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President James Buchanan and Southern Secession
2017-06-10T08:30:33-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/043/20170610083444003_hd.jpgHistory professors John Quist and Michael Birkner talked about President James Buchanan’s time in office and his inability to stop southern states from seceding from the Union. This talk was part of the annual conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.History professors John Quist and Michael Birkner talked about President James Buchanan’s time in office and his inability to stop southern… read more
President James Buchanan and Southern Secession History professors John Quist and Michael Birkner talked about President James Buchanan’s time in office and his inability to stop southern states from seceding from the Union. This talk was part of the annual conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. close
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- Michael Birkner Professor Gettysburg College->History Department
- Peter S. Carmichael Director Gettysburg College->Civil War Institute
- John W. Quist Professor Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania->History
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