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[v.1] 1832-1858, Speeches, letters, and miscellaneous writings, the Lincoln-Douglas debates -- [v.2] 1859-1865, Speeches, letters, and miscellaneous writings, presidential messages and proclamations ...

What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago, on Thursday May 29, 1856, ignited Abraham Lincoln’s march to the presidency, and eventually led to the Civil War-era 13th, 14th and 15 amendments, which ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural address is one of the most consequential presidential speeches in U.S. history, both for its eloquence and its impact. At only 703 words, it was the third shortest inaugural ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to ...

An Abraham Lincoln exhibit at the Springfield museum that bears his name. Champaign County's Abraham Lincoln marker. This bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln was installed on the University of ...