“We are attracted to Abraham Lincoln because for us, he seems to embody what America is all about.” A Conversation with Ron White - a podcast by LBJ Foundation

Ronald C. White’s latest book, Lincoln in Private, explores the lesser-known and most personal aspects of President Abraham Lincoln, using 111 notes that Lincoln made to himself over the years. White discusses why Lincoln should be considered our greatest President, personifying the American Dream, while reflecting on how the notes reveal Lincoln’s intellectual curiosity, ambition, and melancholy. 

Copies of Lincoln in Private are available for sale from The Store at LBJ.

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