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Lincoln was chosen to be the Republican candidate in the 1860 presidential election, which he won on November 6 with 180 electoral votes.Between this time and his inauguration on March 4, seven Deep South cotton states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas—seceded from the Union.
The first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 7, 1861, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 19th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of Abraham Lincoln as president and the only term of ...
Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States.At a time when victory over secessionists in the American Civil War was within days and slavery in all of the U.S. was near an end, Lincoln did not speak of happiness, but of sadness.
After this is the inaugural address at which the newly elected president speaks to the country for the first time. Then, the former president and first lady make their honorary departure, which ...
Lincoln's first presidential inauguration occurred on March 4, 1861, on the East Portico of the United States Capitol. [31] Prior to taking the oath, Lincoln delivered his inaugural address. He opened by attempting to reassure the South that he had no intention or constitutional authority to interfere with slavery in states where it already ...
Pages in category "Inauguration addresses by Abraham Lincoln" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
President Trump could surprise the world by delivering a speech of genuine humility and grace during his second inaugural address, acknowledging the potency of his own divisiveness and conceding ...
During 12-day train ride from Illinois to Washington, Lincoln and his wife made a short stop for a few words, meal.