James Swanson, "Manhunt" Apple TV+ Series
“Manhunt” author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewe…
109 views“Manhunt” author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewe…
109 viewsHistorians Edna Greene Medford and Matthew Norman discussed African Americans feelings toward President Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum held…
143 viewsHistorian Edward Achorn talked about the 1860 Republican convention and how unlikely Abraham Lincoln was as a political nominee. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum held in Gettysburg…
404 viewsHistorians Edward Achorn, Joseph Fornieri, Ronald White, Harold Holzer, and Erin Carlson Mast discussed President Abraham Lincoln as a communicator and shaper of public opinion. This event w…
196 viewsActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and hist…
259 viewsNPR “Morning Edition” co-host and author Steve Inskeep discussed his latest book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America. This program was the first day of a “Washington …
5,392 viewsHistorian Lucas Morel argued that Abraham Lincoln was greatly influenced by his reading of documents and papers of the Founding Fathers. This program was part of the Lincoln Forum’s annual m…
589 viewsThe Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president’s…
187 viewsAuthor Roger Lowenstein talked about how Abraham Lincoln and his secretary of Treasury Salmon Chase worked together to manage the financial front during the Civil War, levying taxes and mark…
549 viewsSteve Inskeep talked about his book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America.
1,005 viewsHistorians debated the strengths and weaknesses of Union Generals such as George McClellan, Ulysses Grant, Ambrose Burnside, and Joseph Hooker, and how they each interacted with their comman…
821 viewsAbraham Lincoln scholars Michael Burlingame, Noah Feldman, and Diana Schaub talked about the 16th president’s speeches and what they revealed about his views on the Constitution. The Nationa…
701 viewsCarla Knorowski, editor of Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, reads passages from the book, including writings by former President Jimmy Carter, …
1,382 viewsThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum opened in 2005 with the purpose of the telling the life story and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Museum director Alan Lowe gave a tour of the …
1,140 viewsThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th president. Archives director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to sh…
624 viewsMortician and author Todd Harra discussed the evolution of the American funeral and how President Lincoln contributed to American traditions of mourning. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted …
399 viewsHistorian and Politico contributing writer Joshua Zeitz, author of Lincoln’s God, talked about the impact that faith had on America’s 16th president.
315 viewsPrinceton’s Allen Guelzo was joined by historians Lucas Morel and Richard Brookhiser to take an updated look at the revised second edition of Mr. Guelzo’s 1999 book, Abraham Lincoln: Redeeme…
785 viewsHistorians David Reynolds and H.W. Brands discussed Abraham Lincoln as part of a virtual symposium on his life and times that was hosted by Ford’s Theatre and the Abraham Lincoln Institute.
686 viewsAuthor Jonathan White talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s White House invitations to African Americans, and the impact of those meetings on race relations. Among those who received invi…
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