The Life of President Lincoln

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In this article, the writer notes that Abraham Lincoln's life as president was a celebration of the American paradigms of equality and freedom. The President spent not only his time in office, but also his life, in attempting to understand the plight of the poor and the oppressed, and to relieve this plight. The writer points out that as such, Lincoln attempted to mitigate the issues leading to the Civil War in order to stop such a war from ever occurring. After discussing Lincoln's life, the writer studies his assassination and looks at conspiracy theories. The writer concludes that the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination is directly connected to his accomplishments as President and the fact that he would never be able to carry on the work that he started at a time when his country needed it most.

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Abraham Lincoln's Life
Booth's Decision to Assassinate
Conspiracy Theories
Sources

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"After the horror of the Civil War, it appeared that this president's wisdom and generosity would make him an instrument not only of peace, but also prosperity in the future of the United States. In this lies the tragedy of his assassination.
"The President would never have the opportunity to lead the country towards the bright and peaceful future he projected for it. The highly emotional issues that sparked the Civil War in the first place had not fully come to rest in the heart of people such as the actor John Wilkes Booth. Booth assassinated the President at Ford's Theater in Washington on Good Friday, April 14, 1865. This crushed all hopes of a peaceful and magnanimous reunion between North and South, and among the various ethnic cultures of the country. Instead, further upheaval resulted not only in terms of politics, but also in terms of rather hysterical speculations regarding the possibility of conspiracy."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Norton, R.J. 1996-2008. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Research Site http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln75.html
• Norton, R.J. 1996-2008. Conspiracy Theories. The Abraham Lincoln Research Site http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln74.html
• The White House History. 2008. Abraham Lincoln. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

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