David Von Drehle: Abraham Lincoln's Rise to Greatness
A photograph of President Abraham Lincoln taken by Matthew Brady in 1861.
Image courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Collection
A Chautauqua Lecture by Time magazine journalist David Von Drehle, author of "Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year." The fate of the union depended on a president with almost no military or executive experience. How did Abraham Lincoln become the president we honor on Presidents' Day today?
Chautauqua Institution, summer 2013
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