Republican National Convention provided the young, burgeoning Chicago with perhaps its first real national recognition.

A key component of that strategy is having the perfect campaign slogan ... it’s actually Abraham Lincoln’s slogan from his ...

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party) stood as the only viable alternative to the moral indifference of Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas’s “popular sovereignty” and the pro-slavery ...

President Abraham Lincoln was not removed from general election ballots in 1860. At that time, political parties distributed their own ballots, which were single-party tickets, and some ...

Abraham Lincoln campaign print reproduction by Currier & Ives in 1860. The original print of this image includes a caption below the portrait describing Lincoln as the Republican candidate for ...

After its 1856 nominee lost, the Republican Party made its presidential debut with Abraham Lincoln in the pivotal election of 1860 ... the campaign slogan of party leader Donald Trump.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defied the odds by winning the ... he was woefully underestimated. Political slogans and newspaper cartoons depicted him as an ape, a despot, a hick, a coward, and a ...

SO WHERE IS THE LINCOLN DRUM? SO THE LINCOLN DRUM WAS CREATED FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOR HIS CAMPAIGN IN 1860. IT WAS MADE USING A RAIL THAT HE ACTUALLY HAD SPLIT HIMSELF. AND FROM THE WAY IT’S ...

faded as soon as he won the presidential election that November. Pierce’s later actions as president would prove that he remained, as always, a solid friend of the southern slaveholders.

Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln rose to the presidency in 1861. Hulton Archive / Getty Images America’s presidential election ... including his 1860 Cooper Union ...