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With the exception of the literature on friendship, Donald relied exclusively on primary source material, much of which he drew from his extensive personal files. He therefore chose to profile only those of Lincoln’s friends who kept some kind of written record of their interactions with Lincoln. Ulysses S. Grant apparently considered himself a Lincoln man, but no record of his correspondence with Lincoln exists...
...stress of the presidency can be a heavy burden for one man to bear alone. Like Sen. John Kerry, Lincoln was accused of vacillation because he seemed to frequently contradict himself. Donald claims Lincoln created confusion because he would actually test different arguments on different audiences, which could possibly have been curtailed had he had a trusted adviser...
...Donald has warm sentiments to his readers. He responds to a dozen or so letters from readers each year, most of whom are average people with a keen interest in Lincoln. Similarly, while at Harvard Donald advised about 65 doctoral students. He says he thinks of them as his children and of their children as his grandchildren...
...Donald says he hopes We Are Lincoln Men will prompt his readers to be more self-reflective. “We can better define ourselves in learning what other people do or don’t do,” he says. “Friendship was a problem for Lincoln; maybe it’s a problem in my own life.” In fact, Donald says that he identifies with Lincoln because, like Lincoln, he lacked close childhood friendships...
...Donald is currently editing a biography of John Wilkes Booth by William Kaufmann and soon plans to begin his own family history. This marks a departure from most of his previous work because he will have to work from legal documents rather than letters and diaries...