The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.

Graham Sibley, André Jacobs, Jenny Stead, Colin Moss, Luke Tyler, Stefan Adegbola, Edward J. Pepperell, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Barack Obama, Ted Widmer, Mary Frances Berry, Harold Holzer, Greg Jackson, Christy Coleman, Allen C. Guelzo, Richard Blackett, Caroline E. Janney, Stephen Aron