Lincoln's New York: the City in the 1860s October 14, 2009

Abraham Lincoln visited New York when he arrived here for his Cooper Union speech in 1860. A year later he returned as President to a mixed reception, a divided and impassioned public, and a hostile mayor. What was the New York Lincoln encountered, and after his assassination, conquered? Harold Holzer, moderator, is co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and has written or edited more than 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War. Barry Lewis hosts a popular series of walking tours on PBS. He is an architectural historian and teaches at Cooper Union CU Forum and the New York School of Interior Design.