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President Obama and a New Birth of Freedom: Obama's and Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses and Much More PDF

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President OBAMA And a New Birth of Freedom OBAMA’S AND LINCOLN’S INAUGURAL ADDRESSES AND MUCH MORE Joseph Cummins For my daughter, Carson “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 Contents Epigraph iii Chapter 1: Inaugurations, Past and Present 1 Chapter 2: The Gettysburg Address • “A New Birth of Freedom”: Setting the Scene 23 • The Gettysburg Address 31 Chapter 3: Barack Obama • “That Great Gift of Freedom”: Setting the Scene 37 • President Obama’s Inaugural Address 47 Chapter 4: Abraham Lincoln • “ We Are Not Enemies, But Friends”: Setting the Scene 67 • President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address 79 • “ With Malice Toward None, with Charity for All”: Setting the Scene 103 • President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address 111 Chapter 5: Two Senators from Illinois • Introducing Abraham Lincoln 119 • Introducing Barack Obama 129 Chapter 6: United States Presidents: From Washington to Obama 139 Notes 175 Suggested Reading 183 Internet Sources 186 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher ar St k c a Bl B/ D n e w O 9 0 0 2 © January 20, 2009: President Obama is sworn in while his wife, Michelle, holds the Bible from Lincoln’s first inauguration and daughters, Malia and Sasha, stand by her side. 1. Inaugurations, Past and Present

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