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wife, lissa muscatine and we're delighted to have with us this evening at david marchick here to talk about his new book the peaceful transfer of power, an oral history, america's presidential transitions. so, you know, for all the books and scholarship devoted over the years to the american presidency the period specifically of presidential transition hasn't received much attention. as dave writes at the of his book, a number of scholarly on presidential transitions can be counted on to. and the two major academic treatments of this subject are already decades and yet a smooth and p...

peaceful transfer of power, an oral history, america's presidential transitions. so, you know, for all the books and scholarship devoted over the years to the american presidency the period specifically of presidential transition hasn't received much attention. as dave writes at the of his book, a number of scholarly on presidential transitions can be counted on to. and the two major academic treatments of this subject are already decades and yet a smooth and peaceful transition from one president to the next is a fundamental feature. our democracy and we all learned last year this p...

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The imposing, life-size image is one of the most historically significant paintings of Lincoln ever produced and one of only a handful he sat for.

W.F.K. Travers's painting shows Lincoln at his full height of six feet, four, inches, and will be on view at the National Portrait Gallery for five years.