Theons during mexicanamerican war. The New York Historical society hosted this hourlong discussion. We are thrilled to welcome back three frequent guests of Historical Society tonight. F. Marszalek is the giles distinguished professor of meritus at Mississippi State university, the executive managing editor of the ulysses s. Grant association, written orek has edited numerous acclaimed books memoirsg the personal of ulysses s. Grant released earlier this year and you will store. In our museum craig l. Symonds is the ernest j. King chair at the u. S. Naval newport, rhode island, and Professor Emeritus academy,s. Naval author and editor of several books u. S. Military history, civil war at sea. Monitor, is the director at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at college. In 2008, he was awarded the byional humanities medal president george w. Bush. He is the author or editor of 50 books of lincoln and the era, including winner lammon lincoln prize. I ask if you have a cell phone or
This is American History tv only on cspan3. Announcer next, historians John Marszalek and Craig Symonds look at the military rivalry between civil war generals ulysses s. Grant and robert e. Lee, comparing their childhoods, experiences at west point, actions during the mexicanamerican war. The New York Historical society hosted this hourlong discussion. We are thrilled to welcome back three frequent guests of the New York Historical society tonight. John f. Marszalek is the giles distinguished professor of history meritus at Mississippi State university, the executive managing editor of the ulysses s. Grant association, dr. Marszalek has written or edited numerous acclaimed books including the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Grant released earlier this year and you will find it in our museum store. Craig l. Symonds is the ernest j. King chair at the u. S. Naval college in newport, rhode island, and Professor Emeritus at the u. S. Naval academy, author and editor of several books u. S. M
The painting is being exhibited under stringent security measures, particularly temperaturecontrolled case. Nearly 10,000 people filed by mona lisa the first day, making her by far the most popular hostess in washington. Everybody wants to meet the new girl in town. Next, stephen hood discusses his book on the military career, personal life, and legacy of general John Bell Hood. The author is a distant relative of the general. He analyzes his actions at divingauga and antietam, into records recently released by hood descendents. He said many controversial acts are clarified or redeemed through examination of the documents. Atlantant is from the cyclorama museum. It is about an hour and ordered five minutes. 45 minutes. For coming. I was in atlanta in january. I am going to be able to vote down here if i keep showing up. In West Virginia you could, probably. To mention a couple of people that are here. My beloved cousin, barbara hopkins, and her husband, mark, are here. They are from hu
Im David Carroll from chicago. Hi, david. Hi. In the last year published in the journal of the Abraham Lincoln association there has been great speculation on mary lincoln purchasing penny royal at dill lards drugstore in springfield when she was pregnant with tad who was born with a cleft palate. Penny royal is used to rid dogs of fleas or induce abortion. Do you have insight on this recent scholarship . Im sorry. I cant comment on that. My recent move and dislocation of many of my books and pieces meant that i dont have the 41 of oh mary lincoln but moving from ireland was difficult. I would say from my reading i have no evidence from her letters or otherwise that there would be any way i could comment or believe she was trying to not have a fourth child. The lincolns were besoted by their children. They were very proud and devoted that when she suffered family tragedies and the death of oh little eddie she was pregnant within a month. Indeed the idea of having two younger sons and r
Washington ideas forum. Energy conservation david cray. Cake love owner, warren brown and inventor, dean kamen. At 4 003m eastern, the Brooklyn Historical Society Holds a conversation on race. Then at 8 00 p. M. Eastern from the explorers club, apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham on the first manned spaceflight. New years day on cspan2, just before noon eastern, author hector tobar on the 33 men who were buried in a chilean mine. And Richard Norton smith. And Sharyl Attkisson, on her experiences reporting on the dn obama administration. New years day on American History tv at cspan3. At 10 00 a. M. Eastern, juanita btp÷ abernathy on her experience with the role of women. In the civil rights movement. At 4 00 p. M. Brooklyn college professor, and Benjamin Clark in the link between alcohol and politician and prerevolutionary new york c x and then at 8 00 p. M. , cartoon ist cartoonist president ial cartoons with David Mccullough discusses the president s and some of their most memorial q