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Lincoln scholar Ronald White examined the private thoughts of America’s 16th president through his personal notes. This was a virtual program hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chica…

Christopher Newport University Professor Jonathan White taught a class about the 1864 presidential election pitting incumbent Abraham Lincoln against his former top general, Democrat George …

In this program from the 2009 bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, Philip Kunhardt III talked about “the story of the story” -- how the slain president’s legend took shape from the …

Brooks Simpson talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s views on suppressing dissent during wartime and the reasons for the president’s support of the Emancipation Proclamation. Professor Si…

Scholars and guests examined the final stages of the Civil War and beginning of the Reconstruction era through the writings of President Abraham Lincoln. They paid particular attention to th…

Professor Boritt talked about the life legacy and writings of President Lincoln. Following his remarks he answered questions from students.

Mark Mitchell talked about how President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was covered by the newspapers of the time. The New York Times had a front-page story, but many other papers simply ignor…