books. There is a fuller biography of mr. Holzer in the program, so i refer to that and it is now my distinct honor to invite him to deliver the keynote address. Thank, brian. Thank you all. And i exten