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Abraham Lincoln’s White House
Daily Story
This story was about a man who hoped to become county judge, and hired a horse and buggy from his neighbor, a liveryman, in order to drive to the nominating convention held in a town some sixteen miles away. He asked the livery-stable keeper…
Abraham Lincoln in Depth
Abraham Lincoln’s Moods
“Lincoln was a curious – mysterious – quite an incomprehensible man,” wrote William H. Herndon shortly before he died... Read more View more articles
Cartoon Corner
President Lincoln enjoyed humor. Many Americans enjoyed making fun of the President. Some of the most recognizable cartoons were published in Harper’s Weekly, a New York City periodical ... Read more
Dred Scott
The second major upheaval in Mr. Lincoln’s and the nation’s attitude toward slavery was the Supreme Court’s decision on the Dred Scott case.
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom
Ira Harris (1802-1875)
New York Senator Ira Harris was among President Lincoln’s “most frequent evening visitors,” wrote Lincoln biographer Benjamin Thomas. His frequent presence made him privy to the President’s patronage so much so that the President once claimed that he looked underneath his bed each night to check if Senator Harris was there, seeking another patronage favor…
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York
Abraham Lincoln and Iowa
Abraham Lincoln spent only three days in Iowa, but he made a permanent mark on the state and its economy.
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom Library – State by State
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Lincoln "by littles"by Lewis E. Lehrman
Excerpts from
Lincoln "by littles": "The self-tutored lawyer from Illinois could not understand those 'don't care' politicians, such as Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who pretended indifference to involuntary servitude." |
Lincoln & Churchill
They were different men with different backgrounds and very different leadership styles. Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill lived through...
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