Interviews with two Lincoln experts on how Abraham Lincoln discovered how he could use tall tales and jokes to make a point. And he used the technique… not only in political debates… but also in the courtroom. And Lincoln gathered jokes and stories and re-worked them or embellished the details to fit to situation at hand. Paul Zall wrote a book… “Abe Lincoln Laughing”… which is a compilation of several stories and jokes and sources for them. The other expert… James Cornelius is curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The program also includes a short interview with a Lincoln impersonator… Richard “Fritz” Klein… who talks about his 30 years experience in playing Lincoln. Klein also tells a handful of jokes/stories to set the tone of the program.

Interviews with two Lincoln experts on how Abraham Lincoln discovered how he could use tall tales and jokes to make a point. And he used the technique… not only in political debates… but also in the courtroom. And Lincoln gathered jokes and stories and re-worked them or embellished the details to fit to situation at hand. Paul Zall wrote a book… “Abe Lincoln Laughing”… which is a compilation of several stories and jokes and sources for them. The other expert… James Cornelius is curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The program also includes a short interview with a Lincoln impersonator… Richard “Fritz” Klein… who talks about his 30 years experience in playing Lincoln. Klein also tells a handful of jokes/stories to set the tone of the program.