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Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis

Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis

Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis

Washington, DC
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States on November 6th, 1860. A year later, on November 6th, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. Bruce Chadwick discusses his book, "The Two American Presidents: A Dual Biography of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis."

Updated: Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 1:29am (ET)

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