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

199 Pages·2009·1.33 MB·English

by  Joseph Cummins

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
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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.
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Inaugurations,
Past and Present