Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Supreme Court & the Politics of Slavery
In his "House Divided" speech, Abraham Lincoln accused Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Senator Stephen Douglas of a conspiracy to perpetuate slavery in the United States. According to Lincoln, this conspiracy took form in the 1857 Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, which excluded African Americans from U.S. citizenship. Kluge Fellow Rachel Shelden re-examines Lincoln's conspiracy…
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Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
Lincoln Symposium: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks on "Lincoln's White House" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). She is introduced by Steven Lee Carson.
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2002
Film, Video
Lincoln Symposium: John R. Sellers
John R. Sellers speaks on "Lincoln's Washington: A Divided City" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Charles Hubbard.
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2002
Film, Video
Lincoln Symposium: Edward Steers Jr
Edward Steers Jr. speaks on "The Lincoln Assassination: A Case of Historical Malpractice" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Michael P. Musick.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2002
Film, Video
Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination
Author Thomas A. Bogar discusses the results of his research that led to his latest book, "Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination."
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Serial & Government Publications Division
Date:2015
Film, Video
Lincoln Symposium: William Lee Miller
William Lee Miller speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002) on "'I Felt It My Duty to Refuse': A Presidential Pardon Case." He is introduced by Douglas Wilson.
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2002
Film, Video
Lincoln Symposium: Ronald C. White Jr
Ronald C. White Jr. speaks on "Lincoln's Sermon on the Mount: The Second Inaugural" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Donald R. Kennon.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2002
personal narrative
Abraham S. Homar Collection
Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Lincoln, Nebraska; Paterson, New Jersey; Kingman, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Washington; England; Stalag Luft IV, Germany; Stalag Luft VI, Lithuania; European Theater.
Contributor:
Central Connecticut State University - Homar, Abraham S. - McGuckin, Briana - Drake, Sean
Letters to Lincoln Challenge
The Library of Congress marked the 155th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address with a discussion of the speech and a #LettersToLincoln transcribe-a-thon for volunteers on- and offsite.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Music in the Lincoln White House: US Marine Band
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band performs a special program in commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. "Music in the Lincoln White House" traces the influence of composer/conductor Francis Maria Scala, who was leader of "The President's Own" during Abraham Lincoln's administration. On the program are works by Scala and contemporary composers, reflecting Lincoln's musical tastes.
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress
Date:2013
Film, Video
Leadership Lessons from Lincoln & Grant
Ronald C. White discussed what the lives and presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant can teach us about leadership with the Library's Colleen Shogan. The Library of Congress holds Lincoln and Grant's papers, which are available online.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
Date:2019
Film, Video
They Have Killed Papa Dead!": The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder and the Rage for Vengeance
The assassination of the 16th president is one of the singular events in American history, and historian Anthony Pitch uses primary source material to document and reveal previously unknown facts about Lincoln's death; the murder of his secretary of state, William Seward; and the events that led to the torturous incarceration of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators. According to Pitch, Lincoln was under threat of…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2009
Film, Video
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861
Library of Congress historians Michelle Krowl and Chris Warren give a short guided tour of the documents and objects in our collections from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. Highlights include his handwritten notes on his speech and Mary Todd Lincoln's pearls -- purchased on an installment plan at Tiffany's in New York by the president himself.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2021
Film, Video
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 1865
Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in 1865 captured the nation's trauma over the Civil War and its hopes for the future. It is remembered by his immortal phrase, "with malice toward none, with charity for all." The Library's Civil War and Reconstruction historian Michelle Krowl explains how this speech came to be.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Contributor:
Law Library of Congress (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2018
Film, Video
Walt Whitman's Elegy for Lincoln
A reading of Whitman's great "Lilacs" elegy was the first event in the Library's 2005 celebrations marking the sesquicentennary of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and was presented by Alice L. Birney, the Library's literary manuscript specialist, March 25, 2005. Prof. Rosemary Winslow of Catholic University of America introduced the elegy, and the reading was then performed by 11 staff members and four distinguished…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2005
Film, Video
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
Daniel Stashower discussed and signed his book, "The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War," a riveting historical narrative which delves into the "Baltimore Plot" conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2013
Film, Video
Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln was Abraham and Mary's oldest and last-surviving son, yet little has been published about the lawyer, businessman and statesman who lived during one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in U.S. history. In his new book, Jason Emerson, after nearly 10 years of research - much of it done at the Library of Congress - draws upon previously undiscovered materials…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the United States continued to tumble through tumultuous times. President Andrew Johnson was failing to heal the nation's wounds, and the bitter political environment culminated in an impeachment trial. David O. Stewart discussed Johnson's 1868 trial, when once again the nation's fate hung in the balance.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Date:2009
Film, Video
Lincoln and the Civil War
Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
Collection of four documentaries providing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and significant events that surrounded him. Utilizing interviews with leading Lincoln biographers, Lincoln explores the inner conflicts that plagued and inspired the man who called himself "the loneliest man in the world." In a ploy that was ultimately foiled by the Secret Service, Stealing Lincoln's Body documents the 1876 plot to steal Lincoln's body…
Contributor:
Arts and Entertainment Network - Herrmann, Edward - History (Television Network) - Crowley, Phil - History Channel (Television Network) - Adams, Jonathan - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Vixpix Films - New Video Group
Date:2012
Film, Video
Douglas Wilson - Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
Considered a simpleton by Civil War-era literati, Abraham Lincoln shocked the intellectual establishment with his considerable prowess with a pen. From the Gettysburg Address to the Emancipation Proclamation, the president used his words to hold the nation together and exert his political power. Leading Lincoln scholar Douglas L. Wilson discussed his new book, "Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words" in a…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2007
Film, Video
The Lincoln Deception
David O. Stewart, known for his award-winning nonfiction works on Aaron Burr, President Andrew Johnson and the Constitution, discussed his first novel, "The Lincoln Deception." Blending real and fictional characters, the book is a gripping historical mystery exploring the endless fascination with Lincoln's assassination and the conspiracy behind it.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division
Film, VideoAbraham Lincoln, the U.S. Supreme Court & the Politics of Slavery In his "House Divided" speech, Abraham Lincoln accused Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Senator Stephen Douglas of a conspiracy to perpetuate slavery in the United States. According to Lincoln, this conspiracy took form in the 1857 Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, which excluded African Americans from U.S. citizenship. Kluge Fellow Rachel Shelden re-examines Lincoln's conspiracy…
Film, VideoWhat was in Lincoln's pockets?
Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks on "Lincoln's White House" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). She is introduced by Steven Lee Carson.
Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: John R. Sellers John R. Sellers speaks on "Lincoln's Washington: A Divided City" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Charles Hubbard.
Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Edward Steers Jr Edward Steers Jr. speaks on "The Lincoln Assassination: A Case of Historical Malpractice" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Michael P. Musick.
Film, VideoBackstage at the Lincoln Assassination Author Thomas A. Bogar discusses the results of his research that led to his latest book, "Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination."
Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: William Lee Miller William Lee Miller speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002) on "'I Felt It My Duty to Refuse': A Presidential Pardon Case." He is introduced by Douglas Wilson.
Film, VideoLincoln Symposium: Ronald C. White Jr Ronald C. White Jr. speaks on "Lincoln's Sermon on the Mount: The Second Inaugural" at the Abraham Lincoln Institute Fifth Annual Symposium (2002). He is introduced by Donald R. Kennon.
personal narrativeAbraham S. Homar Collection Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Lincoln, Nebraska; Paterson, New Jersey; Kingman, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Washington; England; Stalag Luft IV, Germany; Stalag Luft VI, Lithuania; European Theater.
Film, VideoLetters to Lincoln Challenge The Library of Congress marked the 155th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address with a discussion of the speech and a #LettersToLincoln transcribe-a-thon for volunteers on- and offsite.
Film, VideoMusic in the Lincoln White House: US Marine Band "The President's Own" United States Marine Band performs a special program in commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. "Music in the Lincoln White House" traces the influence of composer/conductor Francis Maria Scala, who was leader of "The President's Own" during Abraham Lincoln's administration. On the program are works by Scala and contemporary composers, reflecting Lincoln's musical tastes.
Film, VideoLeadership Lessons from Lincoln & Grant Ronald C. White discussed what the lives and presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant can teach us about leadership with the Library's Colleen Shogan. The Library of Congress holds Lincoln and Grant's papers, which are available online.
Film, VideoThey Have Killed Papa Dead!": The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder and the Rage for Vengeance The assassination of the 16th president is one of the singular events in American history, and historian Anthony Pitch uses primary source material to document and reveal previously unknown facts about Lincoln's death; the murder of his secretary of state, William Seward; and the events that led to the torturous incarceration of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators. According to Pitch, Lincoln was under threat of…
Film, VideoLincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861 Library of Congress historians Michelle Krowl and Chris Warren give a short guided tour of the documents and objects in our collections from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address. Highlights include his handwritten notes on his speech and Mary Todd Lincoln's pearls -- purchased on an installment plan at Tiffany's in New York by the president himself.
Film, VideoLincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in 1865 captured the nation's trauma over the Civil War and its hopes for the future. It is remembered by his immortal phrase, "with malice toward none, with charity for all." The Library's Civil War and Reconstruction historian Michelle Krowl explains how this speech came to be.
Film, VideoLincoln Writ Housed in the Law Library of Congress Rare Book Vault Robert Brammer discusses a legal writ handwritten by Abraham Lincoln that is housed in the Law Library of Congress Rare Book Vault.
Film, VideoWalt Whitman's Elegy for Lincoln A reading of Whitman's great "Lilacs" elegy was the first event in the Library's 2005 celebrations marking the sesquicentennary of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and was presented by Alice L. Birney, the Library's literary manuscript specialist, March 25, 2005. Prof. Rosemary Winslow of Catholic University of America introduced the elegy, and the reading was then performed by 11 staff members and four distinguished…
Film, VideoThe Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War Daniel Stashower discussed and signed his book, "The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War," a riveting historical narrative which delves into the "Baltimore Plot" conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Film, VideoGiant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln Robert T. Lincoln was Abraham and Mary's oldest and last-surviving son, yet little has been published about the lawyer, businessman and statesman who lived during one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in U.S. history. In his new book, Jason Emerson, after nearly 10 years of research - much of it done at the Library of Congress - draws upon previously undiscovered materials…
Film, VideoImpeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the United States continued to tumble through tumultuous times. President Andrew Johnson was failing to heal the nation's wounds, and the bitter political environment culminated in an impeachment trial. David O. Stewart discussed Johnson's 1868 trial, when once again the nation's fate hung in the balance.
Film, VideoDouglas Wilson - Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words Considered a simpleton by Civil War-era literati, Abraham Lincoln shocked the intellectual establishment with his considerable prowess with a pen. From the Gettysburg Address to the Emancipation Proclamation, the president used his words to hold the nation together and exert his political power. Leading Lincoln scholar Douglas L. Wilson discussed his new book, "Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words" in a…
Film, VideoThe Lincoln Deception David O. Stewart, known for his award-winning nonfiction works on Aaron Burr, President Andrew Johnson and the Constitution, discussed his first novel, "The Lincoln Deception." Blending real and fictional characters, the book is a gripping historical mystery exploring the endless fascination with Lincoln's assassination and the conspiracy behind it.