Presidential Spotlight: Abraham Lincoln
From America’s Library:
Born: February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865, assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.Known for leading the country through the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. His eloquence is evident in many speeches including his most famous one, the Gettysburg Address. His second inaugural address, which includes the phrase, “With malice toward none; with charity for all…” is inscribed on one wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
More Abraham Lincoln stories from America’s Library
Today in History: Lincoln’s Birthday
Teaching & learning resources
- Primary Source Learning About Lincoln: primary source activities, lessons, and projects
PSN primary source collections
- Lincoln-Douglas debates
- Lincoln’s First Inauguration
- Homestead Act
- Abolition in D.C.
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Lincoln Shot
- O Captain! My Captain!
- Mary Todd Lincoln
Library collections
- Abraham Lincoln Papers
- Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
- John G. Nicolay Papers Lincoln presidential secretary and biographer
Primary source sets
- Abraham Lincoln: First Inauguration March 4, 1861
- Abraham Lincoln: Second Inauguration March 4, 1865
- Abraham Lincoln Free to Use & Reuse Primary Source Set
- Abraham Lincoln: Library of Congress flickr Set (portraits through the years)
- Abraham Lincoln image set: photos, illustrations, political cartoons, artifacts
- Abraham Lincoln sheet music
- Select books about Abraham Lincoln
- More books related to Abraham Lincoln
- The contents of Abraham Lincoln’s pockets on the evening of his assassination
Historical newspaper coverage
- Abraham Lincoln in the news 1829-1865
- President Lincoln in the news 1861-1865
- Abraham Lincoln in the news 1866 on
19th-century periodical articles
- The Atlantic Monthly articles 1863-1894
- Harper’s New Monthly articles 1865-1891
- New Englander articles 1865 & 1872
- North American Review articles 1865-1898
Exhibitions
- With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
- Lincoln and the Law
- American Treasures of the Library of Congress
Library blog posts
- Abraham Lincoln’s “Blind Memorandum”
- Abraham Lincoln, Inventor April 26, 2019
- Back to School: Abe Lincoln’s Grammar Book August 23, 2021
- Conspirators of the Lincoln Assassination April 15, 2011
- Curtain Rises Tonight on Abraham Lincoln February 12, 2009
- The Conspirators of the Lincoln Assassination April 15, 2011
- The Death of an Assassin: The 151st Anniversary of the Capture of John Wilkes Booth April 26, 2016
- A Forgotten Tribute to President Abraham Lincoln February 14, 2019
- Here Comes the Sun: Seeing Omens in the Weather at Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inauguration March 4, 2015
- Hearing Abraham Lincoln’s Voice January 3, 2018
- Homeward to His Final Resting Place: Lincoln’s Funeral Procession April 23, 2015
- Legal Writ in the Hand of Abraham Lincoln December 7, 2012
- The Lincoln Inaugural Bible, Chapter and Verse January 14, 2009
- Lincoln’s 1865 “With Malice Toward None” Speech January 21, 2021
- Meanwhile, About Those Abraham Lincoln Inauguration Photos
- Pesky Details: The Authenticity of the Lincoln Flag June 11, 2019
- Presidents Day – Lincoln the Lawyer February 21, 2011
- A “Thanksgiving Hymn” for Lincoln November 23, 2020
- A Thanksgiving Poem for Lincoln November 27, 2013
- What Did Lincoln Say about Extemporaneous Speaking? May 17, 2018
- What Was in Abraham Lincoln’s Pockets on April 14, 1865? April 14, 2017
More Lincoln resources
- Lincoln as Poet
- Lincoln related webcasts
- POTUS: Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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