Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address

( 1861 ) Commentary by Carl Rollyson, Baruch College, The City University of New York

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The final printed version of Lincoln's first inaugural address is shown here with an earlier draft by him (Library of Congress)

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Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address

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