Jon Meacham on And There Was Light
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Jon Meacham joined Daniel Weinberg on October 24, 2022 to discuss Jon's new work on Abraham Lincoln, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. There may still be copies available for order from Abraham Lincoln Book Shop at the link. alincolnbooksh...
Mr.Jon Meacham You Sir are an American Treasure 🇺🇸 GOD BLESS You Sir…You do Yoman Like Work…President Abraham Lincoln would Absolutely LOVE Your Dedication, Service & Honour to Your Country.
Brilliant as always. Bringing everything into a very human and relatable context is truly the greatest gift that grows out of Jon Meacham's incredible intellect. He tells entire stories and uses them to demonstrate that imperfect people (all of us) are capable of making the world a better place.
An amazing book and so relevant to today’s America…
Excellent interview with the brilliant, articulate Mr. Meacham. His new book, which I'm sure I'll read in the near future, no doubt will demonstrate once again that Lincoln's an endlessly fascinating man. In this age of hyperpaced imagery, it's so great to have intelligent, thoughtful, unhurried, gentlemanly discussions such as this.
Great insight, exhaustively researched and an important perspective on this complicated man at a complicated time. Thank you.
Wonderful!
Me Meacham not only do I follow many of your conversations on UA-cam and TV programs like PBS and Cspan but I’m hoping I will one day listen to you in person. As an immigrant since 40 years my greatest pleasure is to immerse myself in US history. It’s like discovering a wonderful woman friend and growing with her. Lincoln has always been my favorite character in history and I have a bust of him in my home. Thank you for your talks and books
America has had some critically important Presidents since Lincoln: FDR above all, then maybe Truman and Eisenhower for their war and post-war contributions, then maybe LBJ (excluding his unspeakable crime of Vietnam). Now, given the first existential threat since Lincoln and FDR, the underrated Joe Biden.
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This is the way American history should be taught. Jon Meechm is a prime example of the way to not ignore complicated American history that soesn’t ignore our faults. He couldn’4 teach in Florida.
Mr. Meacham would certainly be allowed to teach in Florida. There are no laws in Florida that prevent Mr. Meacham from teaching American history. Moreover, it is true that American history is complex and nuanced. It is also true that while we should not ignore our country’s faults, we should also not ignore our country’s wonderful successes.
No, he wouldn't be allowed to teach in Florida schools, not with the current politicians controlling everyone's life/thoughts/opinions. @@greglaux8766
I am looking forward to reading this book. Enjoyed the discussion.
Thanks
We had Chase as the ego driven abolitionist, Lincoln understood he had to bring everyone along, and had to preserve the partnership of the boarder states, so he took slow steps.
When there is a big issue that we have no idea how to actively resolve, we hold to a notion about it. That notion in the north was that slavery would eventually die where it lived, isolated in the south. This hope faded when the south pushed slavery western. This issue was coming to a head in both north and south. The north was unwilling to yield to the southern democrat vision of slavery everywhere.
It wasn't political, it was Constitutional! Lincoln and his contemporaries were still living in the great experiment of self governance. The Constitution allowed for slavery and they couldn't just throw it off even though Lincoln knew that was the right thing all along. Prior to 1861 there was not the political will to amend it, so it wasn't a discussion. He was obviously gearing towards an ammendment to end slavery as the war progressed.
I will say Lincoln like many since the country's founding also could not imagine where and how free slaves would live. His expectation was that the solution was a new country in the Gulf of Mexico. In the heat of the war, this was probably his expectation. Only after talking to black leaders was that idea rejected. Did Lincoln forms another vision before he was killed? Yes or no we went into reconstruction without such a vision.
Lincoln evolved. That’s what intelligent people do. I believe he had a vision for reconstruction over his next 4 years as president. Unfortunately, he was killed. His Vice President was not passionate about integrating blacks. I think he might have been a drunk and a racist.
Lincoln may have been able to envision an egalitarian society, he just thought it would take 150 years for the resentments to be resolved. Was he wrong?
I think Jon is wrong on colonization. Lincoln was trying on several policies when the war was bringing defeat to the Union Army. The idea of relocation was a weak solution proposed because Civil War was a reality that would affect the country irreparably.
You lost me on your introduction…even though I wanted to hear Jon