Abraham Lincoln: The Greatest President and Sufferer of Melancholy

03/29/21 • 51 min

Abraham Lincoln contemplated suicide more than once in his life, he knew suffering and yet he is perhaps histories' greatest leader through a period of time where the nation also wept, the American Civil War.

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Personology - Abraham Lincoln: The Greatest President and Sufferer of Melancholy

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Personology is a production of I Heart Radio. Abraham Lincoln is consistently ranked the top Us president of all time by public polls and historical scholars. His history changing accomplishments include abolishing slavery, managing the country through a Civil war which resulted in preserving and strengthening the Union, as well as modernizing the country's economy. My guest today is Eric Fohner, who is the DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of Hi