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Yale and Stanford historian David M. Potter critically examined how Abraham Lincoln, seen here with his 1861 Cabinet, developed his political ideas. (Library of Congress)
Yale and Stanford historian David M. Potter critically examined how Abraham Lincoln, seen here with his 1861 Cabinet, developed his political ideas. (Library of Congress)