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Lincoln (aka Sandburg's Lincoln) is an American six-part miniseries broadcast on NBC from September 6, 1974 to April 14, 1976.
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Season 1

  • Mrs. Lincoln's Husband
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    Mrs. Lincoln's Husband

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1974

    Lincoln leads his divided nation into the Civil War. Mary Todd's erratic behavior in the wake of Willie's death embarrasses and endangers the president politically when a cabal of senators question her loyalty to the Union.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: James Prideaux

  • Sad Figure, Laughing
    8.3/107 votes

    Sad Figure, Laughing

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/1975

    Lincoln's laughter, jokes and storytelling erode the confidence of his colleagues. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and his ambitious daughter Kate embark on an underhanded attempt to undermine Lincoln's 1864 reelection bid.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Jerry McNeely

  • Prairie Lawyer
    7.6/109 votes

    Prairie Lawyer

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/1975

    It's Lincoln for the defense in his first murder trial, an 1838 courtroom battle that set him against longtime rival Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln's law office and his ill-fated engagement to Mary Owens are also dramatized.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Irene Kamp, Louis Kamp

  • The Unwilling Warrior
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    The Unwilling Warrior

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/1975

    Lincoln learns the art of war in hopes that one day Americans will lay down their swords and shields and study war no more. The story spans the Civil War from 1861 through the Fall of Richmond in April 1865.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Robert Edwin Lee, Jerome Lawrence

  • Crossing Fox River
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    Crossing Fox River

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/1976

    Lincoln's life from his acceptance of the 1860 Republican nomination for president through his first inauguration, a time which found him navigating stormy seas both politically and personally.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Loring Mandel

  • The Last Days
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    The Last Days

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/14/1976

    The Civil War over, Lincoln plans Reconstruction with his cabinet and General Grant. Meanwhile, Lincoln suffers unsettling dreams and omens. Lincoln and Mary Todd spend the afternoon of April 14, 1865 looking ahead to a peaceful future.

    Director: George Schaefer

    Writer: Philip H. Reisman Jr.