speaks about
Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia
and the
Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia
at the Fort McNair Officers' Club in Washington D.C.
February 13, 2018
and the
Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia
at the Fort McNair Officers' Club in Washington D.C.
February 13, 2018
ABOUT THE TOPIC:
Volume II of Sidney Blumenthal’s acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president’s genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice, and helps create a new political party.
In 1849, Abraham Lincoln seemed condemned to political isolation and defeat. His Whig Party is broken in the 1852 election, and it disintegrates. His perennial rival, Stephen Douglas, forges an alliance with the Southern senators and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. Violent struggle breaks out on the plains of Kansas, a prelude to the Civil War.
Lincoln rises to the occasion. Only he can take on Douglas in Illinois, and he finally delivers the dramatic speech that leaves observers stunned. In 1855, he makes a race for the Senate, which he loses when he throws his support to a rival to prevent the election of a proslavery candidate.
Mr. Blumenthal's Wrestling With His Angel explains how Lincoln and his friends operate behind the scenes to destroy the anti-immigrant party in Illinois to clear the way for a new Republican Party. Lincoln takes command and writes its first platform and vaults onto the national stage as the leader of a party that will launch him to the presidency.
Mr. Blumenthal expands on this history in his forthcoming third volume of the series, which will cover Lincoln’s role in founding the Republican Party of Illinois at its 1856 convention, and he will discuss "Lincoln At The Creation: The Bloomington Convention of 1856 and the 'Lost Speech.'”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Sidney Blumenthal is the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He has been a national staff reporter for The Washington Post, Washington editor and staff writer for The New Yorker, senior writer for The New Republic, and contributor to numerous additional publications. His books include the bestselling The Clinton Wars, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, and The Permanent Campaign.
Mr. Blumenthal was the executive producer of the Academy and Emmy Award–winning Taxi to the Dark Side. He has also served as a political consultant for other films and projects
Mr. Blumenthal was the executive producer of the Academy and Emmy Award–winning Taxi to the Dark Side. He has also served as a political consultant for other films and projects
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