Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.

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I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln.

I seem to have no problem revealing my crush on the man who murdered Lincoln.

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out....

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out....

Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead.

Jesus and Lincoln, Moses and Jefferson can seem so long gone, so unbelievable, so dead.

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they...

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they...

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this...

History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this...

My audience is going to die before I do.

My audience is going to die before I do.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then...

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then...

We go in to liberate Cuba, but Cuba still isn't free; we don't really think...

We go in to liberate Cuba, but Cuba still isn't free; we don't really think...

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact...

Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact...

Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.

Relics are treasured as something close to the divine.

In death, you get upgraded into a saint no matter how much people hated you...

In death, you get upgraded into a saint no matter how much people hated you...

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of...

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of...

One night last summer, all the killers in my head assembled on a stage in...

One night last summer, all the killers in my head assembled on a stage in...

Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are?

Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are?

I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed.

I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed.

I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered....

I loved that these two guys argued with each other as if movies actually mattered....

I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.

I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in.

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant...

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant...

I didn't come from any kind of academic background, but I lived in a college...

I didn't come from any kind of academic background, but I lived in a college...