Lincoln’s 'Struggle' With Democracy and Ours Today
On a day when we celebrate the United States' most important historical leaders, a look at the fights faced by past presidents compared to today.
Episode 443 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Lincoln’s 'Struggle' With Democracy and Ours Today" was published on February 16, 2026 and runs 21 minutes.
February 16, 2026 ·21m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Summary
On a day when we celebrate the United States' most important historical leaders, a look at the fights faced by past presidents compared to today.
Episode Description
On a day when we celebrate the United States' most important historical leaders, a look at the fights faced by past presidents compared to the present.
On Today's Show:
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and the author of American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (Random House, 2026), puts today's political conflicts in the historical context of tensions going back to the country's founding.