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Written in a spirit of reconciliation toward the seceded states, Lincoln's inaugural address touched on several topics: first, a pledge to "hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government"; second, a statement that the Union would not interfere with slavery where it existed; and third, a promise that while he would ...
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 ...
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 .
Lincoln’s first inaugural address was an all-out attempt to prevent civil war; it’s the one in which he coined the famous phrase about appealing “to the better angels of our nature” to ...
What is the history of Inauguration Day? The first U.S. presidential inauguration took place in 1789 when George Washington was sworn in as the first-ever president of the U.S.
As he was leaving the dais in the aftermath of President Trump’s first inaugural address in 2017, President George W. Bush was purportedly overheard by three different people to have said ...
The bible was the oath book of President Abraham Lincoln at his inauguration in 1861. It was also used by President Barack Obama at his inaugurations in 2009 and 2013, as well as by President Donald Trump at his inaugurations in 2017 and 2025. The bible was returned to Carroll after Lincoln's first inauguration.
The 1861 State of the Union Address was written by the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and delivered to the 37th United States Congress, on Tuesday, December 3, 1861, amid the American Civil War, which had begun earlier in the year. [1] This was Lincoln's first State of the Union Address and the first since the start of ...