Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...
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Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ sparks discussion about nuclear threats

This week’s top-streaming film on Netflix tackles a long-running Hollywood theme. The threat of a nuclear attack and the ...
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Learn the Abraham Lincoln story through rare artifacts

Christina Shutt, Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, joins John Williams to ...

Mary Todd Lincoln Shut Herself in the White House for Weeks After Abraham's Death

The first lady refused to see all but a select group of visitors and feuded with officials from Springfield, Illinois, over the president’s burial site.