John Hay, who had served as this president's private secretary, wrote a ten-volume account of his life.
In a book about this politician's "intimate world," gender researcher Clarence A. Tripp claimed that he had homosexual encounters throughout his life. This politician's approval of the largest mass execution in American history, a hanging of 38 Dakota Indians, has generated controversy from Native American groups. Dale Carnegie's biography of this president claims that he intentionally spent a few months a year away from his wife as a lawyer on a faraway circuit. John Hay, who had served as this president's private secretary, wrote a ten-volume account of his life. The differing opinions and personalities of this president's cabinet are described in Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals. For 10 points, name this US President who spoke of "the better angels of our nature" in his inaugural address of 1861.
In a book about this politician's "intimate world," gender researcher Clarence A. Tripp claimed that he had homosexual encounters throughout his life.
Abraham Lincoln [accept Lincoln the Unknown; accept Abraham Lincoln: A History; accept Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln] &lt;US History&gt;