BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T124538Z DTSTART:20200905T103000Z DTEND:20200905T123000Z UID:20200905T103000Z-20200905T123000Z-308@archives.delaware.gov SUMMARY:“Why Not Run Me?” The Story of How Abraham Lincoln Became Pres ident (Details Forthcoming) DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Lew Miller\n\nThe election of Abraham Lincoln i n November 1860 was the most consequential choice ever made by the Ame rican people\, precipitating the bloodiest war in our nation’s history . Yet six months beforehand few Americans had ever heard of him. In th is program\, local historian Lew Miller will discuss the sudden rise o f Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency. How did this unknown former congr essman pull off such a great upset? What events led southerners to the brink of secession? Lincoln was a brilliant politician but his rise t o the presidency could not have happened without both mistakes by his rivals for the Republican nomination and circumstances beyond his cont rol. The story of how he became president involves powerful personalit ies\, a nation in crisis\, and a few chance events.\n\n[“Why Not Run M e?” is a quote from Lincoln as he sat listening to his fellow Illinois Republicans discussing who was the best possible presidential candida te for the party and not hearing his name even mentioned by his collea gues.]\n\n \n\nPlease note that this event is not occurring at The Del aware Public Archives.\n\nThis was prerecorded for your safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be available on YouTube to view. Also\, please make sure to Subscribe to see our future uploads. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Presenter: Lew Miller
\nThe elec tion of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the most consequential ch oice ever made by the American people\, precipitating the bloodiest wa r in our nation’s history. Yet six months beforehand few Americans had ever heard of him. In this program\, local historian Lew Miller will discuss the sudden rise of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency. How did this unknown former congressman pull off such a great upset? What even ts led southerners to the brink of secession? Lincoln was a brilliant politician but his rise to the presidency could not have happened with out both mistakes by his rivals for the Republican nomination and circ umstances beyond his control. The story of how he became president inv olves powerful personalities\, a nation in crisis\, and a few chance e vents.
\n[“Why Not Run Me?” is a quote from Lincoln as he sat liste ning to his fellow Illinois Republicans discussing who was the best po ssible presidential candidate for the party and not hearing his name e ven mentioned by his colleagues.]\n \;
\nPlease n ote that this event is not occurring at The Delaware Public Archives strong>.
\nThis was prerecorded for your safety during the COVID -19 pandemic and will be available on YouTube to view. Also\, please m ake sure to Subscribe to see our future uploads.
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