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Exchange Exemplar: Lincoln's Lessons From The Founders

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Abraham Lincoln was way too young to be a "founding father;" he was born ten years after George Washington died, for one example. 

But the thoughts, words, and actions of the country's original statesmen still reverberated for Lincoln. 

And their influence on him is detailed in Richard Brookhiser's book Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln.  Lincoln's birthday is coming up soon, and we figured this is a good time to revisit our interview with Richard Brookhiser from three Februarys ago. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.