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Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York, examines President Abraham Lincoln's words, speeches, and writings and how they pertain to twenty-first century issues.

Story of the coming of the American Civil War through the voices and from the viewpoints of thirteen principal players in the drama ... : [Thomas] Jefferson, [Henry] Clay, [Stephen A.] Douglas, [Jefferson] Davis, [Abraham] Lincoln, Nat Turner,…

Matthew Pinsker is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 13 February 2015. Mr. Pinsker discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 21 December 2003, where he discussed his book, "Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham…

uthor Harold Holzer is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 19 June 2014. Mr. Holzer discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 22 August 1993, where discussed his book "The Lincoln Douglas Debates".

Professor Douglas Wilson is interviewed as part of the Booknotes Oral History Project on 8 July 2014. Wilson discusses his appearance on C-SPAN's Booknotes program on 29 March 1998, where he discussed his book "Honor's Voice: The Transformation of…

Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald, surrounded by Lincoln books, a Lincoln bust, and other materials he used in his book. "When I drove to his house for the photo session, " wrote Brian Lamb, "I discovered that Mr. Donald really does live on…

Author David Herbert Donald in his home office in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Dr. Harold Holzer is in his office at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, surrounded by memorabilia from the 1858 debates. Holzer's book inspired a C-SPAN re-creation of the seven historic Lincoln-Douglas debates.

The group attends a gathering for the Lincoln Forum. The Lincoln Forum seeks to enhance the understanding and preserve the memory of both Lincoln and the Civil War. Sokup and Buss are historic interpreters. Medford and Simon are historians.