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What the Presidency Did to Lincoln
A reflective piece on the Lincoln assassination anniversary, exploring what might have happened if Lincoln had not been killed and how his presidency endured. It discusses Emancipation and the toll of war, drawing on Emil Ludwig’s Lincoln biography and wartime portraits to illuminate Lincoln’s private struggle and the lingering tragedy that defined his years in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Pril
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Fords Theater
United States
Woodrow Wilson
White House
George Washington
Lincoln
Emil Ludwig
Little, Brown and Company
Ludwig
Lincol
Ital
Douglas
North
Stock Exchange
Congress
Welles
Appomattox
Oid
Baker
Lord of Death
Ford
Mary Lincoln
Tad
Father