Michael Burlingame Interview: Abraham Lincoln's Battle to Save the Nation

Historian Michael Burlingame discusses the challenge facing Abraham Lincoln as he takes office, the Fort Sumter crisis, the key to Northern military success, contraband camps, and negotiating for Emancipation.
Michael Burlingame is an American historian noted for his works on Abraham Lincoln. Originally from Washington, D.C., he received a BA from Princeton University where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Fulbright Scholar. His PhD in history is from John Hopkins University. Burlingame was a member of the history department at Connecticut College from 1968 until 2001. He is currently holder of the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield and author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life (2008); The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln (1994), and Lincoln and the Civil War (2011), as well as the editor of many collections of Lincoln primary source materials.
The Apple TV+ series "Lincoln's Dilemma," features insights from journalists, educators and scholars, as well as rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look into the life of the Great Emancipator. Set against the background of the Civil War, "Lincoln's Dilemma" also gives voice to the narratives of enslaved people, shaping a more complete view of an America divided over issues including economy, race and humanity, and underscoring Lincoln's battle to save the country, no matter the cost. The series is narrated by award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright ("Angels in America") and features the voices of actor Bill Camp ("The Night Of") as Lincoln and Leslie Odom Jr. ("Hamilton") as Frederick Douglas.
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Michael Burlingame, Historian, University of Illinois
Interview Date: November 13, 2020
Interviewed by: Jackie Olive and Barak Goodman
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McClelland demonstrated the Peter Principle.

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Thanks for that. I learned something new today.

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McClelland was 80% Herbert Sobel, 10% Frank Burns and 10% Benedict Arnold…..and that’s being generous.

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Absolutely , at that time there was still a lot of Autocracies still in existence. The United states was still a very new idea.