Great Lives - Eliza Manningham-Buller chooses Abraham Lincoln

Eliza Manningham-Buller chooses Abraham Lincoln

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Former director of MI5, Eliza Manningham-Buller, tells Matthew Parris why she regards Abraham Lincoln as a great life.

But will her hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life? The expert is Dr Tony Hutchison, from the American Studies Department at the University of Nottingham.

The producer is Perminder Khatkar.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

Published on Tuesday, 26th January 2016.

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