Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer, a frequent contributor and winner of a 2005 Lincoln Prize for Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster 2006), has written more than 40 books about the 16th president. He currently chairs The Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush in 2008. Holzer, educated at the City University of New York, first worked as a newspaper editor for The Manhattan Tribune, served as a political campaign press secretary for Congresswoman Bella S. Abzug and Governor Mario Cuomo, and currently works as a Senior Vice President at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Articles by this Author

America's Oddest Election, Fall 2010 | Vol. 60, No. 3

Lincoln came out a victor in the 1860 presidential election despite winning only 2 percent of the Southern vote

A Spirit and Power Far Beyond Its Letter, Summer 2010 | Vol. 60, No. 2

The Emancipation Proclamation opened the door for Pennsylvania's African-American soldiers.

Lincoln Snatches The Nomination, Spring 2010 | Vol. 60, No. 1

Bare-knuckles politicking and a brilliant campaign strategy enabled the dark horse to win

The Speech That Made The Man, Winter 2010 | Vol. 59, No. 4

Lincoln’s oration at New York’s Cooper Union showed that the prairie lawyer could play in the big leagues

Lincoln’s Legacy, Winter 2009 | Vol. 58, No. 6

As we approach the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, leading historians look at the man and his achievements.

Lincoln the Orator, Winter 2009 | Vol. 58, No. 6

Our most talented writer-president always wrote his own material and labored for hours over it.

The Monitor Makes Port, April/May 2007 | Vol. 58, No. 2

After a century and a half, the warship that changed the world is back.

The Gettysburg Gospel, November/December 2006 | Vol. 57, No. 6

Reading America’s Most Famous Speech

The Other Lincoln Family Home, February/March 2006 | Vol. 57, No. 1

It’s a far cry from a log cabin

“As Bad As She Could Be”, February/March 2006 | Vol. 57, No. 1

Who was the Widow Bixby?

Saving the IMAX of its Day, August/September 2005 | Vol. 56, No. 4

The 120-year-old Gettysburg cyclorama is again a work in progress.

Vanished Heritage, August/September 2005 | Vol. 56, No. 4

What happened to all the other cycloramas?

Lincoln Heard And Seen, February/March 2005 | Vol. 56, No. 1

A crucial letter and life portrait finally surface

Still A Great Hall After All, April/May 2004 | Vol. 55, No. 2

A student of the speech that changed Lincoln’s career visits the place where he gave it

Lavish Legacy, November/December 2002 | Vol. 53, No. 6

A HUGE NEW LINCOLN MUSEUM DIVIDES HIS HOMETOWN

Lincoln Quote, October 2002 | Vol. 53, No. 5

The Men Behind the Lincoln Prize, May/June 2000 | Vol. 51, No. 3

AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS LEHRMAN

How I Met Lincoln, July/August 1999 | Vol. 50, No. 4

Some distinguished enthusiasts reveal just how they fell under his powerful spell.

Is That Lincoln in Phil-del, as He Called It?, February/March 1998 | Vol. 49, No. 1

A stereo view discovered in a California flea market may show the president-elect embarked on a momentous journey.

Unlike Clinton's Rich Guests, Lincoln Never Slept in "The Lincoln Bedroom", July/August 1997 | Vol. 48, No. 4

The Return of "The Peacemakers," Minus Lincoln, February/March 1996 | Vol. 47, No. 1

The great emancipator and the liberator of Kuwait get together in the newest White House portrait.

Dorsal Debate, July/August 1995 | Vol. 46, No. 4

A report from the field on the battle to authenticate what its owner still hopes is the earliest Lincoln photograph

Is This The First Photograph Of Abraham Lincoln?, February/March 1994 | Vol. 45, No. 1

Unknown until now, it just may be

“If I Had Another Face, Do You Think I'd Wear This One?”, February/March 1983 | Vol. 34, No. 2

…so Lincoln joked. Actually he was eager to pose for portraits.

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