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President Abraham Lincoln: White House
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Lincoln once had a dream right before the fall of Richmond that he would die. He dreamt that he was in the White House, he heard crying and when he found the room it was coming from he asked who had died. The man said the President. He looked in the coffin and saw his own face. A week later Lincoln died.
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Lincoln died within 10 hours of being shot on April 14, 1865. U.S. presidential historian Steven Lee Carson will explore the question of whether there would have been chaos if Lincoln had lived. Carson is a lecturer, author, playwright, and editor as well as a commentator for radio and television who has spoken at the White House and the Kremlin.
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Lincoln had a very strong desire to make a difference, so he entered politics. In August, 1832, he finished eighth out of 13 in a race for the Illinois House of Representatives.
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In the spring of 1832, Lincoln decided to run for a seat in the Illinois house of representatives. This was a logical step for Lincoln to take, for on the frontier a young man with ability and ambition could rise rapidly in politics.
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It has been said that Lincoln was afraid of dentists (see episode above for a good reason why he might have been). In 1862 Lincoln developed a severe toothache and consulted Dr.G.S. Wolf, who had an office near the White House. As Wolf prepared to pull the tooth, Lincoln asked him to wait. Lincoln "took a container of chloroform from his pocket, inhaled it deeply, and sleepily gave the signal for the dentist to proceed" [2d].
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Tad was the only member of the family of the President to have his picture taken with his father taken on February 9, 1864. It is listed only as being taken by one of Brady's photographers at the White House. This print was widely circulated and hung in many Homes.
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