Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's Banking Legacy - a podcast by American Bankers Association

In this bonus episode in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday on Feb. 12, listeners will learn about how the examination of the Illinois state bank was the subject of Lincoln’s first recorded speech in the Illinois legislature; the importance to Lincoln of the rule of law; why, for Lincoln, well-regulated banks were a source of civic virtue; and how, to pay for the Civil War, Lincoln created America’s unique dual chartering system and provided for a sound currency

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