162: Encore Presentation: Lincoln and the Fight For Peace with John Avlon
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🗓️ 23 August 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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This episode was originally released on March 4, 2022. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by John Avlon (Author and Senior Political Analyst/Anchor at CNN) to discuss how Abraham Lincoln’s character informed his commitment to an unconditional surrender from the Confederacy, how even though Lincoln was surrounded by reactionaries and radicals…he maintained the notion that there was more that united Americans than divides them, and how peace needs to be waged with the same intensity as war. Plus, how the wisdom of Lincoln and the founding fathers can be applied to the present moment for which our nation finds itself. Be sure to pick up John’s latest book Lincoln and the Fight for Peace at your favorite book retailer.
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| 0:21.2 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:31.2 | Welcome back to the LincolnProject. |
| 0:33.1 | I'm your host, Reid Gale. |
| 0:35.3 | Today, I'm joined by John Avela, |
| 0:37.3 | Senior Political Analyst and Anchor at CNN. |
| 0:40.0 | He is an award-winning columnist and is the author of numerous books, |
| 0:43.1 | including his latest work, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. |
| 0:46.0 | You can find it at your finest local bookstore. |
| 0:48.0 | Previously, John was the editor-in-chief and managing director of the Daily Beast, |
| 0:52.6 | and served as chief speechwriter for the mayor of New York during the attacks of 9-11. |
| 0:56.8 | John has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia. |
| 1:00.4 | John's wife and I also go back a long way. |
| 1:02.7 | I can tell you that I look like I do now and have a face for radio, |
| 1:06.0 | and Margaret looks exactly as she did many years ago and has a face for television. |
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