This ambience reflects the descriptions in Gore Vidal's historical novel "Lincoln," although the political and personal details in Tony Kushner's concise, revealing dialogue is based on "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The White House is less a temple of state than a gathering place for wheelers and dealers. The images by Janusz Kaminski, Spielberg's frequent cinematographer, use earth tones and muted indoor lighting. The capital city of Washington is portrayed here as roughshod gathering of politicians on the make. Neither these nor any other performances in the film depend on self-conscious histrionics Jones in particular portrays a crafty codger with some secret hiding places in his heart. Thaddeus Stevens ( Tommy Lee Jones), the most powerful abolitionist in the House. In the film, the passage of the amendment is guided by William Seward ( David Strathairn), his secretary of state, and by Rep. Lincoln understood the prevailing feelings both within his party and within the country, and he was able to adroitly position himself so that his policies would be met with the least amount of resistance while having the greatest possible positive effect.Lincoln believed slavery was immoral, but he also considered the 13th Amendment a masterstroke in cutting away the financial foundations of the Confederacy. Kearns Goodwin highlights how Lincoln’s skills as an orator, a politician, and a handler of men helped lead the United States through this tumultuous historical period. The second part, “Master Among Men,” describes Abraham Lincoln’s time as president, from his first act of forming a cabinet made up primarily of his rivals for the Republication nomination to his assassination following the Union victory in the Civil War and the establishment of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
This issue played a crucial role in both Lincoln’s election and the South’s subsequent secession. Most notably, as the United States acquired new territory, it had to decide whether slavery would be legal in the new states.
The first of the book, titled “The Rivals,” also outlines the forces shaping American politics in the 19th century. Chase, and Edward Bates were much more well-known and established in public life than Abraham Lincoln was in the mid-19th century, Kearns Goodwin illuminates the faults that kept each of them from gaining the nomination. She introduces Abraham Lincoln as well as his contemporary rivals for the Republication nomination. Kearns Goodwin begins by setting the scene for Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign.
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