i had a chance to speak to harold holtser, author of lincoln, and the power of the press. he is the chairman of the abraham lincoln bicentennial foundation, of which i'm a member. good to see you. you start the book with a quote from lincoln saying he who moulds public sentiment: that focus on public opinion is something you expect the politician to say. you wouldn't expect that of lincoln. >> yet he saw so quickly that reaching the public was the only way to move people towards pol sighs that would enshrine unionism. he had a long road to travel to pursue the golds, and needed backing for what were basically unpopular clauses. >> it was important and unpopular. issue were more significant. that said, you see counter spol tirns, and in certain ways abraham lincoln was doing that. as you said in the intro. highly publicised. openly so, no disguising or masking. newspaper men, editors were part and parcel of political organizations. editors questing for public officers to say "i want to own a newspaper. people are going back and forth, always to pursue their goals. if you ge