Lincoln spent February 27, 1860, the day he delivered his Cooper Union speech—the speech that made him President, as he later said—at a hotel across from P. T. Barnum’s museum.

Abraham Lincoln rose from poverty to become a self-taught lawyer, ... DC., he referenced sweet Eddie in his speech. "To this place, and the kindness of these ... Lincoln's favorite son was born.

The statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2009. Sidney Blumenthal writes that Lincoln knew the difference between the motives of the promoter’s ...

As something of a Lincoln admirer — at the very least, I find the guy very interesting — I have always been fascinated by his 1838 speech to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Ill.

Lincoln began his reply by quoting from an 1854 speech in Peoria. He had favored freeing all the slaves and deporting them to Liberia but realized “its sudden execution is impossible.

J ust in time for President’s Weekend and the February 12 birthday of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, a new book traces how the Civil War leader talked about democracy throughout his ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the harshest critics of Abraham Lincoln, yet helped pushed the president toward the Emancipation Proclamation and freedom for slaves. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Nevertheless, by the time of the convention, Lincoln was not widely known. Rather, the able New York Sen. William P. Seward was perceived as the favorite, despite electability concerns amongst the ...