Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. From these humble beginnings the first born son of Thomas, an uneducated farmer, and Nancy Hanks, Lincoln would grow to become the 16th President of the United States.
In 1997 illiam Riding Jr. And Stuart B. McIver asked a group of 719 professors, elected officials, historians, attorneys, authors and other professionals to rate the presidents. The categories in which the various presidents were rated included leadership qualities, accomplishments and crisis management, political skill, appointments, and character and integrity. Lincoln finished no lower than third in any category and was first overall. In February of 2009 C-SPAN conducted a survey of 65 historians. The group was asked to rank the presidents in ten categories including public persuasion, economic management, international relations and moral authority. Again Lincoln finished first (Norton).

Lincoln's Accomplishments

During the election of 1860 many Southern…...

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"Abraham Lincoln." Biography.com. (2012). Video. 21 May 2012.

These were all matters that needed consideration and which attracted the support of the North. His Inaugural Address tried to point them out. In this sense, he considered that the "maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend" Therefore, Lincoln's strategy included the rallying of support based on the idea of unity of the entity which was now the essence of the American society. While for the Northern part, the Union was a much more benefic construction, for the South it did not represent the ultimate structure in terms of economic benefits because the North totally despised slavery and its institution.
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Bennett, Lerone. "Differing Perspectives on Abraham Lincoln." Booknotes: Stories from American History. New York: Perseus Books, 2001

David, Ericson. The Debate over Slavery: Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in the Antebellum America. New York: New York UP, 2000.

First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln. 1861. Yale Law School.   (accessed 1 February 2008).http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/lincoln1.htm 

Franklin, John Hope. The Emancipation Proclamation. Garden City: Doubleday, 1963.

Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
What was the most important thing you learned about Abraham Lincoln from reading "Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America"?

Abraham Lincoln played an important role in bringing to an end the civil war and initiating the stoppage of slavery in the United States. After its inauguration in 1861, Lincoln was determined to unite the northern and the southern states, which were at loggerheads over slavery and the slave trade. Whereas the southern states used slaves to run their cotton-based economies, Lincoln believed that the reason could not override the need to observe and grant freedom rights to all persons in the society. As president, he instituted measures through dialogue to help unite the two factions and end slavery. The ultimate result of this was his proclamation of the emancipation in the year 1862, which ended slavery and the slave trade.

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Robert Lincoln also declares that after his father became President, "any great intimacy between us became impossible. I scarcely had even ten minutes of quiet talk with him during his Presidency on account of his ever-constant devotion to the business of being Commander-in-Chief" (Randall, 183).
Not surprisingly, Abraham Lincoln possessed a deep love for his sons and perhaps saw himself as he was as a youth in Illinois, long before he became a lawyer and decided to devote his life to helping the less fortunate. In 1860, Lincoln aide John Hay stated that very often while visiting the hite House, he would find illiam (illie) and Thomas (Tad) creating an uproar, due to their "independence and enterprise" which their father encouraged. "They drove their tutor wild," says Hays, "with their good-natured disobedience and conducted "lively games and pranks on virtually everyone that happened to pay a visit to the house…...

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Burlingame, Michael. The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln. Baltimore, MD: University of Illinois Press, 1994.

Donald, David H. Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life.

Riverside, NJ: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

Lincoln's Sons." Abraham Lincoln Classroom. 2008. Internet. Retrieved October 30, 2008 at   / newsletter.asp?ID=35&CRLI=115.http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/Library 

Thus, as a candidate for a particular region of the United States, regardless of its importance, he could promote the morality of slavery or its lack. However, as a major public figure, he did not have the political support or the democratic one to advocate the freedom of the slaves. Nor did he want to take that road. One of the most evident proofs was the fact that "Lincolnin the first year of the war repeatedly defined his policy as a restoration of the Union- which of course meant a Union with slavery" (M. McPherson, 2002, 108). Therefore, despite the noble discourse, neither Lincoln nor the public were ready for a change that would, on the one hand uphold the Declaration of Independence, and create disequilibrium in the Union.
Despite the serious oscillations Lincoln experienced throughout discussion on slavery, the issue of the empowerment of slaves was addressed in 1865…...

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Ericson, David. The Debate Over Slavery: Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in the Antebellum America. New York: New York UP, 2000.

Fehrenbacher, Donald. Prelude to Greatness: Lincoln in the 1850s. Stanford, CA: Stanford UP, 1962.

Jenkins, P. (1997). A history of the United States. New York: Palgrave.

Lincoln, Abraham. "Last Public Address. April 11, 1865." Lincoln Home National Historical site. N.d. 1 June 2008.  http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/slavery/al18.htm

Douglas, as a new and alarming development (Abraham Lincoln 2010).
With that, Lincoln believed that being an American individual does not necessarily mean that you are of white, black, red, brown, or yellow complexion, which signify race. The term "American" has no racial insinuations for virtually all Americans trace their roots from distinct nationalities, races and ethnic groups and this complication alone can cause innumerable perplexed things. But because of the fact that America had evolved into its present status, all sorts of studies need to be carried out for the purpose of solving the problem. From there, Lincoln felt that the analysis of the people of America is only one of the countless implications brought about by the evolution of America itself, which means America was going to have slaves or free slaves, it could be both as seen in the following evidence.

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(2006). Stable home life children to learn. Marriage of Family and Education. Retrieved April 12, 2010, from.   -- ty6171.htmlhttp://health.yahoo.com/relationships-family/family-life-cycle/healthwise 

(2010). Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2010, from  http://delong.typepad.com/

In 1837, Lincoln took highly controversial position that foreshadowed his future political path. He joined with five other legislators out of eighty-three to oppose a resolution condemning abolitionists. In 1838, he responded to the death of the Illinois abolitionist and newspaper editor, Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who was killed while defending his printing presses from a mob of pro-slavery citizens in Alton, Illinois. In a statesmanlike manner, Lincoln gave a cautious speech at the Springfield Young Men's Lyceum, pointing out the violence done where democracy and the rule of law should be in place (Abraham Lincoln, 2005).

In 1840, with a keen political eye, Lincoln campaigned for the populist war hero and Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Lincoln denounced Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren for having once voted to give free blacks the vote in New York. In taking this position, Lincoln clearly appealed to the racism of the overwhelming majority of…...

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Abraham Lincoln (2006a). Civil War Biographies. Retrieved December 06, 2006 at  http://www.civilwarhome.com/biograph.htm 

Abraham Lincoln (2006b). American the Beautiful. Retrieved December 06, 2006 at http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=atb015b10&templatename=/article/article.html

Abraham Lincoln (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2006 at http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlincoln.htm

Fehrenbacher, D. (2006). Lincoln, Abraham. New Book of Knowledge. Retrieved December 06, 2006 at http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=a2017280-h

Grant possessed in superb degree the ability to think of the war in overall terms, however his grand plan of operations that ended the war was at least partly Lincoln's in concept (illiams). Grant conformed his strategy to Lincoln's known ideas: "hit the Confederacy from all sides with pulverizing blows and make enemy armies, not cities, his main objective" (illiams). Grant submitted the broad outlines of his plan to Lincoln and the President trusting in Grant, approved the design without seeking to know the details (illiams).
According to illiams, the 1864 command system embodied the brilliance of simplicity: "a Commander-in-Chief to lay down policy and grand strategy, a General-in-Chief to frame specific battle strategy, and a Chief of Staff to coordinate information" (illiams). illiams notes that it "contained elements that later would be studied by military leaders and students in many nations." And Lincoln, without fully realizing his part, "had…...

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Abraham Lincoln. The White House. Retrieved November 09, 2005 at  http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html 

The Lincoln Institute. Retrieved November 09, 2005 at  http://www.abrahamlincoln.org/ 

Skidmore, Max J. "Abraham Lincoln: world political symbol for the twenty-first century." White House Studies. November 01, 2002. Retrieved November 09, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

Social Relationships. The Lincoln Institute. Retrieved November 09, 2005 at http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/inside.asp?pageID=25&subjectID=1

Lincoln
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

The name Abraham Lincoln conjures images of a patriotic figure more icon than man. History views the 16th President of the United States as a giant among our political pioneers, helping to define the office and the nation over which it holds sway. However, as the brief excerpt by Goodwin (2005) shows, Lincoln's emerging genius would actually disprove a host of naysayers even before the president would change the world.

Perhaps the most compelling detail of Goodwin's analysis concerns Lincoln's initial rise from local legal and political star to holder of the highest office in the land. Because he was such a sharp contrast to his political rivals in the party's campaign for a nomination, the author notes that Lincoln's emergence was something of a shock to the nation. Moreover, and most remarkably, this shock was one endured with 'sadness,' owing to the low expectations meeting…...

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Goodwin, D.K. (2005). The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Exc. From Team Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

He says that Fremont has left himself isolated by not allowing others to communicate with him and he is therefore unable to make good decisions, because he doesn't know what is going on around him. (13) Leaders I have met emulate Lincoln in their humor, honesty and open door policies, and those who have made the greatest impression on me have; left me feeling as if I had known them my whole life. (156) This skill was well developed by Lincoln and is proof of his lasting legacy as a leadership teacher.
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Basler, Roy P., ed. Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and ritings. Cleveland, OH: orld Publishing, 1946.

Lincoln, Abraham. New Letters and Papers of Lincoln. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930.

Lincoln Douglas Debates #1 Lincoln's Speech August 21, 1858

http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/debate1.htm

Nofi, Albert a. A Civil ar Treasury: Being a Miscellany of Arms and Artillery, Facts and Figures, Legends and Lore, Muses and Minstrels, Personalities…...

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Basler, Roy P., ed. Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings. Cleveland, OH: World Publishing, 1946.

Lincoln, Abraham. New Letters and Papers of Lincoln. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930.

Lincoln Douglas Debates #1 Lincoln's Speech August 21, 1858

 http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/debate1.htm

Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
This book largely looks at the Civil War and the role that Lincoln had in many of the transformations that came about from it. For example, the slaves that were liberated, the political and social order in the South that was overthrown, and other issues. The author of the book, McPherson, claims that the 16th president was a conservative and a revolutionary, and sees Lincoln's goal as preserving the Union because of the founding fathers and their revolutionary heritage. One of the most significant things about this book is that McPherson looks at something that many other Civil War scholars and historians do not examine. He looks at the war leadership ability and the strategy that Lincoln had and addresses this subject quite strongly throughout the book.

He sees Lincoln as being entirely responsible for the unconditional Union victory and bases this on the apparently…...

Abraham Lincoln
Leadership can be defined as "a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal" (Northouse, 2011, p. 6). A great leader, therefore, has the ability to get his subordinates working together towards the achievement of a common vision. To this end, the world has had countless leaders who can be termed 'great' on their various platforms. Abraham Lincoln, however, stands out; not only has he been consistently viewed as the greatest president the U.S. has ever had, but also as one who left a legacy that still moves and inspires people in America and beyond, more than 125 years after his death (Philips, n.d.). His roving leadership style and MBWA philosophy worked the magic and still attract the interest of leaders in the world, more than a century later.

Abraham Lincoln's greatest accomplishment, which many still regard as a miracle, was his winning the…...

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Northouse, P.G. (2011). Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Philips, D.T. (1992). Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times. Illinois: DTP.

He also voted several times in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, that would prohibit slavery in any territory that was acquired from Mexico, siding with the majority in the Whig House of epresentatives (McPherson).

However, Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican War was not popular in Illinois. Democratic newspapers dubbed him 'Spotty Lincoln', and indicated that he had committed political suicide with musings such as "What an epitaph: 'Died of Spotted Fever'" (qtd. McPherson). This label would come back to haunt him when he ran in 1848 for the Whig presidential nominee against Zachary Taylor. Although Lincoln's successor in the House, his former partner Logan, lost due to backlash against the Whig party's antiwar stance, Taylor did win the presidency.

However, most disturbing to Lincoln was the fact that he did not get the patronage appointment to commissioner of the General Land Office, as he had anticipated.

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Biographies of the Presidents: Abraham Lincoln." World Almanac & Book of Facts 2006: pp. 597-598. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOHost. University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. November 26, 2007  http://web.ebscohost.com .

Emerson, J. "How Booth saved Lincoln's Life." Civil War Times. 44(1) Apr 2005: pp. 44-49. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOHost. University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. November 26, 2007

Lincoln -- A Very Short Introduction
hen Americans -- including many students -- hear the name Abraham Lincoln, the first things that come to mind is his effort to free the slaves, his Gettysburg Address, his Emancipation Proclamation, and the untimely assassination of Lincoln. But there are sources of worthy and even fascinating background biographical information available about the 16th president of the United States, and one of the best contemporary sources is the book by noted historian Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction. The book is not organized in a logical, time-line format; instead the chapter titles clearly show that the book is written about Lincoln's ideas that shaped his approach to leadership and government: Equality, Advancement, Law, Liberty, Debate, Emancipation, and Reunion. This paper summarizes and reviews the book, which is well-written prose, highly appropriate for young readers.

Summary of Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction

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Guelzo, Allen C. Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, UK: Oxford University

Press, 2009.

Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution" by James McPherson
There has traditionally been a significant amount of interest in Abraham Lincoln's life and presidency, for the simple fact that his presence as president coincided with some fairly dramatic events in United States history. Many of these events and Lincoln's influence on them are discussed in James McPherson's non-fictional narrative, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution. The author makes some fairly sweeping and far ranging contentions in this manuscript, ascribing a degree of importance to the confluence of Lincoln's life and the country that related both to its past and its future. Whether or not one chooses to agree with McPherson's conclusion and premises, it cannot be denied that Lincoln certainly partook in some of the more memorable moments in U.S. history, particularly those related to the Union and notions of slavery

McPherson's book is comprised of seven individual essays,…...

Key Figures in Shaping American History
Throughout the annals of American history, exceptional individuals have emerged as pivotal figures, steering the course of events and leaving an indelible mark on the nation's trajectory. Their leadership, vision, and unwavering determination have shaped the very fabric of the country, from its inception to its present day.
George Washington (1732-1799): The Father of the Nation
As the first President of the United States, George Washington played a paramount role in establishing the young republic. His unwavering leadership during the Revolutionary War earned him the moniker "Father of the Nation." As President, he presided over the formation....

The Emancipation Proclamation: A Transformative Turning Point in the Civil War

Issued on January 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation was a pivotal moment in the American Civil War, shaping its course and legacy in profound ways.

Shifting the War's Moral Ground

The proclamation declared that all slaves held in Confederate-controlled territory were free. This bold move transformed the war from a political struggle over the preservation of the Union into a moral crusade for the abolition of slavery. It gave the Union cause a powerful moral justification, galvanizing support from abolitionists, religious leaders, and the general public.

Undermining Confederate Economic....

Integrity: The Bedrock of Presidential Leadership

In the intricate tapestry of presidential leadership, a myriad of qualities and attributes are woven together, each contributing to the effectiveness and legacy of the individual who occupies the Oval Office. Yet, amidst this kaleidoscope of virtues, integrity stands as the cornerstone, the immutable foundation upon which all other traits must rest.

Integrity, as a multifaceted concept, encompasses honesty, trustworthiness, and a steadfast adherence to moral principles. It is the unwavering commitment to do what is right, even when faced with adversity or personal gain. It is the backbone of trust, the sine qua non of....

## Impact of Third-Party Candidates on US Elections

Third-party candidates, those not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties, have historically played a marginal role in US elections. However, their impact, while often elusive, can be significant in shaping the outcome of races and influencing political discourse.

### Spoiler Effect

The most direct impact of third-party candidates is the "spoiler effect." By drawing votes from major party candidates, they can tip the balance in favor of one party over the other. This phenomenon was evident in the 2000 presidential election, where Ralph Nader, the Green Party candidate, received 97,421 votes in Florida,....