The Presidency
Abraham Lincoln's Character
2014-06-29T12:15:13-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTNkXC8yMDE0MDYyOTEyMjI1NTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Lewis Lehrman talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s education and character. He described the 16th president as a man with less than a year of formal schooling, who nonetheless schooled himself in America’s founding documents. Mr. Lehrman also discussed the principles that made President Lincoln a self-made “man of ideas,” who battled for the nation’s founding values of freedom and equality.
Lewis Lehrman talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s education and character. He described the 16th president as a man with less than a year of formal schooling,…
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Lewis Lehrman talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s education and character. He described the 16th president as a man with less than a year of formal schooling, who nonetheless schooled himself in America’s founding documents. Mr. Lehrman also discussed the principles that made President Lincoln a self-made “man of ideas,” who battled for the nation’s founding values of freedom and equality. close
Lewis Lehrman talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s education and character. He described the 16th president as a man with less than a year of formal schooling,… read more
Lewis Lehrman talked about President Abraham Lincoln’s education and character. He described the 16th president as a man with less than a year of formal schooling, who nonetheless schooled himself in America’s founding documents. Mr. Lehrman also discussed the principles that made President Lincoln a self-made “man of ideas,” who battled for the nation’s founding values of freedom and equality. close
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