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White House Lectures: Abraham Lincoln

Harvard scholar David Donald details the life of Abraham Lincoln in the White House.

Aired 01/23/2019

People & Places

White House Lectures: Abraham Lincoln

Special | 57m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

Harvard scholar David Donald details the life of Abraham Lincoln in the White House.

This 1990 lecture by Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard scholar David Donald details the life of Abraham Lincoln and his family while in the White House. Recorded by WXXI-TV, President George H.W. Bush introduces this inaugural lecture in a series of presidential essays about the men who held office.

Aired 01/23/2019

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People & Places is a local public television program presented by WXXI

People & Places

White House Lectures: Abraham Lincoln

Special | 57m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

This 1990 lecture by Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard scholar David Donald details the life of Abraham Lincoln and his family while in the White House. Recorded by WXXI-TV, President George H.W. Bush introduces this inaugural lecture in a series of presidential essays about the men who held office.

Aired 01/23/2019

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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