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Abraham Lincoln

(soft music) - At the end of 1849,he's a lame duck, he comes back toSpringfield, Illinois,...

(soft music) - At the end of 1849,
he's a lame duck, he comes back to
Springfield, Illinois, very dispirited,
he's out of politics

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- At the end of 1849, he's a lame duck,
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he comes back to Springfield, Illinois,
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very dispirited, he's out of politics.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:20
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 But he also had to keep England on the sideline. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
But he also had to keep England on the sideline.
S01 • E02 So he's ultimately gotta release these diplomats - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
So he's ultimately gotta release these diplomats
S01 • E01 - He felt like a failure, he wasn't popular. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- He felt like a failure, he wasn't popular.
S01 • E02 - However, President Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- However, President Lincoln
S01 • E01 - [Harold] So he turns back to the law, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- [Harold] So he turns back to the law,
S01 • E02 Because the public perception is everything. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Because the public perception is everything.
S01 • E02 For a president, your ability to maintain morale - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
For a president, your ability to maintain morale
S01 • E01 They had a nice home on Jackson Street in Springfield. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
They had a nice home on Jackson Street in Springfield.
S01 • E02 If you can't do that, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
If you can't do that,
S01 • E01 He had two children at that time, Robert and Edward. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He had two children at that time, Robert and Edward.
S01 • E01 - And as Lincoln is practicing law - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- And as Lincoln is practicing law
S01 • E02 - And so the courting of newspapers really - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- And so the courting of newspapers really
S01 • E02 And I should make the point, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And I should make the point,
S01 • E03 - [Caroline] In the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- [Caroline] In the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse,
S01 • E02 They were part of the political machine. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
They were part of the political machine.
S01 • E01 - The slave holding south - Abraham Lincoln 00:13
- The slave holding south
S01 • E03 - [Barton] You see some of the worst - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- [Barton] You see some of the worst
S01 • E02 John Wayne Forney was a Washington editor, - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
John Wayne Forney was a Washington editor,
S01 • E03 You have utter viciousness on a level that had - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
You have utter viciousness on a level that had
S01 • E01 - And then the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
- And then the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850