Join us Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT for an engaging conversation featuring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Dr. Matthew Pinsker, one of the foremost Lincoln historians, for a moderated discussion with Foundation President and CEO Erin Carlson Mast on Pinsker's latest book, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln.

Boss Lincoln is groundbreaking history, drawing extensively on Lincoln’s private correspondence to move beyond the marble icon and reveal a flesh-and-blood character in President Lincoln. With emancipation and the war’s outcome at stake, facing withering criticism from all sides, Lincoln won reelection by building a new political coalition through the Union party.

“A landmark book…Team of Rivals on steroids…It is hard to imagine that the year will bring forth a Lincoln book of more originality or consequence.” ―Harold Holzer, Wall Street Journal

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to see "Boss Lincoln" captured in absorbing detail through this indelible portrait of our greatest president.

The event is generously sponsored by Brandt Consolidated, INB, and The Pecori Family.

Proceeds support the Foundation's mission.

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