“More than any other book or books, President Roosevelt has read and re-read the Life of Lincoln. Journalist Alfred Henry Lewis, who compiled a volume of President Roosevelt’s speeches, remarked: He warred for the Union he warred to free the slave and when he warred he warred in earnest.” “Lincoln, himself a man of Southern birth, did not hesitate to appeal to the sword when he became satisfied that in no other way could the Union be saved, for high though he put peace he put righteousness still higher. “It is a good thing for us, by speech, to pay homage to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, but it is an infinitely better thing for us in our lives to pay homage to his memory in the only way in which that homage can be effectively paid, by seeing to it that this repulic’s life, social and political, civic and industrial, is shaped now in accordance with the ideals which Lincoln preached.” Speech in New York City, February 13, 1905 Roosevelt defended his actions by saying, “If I have erred, I err in company with Abraham Lincoln.” Roosevelt was also known to frequently refer to Lincoln when he addressed the public. Shortly after being elected President, Roosevelt ignited racial tension throughout the country by inviting African American author and educator Booker T. Theodore Roosevelt admired Abraham Lincoln as a man and a politician. Library of Congress Roosevelt's North Star He then “went to the old frame house which was Lincoln’s home for many years.” The New York Times reported that, on April 7, 1912, Roosevelt “sat in Abraham Lincoln’s old pew” at the First Presbyterian Church before placing a wreath at the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Several years later he paid another visit to Lincoln’s hometown. On June 4, 1903, Roosevelt visited the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois. the man whose blood was shed for the union of his people and for the freedom of a race, Abraham Lincoln.” a peculiar sense of pride in the mightiest of the mighty men. He declared: “As the years roll by, and as all of us, wherever we dwell, grow to feel. On February 12, 1909, President Roosevelt spoke at the Lincoln Birthplace cornerstone ceremony in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States during the 1909 Abraham Lincoln Centennial celebrations. Theodore Roosevelt wore this ring, containing pieces of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, on March 4, 1905, during his second inauguration Roosevelt said to the crowd, “I have just been shot but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.” The non-fatal bullet, lodged in Roosevelt’s chest, was never removed. While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 14, 1912, Roosevelt was shot by John Schrank. Lesser-known than the Lincoln assassination is the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt. Six-and-a-half year old Teddy Roosevelt witnessed, from the window of his grandfather’s home, the somber funeral procession making its way through the streets of New York City on April 25, 1865. In several cities, including New York City, public funeral services were held. Library of Congress Roosevelt and Lincoln's Funeral TrainĪfter Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865, the country mourned his death as his body made its way back to Springfield, Illinois during a 13-day, 1,654-mile train journey through seven states. The Lincoln funeral procession passing by a young Theodore Roosevelt's grandfather's home
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