Lincoln as Self-Made Man

Today's discussion was, as ever, wide ranging -- topics touched on included Lincoln stamps; new pennies; questions about the 1860 census; what Stanton said at Lincoln's death == was it Ages or Angels; Lincoln's meeting with Van Buren which was then compared to Clinton meeeting Kennedy; and the film Birth of a Nation! And that was just some of it!

Howard Holzer's interview makes for interesting listening after the discussion:

http://lincoln.loa.org/LiamReaders/self-made.php