Watchdog Probes How Lincoln Museum 'Pimped Out' Gettysburg Address To Glenn Beck.
An Illinois watchdog has determined the head of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield violated policy by loaning its copy of the Gettysburg Address to conservative commentator Glenn Beck.
The state's Office of the Inspector General started investigating the loan after it received an anonymous tip that officials at the museum "pimped out" an irreplaceable, handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address to Beck for $50,000 last year.
Mercury One, Beck's right-leaning nonprofit, put the rare artifact on display for three days at its office in Texas as part of a "pop-up" museum in June 2018.
In its decision announced Friday, the Inspector General found that, "Given the priceless nature of the [museum's] copy of the Gettysburg Address, it arguably should be treated with the very highest level of care and caution."
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Thankfully that person isn't in charge of this anymore.
From the article: "Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker fired Lowe in September without explanation."