It seems you are correct on the Southern view of things. I have to give him some credit though for the Founder's Fridays. I've learned more than I ever learned in school and that was in the old days when they taught that type of history cause it was new.
Someone slip him a copy of The Real Lincoln or something like that. The Lincoln Papers would probably be helpful too. I know someone who will be at the thingy in August. He wasn't going for that, he was going to dig into the Archives. His wife told him they would also attend the other function. He said "yes dear" as any husband should. :)

Pam