Administered to the dying president and describes the effort of the doctors. Our speaker tonight is very experienced. Rather new on the lecture circuit. But he has experience to speak from. He has been a practicing physician on Infectious Diseases for 37 years. He practiced in california before coming to d. C. Where he has been active speaking for the National Museum of civil war medicine. He frequently lectures civil war groups. We are thankful to have him speak to us tonight. Hes a member of the board of directors of the society of civil war surgeons and public concerning, he is what we call a switch hitter he does reenacting as a physician in the civil war for confederate and union soldiers. We are happy to have you anyway, jon. Please welcome to the podium, dr. Jon willen. [applause] dr. Willen ok. Thats better. Normally, when i give talks, i think the organizers for inviting me. In this case, being the chairman of this group, i have to thank myself. We will dispense with that. As
His name is peter dixon. He represents the military order of the loyal legion of the United States. Which is responsible each year for the laying of reefs at the lincoln memorial. The Lincoln Group of d. C. Has been very proud to be one of the Many Organizations that pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln and we had that opportunity courtesy of the organizing efforts of peter dixon. [applause] our speaker tonight is Catherine Canavan author of lincolns final hours. In two what it was like to be in washington that terrible night. April 14, 1865. Theatereer at fords and ive had the opportunity to visit with the thousands of americans who come to fords theater. Buy isthe things you can her book. It is a pleasure to welcome her to talk to us this evening. Thanks to all of you. It is an honor to be here. Who is lincolns archives digital project has made so many records available to so many researchers who arent fortunate enough to live near the archives. Thousands of people witnessed what went on
Good evening. My name is brian lebeau. You to like to welcome the 18th annual university of st. Mary lincoln event. Featuring Smithsonian National portrait gallery Senior Historian david seymour. How Abraham Lincoln used photography for politics. A special welcome to the crew from cspan. When we open the floor to questions, be sure to use the microphones. Our speaker tonight david ward joined to the National Portrait gallery in 1981. He oversees the sections devoted to the antebellum age as well as the gallery and the ongoing exhibit 20th century americans. David was cocurator of an awardwinning exhibition hide and seek difference and desires in american portraiture. He is rehanging the hall of president s. The american origins space. As well as curating a new exhibit on the photographer barrio testee no. Testino. David has another civil war exhibit on display now. Alexander gardner photographs. It includes several lincoln photographs. I saw it last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. This
Have labeled her is crazy. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Honor andt only an privilege to introduce tonights speaker, it is for me a personal delight because she and i were classmates in princetons graduate History Program many years ago. Is the endowedon professor in American History at the university of texas at san antonio, and shes also one of the countrys most distinguished historians of american women, the south, and the civil war. Shes a proud daughter of kansas city, missouri, and she studied as an undergraduate, harvard, studied American History, and went for her phd at princeton, completing her dissertation on james mcpherson. Her dissertation would be published in 1982 as the book the plantation mistress, womens world in the old south her first work to be characterized justly as pioneering. The book forces us to rethink ite of our basic assumptions permanently alters our understanding of the old south and womens place in by my count, some 17 additional books, and several of
The president ial box, watching the popular comedy our american cousin. He died the next morning. We sat down with playwright james still and actor mary bacon to talk about the production of the widow lincoln. This is about 30 minutes. Were at ford theater with james still and actor mary bacon about the play the widow lincoln. Before we get started about the particulars of the play i wanted to ask both of you, what it is like and i want to start with you, mary because i think this is a new experience for you. James still has been here before, but what its like to produce a lincoln centered play in ford theater with that flag draped box right in the room with you . Whats that experience like . Well its definitely whats the word . Very aware of it. Im very aware of it. The first time i stepped into theater i was like whoa. And i thought why this a picture of the president there . Because i dont know a lot of the specific history of the theater. I dont i just since my research into the ro