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Scholars to speak at Dedication Day event

Gettysburg Times 17 Oct 2022

Three distinguished scholars of American history, Allen Guelzo, Jon Meacham and Harold Holzer, will speak at the 159th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address on Saturday, Nov ... Holzer, pre-eminent Lincoln scholar, will introduce Meacham during the ceremony, and will interview him during the luncheon.

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Abraham Lincoln, master inventor: The true story of the only president to ever patent an invention

Raw Story 27 Aug 2022

When you think of Abraham Lincoln, your mind probably conjures up an image of a tall, lanky man with a chinstrap beard and a stovepipe hat ... Harold Holzer, also a renowned scholar on Lincoln's life and times, told Salon last year that Lincoln's former political affiliation as a member of the Whig Party further explains his passion for infrastructure.

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New York State Writers Institute announces Fall 2022 season

Times Union 14 Aug 2022

A Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, a writer of apocalyptic fiction, social justice themes and “space, the final frontier” are some of what the New York State Writers Institute has to offer in its 2022 fall season ... A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered .” ... 26 ... to 5 p.m. on Sept ... Aug. 26 ... 6 ... 17 ... 20 ... 22 ... The Empire State Archives & History Award hosted by Harold Holzer.

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Lincoln's midterms: The lessons of 1862, and how they may still apply

Raw Story 14 Aug 2022

This article first appeared in Salon. Yet there is a third, and closely related, chapter of American political history worth examining at this moment ... "His vision of the Union meant opportunity for all — hence homestead acreage for the many," Lincoln historian Harold Holzer told Salon about the 1862 Homestead Act during an interview last year ... .

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NYS Writers Institute announces fall lineup

The Daily Gazette 14 Aug 2022

Clockwise, from top left, Gregory Maguire (photo courtesy Andy Newman), Michelle Alexander, Garry Trudeau (photo courtesy Maarten de Boer/Getty Images), and Kwame Alexander ... The festival is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ... Sept ... Ceremony/conversation with host Harold Holzer — 7 p.m., NYS Museum, Cultural Education Center, 222 Madison Ave ... .

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Lincoln Memorial Turns 100

Voa News 31 May 2022

"There are words engraved on the walls from his iconic speeches, including the Gettysburg Address, which he delivered at the site of the biggest battle of the Civil War," explained renowned Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.

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The Lincoln Memorial rose from the mud of the Potomac 100 years ago

Union Leader 30 May 2022

it was transformative," said historian Harold Holzer, author of the 2019 book, "Monument Man," about the Lincoln sculptor Daniel Chester French ... "Suddenly this statue and this building became a symbol of aspirational equality, instead of just a symbol of northern and southern brotherhood," Holzer said in a recent telephone interview.

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The Lincoln Memorial rose from mud of the Potomac 100 years ago

Messenger-Inquirer 29 May 2022

it was transformative,” said historian Harold Holzer, author of the 2019 book, “Monument Man,” about the Lincoln sculptor Daniel Chester French ... “Suddenly this statue and this building became a symbol of aspirational equality, instead of just a symbol of northern and southern brotherhood,” Holzer said in a recent telephone interview.

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Recall issued on Jif peanut butter Lincoln Memorial closed for cleanup

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 22 May 2022

Recall issued on. Jif peanut butter. The Associated Press ... Side effects from salmonella poisoning include fever, diarrhea and nausea. The J.M. Smucker Co ... Saturday ... Ceremony participants will include Lincoln scholars Harold Holzer and Edna Greene Medford, Tuskegee University president Charlotte Morris, actor Steven Lang, performer Felicia Curry and a U.S.

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Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents' dinner

The News-Enterprise 02 May 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm. President Joe Biden ... They’re all here ... “The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship,” Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs.

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Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner

Indian Express 02 May 2022

ExplainSpeaking. 11 charts from RBI that explain Indian economic past, pr... Horoscope Today, May 2, 2022. Libra, Aries, Pisces and other signs — chec... Ministries get trained on a new dashboard. ‘PM Speech Tracker’ ... “The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship,” Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs.

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White House Press Gala Offers Political Normalcy Despite COVID

Voa News 01 May 2022

"Seeing the president of the United States come back, and the dinner come back, I think signals more than a pause in the pandemic," said Harold Holzer, author of the book "The Presidents vs.

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Red carpet returns with White House correspondents’ dinner

The Spokesman-Review 01 May 2022

WASHINGTON – The White House press corps’ annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm. President Joe Biden ... I’m happy for him.” ... “The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship,” Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs.

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Red carpet returns with White House correspondents' dinner

News-Press Now 01 May 2022

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner, which the pandemic sidelined in 2020 and 2021, returned with Joe Biden as the first president in six years to accept an invitation ... The U.S ... “The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship," said Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs ... But that’s OK.”.

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Biden roasts Trump and himself at correspondents' dinner

Newsday 01 May 2022

privacy policy. The night was filled with taped comedic skits including late-night TV hosts, comedians and even Biden himself ... Celebrities were reappearing as well ... It then added a vaccination requirement ... “The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship," said Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs.