The Passing of Mr. Lewis E. Lehrman

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It is with a sad heart to learn of the passing of Lewis E. Lehrman. Though I was not personally acquainted with Mr. Lehrman, I am well acquainted with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute that he cofounded. Their contribution to history in general and to the Lincoln community specifically has been amazing. They have helped thousands of students and teachers, me included, in incredible ways. If you haven't visited their sites in NYC and at Yale, you should. Their Lincoln and Douglass Prizes always enlighten me to which good books to read, and it is great to see historians get what they deserve. Mr. Lehrman was a very good writer himself, his works, generosity and his love of history will go on.