Lincoln's first inaugural address to the nation. Fellow-Citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and …

Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on Monday, March 4, 1861, as part of his taking of the oath of office for his first term as the sixteenth president of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield for nearly 25 years, wrote the speech shortly after his election as America's sixteenth President. Before leaving town in January 1861, he sometimes …

On March 4, 1861, the day Abraham Lincoln was first sworn into office as President of the United States, the Chicago Tribune printed this special pamphlet of his First Inaugural Address. In the …

It is seventy-two years since the first inauguration of a President under our National Constitution. During that period fifteen different and greatly distinguished citizens have in succession …

President Lincoln uses his first inaugural address to attempt to reassure the Southern states that he will protect their interests regarding slavery. He warns, however, that any attempt to secede …

It fell to Lincoln to declare such secession unconstitutional, and when the Confederates attacked the U.S. Army garrison at Ft. Sumter in South Carolina, Lincoln called a special session of …

First Inaugural Address delivered 4 March 1861, New York, NY Fellow-citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before you to …

Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address As President-elect Abraham Lincoln traveled from Springfield to Washington in February 1860, he deliberately avoided making policy statements …

It is seventy-two years since the first inauguration of a President under our national Constitution. During that period fifteen different and greatly distinguished citizens, have, in succession, …