Budget battle: What would Lincoln do?

Harold Holzer, vice president for External Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explains how President Lincoln might address the current budget troubles...

Every president approaches the federal workforce a little differently.

Today, we open up the history book to look at how President Lincoln engaged the federal workforce.

Harold Holzer, vice president for External Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explains how President Lincoln might address the current budget troubles facing the federal government.

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