Dr. Jonathan White - Abraham Lincoln and Political Skill

Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.

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Dr. Jonathan W. White is professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is the author or editor of 17 books covering various topics, including civil liberties during the Civil War, the USS Monitor and the Battle of Hampton Roads, the presidential election of 1864, and what Abraham Lincoln and soldiers dreamt about.
Among his awards are the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award (2019), CNU’s Alumni Society Award for Teaching and Mentoring (2016), the Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Prize (2015), and the University of Maryland Alumni Excellence Award in Research (2024).
His recent books include A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (2022), which was co-winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize (with Jon Meacham); Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (2023); Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves (2023); and an exciting new children’s book, My Day with Abe Lincoln (2024).
A Quote From This Episode

• "I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views." - Abraham Lincoln

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• Phronesis Episode with Dr. Laura Empson

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章节

1. Dr. Jonathan White - Abraham Lincoln and Political Skill (00:00:00)

2. Children’s Book & Lincoln’s Political Skills (00:01:40)

3. Lincoln's Authentic Leadership.Style (00:10:41)

4. Lincoln's Leadership and Integrity (00:23:55)

5. Lincoln's Strategic Communication Techniques (00:31:31)

6. Lincoln's Leadership and Peacemaking Strategies (00:37:22)