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wayne taylor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:55:04 +0000

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s quest to piece together Lincoln’s complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C., and face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln every day – relic hunters, re-enactors, and others for whom the study of Lincoln is a passion. Among those weighing in: Pulitzer Prize winners Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner; presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; and Lincoln scholars including Harold Holzer, vice chair of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; Harvard University’s president Drew Faust and history professor David Hebert Donald; Yale University history professor David Blight; and Allen Guelzo of Gettysburg College.

Web Exclusive: “A Little Bit Like Trying to Portray God”

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:17:13 +0000

Watch an extended interview with a Lincoln presenter about what he has in common with Abraham Lincoln, and why he portrays the president.

Web Exclusive: “I’m Abe”

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:05 +0000

Watch selected interviews with a gathering of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln presenters at the site of the last Lincoln-Douglas debate in Alton, Illinois.

Web Exclusive: A Lincoln Presenter on Lincoln’s Religion

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:00:52 +0000

Watch an extended interview with a Lincoln presenter and ordained minister on Lincoln’s spiritual background, and why Lincoln is his hero.

Web Exclusive: Dennis Boggs, Lincoln Presenter

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:54:31 +0000

Watch an extended interview with Lincoln presenter Dennis Boggs about the reasons why he models himself after the president.

Web Exclusive: Our American Cousin, the Opera

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:45:23 +0000

In this video, composer Eric Sawyer talks about his vision of Lincoln’s life in his opera, “Our American Cousin.” “Our American Cousin” was also the name of the play that was performed at Ford’s Theatre on the evening of Lincoln’s assassination. This opera recreates that play, and includes a singing Abraham Lincoln.

Web Exclusive: Lincoln Weekend in Milford, PA

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:33:17 +0000

In this video, meet the cast of characters behind the Pike County Historical Society’s annual Lincoln Weekend in Milford, Pennsylvania. In addition to a Civil War encampment and a reenactment of Lincoln’s funeral, the historical society also exhibits a unique Lincoln artifact — the bloodstained flag that cradled the president’s head after his assassination at Ford’s Theatre.

Web Exclusive: Archaeologist Robert Mazrim Visits Lincoln Historical Sites

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:21:20 +0000

In this video, archaeologist and historian Robert Mazrim takes us on a tour of Lincoln historical sites in central Illinois, including the Lincoln Memorial Highway and the grave of Ann Rutledge. Mazrim is the author of “The Sangamo Frontier: History and Archaeology in the Shadow of Lincoln.”

Web Exclusive: Creating Lincoln

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:55:02 +0000

In this exclusive video, Elliot Schwartz of StudioEIS in Brooklyn, New York takes us behind the scenes of the creation of statues of Abraham Lincoln. The life-size Lincoln statue featured in this video is to be unveiled at the newly-restored President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, DC. Read more about the work of StudioEIS here.

Web Exclusive: Bob Rogers on Designing the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

wayne taylor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:38:30 +0000

In this web exclusive video, Bob Rogers talks with Henry Louis Gates Jr. about his designs of the exhibits in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. In 2008, Rogers was awarded a special Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial edition of The Order of Lincoln from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the highest honor that can be awarded by the State of Illinois.