Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln Part: 2 | Foundations of Freedom Ep. 9 | The GDP

In this podcast we explore Lincoln’s presidency, the challenges he faced during the civil war and his  assassination by John Wilkes Booth.  Resources:  Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington by Ted Wilmer  https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Verge-Thirteen-Days-Washington/dp/1476739447/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=431252993466&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010756&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1369976867080435643&hvtargid=kwd-881603356994&hydadcr=21727_9444765&keywords=lincoln+on+the+verge&qid=1683737268&sr=8-1 Learn More about Lincoln’s life  https://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/articles-and-essays/timeline/ Give back this Memorial Day with the 22Veterans Challenge https://lifelineusa.store/mission22/ Outline  1:30:  The interesting life of Lincoln before his presidency 3:00: Lincoln struggled with depression for most of his life. 5:00: Lincoln sympathized with many people in hardship. 7:00: Lincoln’s journey to Washington from Springfield 8:15: Divergent plan from original route during journey because of assassination attempts. 10:00 Lincoln’s will to win right out of the gate–handling so much at once 11:00 Not a career politician  15:15: The bombing of Fort Sumter 19:00: Lincoln’s capacity to maintain difficult relationships with his generals and leaders.  21:00 People in the Union didn’t like Lincoln because he wasn’t status quo. 25:00 Lincoln’s thoughts on keeping the union together  29:00 Quote from Lincoln on the speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  32:00 Lincoln’s courage from the start. 35:00 Good people are attacked by people on both sides of the isle. 38:00 Last paragraph of Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address. 43:00 1862 - loss of Willie, many battles being fought and loss of life, release of preliminary Emancipation Proclamation  50:45: Gettysburg address 54:00 Issued Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which established lenient terms for former Confederates wishing to rejoin the Union 57:00 The war is officially ended 1:01:00: The citizen’s take when they hear that Lincoln was assassinated. .  1:04:00 Supporting their cause is just living in a bubble and not knowing what the people up close to the battles were feeling. 1:10:00 The Legacy of Lincoln 1:14:00 Unwavered in his countenance in all of his speeches and interactions