Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Abraham 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.
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Web Exclusive: “A Little Bit Like Trying to Portray God”
Watch an extended interview with a Lincoln presenter about what he has in common with Abraham Lincoln, and why he portrays the president.
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
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
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
In this video, composer Eric Sawyer talks about his vision of Lincoln's life in his opera, "Our American Cousin."
Web Exclusive: Lincoln Weekend in Milford, PA
In this video, meet the cast of characters behind the Pike County Historical Society's annual Lincoln Weekend in Milford, Pennsylvania.
Web Exclusive: Archaeologist Robert Mazrim Visits Lincoln Historical Sites
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.
Web Exclusive: Creating Lincoln
In this exclusive video, Elliot Schwartz of StudioEIS in Brooklyn, New York takes us behind the scenes of the creation of statues Abraham Lincoln.
Web Exclusive: Bob Rogers on Designing the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
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.


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