David J. Kent is an Abraham Lincoln historian, scientist, traveler, and author. Books on Abraham Lincoln, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison.
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Final Book Review Column for the Lincolnian davidjkent-writer.com/2026/1…
I joined the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia. In the fall of 2015, I began a book review column that ran for over 10 years in 41 Lincolnian issues. This is my final column.
Travel and the People hotwhitesnow.wordpress.com/2… via @DavidJKentWrite
I climb the many steps up to the temple-like Memorial. The large main hall at the top is visually dominated by the seated statue of the nation’s most revered former leader. Not Lincoln, Chiang Kai-shek. davidjkent-writer.com/2026/1…
Abraham Lincoln, Herman Melville, Sam Waterston Converge on New Bedford davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
In 1848, Lincoln converged on the city of New Bedford to campaign for the Whig presidential candidate, Zachary Taylor. In 2026, Sam Waterston did the same.
Almost Countries Visited hotwhitesnow.wordpress.com/2…
Depending on how you read that partial sentence, it could have two meanings. Either it refers to visiting “almost countries,” or countries that I’ve almost visited.
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"With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have a great respect for the semicolon; it's a useful little chap."
- Abraham Lincoln to Noah Brooks
h/t @ScottSandage
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When Abraham Lincoln left Illinois for the White House in Feb. 1861, he turned to his law partner, William H. Herndon, and said, “Billy, over sixteen years together, and we have not had a cross word during all that time, have we?”
“Not one,” replied Herndon.
“Don’t take the sign down, Billy; let it swing, that our clients may understand that the election of a President makes no change in the firm of Lincoln & Herndon. If I live, I’m coming back, and we will go right on practicing law as if nothing had ever happened.”
Abraham Lincoln Promotes Zachary Taylor in House Speech, July 27, 1848 davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
In Search of Abraham Lincoln in the Balkans davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
During my recent travels in the Balkans, I went in search of one of the more elusive – and apparently cryptic – statues, in of all places, Skopje, North Macedonia.
Abraham Lincoln’s Surprise 1860 Republican Nomination davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
Lincoln wasn’t expected to be in the running for the 1860 presidential nomination. How New England helped him win is the topic of my article.
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We can’t wait to welcome you to the Obama Presidential Center. Tune in now to hear our remarks along with performances by artists and changemakers from around the world who will join us here on the South Side of Chicago. teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1DxLddjgw…
Lincoln Nominated for Reelection by the Republican/National Union Party davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
The Republican Party nominating convention was held in Baltimore on June 7 and 8, 1864. It wasn’t called the Republican Party that year. It was called the National Union Party.
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The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.
From these honored dead – Memorial Day davidjkent-writer.com/2017/0…
Memorial Day is a federal holiday set aside to remember the people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Memorial Day honors those who died in military service.
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Lunch and Learn – A Sucker Whig in Connecticut’s Court: Abraham Lincoln Comes to New England
May 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Free davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
The spring issue of the Lincoln Forum Bulletin came out while I was at Hildene recently. Included in it was my most recent article, this one about the three challenges Lincoln made in his Cooper Union speech. davidjkent-writer.com/2026/0…
Lincoln at the Soldiers Office, and in Connecticut
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I road trip to New England a lot. With scads of family, there is a lot to draw me back. But the past few years have developed into a pattern – I seem to find myself in New England in April. hotwhitesnow.wordpress.com/2…
