2019-03-16T10:25:26-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ab3/20190316104432003_hd.jpgAuthor Richard Carwardine spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about ...
Perhaps the most famous of all debates in American history are the seven between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas campaigning in Illinois in 1858 for a Senate seat. On one occasion, Douglas ...
Abraham Lincoln could impale an opponent with a humorously turned phrase or analogy. "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I ever met," said Lincoln of a political foe. He ...