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Sidney Blumenthal talked about the second volume of his political biography of Abraham Lincoln, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856. This event…

Sidney Blumenthal talked about his book, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856. He spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithers…

Panelists talked about the people and ideas that shaped Abraham Lincoln’s political persona. Panelists included Harold Holzer, Ronald White, Richard Brookhiser, and Sidney Blumenthal.

Sidney Blumenthal spoke about the political forces that shaped President Lincoln’s views on slavery. Mr. Blumenthal is the author of, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, …

Sidney Blumenthal talked about his book, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln. He spoke at Jones College Prep High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit F…

Speakers at the 19th annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium participated in a panel discussion about the life and legacy of the 16th president. They also responded to questions and comments from t…

Sidney Blumenthal talked about his book, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849, Volume 1. “A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln 1809-1849” wa…

Don Doyle talked about his book The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War, in which he recounts the global reaction to the Civil War. In his book, the auth…

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,…

Historians and biographers participated in the concluding panel of the 11th Hofstra Presidential Conference, “William Jefferson Clinton: The "New Democrat” from Hope." They gave a historica…

Author Sidney Blumenthal talked about his book "The Clinton Wars", published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Blumenthal worked as an assistant and Senior Adviser to President Bill Clinton fro…

Mr. Blumenthal delivered the Willard and Margaret Thorp Lecture in American Studies. He talked about the relationship between presidents and democracy. He mentioned the history of the U.S. p…

Author Sidney Blumenthall talked about his book, The Clinton Wars. After his presentation he answered audience members' questions. Mr. Blumenthall was an assistant and senior adviser to Pr…

The panelists talked about the 2004 presidential election, including the strengths and weaknesses of President George W. Bush and the issues that will be important to voters in 2004. The pan…

Sidney Blumenthal talked with reporters about his testimony to the Grand Jury about Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr’s investigation of the president.

Assistant to the President Sidney Blumenthal talked about the agenda of the Clinton administration and how it will affect the future of the nation and the world. He mentioned various policie…

Assistant to the President Sidney Blumenthal and others briefed reporters on the creation of a rapporteur to oversee and respond to breaches of freedom of expression in member nations of the…

Mr. Blumenthal talked with reporters about his appearance before a grand jury today during which he was questioned by independent counsel Kenneth Starr about his conversations with members o…