it is believed to be filled with civil war era artifacts, including a rare photo of abraham lincoln in his coffin. experts were disappointed last week after opening another capsule only to find some books and other random items. >> were they pranking us with the first one? >> no, they ted there were two. and they were looking for the second one. i'm pretty surprised they found it so quickly. today they opened it. so that photo is like "the", that's the crown jewel if they can find it. >> worth millions. >> abraham lincoln in his coffin. stay tuned. >>> coming up, the dramatic rescue of a dog on a freeway overpass. >>> but first, 2021, the year that was in pop culture. that's coming up next. you're watching "world news now." u're watching "world news now." do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell you

if you decided to get abraham lincoln signature, this is one of the most common abraham lincoln signatures that exist, endorsements, most were cut off of a letter to the letter was thrown away and i did not do it by the way. [laughter] people did a long time ago when they were collecting it yet but it exists and they wrote more than any other time, that this man let him take the oath of december 8, 1863, and be discharged, and he signed it december 31st, 1864, and in this case, those of you, you can see this and that, area and it is signed by abe lincoln and andrew johnson and we were talking how many times these men in the war together like maybe three so this was very interesting, link it up but what it tells us is that refers to this man takes the oath on december 8, 86 e3 be discharged and what is the law in lincoln is talking about their in the confederates at the end of the war. >> so in particular atcc three, lincoln is known as the contingency plan that would pardon any confederates voluntarily surrenders and fighg union and johnson when he comesn into office, is wondering to what

stanton cannot say anything to pope until abraham lincoln gets back to washington d.c. abraham lincoln left for west point june 23, he kept his departure a secret from those in washington d.c., a secret from the press heading up to west point to meet with general winfield to ask my views in writing to further dispositions to be made, lincoln is traveling to west point to meet with winfield scott asked scott if pope is capable of commanding several armies in the eastern theater of the war. sounds like we can place his confidence in pope and perhaps popes record issue has something to back it up with. although lincoln does not specifically mention pope in this conversation in the suitability whether or not he can take this command and account written down about this, it was certainly discussed, lincoln on his return back had a train stop in new jersey and he shares with the press then why he had gone to west point and he alludes to the situation that it's grueling back in washington d.c. we can set when the birds and animals are looked at through a fall, they are seen as

i will do a pitch for abraham lincoln bookshop. if you want to collect stuff, is a perfect example of what can happen with this obsession of yours. it is valuable, it is not just you. it is a really valuable thing. so anyway it is a great job congratulations. i know you love doing it and you have all this great stuff to work with pretty quickly for the folks at home, caroline is also the author of remembering the civil war, reunion and the limits of reconciliation. and burying the dead but not the past ladies memorial association the lost cause. when i see that book of course i think of having karen cox on this showed just a few months ago. of course there's the late robert e lee statue in richmond. but of course she'd already done dixie's daughters. this topic of women, southern women in the postwar is crucial to understanding the civil war. >> rate. the work that karen does it dovetails nicely, i think our work dovetails nicely together. the lee money or the former lee monument the daughters of confederacy rallied around affects

but no photo of president abraham lincoln's corpse no photograph. are you disappointed >> a little bit disappointed but not surprised. abraham lincoln's widow, mary todd lincoln, absolutely forbid any photographs to be taken of her husband while he was lying in state. >> reporter: what they did find was an 1865 edition of "harper's" with a printed ov lincoln's coffin. etching of a woman grieving over president lincoln's coffin president lincoln shot just six days after general robert e. lee surrendered. the civil war over slaves were eventually freed, and the fractured nation once again the united states of america. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> and that is history in motion >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday i'm kristen welker thank you for watching stay safe and have a good night. any parent will tell you the second you have a kid, it's like your heart is living outside of your body, which means you never, ever stop worrying. that's why we got health insurance and for way less than we thought was possible. the kids' doctor and dental che

abraham lincoln signatures that exists. it's an endorsement. so most of the time it's cut off of the letter and the rest of the letter is thrown away, but it was very popular. i didn't do it. people did it a long time ago when they were collecting lincoln's. but it is this. lincoln probably wrote more than any other time let this man take the oath of december 8, 1863, and be discharged. a. lincoln. and just for this case for those of you who want to see it later, i'll put a link in the comments so you can see this. it was signed by a. lincoln and johnson. and carry and i were talking about how many times were those men in the same room together? maybe three? this is a very interesting -- very interesting lincoln. but what it tells us is it refers to let this man take the oath of december 8, 1863, and be discharged. what is the law that lincoln is talking about there, and how does that affect these confederates at the end of the war? >> so in december of '63 lincoln issued what became known as the 10% plan that would pardon

abraham lincoln was not an abolitionist. that is a person who believed in the immediate abolition of black slavery before the war. and i should say before i continue that the slide that i'm showing right now is from south carolina that announces that the union has been dissolved. south carolina, of course, ceded from the union a month after lincoln was elected followed by other deep south states. so lincoln was not an abolitionist, though. he was a modern anti-slavery republican elected on a platform on the nonextension of slavery into the territories. that program some historians have recently argued could lead to abolition. but it was not abolition. throughout the 1850s, lincoln, a moderate anti-slavery politician, and this is a picture of him from the 1850s, this is the young lincoln. so he was a modern anti-slavery politician. he had adhered to the platform of the nonexpansion of slavery, a constitutionally dispensable position since the federal government had the constitutional part to end slavery in the federal territo

but no photo of president abraham lincoln's corpse no photograph. are you disappointed >> a little bit disappointed but not surprised. abraham lincoln's widow, mary todd lincoln, absolutely forbid any photographs to be taken of her husband while he was lying in state. >> reporter: what they did find was an 1865 edition of "harper's" with a printed ov lincoln's coffin. etching of a woman grieving over president lincoln's coffin president lincoln shot just six days after general robert e. lee surrendered. the civil war over slaves were eventually freed, and the fractured nation once again the united states of america. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> and that is history in motion >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday i'm kristen welker thank you for watching stay safe and have a good night. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i like the feel of your name on my lips ♪ ♪ and i like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss ♪ ♪ the way that your fingers run through my hair ♪ ♪ and how your scent lingers even when you're not there ♪ ♪ and i like the way your eye

, this is one of the most common abraham lincoln signatures that exists, and endorsement. most of the time it is cut off of the letter, very popular, i didn't do it, by the way, people did it a long time ago when collecting lincolns. lincoln probably wrote more than any other time let this man take the oath of december 8th, 1863, and be discharged, abe lincoln, signed december 31, 1864, and in this case for those who want to see it later, it is signed by a lincoln and andrew johnson. we were just talking, how many times with those men in the same room together? may be three. this is a very interesting very interesting lincoln but what it tells us as it refers to let this man take the oath of december 8th, 1863, and to be discharged to. what is the law that lincoln is talking about and how does that affect these confederates at the end of the war? >> in december of 63 lincoln issued what became known as the 10% brand that would pardon any confederates below kernel to voluntarily surrender, put down his weapon. johnson when he comes into office is wondering to what extent li

racist was a biography of lincoln called "abraham lincoln, racist." i don't agree with it. the author was jerome betting. we got along very well. we argued with each other rather vigorously, but we're friends. and we respected each other as scholars. this is my point, is that these are different ways of seeing history, and teachers and students benefit from these conversations. >> in our culture wars, people can cherry-pick facts without nuance, and when you say abraham lincoln is a racist, the statues need to come down, you overlook the fact that before he died he came around to supporting black civil rights, and had he not been assassinated, maybe he would have been one better. >> i agree. these things are not simple, they are complicated, and it's important to stand for principles with different political valliances. the american history association took a stand against the school board when it was about to change the name of 44 schools, including abraham lincoln high school. we said, no. you don't have a process where you consulted historians. thi

one of the most common abraham lincoln signatures that exist. most of the time it is cut off results of the letter. and the other letter is thrown away. i didn't do it, by the way. people did it a long time ago when they were collecting lincoln. but it is this -- lincoln probably wrote more than any other time, let this man take the oath of december 8th, 1863 and be discharged. a lincoln. he signs it november 31st 1864 in this case. and in this case, -- and i will put a link in the comments for you to see it later -- it is signed by andrew johnson and how many times where those men in the same room together? maybe three. and this is a very interesting lincoln. but what it tells us is that, if we prefer to let this man take the oath and be discharged, what is the law that lincoln is talking about there? and how does that affect competitors? >> so, in december of 1863, lincoln issued the december plan that would pardon and a confederate below the rank of carnal colonel who would quit fighting the union. johnson, when he comes into office, he is re

a racist, was a biography of lincoln called, abraham lincoln, racist. i don't agree with it. the author was my friend, moran, and we were good friends in chicago. we got along quite well. we argued with each other vigorously. but, we are friends. we respected each other as scholars. this is my point. these are different ways of seeing history, and teachers, and students, benefit from these conversations. >> in our culture wars, people can cherry pick fact, without nuance, and when you say, abraham lincoln was a racist, his statues need to come down, you overlook the fact that before he died, he came around to supporting black suffrage, black civil rights, and had he not been assassinated, maybe, reconstruction wouldn't have gotten better. >> it is important to know, and again, this goes back to things are not simple, but complicated, and that is important to stand for principles, with different political violence is. the american historical situate issued a strong criticism of the san francisco school board, when it was about to change the name of 44 sc

and abraham lincoln? >> yes the southerners did make a lot of fun of lincoln for being a person who chopped wood. it did to the northern masses. i would say it's far more policy. in here i'll take the opportunity to address one of the questions about race. was lincoln hated because the criticism of them was racist? : : : so i think that connection between racism resettlement and policies takes us to the lincoln administration and reconstruction and gets redirected in the 20 century when it comes to people like johnson and nixon. >> i would say i'm going to offer a third option. jefferson not necessary policy that politics put himself forward as embodying his sword of small d democratic politics so he was needed in a sense for that combo. >> interesting. as is always the case there's so much more to say which is why we keep saying it. i want to thank our panelists for joining this roundtable. obviously we would much rather have done these things in person and we look forward to doing them again in person b

racist was a biography of lincoln called "abraham lincoln racist." i don't agree with it. the author was my friend bennett. we were good friends in chicago. we got along very well. we argued with each other vigorously. but we were friends. and we respected each other as scholars. and this is my point, is that these are different ways of seeing history, and teachers and students benefit from these conversations. >> in our culture wars, people can cherry-pick facts without nuance, and when you say abraham lincoln was a racist, his statues need come down, you overlook the fact before he died he came around to supporting black suffrage and black civil rights and had he not been assassinated maybe we could -- >> and it's important to know -- and again this goes back to things are not simple, they are complicated, and that it's important to stand for principles with different political valences. the american to historical situation issued a strong criticism of the san francisco school board when it was about to change the name of 44 schools, including abra

was a racist was a biography of lincoln called abraham lincoln:racist. i don't agree with it. the author was my friend, we were good friends in chicago, we got along very well. we argued vigorously but we were friends, we respect each other as scholars and this is my point, that these are different ways of seeing history and teachers and students benefit from these conversations. >> in our culture wars people can cherry pick facts without nuance, and when you say abraham lincoln was a racist, stages need to come down you overlook the fact that before he died he came around to supporting black suffrage and black civil rights and had he not been assassinated - >> it is important to know, this goes back to things, they are complicated and it is important to stand for principles with different political valences. the american historical association issued a strong criticism of the san francisco school board when it was about to change the name of 44 schools including abraham lincoln high school and we said no. don't have a process where you consulted histori

for both of you, jordan you talk about that from abraham lincoln in all the superstars in 70 >> might be able to check in about three years, his lust in the professional checks which is unimaginable, then kind of the life of the computers at the point and you talk about this thing about this person who wron the 50s but then i think that rule number seven is my favorite return up transparency and consumers a hug andpu both of these kind of play of role in this great machine this poster predict so many things that didn't work and maybe you can say a little about about something to me that is the entrance points for a normal complexity in these beautiful stories and you think about these as part of your favorite child in my fourth one is my favorite by far but is there kind of a thing that you write about and that you want to share. >> i really fell in love with the public health campaign, and raging in the 1850s and also in the 1860s, and this kind of was a story that she is most famous as a nurse but she was also one of the pioneers of the civilization and slightly over intensifying sh

lincoln and in fact, every lying in state ceremony since abraham lincoln has use the lincoln catapult which remains in a position of the architect of the capitol, and refine partners across the street had a preservative handed the display it when reopens, is honestly and their exhibition hall until it is needed in which case the remove it and make sure that it is ready for further service to our country and supporting those who have paid tribute to and then they proceeded for the internment to audit the november the 11th of 1921, the casket on the case on and they take it over and they have the state funeral ceremony that reconstructed amphitheater which is been recently completed at this point, and it presided over by then president harding and the internment is made of just the other side of the theater here and is being created for tomb of the unknown soldier and you can see the just small snapshot of the thousands upon thousands of americans who came to pay tribute and again to this one person represented so many more. and the panels of which they could participate in public morni

stanton cannot say anything until abraham lincoln gets back to washington. lincoln had left for west point on june 23rd. he kept his departure a secret from those in washington d.c.. and the secret from the press. he is heading up to west point to meet with general winfield scott, to quote, ask my views in writing and to further dispositions to be made. lincoln is traveling to west point to meet with winfield scott to ask scott if pope is capable of commanding several disparate armies in the eastern theater of the war. it sounds like lincoln's place placing a lot of confidence in pope. and perhaps popes raggedy shoe braggadocious no -- and the suitability of whether he can take this command in any of the accounts in this meeting, it was certainly discussed. lincoln on his return back from west point has a train stop in new jersey and he shares with the press then why he has gone to west point. and he eludes to the situation that is brewing back in washington d.c.. lincoln said, when the birds and animals are looked at through a fog, they are seen to vanish.

stanton cannot say anything until abraham lincoln gets back to washington. lincoln had left for west point. he kept his departure a secret from those in washington d.c.. and the secret from the press. he is heading up to meet with general winfield scott, to quote, ask my views and writing as to the positions to be made. lincoln is traveling to west point to ask winfield scott to ask scott if pope is capable of commanding several disparate armies in the eastern theater. it sounds like lincoln is placing a lot of confidence in hope and that perhaps pope's braggadocious eo has something to back it up. although scoffed nor lincoln specifically do not mention pope in this conversation, around the suitability of whether or not he can take this command, in any of the accounts were turned down about this meeting, it was certainly discussed. lincoln on his return back from west point has a train stop in new jersey and he shares with the press then why he has gone to west point. and he eludes to the situation that is brewing back in washington d. c.. lincoln said, whe

abraham lincoln left for westpoint june 23rd. he kept his departure a secret from those in washington and from those in the press. he's heading to meet with general winfield scott, to and for reviews in writing for further reviews to be made. he's going to ask if he thinks pope is capable of commanding several disparitit armies in the war. sounds like lincoln's placing a lot of confidence in pope and that perhaps pope's brag dishes has something to back it up with. although scott, nor lincoln specifically mention pope in the conversation and the suitability of whether or not he can take this command and any accounts written about the meeting t was certainly discussed. lincoln has a train stop in new jersey and he shares with the press then why he'd gone on to westpoint and he eludes to the situation that is brewing back in washington d.c. lincoln said, again in his focusy way. when the birds and animals are looked at through a fog, they're seen at a disadvantage. i can only say that my visit to westpoint did not have him the port

. >> i'll say abraham lincoln. i mean he's endlessly fascinating. he's articulate, clearly the self-made man i was talking about very early, quintessential 19th century frontiersman, self-made, self-taught, autodidact and yet enigma in so many ways. anybody truly understand what's deep down inside abraham lincoln? fascinating individual. more books on abraham lincoln than anyone so far in american history and still see him as an enigma so he is probably the one i would choose. >> agree with that. >> anything else you gentlemen would like to say before we close out -- >> i have a question for the panel. that all right? i was interested to hear will and john talk about approaching their writing happen will has these phases, goes out, hunter gatherer, organizer and the writer, john says i wrote four chapters to find out where the holes are so i can do research. those are two different ways of approaching, i'm more in john's camp, i told my students when i taught, start writing the minute you have an idea then know as far as the idea takes you and bump

abraham lincoln, another man who in the heartland of the country from whence he came. bob's hero, dwight david eisenhower, martin luther king, jr., whom bob helped pass legislation honoring the great civil rights leader with a federal holiday. bob stood up and got that done. gerald ford, who served here, with whom bob sought the vice president of the united states. in a sense, bob belongs here. he, too, was a giant of our history, and that's not hyperbole. it's real. of wit and grace, of principle and persistence, of courage and conviction. i have the great honor of serving with bob as many of you around this casket have. i served with him for 25 years. he did have great wit. they once asked him why in god's name did he vote to continue to fund amtrak. he said because if he didn't, biden would stay overnight and cause more trouble. i commuted every day. it's historic. he was the deciding vote. well, you know, bob and i, like many of us here, we disagreed on a number of things, but not on any of the fundamental things. we still found a way to work together. we genuinely

it was at this time he was in washington that tyler met president-elect abraham lincoln. he came away from lincoln very impressed. lincoln was quite unimpressed with john tyler he returned the favor. once virginia seceded from the union in 1861, tyler won election to the provisional kind congress and eventually sought election to the permanent congress, he won. this is the best example of how politics retains its hold on him. how he was addicted to politics. he died before he would take a seat in congress he died january of 1862. but he should have stayed out of it. i'm very critical of him for the decision to get back into politics. critical because it really tarnishes historical reputation beyond repair. he was starting to enjoy a little bit more of the statesmen like settlement the american people had for him. a lot of bad feelings that had developed on him being banished from the whigs ranks had seceded in historical memory a little bit. getting involved in the politics again , coming up of retirement and part of the confederate government ruined all of that. he renou

just as abraham lincoln did. and then it had much to do with a classical education. or henry knox or general nathaniel green. and then you read the classics and english translations. a classical education is what they understood history to mean in the founding times. there was no american history so they read classical history which came the notion of honor, virtue, honesty, charact. character is destiny. and to study that in a living model look at the story very truman. common sense is not common and is full tear observed or how many before. truman understood that. interest value. >> the first real test of common sense of character and leadership is the subject of our next stop. on october 14 find out what happened i wouldn't be left out of the greatest history making efforts the world has ever seen and all there is to live for. you can find information about future installments

an 1887 article said that it contained civil war memorabilia and a rare photo of abraham lincoln in his coffin. so he is he society he so another one may still be out there. >>> pressure is on prosecutors to overturn a certain life sentence against a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash. truckers are continuing to boycott the state. meantime, millions have signed a petition calling for leniency as others rally for change. this morning the calls for justice growing louder for a truck driver sentenced to more than a century in prison for his role in a deadly highway pileup. >> today's rally is not an attempt to overshadow the heartbreak loss of life. >> a judge sentenced him to 110 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of causing this fiery wreck. newly-released video shows the moments after the crash in 2019 where four people died. aguilera medeiros claimed his brakes failed while going 85 miles per hour. >> your honor, i don't know why i'm alive. >> his sentence prompting immediate backlash with 5 million people signing a petition online supporting him. even the judge said t

william mckinley, abraham lincoln, harrogate truman or boutwell? >> as much as i want to say little ballet, i think it was harry truman. kennedy: are on the board as well. we got presidential historians today. brad, you can make it a trouble with this, are you ready? [laughter] kennedy: which of these presidents was married to his cousin? was it woodrow wilson, franklin d roosevelt, john quincy adams or woody allen? [laughter] >> maybe fdr? kennedy: you are right. fdr. omg. all three of our players are on the board. let's go with round number two. which of these presidents changed the name of fdr's presidential from shangri-la to camp david? ronald reagan, right d eisenhower, jimmy carter or abraham lincoln? >> i do not but i'm going to guess eisenhower. kennedy: you guessed correctly. excellent work. you are not in the lead with two kevin, which of these presidents once proclaimed and looked on a lot of women with lust, i committed adultery in my heart many times, this is something god recognizes i will do and have done it and god forgives me brok

why aren't people saying "merry abraham lincoln" and "a happy new jefferson?" when i was a kid, we would chop down a george washington, put it up in the living room, and decorate it with wooden teeth ( laughter ) but the kids with their video games. and your tamagaccis. ( piano riff ) he had more thoughts: >> america loves christmas. >> yeah. >> and whether you're muslim, whether you're christian, whether you're jewish. everyone loves christmas. >> stephen: yeah. ( laughter ) it's true. that's why traditionally, on christmas eve, you leave santa a glass of warm manischewitz and a chicken shawarma. ( cheers and applause ) delicious. ( piano riff ) he is -- what's the word -- insane. ( laughter ) look, i love christmas, but i'm sure some people don't. and that's okay! they can have their own thing! just like i love my wife, evie, but it's fine with me that other people in the world have their own spouses. ( laughter ) although, sucks for them. i did get the best one. ( cheers and applause ) of course, if america remains this divided, we may have to solve things t

why aren't people saying "merry abraham lincoln" and "a happy new jefferson?" when i was a kid, we would chop down a george washington, put it up in the living room, and decorate it with wooden teeth ( laughter ) but the kids with their video games. and your tamagaccis ( piano riff ) he had more thoughts: >> america loves christmas. >> yeah. >> and whether you're muslim, whether you're christian, whether you're jewish. everyone loves christmas. >> stephen: yeah. ( laughter ) it's true. that's why traditionally, on christmas eve, you leave santa a glass of warm manischewitz and a chicken shawarma. ( cheers and applause ) delicious. ( piano riff ) he is -- what's the word -- insane. ( laughter ) look, i love christmas, but i'm sure some people don't. and that's okay! they can have their own thing! just like i love my wife, evie, but it's fine with me that other people in the world have their own spouses. ( laughter ) although, sucks for them. i did get the best one. ( cheers and applause ) of course, if america remains this divided, we may have to solve things th

stanton cannot say anything to pope until abraham lincoln gets back to washington dc. see lincoln left for west point on the 23, he kept his departure a secret from those in dc and in the press, leaving to meet with winfield scott to, quote, ask my views in writing for further dispositions to be made. lincoln is traveling to westpoint to meet with win field scott to ask scott if pope is capable of commanding several disparate armies in the eastern theater of the war. sounds like lincoln is placing a lot of confidence in pope and perhaps popes bragadici has something to back it up with. though scott nor lincoln mention pope in this suitability of any of the accounts in this meeting, it was certainly discussed. lincoln on his return back to west point has a train stop in new jersey and shares with the press then why he had gone to west point and alludes to the situation brewing back in washington dc. lincoln said again in his folksy way, when the birds and animals are looked at through a fog, they are seen to disadvantage. so it may be to you if i were to tell you why i

he talks about the roles trains played in the presidencies of abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, george h.w. bush and at least one presidential spouse, lady bird johnson. and at 8:00 p.m. on "lectures in history" a professor of the new school discusses the role the fitness industry played in 1980s american culture with new business models for group classes like jazzercise, the rise of fitness studios, and the sales of vhs fitness tapes. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm louise mirrer, new york historical society's president and ceo. and i'm thrilled to welcome you to tonight's virtual program, "churchill today." a distinguished scholar created this series. it's my great honor to think him. just before i introduce tonight's speakers, i want to recognize and thank several new york historical trustees who are joining us this evening. first and foremost, the outstanding chair of our board of trustees. the

when abraham lincoln's election in november of 1860 brought secession and eventually civil war, tyler decided he had to get back into politics. i like this image on the left that shows fortress monroe in the civil war, where john tyler and julia honeymooned in the summer of 1844. tyler became the chair of an ill-fated peace conference in washington in february of 1861. it was at this time while he was in washington for the peace conference that tyler met president-elect abraham lincoln. he came away from lincoln very unimpressed. lincoln was quite unimpressed with tyler. tyler won election to the provisional confederate congress, and eventually sought election to the permanent congress. he won. this is the best example of how politics retained its hold on him, how he was addicted to politics. now he tide before he could take his seat in the congress. he died on january 18th, 1862, but he should have stayed out of it. i'm critical of him for this decision to get back into politics. critical because it really tarnished his historical reputation beyond repair. he was starting to enjoy a

lincoln in 1855, thaddeus stevens in 1858, charles sumner in 1974, vice president henry wilson in 1875, president james -ja actual from laying in state ceremony 1981 and senator john in 1886, president william - in i1901, peter charles, the designer for the city of washington, laid in state whenn he was interpreted at the arlington national cemetery on his way to that reinterment they caused aer deposit so that he could receive state owners in the capitol building it and they are paying tribute to a figure who had time to fall into obscurity and an impoverished grave and then it into world war i in this admirably, george dewey, was lying in state in 1917 before we get to the world war i unknowns of 1921. congress is also played a role in supporting the memory and the preservation of the tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, the last interment of devotion to our country in 1862, they passed the act which included and provisioned here from the national archives, transcription that provided the program the authority to acquire land and to create national cemeteries for th

the word union, it appears so much you almost think you're reading abraham lincoln. it's all through this address, words like unity and union. here's a taste of it. the unity of government which constitutes one people is also now dear to you, by the way, that word now always jumps out at me. it is justly so for it's a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence your tranquility at home, peace abroad, safety, prosperity, this very liberty which you saw highly prized. this statement of union is powerful, and it's -- this is, again, not the only chunk of the address that touches on this. john, how do you take this? >> this is a little bit what joe was just describing, which is that, you know, we -- washington is willing the creation of a nation. he is very conscious of the fact that he's creating a national character through the example of his character, the decisions he makes as a president, which set the precedent as lindsay writes about for the presidency, for the american government, but it is a hard sell because everybody still thinks of themselves as a vi

sunday supplement that week about abraham lincoln. they would have no trouble getting stories about the greatness or whatever. they would always send it to the local veterans home and they would say all right, who has met abraham lincoln? they would all raise their hand. she would write down their stories, some were in kansas and montana, using wants to get rid of what i really liked, a new york soldier, a heavy regiment from artillery regiment that normally residency transport infantry for the most part in the civil war, he said he is a sentry at city.and one day on his way up, he stopped and had a couple of pleasant words. that was it, i think more profound than that but it was such a great moment doing my due diligence, i went to the civil war and i found him. the ninth new york heavy artillery and said great, one more thing to do. i looked at the itinerary on the heavy artillery, they never got within spitting distance of peter's for intersect maybe a detachment so i read the tiny print and the dates, nothing force detached for pe

as abraham lincoln put it, the father of all moral principle that binds us together has flesh of the flesh irrespective of our race or our origin or upbringing. the declaration does not proclaim our rights. it also contains lessons about how to preserve and protect them. take a look at the bill of particulars. our founders acute king george of interfering with elections and operational legislatures, representative government could abusing -- representative government. abusing his power. encroaching on the three departments of government, the separation of powers. consider even the declaration speaks of god four times. once as divine providence and as lawgiver, executive and judge the political trinity if you will. this is why lincoln declared the declaration the apple of gold sitting inside the constitution's frame of silver. the electric cord is both the chief end of our government and the foundational principle of its many institutions. it is not surprising i suppose at a time when a tiny but vocal and powerful minority disputes these things that the federalist society has come und

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abraham lincoln, another man who in the heartland of the country from which he came. bob's hero, dwight david eisenhower. martin luther king jr., who bob helped pass legislation honoring the great civil rights leader with a federal holiday. bob stood up and got that done. gerald ford, who served here and with whom bob sought the vice president of the united states. bob belongs here. he, too, was a giant of our history. that's not hyperbole. it's real. of wit and grace, of principle and persistence, of courage and conviction. i had the great honor of serving with bob, as many you around this casket have, i served with him for 25 years. he did have great wit. they once asked him, why in god's name did he vote to continue to fund amtrak? he said, because if he didn't biden would stay overnight and cause more trouble. [laughter] i commuted every day. true story. he was the deciding vote. well, you know, bob and i, like many of us here, we disagreed on a number of things, but not on the fundamental things. we still found a way to work together. we genuinely, we genuinely r

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