I was catching up on the Colbert Report and saw this interview with Eric Foner. There's some real crossover for me between my two seminars this semester, so it was very interesting to me. Foner made me think about how Lincoln's rhetoric/policy/conception of the Presidency transformed over time...
Anyone who goes on Colbert had better be ready to get creative with their conversation skills.
I especially liked when Colbert said 'so he's a flip-flopper' and Foner said 'yes, that's what they're called today.'
ReplyDeleteWhy is changing one's mind see as a weakness these days?