Abe Lincoln, Speechwriter: 'With Malice Toward None'

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THIS WEEK: The Library of Congress has had nearly 150 years to accumulate Lincoln memorabilia, and they've trotted it all out for "With Malice Toward None," a new exhibit of documents that belonged to Lincoln.

The man was a master of rhetoric, and the speeches on display (some of which include his original edits) are fascinating even to non-scholars. There's a reason Barack Obama idolizes Lincoln: our 16th president's writing was peerless.

» Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE; through May 9, free; 202-707-4604. (Capitol South)

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