Ralph Newman

Ralph Newman

Ralph Geoffrey Newman (03 November 1911 - 23 July 1998) was an American author and well known Abraham Lincoln scholar. He owned the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois and hosted a monthly gathering known as the Civil War Round Table."RALPH G. NEWMAN, 1911-1998", "Civil War History", March 1st, 1999] He was an expert in Civil War-related manuscripts.

He played minor league second base for Tucson and Wichita. [http://www.lib.niu.edu/2000/ihfa0026.html Memorial to Ralph G. Newman] by John Y. Simon] [ [http://www.uis.edu/archives/memoirs/NEWMANR..pdf Transcript of interview by Brian Alexander] , 1972, University of Illinois at Springfield, Norris L. Brookens Library, Archives/Special Collections]

Newman also was an appraiser who evaluated the papers of six United States presidents: Hoover, Eisenhower, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon."Ralph Newman, owner of Lincoln bookstore", obituary, Chicago Sun-Times, July 24, 1998, by Michael Gillis]

Newman was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 1975. [" [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,912912,00.html Paying for Nixon's Taxes] ", TIME, March 03, 1975] He was convicted of preparing a false affidavit that helped Richard Nixon obtain an illegal tax break on papers he donated. [ [http://openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/1975-11/1975-11-12-CBS-18.html Abstract of Newman / Nixon CBS News broadcast from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive] ]

Family

Ralph Newman married actress Patricia Lyons. His step-son is NPR host Scott Simon.

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