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Professor Allen Guelzo talked about Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. Professor Guelzo described Lincoln’s upbringing and the career path…

Anna Holloway, co-author, Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War, talked about the USS Monitor warship at a day-long symposium on Abraham Lincoln’s life, career & legacy. The…

Historians discussed President Lincoln at a day-long symposium on Abraham Lincoln’s life, career & legacy. The Abraham Lincoln Institute & Ford’s Theatre Society co-host.

Historians talked about Abraham Lincoln’s life, career, and legacy. Speakers include Daniel Crofts, author of Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery; Stephen Engle, author of Gathering to Save a Nation:…

Allen Guelzo, author of Redeeming the Great Emancipator, talked about President Lincoln’s record and reputation. “Hating Lincoln, or, Why So Many Americans Think the Great Emancipator is No Longer…

Panelists talked about the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln and the 13th amendment. Speakers and panelists included William “Bro” Adams, Allen Guelzo, Sidney Blumenthal, David Rubenstein,…

Allen Guelzo delivered the keynote address of the Abraham Lincoln Associaiton’s celebration on the 202nd birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Professor Guelzo gave an assessment of the rise,…

The panel discussed the Lincoln-Douglas debates in the framework of the Herndon letters, which was a collection of interviews from those who were involved in the Lincoln-Douglas debates. They…

Lincoln scholars examined the continuing public interest in the 16th president. They also took questions and discussed the state of scholarship on Lincoln.

First lady Laura Bush welcomed dignitaries and representatives of Ford’s Theatre and talked about President Lincoln’s love of the performing arts. She noted that February 12 is the 199th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s…

Professor Guelzo talked about his book, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, published by Simon and Schuster. In a talk titled “I Freed Who? The Eight Lies We…

Allen Guelzo talked about his book Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President, published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. The highly acclaimed book is an “intellectual biography” of the 16th…

Mr. Guelzo talked about his book, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book, the author analyzes the political reasoning…

Allen Guelzo talked about “Prudence and Politics: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to Emancipation.” He addressed the importance of prudence in Lincoln’s philosophy and presidency. The way we disparage prudence…

Winners of the Lincoln Prize talked about their books on Abraham Lincoln or the field of Civil War history, encouraged students in their study of American history, and answered audience…