Life Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
2013-04-21T21:04:59-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/379/19991224001056001.jpgIn the sixteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Abraham Lincoln were discussed. Mr. Long and Professor Medford talked about Lincoln’s election as the first Republicanpresident. Ms. Suits and Mr. Townsend talked about Lincoln’s home and the artifacts in it. Mr. Davis talked about Lincoln’s law practice. During the program a high school student was interviewed about his knowledge of President Lincoln and the guests responded to audience telephone calls. Long is the author of, The Jewel of Liberty.
In the sixteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Abraham Lincoln were discussed. Mr. Long and Professor Medford talked about… read more
Life Portrait of Abraham Lincoln In the sixteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Abraham Lincoln were discussed. Mr. Long and Professor Medford talked about Lincoln’s election as the first Republican
president. Ms. Suits and Mr. Townsend talked about Lincoln’s home and the artifacts in it. Mr. Davis talked about Lincoln’s law practice. During the program a high school student was interviewed about his knowledge of President Lincoln and the guests responded to audience telephone calls. Long is the author of, The Jewel of Liberty. close
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- Cullom Davis Director Illinois Historic Preservation Agency->Lincoln Legal Papers
- Jeff Leesman Student Lincoln, IL
- David E. Long Author
- Edna Greene Medford Associate Professor Howard University->History Department
- Linda Norbut Suits Curator Lincoln Home National Historical Site
- Timothy Townsend Historian Lincoln Home National Historical Site
- Brian Lamb Host C-SPAN
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- C-SPAN | American PresidentsC-SPAN | American Presidents
- Lincoln Home National Historical SiteLincoln Home National Historical Site
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