This program is about two hours. Good morning. I am marty castro. Before we begin, we have an important opportunity to share with you. We have a finger with us today. She is going to share with us a beautiful song. A song called lift every voice and sing, which is referred by many as the black african black american anthem. Though overtime the song was not promoted, children throughout the south cap in a lie. The song gathered momentum over the generations and ultimately, made it its theme song. Naacp made it its theme song. [applause] and seery voice heart harmony of liberty let our rejoice see. Song full of the faith that the darkness has taught us. Hopea song full of the that the present has brought us facing a rising the dawn of a new day. On until our story is one won , lonely trot when hope alone had died beatith a steady our to the place for which fathers side awayve come over tears have been watered pastve come treading our through the blood of the slaughter gloomy heart we sta
Richard brookhiser come Senior Editor of National Review, recounts Abraham Lincolns affinity for the Founding Fathers. This program from the New York Historical Society Newark city is about one hour. Save we are i absolutely thrilled to welcome back Richard Brookhiserpr to the New York Historical society. Il as you know he is renowned e historian author, Senior Editor of National Review aris well as a columnist for americannationa history. Review bledsoe is a columnist for american history. Before he served as a historian and curator for our spectacular institution for Alexander Hamilton also us receiver of the George Washington Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. His most recent book which was released last week as founders son a life of Abraham Lincoln and already getting wonderful reviews. Id like to ask before i invite him to the stage anything that makes noise like a cell phone is switched off now pleased when meet to welcome Richard Brookhiser to the stage. [applause] thanks. I
Care situation, where they see a doctor, an officer in a clinic. It is much more efficient for their health and as a result will be better for the taxpayer. But those are the tough conversations that we needed to have to deal the issues. Anything else you might want to do to deal with those issues has to come out of that 29 . We are underselling of the National Defense right now, we are going from a 600 ship navy to a 260 ship navy in a world that is more dangerous and then anytime and my life. The air force is a fine the most antiquated planes than they have in the air forces history. That is the National Defense that we are not investing in. The programs that you are talking about, if we want to make tuition at more affordable, if we want to make sure that we cut taxes so people have more money in their pockets rather than sending it to washington, we better deal with the other stuff as well. We have to have this honest conversation, because if we dont, nothing else will be possible.
Practice in chicago, illinois. And for political appearances in chicago. Springfield was his hometown. He came here in 1837, and he was in new salem a Little Village outside of springfield. And he was tried a bunch of professions. He was a surveyor he was a store keeper. Finally, he decided to become a lawyer, and he came into springfield to practice law. He spent his entire career as a lawyer in springfield. And this was the state capital because of lincoln. He got the state capital moved to springfield. And then typical of lincoln he gets the state capital moved to where hes going to practice law, which didnt hurt his law practice at all. But thats why springfield was so special to him. This is also the place to which his body came back after the assassination on the 14th of april 1865. As you know, john wilks booth shot him at 10 30 he lived until 7 22 the next morning when he passed. And Edward Stanton the secretary of war uttered the immortal words, now he belongs to the ages. Thi
Springfield has been poring through those archives looking ents for new documents. They found some remarkable documents not only to lincoln but new and Important Documents by lincoln. Oak Ridge Cemetery is the lino location whereis p the university oflled ab illinois professor Michael Burlingame has joined us. His book is called abraham e to lincoln a life. T. Its about 2,000 pages. Be sure to buy it. You dont have to read it. But be sure to buy it. Thanks for being with us here on American History tv. Thank you very much. With live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan and the senate here on cspan 3 we compliment that coverage. And then on weekends cspan3 is the home to American History tv with programs that tell our nations story. Including the civil wars 150th anniversary. American artifacts touring museums and Historic Sites to discover what artifacts reveal about americas past. History bookshelf. The presidency. Lectures in history, with top College Professors devilling into americ