![]() ![]() Chase, and Missouri’s distinguished elder statesman Edward Bates.” In Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin has “coupled the account of his life with the stories of the remarkable men who were his rivals for the 1860 Republican presidential nomination – New York senator William H. His own cabinet was a remarkable group – a spirited but often undisciplined set of horses which President Lincoln was expected to give rein to and rein in as well. He had “a first-rate emotional intelligence.” As President, Lincoln separated his personal feelings from his analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of colleagues. Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Societyĭoris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnĪbraham Lincoln was “psychologically astute,” according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. ![]()
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