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Choose one of the presidents below to learn more about his connections with Shakespeare. Stories about the presidents and Shakespeare range from light-hearted or even trivial anecdotes to more serious consideration of the plays by presidential readers like John Adams; in a sense, each connection or incident also goes beyond the presidency to offer a window on American life of the time. For a unique video clip, choose Ronald Reagan; try Abraham Lincoln to explore accounts by various authors as well as part of a recorded interview about Shakespeare, Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth.
