The most popular programs for the Lincoln, Abraham Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=58 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:38 GMT Scholars and guests examined the final stages of the Civil War and beginning of the Reconstruction era through the writings of President Abraham Lincoln. They paid particular attention to the Gettysburg Address and other writings of Lincoln. The program was telecast from the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Lincoln delivered the address in 1863 and included several items of interest from the site as well as a portrayal of Lincoln. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Brooks Simpson talked about President Abraham Lincoln's views on suppressing dissent during wartime and the reasons for the president's support of the Emancipation Proclamation. Professor Simpson's speech focused on two letters written by President Lincoln to the American public, and what they reveal about the former president's views. Professor Simpson spoke at the 2013 Lincoln Symposium, hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Association. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310863-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310863-1 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Professor Boritt talked about the life legacy and writings of President Lincoln. Following his remarks he answered questions from students. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164873-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164873-1 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Mark Mitchell talked about how President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was covered by the newspapers of the time. The [New York Times] had a front-page story, but many other papers simply ignored it. Mark Mitchell is president of the Mitchell Archives, a collection of historic newspapers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164829-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164829-1 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT