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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Excerpt from Lincoln’s Boys: All About Abe’s Official Secretaries

Source: Parade Magazine

Abraham Lincoln called his private secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay “the boys.” In a new book, Joshua Zeitz explores the role the two men had in shaping the image of Lincoln that endures today. Read the excerpt to find out more.

This entry was posted in Finding Common Ground and tagged Historic Figures, History on December 1, 2014 by .

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