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  • Illinois presidents: What made them agents of change?

    Dec 6, 2018 10:00 am by Craig ChamberlainExpert Viewpoints
    Professor Marsha Barrett. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Professor Marsha Barrett. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    As the state celebrates its bicentennial, history professor Marsha Barrett makes the case that all four men who've been president – Lincoln, Grant, Reagan and Obama – changed the nation in some way