Lewis Lehrman

Who is Lewis Lehrman?

Lewis E. "Lew" Lehrman is an investment banker who actively supports the ongoing study of American history based on original source documents. He was presented the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2005 for his scholarly contributions. His philanthropic work specializes in American History, the study of President Abraham Lincoln and monetary policy. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Lincoln Forum. In addition to co-authoring Money and the Coming World Order and The Case for Gold, Lehrman's has written Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point, The True Gold Standard, Newly Revised and Enlarged, Second Edition, Money, Gold, and History and Lincoln "by littles. He has written for major news publications such as the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and has lectured widely on American history and economics. Lehrman also writes for the Lincoln Institute which has created award-winning websites on the 16th President.