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Tag Archives: Civil War Centennial
When President Kennedy–and Professor Wiley–Stepped In
In the final report of the U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission, issued in 1968, Chairman Allan Nevins recalled “the great wave of popular interest in the Civil War” that led Congress to authorize the Commission in 1957. He also remembered … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged Allan Nevins, Bell Wiley, Bruce Catton, Charleston, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War Centennial, Civil War Centennial Commission, Everett Landers, JFK, Karl S. Betts, Madeline A. Williams, Robert J. Cook, Stuart H. Ingersoll, Troubled Commemoration, Ulysses S. Grant III, William M. Tuck
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On Ike in Gettysburg
On November 19, 1963, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a speech in Gettysburg’s national cemetery to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (For details on the event and Ike’s speech, see this post, “Ike, JFK, and the … Continue reading
Bud Robertson: In Memoriam (part one)
Like so many Civil War historians of my generation, I first knew James I. “Bud” Robertson, Jr., as the talking head on Civil War Journal. With his distinctive drawl, the silver-haired Virginia Tech professor lent color and personality to the Arts & Entertainment network documentary series that I … Continue reading
