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Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of
President Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 1809
We are not enemies, but friends. We
must not be enemies. Though passion
may have strained it must not break our
bonds of affection. The mystic chords of
memory, stretching from every battlefield
and patriot grave to every living heart
and hearthstone all over this broad land,
will yet swell the chorus of the Union,
when again touched, as surely they will
be, by the better angels of our nature.
Inaugural Addresses of Presidents of
United States, from George Washington
1789 to Richard Milhous Nixon
1969, Serial Set Digital
Collection, 12852-3 H.doc.142, July 24,
1969
The Second Inaugural, March 4, 1865. Here the
words were spoken: “with malice towards none,
with charity for all…” that constitute one of the
greatest utterances in the English language.
150th anniversary of birth of Abraham Lincoln
1809-1959, Serial Set Digital Collection, 12194
H.doc.211, February 12, 1959
American Republics Bureau monthly bulletin, vol. 28, nos. 1-3,
January-Mar. 1909, English, Serial Set Digital Collection, 5516
H.doc.1000, March 1909
Serial Set: Presidential Messages and Addresses
Message of President transmitting orders and proclamation on suspension of writ of habeas
corpus, Serial Set Digital Collection, 1114 H.exdoc.6, July 13, 1861
Presidential message transmitting correspondence of Secretary of State and authorities of Great
Britain and France on removal of James M. Mason and John Slidell from British steamer Trent, Serial
Set Digital Collection, 1121 S.exdoc.8, December 30, 1861
Presidential message transmitting draft of bill to compensate any State which may abolish slavery
recommending its passage, Serial Set Digital Collection, 1123 S.exdoc.68, July 14, 1862
Message of President recommending vote of thanks to Commander John L. Worden for skill and
gallantry in battle between Monitor and Merrimack, Serial Set Digital Collection, 1159
H.exdoc.8, December 8, 1862
Proclamation of President to pardon those participating in rebellion, etc., p. 14 [enclosed with 1180
H.exdoc.1], Serial Set Digital Collection, 1180 H.exdoc.1/2, December 8, 1863
State of the Union address, Serial Set Digital Collection, 1216 H.exdoc.1/1, December 6, 1864
Messages and addresses by Abraham Lincoln, Serial Set Digital Collection, 6175 S.doc.439, March 19,
1912
Images: Compilation of Works of Art in U.S. Capitol, Serial
Set Digital Collection, 12640 H.doc.362, 1965
Hearings: Remembering President Lincoln
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, HRG-1971-IIA-0096, Apr. 5, June 11, 1971, LexisNexis
Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
To Establish the Ford's Theatre National Historic Site., HRG-1970-IIA-0078, Apr. 20,
1970, LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
Establishing a Commission To Participate in the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of
Gettysburg and the Hundredth Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, HRG-1963-HJH0044, May 23, 1963, LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
Abraham Lincoln National Park, -TYPE: Hearings -- Digital Collection, HEARING-ID: HRG1929-MAH-0003, Jan. 9, 1929, LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
Statue of Abraham Lincoln, DOC-TYPE: Hearings -- Digital Collection, HEARING-ID: HRG1920-LIH-0001, Apr. 2, 1920, LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
Declaring Lincoln's Birthday a Legal Holiday, Hearings -- Digital Collection, HRG-1920-HJH0002, Jan. 22, 1920, LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
150th anniversary of birth of Abraham
Lincoln 1809-1959, Serial Set Digital
Collection, 12194 H.doc.211, February
12, 1959
Congressional Record:
Speeches
Congressional Record, Feb. 12, 1997, LexisNexis Congressional Record
Permanent Digital Collection, CR-1997-0212
Mr. President, on this the 188th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President
of the United States of America and one of Kentucky’s greatest sons, I am introducing
legislation to expand the boundaries of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic
Site to include Knob Creek Farm, Lincoln’s boyhood home from the ages of 2 to nearly 8.
Located in Larue County near Hodgenville, KY, Knob Creek Farm is where President
Lincoln learned some of his earliest lessons of life; lessons which helped mold the man who
would go on to lead our Nation through one of the most important and trying periods in
American History
Senator Wendell H. Ford, Knob Creek Farm Legislation
As you know President Lincoln had great affection for “him who [had] borne the battle.”
Perhaps Lincoln’s admiration for our nation’s veterans is rooted in the fact that Lincoln—a
man of peace—had his presidency marked by the scourge of war. He knew all too well the
sacrifices and hardships that the defenders of our Nation’s freedom had to bear and the “cause
for which they [may be called to give their] last full measure of devotion.” President Lincoln
demonstrated his deep affections for our Nation’s veterans in many ways... During the Civil
War, he often visited the sick and wounded stationed in and around Washington, D.C. His
administration created what is now the Department of Veterans Affairs and the VA
hospital system. Perhaps the greatest demonstration of his love for our Nation’s veterans was
his strong leadership and unwavering support for the creation of the National Cemetery
System, which not only provides dignified final resting places for our Nation’s soldiers but also
ensures that neither the Nation nor its citizens will forget those who served in our Armed
Forces.
Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, Abraham Lincoln National
Cemetery Act
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