Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. (1928–2006)

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1. Harold Holzer

   Author of Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President, Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies, The Lincoln Mailbag: America Writes to the President, 1861-1865

2. Gabor S. Boritt

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3. James M. McPherson

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4. Bruce Catton

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5. Douglas L. Wilson

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6. David Herbert Donald

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7. Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr.

   Author of Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography, Life Smiles Back, Life Laughs Last: 200 More Classic Photos from the Famous Back Page of America's Favorite Magazine

8. Edward Steers

   Author of Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President

9. Philip B. Kunhardt, III

   Author of Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon, Lincoln, Life-Size

10. Ronald C. White Jr.

    Author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech : The Second Inaugural, The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words

11. Geoffrey C. Ward

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12. Daniel Mark Epstein

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13. Wayne Calhoun Temple

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14. Carl Sandburg

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15. William Lee Miller

    Author of Lincoln's Virtues

16. Dorothy Kunhardt

    Author of Twenty Days

17. Garry Wills

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18. Shelby Foote

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19. Robert A. Caro

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20. Gary Larson

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