Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

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Equal Opportunity

Born in poverty 200 years ago, the 16th President was a self-starter who believed that government had to step in when markets failed. His views on the economy still ring true today More »

Portraits of Abraham Lincoln

The 16th president lived in an era that witnessed great technical innovation and the commercial expansion of photography More »
Being Mr. Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday means brisk business for Lincoln impersonators like Fritz Klein More »
Gettysburg on the USS Lincoln

The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln celebrates the 200th birthday of the ship's namesake by reciting the Gettysburg Address More »
President Lincoln: Film & TV Star

TIME's Richard Corliss transports you through some most excellent Lincoln film and TV history here More »
From Emmett Till to Barack Obama

The civil rights movement culminates in the election of America's first black president More »
Presidential First Dogs

Man's best friend has been a White House fixture since the Washington administration. A gallery of presidents and their pooches More »