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I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.


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Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes.



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If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.



Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.

Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.



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The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.



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I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.



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Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!





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