Harold Holzer
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A prolific writer, Mr. Holzer has written and edited over 37 books and numerous artlicles about various aspects on the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln. He has also appeared frequently on television. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Award For Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society in 1993, The Lincoln Prize for his book about Lincoln’s Cooper Union Speech in 2005, and the National Humanities Medal from President Bush and the National Endowement for the Humanities in 2008 to name a few.Currently he serves as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where he is responsible for marketing, communications, government relations, internal communications, admissions, visitor services, and multicultural audience development at the nation’s largest art institution.
Lincoln at Cooper Union : | Lincoln president-elect : | Lincoln seen and heard | Mine eyes have seen the glory : | The Emancipation Proclamation : | The Lincoln assassination : | The New York Times complete Civil War, 1861-1865 | The Union image : | The president is shot! : | Witness to War :