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Abraham Lincoln, a portrait by Mathew Brady taken February 27, 1860, the day of Lincoln's Cooper Union speech in New York City. Lincoln accepted the nomination with great enthusiasm and zeal. After his nomination he delivered his House Divided Speech, with the biblical reference Mark 3:25, "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe ...
The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began March 4, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency.
Abraham Lincoln <1 Republican / National Union: 1861–1865 1809–1865 Andrew Johnson <1 National Union / Democratic: 1865–1869 1808–1875 Ulysses S. Grant <1 Republican: 1869–1877 1822–1885 James A. Garfield <1 Republican: 1881 1831–1881 Chester A. Arthur <1 Republican: 1881–1885 1829–1886 Woodrow Wilson <1 Democratic: 1913 ...
A disputed theory holds that Lincoln's height is the result of the genetic condition multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (MEN2B); see medical and mental health of Abraham Lincoln. [ 83 ] Only slightly shorter than Lincoln was Lyndon B. Johnson ( 6 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in or 192 cm), the tallest president who originally entered office without being ...
Biographers have rejected numerous rumors about Lincoln's paternity. According to historian William E. Barton, one of these rumors began circulating in 1861 "in various forms in several sections of the South" that Lincoln's biological father was Abraham Enloe, a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina, who died in that same year.
#89 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.C., 1922 Image credits: Quick_Presentation11 #90 Mother ...
President Abraham Lincoln was Commander-in-Chief of the Union armed forces throughout the conflict; after his April 14, 1865 assassination, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the nation's chief executive. [1] Lincoln's first Secretary of War was Simon Cameron; Edwin M. Stanton was confirmed to replace Cameron in January 1862.
Abraham Lincoln embodied everything that’s great about America: He was courageous, compassionate, wise and quite likely gay. “Lover of Men” (in theaters now) is a revealing new documentary ...