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Abraham Lincoln

In Lincoln's day, if youwanted to run for office, you simply put out a handbill telling...

in Lincoln's day, if you
wanted to run for office, you simply put out a handbill telling what your promises
were and what you stood for

Full Transcript

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- in Lincoln's day, if you wanted to run for office,
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you simply put out a handbill
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telling what your promises were and what you stood for.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:49
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E02 The south will win its independence - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
The south will win its independence
S01 • E03 And then it meant that the war was gonna go on - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And then it meant that the war was gonna go on
S01 • E01 So at 23 years old he writes this handbill - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
So at 23 years old he writes this handbill
S01 • E03 - McClellan had done this to him after Antietam. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- McClellan had done this to him after Antietam.
S01 • E02 When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
S01 • E01 His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal.
S01 • E02 The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward,
S01 • E03 He didn't want to relive this experience of so many - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
He didn't want to relive this experience of so many
S01 • E01 It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition.
S01 • E02 You know, the crisis comes along - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
You know, the crisis comes along
S01 • E01 And what he means by that is to accomplish something worthy - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And what he means by that is to accomplish something worthy
S01 • E03 - In the north, there was initially this idea, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- In the north, there was initially this idea,
S01 • E02 And when the war's over, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
And when the war's over,
S01 • E03 For most northerners, the war wasn't about slavery. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
For most northerners, the war wasn't about slavery.
S01 • E01 I was born, I've ever remained - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
I was born, I've ever remained
S01 • E02 - [Doug] Lincoln recognizes - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
- [Doug] Lincoln recognizes
S01 • E03 There was this idea among many people in the north - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
There was this idea among many people in the north
S01 • E01 If you elect me, I'm still gonna be this humble guy. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
If you elect me, I'm still gonna be this humble guy.
S01 • E01 - [Doris] And then he says, I promise you, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- [Doris] And then he says, I promise you,
S01 • E02 - The reality is the overwhelming - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- The reality is the overwhelming