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    National Collegiate Book Collecting Ceremony

    A ceremony was held to award the winners of the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. The annual contest recognizes “outstanding book collecting efforts by college and university stud…

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    Lincoln's Virtues

    As part of the Institute’s Fifth Annual Symposium Professor Miller talked about his book, Lincoln’s Virtues, published by Alfred A. Knopf. He described Lincoln’s ethical stance on the issue…

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    Private Life of Abraham Lincoln

    Ms. Goodwin talked about the way a leader’s private life affects his public actions. Ms. Goodwin analyzed the private life of Abraham Lincoln and three other contenders for the presidency in…

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    Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural

    Mr. White talked about his book, Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, published by Simon and Schuster. Mr. White said that many present at the inauguration were expecting a victo…

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    Blood on the Moon

    Author Edward Steers talked about his book Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, published by The University Press of Kentucky. Mr. Steers challenges three major assassina…

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    Lincoln Scholarship Part 1

    Several historians shared their recent discoveries about Abraham Lincoln’s life using original source materials. Wilson talked about resources for information on Abraham Lincoln’s early adul…

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    Lincoln Scholarship Part 2

    Several historians shared their recent discoveries about Abraham Lincoln’s life using original source materials. Cullom talked about the sources on Lincoln’s legal career in federal courts. …

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