I have been fascinated by Abraham Lincoln since I was a young boy. My grandparents lived in Springfield, Illinois, and I loved every time we went to visit. I had the opportunity to see everything ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...

On Monday Sept. 22 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., the U.S. Mint made the momentous announcement that in 2009 it will issue four new designs of the penny. “Oh great,” you’re ...

In 1838, at age 28, Abraham Lincoln delivered a public speech responding to a rise in mob violence and warning that it could erode trust in public institutions. He asserted that the greatest risk to ...