Finding Historical Impersonator: Michael Krebs as Abraham Lincoln

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Events and Presentations
featuring
Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller
as
President Abraham Lincoln
and
Mary Todd Lincoln

Dramatic works based on the Presidential life story
for educational programs and general events.

With Lincoln Productions

We are proud to offer our portrayal of the nation’s most famous President, Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. Our approach is to strip away the myth to reveal the inner strength of his will and the charm of his character. Lincoln was famous for his sense of humor and use of sarcasm. From the vast richness of his life, he could speak pointedly of personal, professional, and political issues. Rumors of a disastrous family life, his own bouts of melancholy, and stories of his wife’s instability are paramount to Lincoln’s intrigue. Thousands of books and papers have been written about this remarkable man who was as much a poet as he was a politician
School Assembly and Special Event Programs

Join us February 19, 2012

Geneva History Center
113 South Third St.
Geneva, Illinois
Contact Geneva History Center for reservations

Visting the Lincolns
You will be guests at the Lincoln White House on the eve of the President's assassination catching the First Family unawares of any invitation.

Join us for our 16th year in a row at this historic institution

Presidents’ Day : Kids in the White House!
FREE
February 20, 2012
Chicago History Museum
1600 North Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois
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Chicago History Museum

Actor Michael Krebs as Abraham Lincoln presents to Sovereign Challenge

December 6, 2011. As guest speaker at Sovereign Challenge VIII,
Michael Krebs presents to U.S. Special Operations Command Officers and Diplomats from around the world in Savannah, Georgia.

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archival

see articles page for recent presentations.

Swearing-In Ceremony, March 5, 2011. See Photo Gallery

Sam Waterston

photographer, Henry F. Ballone

The event was co-sponsored by the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, the Lincoln Forum and the Lincoln Archives Digital Project, and the Willard InterContinental.

Capitol Hill Visitor Center Events
Representative Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
2nd District of Illinois
Introduction - Dr. John T. Elliff
Abraham Lincoln Scholar
Remarks on the 1861 Inauguration
Harold Holzer
Chair, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
Inaugural Address
Sam Waterston

C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY

Actors Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller present Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

We are excited too!
New flash photo gallery
Photo Gallery

Actor Michael Krebs presents Abraham Lincoln with Mort Sahl on WGN Morning News

Overjoyed with new video gallery!
Video Gallery

Actor Michael Krebs in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

February 25th, 2010
Bodega Produces Epic Book Trailer for
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
PR Newswire March 2, 2010
The two-minute "micro-epic" was written and directed by Bodega creative director Adam Reid, and features a dead-on likeness of Abraham Lincoln (Michael Krebs) in his White House office circa 1864 as he confronts an un-dead confederate vampire in a battle to the death.
Book Trailer Page

Actor Michael Krebs in "Inherit the Wind"

Pre-Lincoln
Michael Krebs marks 31 years in the entertainment business in 2011. Here are some of his pre-Lincoln stage credits
Early Stage Credits

Abraham Lincoln presenter Michael Krebs in Lincoln Douglas Debate at Knox College

Lincoln-Douglas Galesburg Debate
Oct. 7, 1858 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mr. Douglas spoke for an hour, Mr. Lincoln for an hour and a half, and Mr. Douglas replied for another half hour. Between 15,000 and 20,000 people witnessed the event. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates continues to be a C-Span most popular series, considered a classic program on their web site.
Galesburg Lincoln Douglas Debate Page

More than 20,000 documents are in the "Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress" presentation. "Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library" offers a Webcast of a 1998 event at the Library in which the digitization of Lincoln materials was announced. A highlight is a performance by Lincoln impersonator Michael Krebs. The Library's Web site is a great way to make your own discoveries about the parallel lives of Lincoln and Whitman.

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