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LINCOLN: Meditation on the Divine Will
Washington, D.C. September 1862 The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be […]
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LINCOLN: Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence
On Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural journey to Washington, D.C., as president-elect, he stopped in Philadelphia at the site where the Declaration of Independence had been signed. One of the most famous statements in the speech was, […]
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HILL: The majority party of Lincoln/Grant Republicans and RFK Democrats
I was talking with a prominent older African-American Democrat the other day and told him I thought I might be a “Lincoln/Grant Republican and a RFK Democrat” based on what they believed back in the […]
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WARDEN: Mr. President-elect, please be brief …
Mr. President-elect, please be brief. As you craft your inaugural address, please consider making it one of the tightest in America’s verbose history. This is not personal, Mr. President-elect. You are an engaging fellow, and […]
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Documentary tries to prove existence of dead Lincoln photo
NEW YORK — The image is haunting, depicting a gaunt-faced man with a familiar beard, staring ahead lifelessly. The right eye is bulging and appears disfigured from an unseen wound. Some experts believe the man […]
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Peace, harmony, tranquility and union
On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, as an official holiday of “sincere and humble thanks.” The nation then celebrated its first Thanksgiving under its new Constitution. […]