The most recent programs for the Lincoln, Abraham Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=128 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:42 GMT Frank Williams talked about Mary Todd Lincoln's life and how historians have remembered her. Many historians disagree about Mary Todd Lincoln, some calling her corrupt and mentally unstable, and others defending her as intelligent and politically savvy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312253-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312253-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scott Berg talked about his book, [38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End], in which he recounts the Dakota War of 1862. He responded to questions from members of the audience.* This presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-4 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chicago judges retried Mary Todd Lincoln under 2012 Illinois law and asked the audience to decide if she should have been involuntarily committed to an asylum. In 1875, ten years after she left the White House following President Lincoln's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln was found to be insane by a jury in Chicago. Her son, Robert Todd Lincoln, signed a petition to have her involuntarily committed to an insane asylum, and she was taken to a sanitarium in Illinois where she stayed for several months before her release. The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission and the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum hosted this event, and the video was courtesy of WTTW, Chicago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312170-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312170-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the life and influence of first lady Mary Lincoln and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her political upbringing and position against slavery, her role as wife and mother, her time as first lady, and life after the White House. They discussed the complexity of her legacy, including her political role, mental health, her relationships in Washington and with the press, and stories of her lavish spending and as an over-indulgent mother. A video clip was shown of the Lincoln Bedroom from the documentary [The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home] and others spoke in video from President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois; and the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, Kentucky. This was the ninth presentation in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310733-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310733-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the sixteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Abraham Lincoln were discussed. Mr. Long and Professor Medford talked about Lincoln's election as the first Republican president. Ms. Suits and Mr. Townsend talked about Lincoln's home and the artifacts in it. Mr. Davis talked about Lincoln's law practice. During the program a high school student was interviewed about his knowledge of President Lincoln and the guests responded to audience telephone calls. Long is the author of, [The Jewel of Liberty.] http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125640-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125640-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT George Forgie talked about the evolution of President Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery, and the political and legal factors Lincoln considered before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, ordering the emancipation of all slaves in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. No Confederate states returned, and Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This lecture was from Professor Forgie's class at the University of Texas at Austin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310709-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310709-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chris DeRose talked about his book, [Congressman Lincoln]. He was interviewed while at the American Conservative Unions 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, March 14-16, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311663-5 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Walter Stahr spoke at the Kansas City Public Library about Abraham Lincoln's former presidential rival, William Henry Seward, who eventually became Lincoln's Secretary of State and closest adviser. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310762-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310762-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Harold Holzer talked about President Lincoln's surge in popularity and what Lincoln's political legacy means today. Topics included the causes of the resurgence of President Lincoln's popularity, how Lincoln would address today's political issues, and how Lincoln brought about his own great successes. He also spoke about President Lincoln's personal views on slavery, race, and human rights. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311286-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311286-5 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tony Kushner, author of the screenplay for the motion picture, "Lincoln," and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, author of [Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America], a companion book to the film for young readers, talked about the research and decisions made in the creation of the film script. Mr. Kushner and Mr. Holzer were joined by Daniel Weinberg, owner of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311074-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311074-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chris DeRose talked about his book, [Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President], in which he recounts Abraham Lincoln's single term in Congress. Lincoln, a Whig Party representative from Illinois, arrived in Washington in 1847 with little name recognition. In his book, the author examines the future president's political thinking and personal life during his start in national politics. Chris DeRose spoke at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311113-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311113-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two scholars at the American Enterprise Institute discussed Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln." They also talked about the former president's Gettysburg Address and answered questions from students. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309948-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309948-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about the way a leader's private life affects his public actions at the 5th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium. Ms. Goodwin analyzed the private life of Abraham Lincoln and three other contenders for the presidency in 1860: Salmon Chase, William Seward, and Edward Bates. The event was held at The Library of Congress. Following her remarks, Ms. Goodwin took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310270-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310270-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Holly Snyder talked about some of the items housed in the special collections at Brown University's John Hay Library, including Abraham Lincoln's manuscript for [Meditation on the Divine Will], poems by Phillis Wheatley, and the Dorr Collection. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Providence, Rhode Island to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310168-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310168-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author Louis Masur talked about his book, [Lincoln's Hundred Days] and the formulation of the Emancipation Proclamation. One hundred days passed between Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued on September 22nd, 1862, and the final decree on January 1st, 1863. He spoke about the struggle to end slavery, Civil War era politics, and Lincoln's actions during the period. He responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309913-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309913-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 150 years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the original document was preserved and prepared for display at the National Archives. Archives representatives answered press questions about the history of the document and its importance. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309949-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309949-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Film director Steven Spielberg gave the keynote address at an annual ceremony commemorating President Lincoln"s Gettysburg Address delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. Mr. Spielberg's recently-released film, [Lincoln], focused on the president's last months in office and the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309433-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309433-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Historians discussed the Dakota War of 1862. The conflict in Minnesota resulted in the mass execution by hanging of 38 Dakota men. The participants discussed the actions of General Henry Sibly and the decision by President Lincoln to commute the death sentences of 264 condemned Dakotas. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this event. The conflict lasted about five weeks. It claimed the lives of some 500 white settlers and U.S. soldiers. About sixty Dakota died in the fighting. Almost 400 were put on trial for murder and rape. Of these 303 were sentenced to death. President Lincoln intervened and commuted 264 to imprisonment and one more was reprieved later. On December 4 a mob armed with hatchets and other weapons attacked the camp where the Dakota prisoners were being held but were surrounded and disarmed by U.S. Army troops. On December 26, 1862, 38 Dakota were hanged, the largest mass execution in American history . http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309459-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309459-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Amy Greenberg, history and women's studies professor at Penn State University, talked about her book, [A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico], in which she recounts the Mexican-American War in 1846. The author talked about President Polk's decision to go to war and the roles that then Congressman Abraham Lincoln and Henry Clay played in the national debate. Amy Greenberg speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309908-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309908-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author David Von Drehle talked about his book, [Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year], in which he presents a history of the United States in 1862, the second year of the Civil War. The author said that despite a strained federal government and weakened Union forces, President Lincoln was able to develop several pieces of legislation that would shape the future of the country, namely the Emancipation Proclamation. He spoke at Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri and responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309607-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309607-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Walter Stahr talked about [Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man], his biography on William Seward, who he argued was one of the most important Americans of the 19th Century. He detailed Seward's service as a progressive governor of New York and an outspoken U.S. senator before being chosen as Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state and closest adviser. He spoke about the special relationship between the president and Seward, and observed that some detractors erroneously stated at the time that Seward was actually the power behind Lincoln's presidency. Secretary Seward was severely wounded by other assassins the night President Lincoln was assassinated, but remained as secretary of state through President Andrew Johnson's term. Mr. Stahr also talked about his own years as a practicing attorney and his decision to take up writing as a profession. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308865-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Leonard talked about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book [Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky]. She focused on Joseph Holt's background and involvement in the Lincoln administration, the politics of the Antebellum Era, military jurisprudence, and C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Maine, on September 10-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308560-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago on September 22nd, 1862. It ordered the emancipation of all slaves in any Confederate state that did not return to the Union by January 1st, 1863. No Confederate states returned, and Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. This week, history professors and bloggers discuss the debates and controversies over emancipation-its timing, its initial results, and its post-war effects into the 20th century. "Debating Emancipation" was a panel from the 2012 Civil War Institute Conference at Gettysburg College. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306716-3 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Stephen Carter talked about his novel, [The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln]. He talked about how the book arose out of speculations about what could have happened if President Lincoln had survived what was his assassination. This scenario includes other efforts of his enemies to remove him from the White House. He was interviewed while at the 12th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened and closed with scenes of the festival and scheduling information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308235-8 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Harold Holzer spoke about the battle of Antietam, particularly the involvement of President Lincoln. Topics included his relations with the troops, foreign relations, the Emancipation Proclamation and domestic politics. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including Touts from high school students. Mr. Holzer participated by video link from New York City in this commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The battle on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history. President Lincoln took advantage of the Union strategic victory to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few days later. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-112 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-112 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark Neely talked about his book, [Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War]. He talked about the two months before the Battle of Antietam during which President Lincoln was waiting for a Union victory before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. Professor Neely responded to questions from members of the audience. This was part of a National Park Service program to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The battle on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history. President Lincoln took advantage of the Union strategic victory to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few days later. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-108 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-108 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Edna Greene Medford talked about the Battle of Antietam and its role in President Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, including Touts from high school students. Scenes were shown in the background of activities on the battlefield. Professor Medford was interviewed at the Antietam National Battlefield where the National Park Service was commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The battle on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of fighting in American history. President Lincoln took advantage of the Union strategic victory to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few days later. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-106 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307917-106 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Beschloss gave a tour of President Lincoln's Cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Washington. He also talked about visiting historic sites and the book he was writing on presidents in wartime. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308109-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308109-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Catherine Clinton looked back at the life of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. She discussed the Lincoln courtship and marriage as well as Mary's introduction to Washington as a congressman's wife. Professor Clinton also talked about the press scrutiny of Mary's Confederate relatives, and the congressional criticism of her White House spending. She responded to questions from members of the audience. Clinton teaches at Queen's University Belfast and is the author of [Mrs. Lincoln: A Life]. Her talk, "Mary Lincoln vs. Congress: A Thirty Years War," was the keynote address of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society annual spring symposium, "Congress, the Civil War, and the Military"of the series, "The National Capital in a Nation Divided: Congress and the District of Columbia Confront Sectionalism and Slavery." It was held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305820-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305820-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Terry Pyle talked about Abraham Lincoln's three-week visit to Farmington Plantation in 1841. His friend Joshua Speed and his family owned the plantation and the 60 slaves Lincoln met and talked to while there. This visit where he encounters slavery firsthand as a young man is noted by historians as one of the keys to understanding Lincoln's views on the topic of slavery. Here Lincoln was also exposed to the manners of high society. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 8-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307309-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307309-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Pre-dating the Lincoln Memorial by almost 50 years, the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, DC's Lincoln Park depicts the 16th president freeing a slave. Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball, it was funded by money donated by freed African Americans. Frederick Douglass spoke at the monument's dedication in 1876, and expressed some criticism about its design and symbolism. It is still controversial today. Historian and author Richard Norton Smith narrates. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307571-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307571-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT This week on The Civil War, a discussion about Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as opposing commanders-in-chief. Historians Harold Holzer, James McPherson, and William Davis talk about how and why the experienced Jefferson Davis faltered, while the untested Abraham Lincoln triumphed during the war. The New-York Historical Society hosted this event. It's a little over an hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306333-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306333-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Harvard University Professor John Stauffer talks about African Americans and the Civil War. He examines Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, focusing on the president's claim that secession was unconstitutional. He also teaches about President Lincoln's efforts to keep the border states in the Union, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the involvement of black soldiers in the Union and Confederate armies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305120-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305120-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT This week on The Civil War, two historians discuss the wartime leadership styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This is the first in a series of sessions we'll air over the next few weeks from a conference organized by the Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. The theme of this year's gathering was Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War. The event took place at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. This portion's a little over an hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304999-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304999-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304770-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304770-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Travel back to April 15, 1865-and the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln s assassin. We visit the Center for Education and Leadership which opened this month across from Ford s Theatre in Washington, DC. It was there that John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln as he enjoyed the play Our American Cousin. We see the 35-foot tower of Lincoln books symbolizing one of the most documented lives in human history, and walk through exhibits that contemplate Lincoln s life, death and legacy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304329-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304329-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Harold Holzer talked about Abraham Lincoln and freedom of the press during the Civil War. He examined the reasoning behind the imprisonment of newspaper editors during the Civil War, and the suspension of habeas corpus. After his presentation he was joined in discussion by Judges Kaye and Walker. Then Judge Wesley talked about the cases Merryman and Milligan. Henry Miller closed the program by reading an 1862 letter from Judge Samuel A. Foot to President Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. "Lincoln, the Civil War and Freedom of the Press: New York Divided" was the 2011 Stephen R. Kaye Lecture of the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York. The event at the New York City Bar Association was co-hosted by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302992-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302992-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Fenton talked the novel he co-wrote, [What Would Lincoln Say?]. He was interviewed while at the Conservative Political Action Conference, held February 9-11, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304477-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304477-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Craughwell and Michael Kline talked about the Baltimore Plot -- a plan to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln in February 1861 as he made his way by train to Washington, D.C., for his March 4 inauguration. Mr. Kline showed some slides during his presentation, which included the legal case against the plotters and why there was no trial. There was no question period. "The Baltimore Plot - Fact or Fiction?" was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 17, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-5 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Victoria Ott talked about the views of young, Southern, upper-class women toward President Abraham Lincoln and the North. Professor Ott is the author of [Confederate Daughters: Coming of Age During the Civil War]. She responded to questions from members of the audience. "Southern Women View the North and Lincoln" was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 17, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-4 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Adam Goodheart, author of [1861: The Civil War Awakening], talked about Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration on March 4, 1861. He was interviewed at the exhibit, "150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Death of Ellsworth" at the National Portrait Gallery. This was part of a series of interviews produced as short bridging segments for a January 2, 2012, Civil War marathon on American History TV. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303220-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303220-2 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The 150th anniversary of the November 20, 1861 "Grand Review" by President Lincoln of some 70,000 Union soldiers at Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, was commemorated with a re-enactment on November 12, 2011, at the Fort McNair Parade Field in Washington, D.C. The event included modern military units and Civil War re-enactors and remrks by Major General Linnington, Colonel Coffman, Rhode Island Chief Justice Emeritus Williams, and James Getty portraying President Lincoln. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302644-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302644-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jason Emerson talked about Robert Todd Lincoln, President Lincoln's oldest son. He is the author of the forthcoming biography, [Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln]. Mr. Emerson also responded to questions from members of the audience. "Robert Lincoln: First Son, Presidential Confidant and Civil War Soldier" was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 17, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-3 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT History professor Stephen Berry talked about the relationships of President Abraham Lincoln and the Todd family - the 13 brothers and sisters of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Originally from Kentucky, the Todds had members in both the North and South and backed both the Union and the Confederacy. After a presentation illustrated by photographs, he responded to questions from members of the audience. "The Todd Family at War with Themselves" was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 17, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-2 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Author and architectural historian William Seale discussed life in the Lincoln White House and how the Lincoln family's presence there during wartime reinforced the idea of the White House as the president's official residence. He showed numerous slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience. "Life in the Lincoln White House" was a program at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium, held November 17, 2011, at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "Lincoln and the Home Front: The Civil War Comes to Washington" was the second year of a five-year focus on the Civil War sesquicentennial. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/48940-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rajmohan Gandhi talked about two wars for freedom - the 1857 Mutiny in India and the American Civil War -that were covered by Irish reporter William Howard Russell. Professor Gandhi talked about the parallels between his grandfather, Indian freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi, and President Abraham Lincoln. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. "Celebrating Gandhi Jayanti - "The Great Soul" and the Great Emancipator" was an event held by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in conjunction with its Mahatma Gandhi Exhibit, co-sponsored by The India Association of Greater Springfield. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302667-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302667-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT On the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's first presidential inauguration on March 4, 1861, David Zarefsky talked about the origin, structure, and language of the inaugural address that the new president delivered on the eve of Civil War. "Defining the Secession Crisis: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address" was a presentation of the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Inauguration Symposium held at the Union League Club of Chicago, in partnership with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Library, Civil War Round Table of Chicago, Lincoln Academy of Illinois, Newberry Library, and the Pritzker Military Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298337-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298337-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The April 1865 plot to assassinate President Lincoln was planned in part at a boarding house owned and operated by Mary Surratt. She was tried by a military tribunal where she was not given the opportunity to testify and was later sentenced to death and executed. A group of Chicago lawyers and judges re-tried Mary Surratt as if in a civilian court and heard her testimony in self-defense. The audience voted on her guilt or innocence. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301727-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301727-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rhodes College History Professor Tim Huebner lectured on the contentious relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and their constitutional disagreements. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301948-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301948-1 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT James Swanson talked about his book [Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse] (William Morrow, 2010). He talked about the correspondences between Presidents Lincoln and Davis that led him to cover their post-war journeys in one book. Mr. Swanson responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 11th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-31 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301645-31 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT