Looking for Lincoln
Parts 1 & 2 (#101)
Historians explore how Lincoln's story was shaped after his death, turning the man into a legend. [115 minutes]
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PBS Presents | Looking for Lincoln - Preview | PBS (#101)
Premieres Monday, November 7, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. 00:31
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PBS Presents | Looking for Lincoln, Part 2 -... (#102)
Airs Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. 00:31
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Series Description: In LOOKING FOR LINCOLN, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. travels across America, coming face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln every day --relic hunters, re-enactors, and others for whom the study of Lincoln is a passion. Among those weighing in: Pulitzer Prize winners Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner; presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; and Lincoln scholars including Harold Holzer, vice chair of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; Harvard University's president Drew Faust and history professor David Hebert Donald; Yale University history professor David Blight; and Allen Guelzo of Gettysburg College.
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