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edepstein1
Jan 172 min read
Quite a Mashup: Lincoln, Conan O'Brien and Mark Twain
By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Friday, January 17, 2025 Lincoln devotee and longtime late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien is...
David J. Kent
Jan 172 min read
Calling for Lincoln Group Memories
By David J. Kent Friday, January 17, 2025 Washington, DC Got memories? Specifically, got memories of the Lincoln Group of DC? The Lincoln...
edepstein1
Jan 92 min read
Did Lincoln Love Necco Wafers?
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Thursday, January 9, 2025 A confession: I love Necco Wafers, the sugary candy that some people say tastes...
edepstein1
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Carter, Gettysburg, Lincoln and the Camp David Accords
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, December 30, 2024 In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat...
edepstein1
Dec 27, 20243 min read
The Lincoln Group Is an Oldie but a Goodie
By Ed Epstein Washington D.C. December 27, 2024 Some greats are turning 90 years old in 2025--the Dalai Lama, DC Comics, the Social...
kelsey.sara.johnston
Nov 25, 20241 min read
New Video Explores Nuances of 1864 Election
Join David J. Kent in exploring the voting patterns within eight states during the 1864 election to answer the question: was it stolen?
David J. Kent
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Lincoln meets Sojourner Truth in the White House
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, November 18, 2024 Sojourner Truth spoke in support of Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 reelection...
edepstein1
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Lincoln Group Creates Howard U. Fellowships
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. November 14, 2024 The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia will mark its 90th anniversary in 2025,...
David J. Kent
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Lincoln’s Big Blind Memorandum Reveal Party
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Monday, November 11, 2024 No doubt we in the Lincoln world have heard repeatedly about the document...
David J. Kent
Nov 5, 20242 min read
Abraham Lincoln Mentors Law Students
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Tuesday, November 5, 2024 “I am not an accomplished lawyer,” Lincoln wrote in 1850 notes for a law...
David J. Kent
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Replacing Hannibal Hamlin: How Andrew Johnson Became Lincoln's Second VP
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Saturday, October 26, 2024 The 2024 presidential election is only a week or so away, and the Lincoln...
abesgirl
Oct 16, 20242 min read
The Lincoln Group of DC at the IRS!
By Jeffrey Boutwell Columbia, MD October 15, 2024 No, three members of the Lincoln Group of DC were not visiting the IRS offices in...
abesgirl
Oct 9, 20243 min read
A Lincoln-Filled Wonder —The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop!
By Debbie Jackson Washington, D.C. October 9, 2024 Many, if not most, may already be familiar with one of the longest-operating Lincoln...
David J. Kent
Oct 4, 20243 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's New England Sculptor - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, October 4, 2024 Technically, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin, Ireland, and from the...
abesgirl
Sep 28, 20242 min read
The Words of "Mister Lincoln"
By Wendy Swanson Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 28, 2024 Take a deep dive into Herbert Mitgang’s play, Mister Lincoln, when...
David J. Kent
Sep 25, 20243 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Hartford, CT Wide Awakes and Sculpture Walks
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Sometimes you find Abraham Lincoln in unexpected places. Take Hartford,...
David J. Kent
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Lincoln-Related Dissertation Research Grants Available
By David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Sunday, September 15, 2024 The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) is offering dissertation research grants...
edepstein1
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Join us to see "Mister Lincoln"
By Ed Epstein Washington, D.C. September. 5, 2024 Friends and members of The Lincoln Group of DC are cordially invited! Who: Scott...
edepstein1
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Unexpected Lincoln: Walk a Mile in His Shoes, and Obama's
By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. August 31,2024 Walking down one of the endless concourses at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport the...
David J. Kent
Aug 31, 20242 min read
Dan Smith Archives Sent to Springfield
by David J. Kent Washington, D.C. Friday, August 30, 2024 Longtime Lincoln Group of DC member Dan Smith -- the son of a slave -- passed...