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Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden and the politics of touch

  • Written by Mark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina
President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and Vice President Joseph Biden in 2019.Library of Congress, photo Alexander Gardner; AP/Nati Harnik

Amidst the furor over former Vice President Biden’s handsy habits – and with examples of inappropriate touching by current and former U.S. presidents still lingering – it might be a good time to...

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