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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

On The Lincoln Train: The 13-Day Journey of a President-Elect

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Lincoln's turbulent period as President-elect also featured a novel twist: a thirteen-day train ride through the states that had cast their votes for him, and two that had not. He countered large cheering crowds and some security risks, while he managed to avoid opining on the fast-paced events of the day and to avoid compromising with violence. We look at some of his speeches, how he handled being President-elect, and the last-minute change and secret voyage conducted for safety reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The consensus of the eyewitness account seems to be this.

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It was a solemn occasion.

0:48.0

These people are lined up in the drizzling rain at the Springfield Illinois Railroad Depot.

0:55.0

People are coming up to see their state's favorite son, a popular lawyer,

0:59.0

who had earned his income and his reputation and built a family in the town,

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a quaint frontier village that he helped to turn it to a state capital.

1:09.0

And now, as the holder of the president-elect, a town of national stature.

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There's no time to speak to each person.

1:18.0

So Lincoln, he's just taking their hands and looking into their eyes each one.

1:27.0

Her reporter says his face was pale and crevred with emotions so deep.

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Neighbor here, old wig, friend there, client, town citizen.

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Here's how ward layman his friend and bodyguard described it.

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