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Welcome to Lincoln Log, where we speak with leading historians and other officials about their stories, research, and wisdom. Expand your knowledge and indulge your curiosity here on Lincoln Log. This podcast is produced by the Abraham Lincoln Association


    • Jun 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 19 EPISODES


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    Steven Smith on Lincoln's Political Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 40:54


    Steven Smith, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale, discusses Lincoln's political philosophy.

    Allen Guelzo on Robert E. Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 57:15


    Allen Guelzo, Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University and Director of the James Madison Program's Initiative in Politics and Statesmanship, discusses his forthcoming biography of Robert E. Lee.

    Michael Gerhardt on Lincoln's Mentors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 35:53


    Law professor Michael Gerhardt discusses his new book titled Lincoln's Mentors: The Education of a Leader.

    James Oakes on Abolitionism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 34:52


    Historian James Oakes discusses his latest book, The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

    Richard Hart on Lincoln's Springfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 29:14


    Attorney and historian Richard Hart addresses Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, original research, and changing views of Lincoln's roots.

    Joshua Claybourn on Lincoln's Birth and Nancy Lincoln's Ancestry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 30:05


    Lincoln historian Joshua Claybourn appears by himself to discuss Lincoln's birth and Nancy Lincoln's ancestry.

    David S. Reynolds on Abraham Lincoln in His Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 42:49


    Bancroft Prize-winning author David S. Reynolds discusses his popular new biography, Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times.

    Elizabeth Mitchell on Lincoln and the Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 39:23


    Elizabeth Mitchell, author of Lincoln's Lie, discusses a 1864 newspaper article to reveal how Lincoln manipulated the media during the Civil War.

    Liz Varon on Civil War Aims

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 40:41


    Liz Varon, author of Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War, discusses her sweeping book about the Civil War and interpretation of Union and Confederate war aims.

    Harold Holzer on Presidents and the Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 48:14


    Harold Holzer, one of the country's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era, discusses his new book titled The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media—from the Founding Fathers to Fake News.

    Dan McLaughlin on the Confederacy and Administrative State

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 39:02


    Dan McLaughlin, pundit and attorney, discusses his views on the Confederacy's influence on the administrative state.

    Jonathan White & Scott Sandage on the Emancipation Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 64:27


    Jon White and Scott Sandage discuss their findings and views on the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C.

    Anne Moseley on the Sangamon Experience and Center for Lincoln Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 43:51


    Anne Moseley, Director of Engagement and Curator for the Sangamon Experience and Acting Director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, addresses her new role as well as studying and educating about Lincoln.

    Lucas Morel on Racism and Current Controversies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 67:14


    Dr. Lucas Morel, Professor of Politics and Head of the Politics Department at Washington and Lee University, addresses racism and current controversies in the shadow of Lincoln.

    Allen Guelzo on Modern Challenges and Lincoln's Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 58:32


    Allen Guelzo, Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University and Director of the James Madison Program's Initiative in Politics and Statesmanship, addresses modern challenges and Lincoln's greatness.

    Michael Burlingame on Chronicling Lincoln

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 80:49


    Michael Burlingame, famed Lincoln scholar at University of Illinois, Springfield and author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life, discusses his Lincoln research and hot topics within the Lincoln history community.

    James Swanson on Lincoln's Assassination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 61:47


    James Swanson, historian and author of the New York Times best-seller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, delves into Abraham Lincoln's dramatic assassination and the greatest manhunt in American history.

    David Blight on Frederick Douglass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 68:13


    David Blight, professor at Yale and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center, discusses his background, award-winning biography on Frederick Douglass, and what lessons Frederick Douglass can still teach us today.

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    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 0:37


    Welcome to Lincoln Log, where we speak with leading historians and other officials about their stories, research, and wisdom. Expand your knowledge and indulge your curiosity here on Lincoln Log. This podcast is produced by the Abraham Lincoln Association, aiding and promoting Abraham Lincoln's life and legacy. Founded in 1908, the ALA remains the nation's oldest and largest Lincoln organization. Learn more at AbrahamLincolnAssociation.org.

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