Welcome to Democracy Ish. I'm Danielle Moody.

And we are very excited to welcome to Democracy Ish for the very first time, author and host, Steve Inskeep,

who is the co-host of Morning Edition, the most widely heard radio news program in the United States

and has traveled all over the nation and around the world for NPR news interviewing presidents warlords authors

musicians i mean i love this rundown so very much um and is the author of five books uh including

his latest differ we must how lincoln succeeded in a divided america which tells lincoln's

life story through his meetings with people

who disagreed with him.

I can't think of a more timely book.

Waj, I will turn it over to you for movie phone intro.

This is what I look forward to Steve.

Every time we have a guest about twice a month, I do my movie phone voice because I'm a child.

And so just indulge me for a second as I try to shamelessly sell your book. Steve Innski's latest book, Differ We Must,

How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, reconstruct 16 of President Lincoln's encounters

with diverse people, including activist Frederick Douglas,

Justice John A. Campbell, a conspiracy theorist, an emissary, a strategist, Union General

George B. McClellan, and finally, his wife, First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln.

By, differ we must, how Lincoln succeeded in a divided America.

Thank you. Thank you. That's right this. by differ we must how lincoln succeeded in a divided america thank you that's why that's why they pay me the big money well done yeah yeah and the big money by the way is just some hummus once a

month right right right but i'm happy and chai yeah it you know, Steve, thank you for sending us the book early.

I have it right behind me.

And the structure of the book is interesting because you take all the research.

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