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Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageLincoln in 1858; Trump in his official White House portrait, 2017.Abraham Byers/unknown

How will Donald Trump observe Presidents Day?

Will he have the inclination or take the time to read about or reflect on the qualities of our greatest leaders?

Given how busy Trump is issuing executive orders, fighting with the judiciary, managing the scandal...

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