Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now

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🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this episode, two acclaimed Lincoln historians—Sidney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer, author of the new book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, join Jeffrey Rosen to assess Lincoln’s life and legacy to explore similarities between the 19th century and today. This program was streamed live on March 27, 2024, as part of our America’s Town Hall series. Resources: Harold Holzer, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration Sidney Blumenthal, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II, 1849-1856 Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address (February 27, 1860) Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President Questions or comments about the show? Email us at [email protected].  Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.  Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.  You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library.

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0:00.0	Hello friends. I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president CEO of the National Constitution
0:07.2	Center and welcome to We The People Weekly Show of Constitutional Debate.
0:11.6	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit charted by Congress to increase awareness
0:17.1	and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:20.9	In this episode, I'm excited to share a recent conversation with two great Lincoln historians.
0:26.5	Sydney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer,
0:32.1	author of the new book, brought forth on this continent Abraham Lincoln and American immigration.
0:38.3	We discussed Lincoln's life and legacy and explored similarities between the 19th century and today.
0:45.0	Enjoy the show.
0:47.0	Hello friends, welcome to the National Constitution Center
0:51.0	and to today's convening of America's Town Hall.
0:54.6	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, the president and CEO of this wonderful institution.
0:58.3	Before we begin, let's inspire ourselves as always for the discussion and
1:02.1	learning ahead by reciting together the National
1:05.2	Constitution Center's mission statement.
1:07.6	Here we go.
1:08.6	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America, chart on a non-partisan basis.
1:20.1	And now it is such a pleasure to introduce our panel two great Lincoln historians and great friends of the National Constitution Center who we have so much to learn from.
1:29.4	Sydney Blumenthal is the acclaimed author of a self-made man and wrestling with his angel, which are the first
1:35.7	two volumes in his five-volume biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln.
1:41.4	His other books include the best-selling, the Clinton Wars, the rise of the
1:44.4	counter-establishment and the permanent campaign, and he currently serves as an illuminating
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