Abstract
Henry Clay (1777-1852) occupied a commanding but ambivalent place in the moral imagination of Abraham Lincoln. Both men held, and held deeply, a number of defining qualities: an abiding commitment to the Union; a canny sense for the right political move: penetrating insight into the dynamics of party politics: a sure sense of popular sentiment. This is not to say, of course, that they were always or equally successful in turning these traits to their immediate advantage; but together Lincoln and Clay helped define and elevate American politics in the antebellum era.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
8
Last Page
10
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Browne, Stephen H.
(1993)
"for the ghost of Henry Clay,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 25:
No.
3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol25/iss3/6
Copyright
©1993 Iowa Communication Association
