Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.

Take an unforgettable look at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which includes a special effects theater, lifelike figures of the Lincoln family, and much more. Features comments from author Gore Vidal and museum director Richard Norton Smith.

The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples.

Lincoln is a masterwork of historical fiction, in which Gore Vidal combines a comprehensive knowledge of Civil War America with 20th-century literary technique, probing the minds and motives of the men surrounding Abraham Lincoln, including personal secretary John Hay and scheming cabinet members William Seward and Salmon P. Chase, as well as his wife, Mary Todd.

Lincoln : Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.

Lincoln : the miniseries about the life story of one of the greatest leaders in the history our nation.