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Bill Moyers The Journal: Lincoln's Legend & Legacy

Lincoln's Legend & Legacy with Sam Waterston. Details

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Episode: The Journal: Lincoln's Legend & Legacy

In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times.

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Duration: (51:52)
Premiere Date: 04/09/2009
Episode Expires: 12/31/1969
TV Rating: E

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