Lincoln biographer discusses great American president

A C-SPAN survey of 65 historians ranks Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president.

This year is the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, and special events are being held across the country.

Lincoln biographer Ronald White, Jr. joins Midday to look back at the 16th president.

Guests

• Ronald White, Jr.: author of "A. Lincoln: A Biography" and several other publications about Abraham Lincoln.

More from MPR

• Tributes to Lincoln
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• Presidential parallels, intentional or not
  February 12, 2009
• The land after Lincoln
  February 12, 2009

Resources

• About Ronald White, Jr.