Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...

QUINCY -- Organizers of Lincoln in the District are highlighting the 16th president's most famous stop in Quincy. The event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Washington Park, will focus on the 1858 ...

Lincoln's Peoria speech of 1854 -- Lincoln's conspiracy charge -- Douglas's conspiracy charge -- Douglas's fanaticism charge -- Douglas's racial equality charge -- The Dred Scott Case -- Aftershocks ...

Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...