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Lincoln's forgiving nature

Name: Lincoln's forgiving nature
Uploaded: 2013-02-10T11:00:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 33 s
Description: "Team of Rivals" author Doris Kearns Goodwin tells Lesley Stahl that a willingness to forgive opponents in order to advance the country was "perhaps the most important part of Lincoln's character."

"Team of Rivals" author Doris Kearns Goodwin tells Lesley Stahl that a willingness to forgive opponents in order to advance the country was "perhaps the most important part of Lincoln's character."