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Winner of the 2009 Lincoln Prize Sees Lincoln in Obama
By Samuel P. Wheeler | February 17, 2009
The OUP Blog, from the folks at Oxford University Press, has been busy lately. The Bicentennial appears to have inspired a number of Lincoln-related posts. I look forward to pointing out a few of them to you.
The first post of note was written by Craig L. Symonds. You may have heard Symonds’ name in the news. His book, Lincoln and his Admirals
In his recent blog post, Symonds offers some reflections on Lincoln and Obama. “My own recent study of Lincoln has confirmed in my mind several aspects of Lincoln’s leadership style that already seem to be part of Obama’s world view, which should stand him in good stead as he considers how to manage (or end) two wars, and then stabilize and then revitalize a collapsing economy,” Symonds writes.
From there, I must say, his discussion becomes less about Obama and much more about Lincoln; specifically, Symonds is interested in the sixteenth president’s first major crisis, Fort Sumter. Is there a lesson somewhere in this case study for the 44th president? Give Symonds’ post a read and judge for yourself.
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