Abraham Lincoln was assassinated ... The parting of his family with the dying President is too sad for description.” “At midnight the Cabinet, with Messrs. Sumner Colfax and Farnsworth ...

Abraham Lincoln ... As a youngster in Lincoln, Nebraska, I stood before the statue of the president gracing the west side of the towering state capitol and soaked up the words of his Gettysburg ...

Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand out even today, and he certainly towered over the men and women of his era. The top hat he habitually wore in public made him ...

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most insightful books on the theme. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and ...