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His only surviving child, Robert, served as Secretary of War from 1881 to 1885 |
Lincoln
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$200 |
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U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2025-05-27 |
#50 |
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John Bell beat John Breckinridge by 156 to win Virginia in 1860; not so surprisingly, this guy got only 1.1% of the state's vote |
Lincoln
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$600 |
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CLOSE STATES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION |
2024-05-16 |
#9104 |
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According to Carl Sandburg, this jacked 6'4" skilled wrestler was known to taunt, "I'm the big buck of this lick" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
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PRESIDENTS NOT PRESIDENTING |
2023-12-27 |
#9003 |
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"You or any officer you may designate will, in your discretion, suspend the writ of habeas corpus" |
Lincoln
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$1,200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS' EXECUTIVE ORDERS |
2023-10-12 |
#8949 |
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"Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream" (1864) |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS |
2023-06-13 |
#8892 |
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His second inaugural marked the first time African Americans had been included in the inaugural parade |
Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS |
2023-03-20 |
#8831 |
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Andrew Johnson |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
J |
THE PRESIDENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE... |
2023-01-06 |
#8780 |
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"I do not expect the Union to be dissolved--I do not expect the house to fall--but I do expect it will cease to be divided" |
Lincoln
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$1,200 |
DJ |
CITING THE PRESIDENT |
2018-07-17 |
#7807 |
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This man "was a tall man, a lanky six-feet-four. he had to duck a little when coming through a door" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
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THE PRESIDENTIAL VERSE OF RICHARD ARMOUR |
2017-07-10 |
#7571 |
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The first born outside the original colonies, in 1809 |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,000 |
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PRESIDENTS 101 |
2016-01-22 |
#7220 |
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) The Capitol dome was a late addition; this president was first inaugurated in front of anincomplete dome, but the dome was made whole during his time in office |
Abraham Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
2015-06-11 |
#7089 |
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Sinking Spring Farm, about 20 miles south of Fort Knox |
Lincoln
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$1,600 |
DJ |
THE PRESIDENT BORN IN... |
2013-05-28 |
#6617 |
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In the early 1860's, his dog Fidobecame the first presidential dog to be photographed |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL POOCHES |
2013-03-01 |
#6555 |
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1864:"Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream" |
(Abraham) Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS |
2012-06-01 |
#6390 |
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1863 |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR |
2012-04-27 |
#6365 |
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Carl Sandburg wrote 6 volumes on this president; the first 2 made up "The Prairie Years" |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS |
2010-10-04 |
#5991 |
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At the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS AT REST |
2009-12-25 |
#5820 |
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After his tragic assassination, he was succeeded by Andrew Johnson |
Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENT & ACCOUNTED FOR |
2009-07-16 |
#5739 |
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This 16th pres. said about a lawyer, "He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met" |
Lincoln
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$800 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL WIT |
2008-12-01 |
#5576 |
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On Oct. 15, 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y. wrote him urging him to grow a beard; he did |
Abraham Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES |
2008-09-15 |
#5521 |
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Had a Springfield in his step, look him up at his Gettysburg Address, enjoyed the theater a bit too much |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
DESCRIBING THE PRESIDENT |
2008-02-11 |
#5396 |
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Visiting what is now Hopewell, Va. in early April 1865, this man had a terrifying dream that he would be assassinated |
Lincoln
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$400 |
J |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
2008-01-29 |
#5387 |
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Tad, the son of this president, had a pair of goats as pets at the White House |
Lincoln
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$1,200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL FACTS |
2008-01-25 |
#5385 |
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He said a nation half-slave & half-free can't exist. I say he's wrong. I'm Stephen Douglas & I approved this message |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
RECENTLY DISCOVERED PRESIDENTIAL ADS |
2007-10-25 |
#5319 |
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Accused of being two-faced in a debate, this pres. said, "If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,600 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL HUMOR |
2007-06-22 |
#5260 |
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"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery," said this pres., "I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
QUOTH THE PRESIDENT |
2007-06-12 |
#5252 |
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There were 5 living former presidents when this president was sworn in, none of whom was of his party |
Abraham Lincoln
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FJ |
19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS |
2007-05-16 |
#5233 |
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Against bitterly divided Democrats, he won with the second-lowest percentage of the popular vote in history, 39.8% |
Abraham Lincoln
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FJ |
19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS |
2006-12-27 |
#5133 |
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Many people claim to have seen a ghost in the White House bedroom named for this president |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
2006-09-26 |
#5067 |
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was the first Republican president |
Lincoln
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$600 |
J |
THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHO... |
2006-09-19 |
#5062 |
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In 1865 he said, "Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS |
2006-06-22 |
#5029 |
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Springfield, Illinois |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL RESTING PLACES |
2006-05-26 |
#5010 |
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Has a state capital named for him |
Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS WHO DIED IN OFFICE |
2005-12-09 |
#4890 |
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Some historians call the election in which this man beat John Breckinridge the most important in U.S. history |
(Abraham) Lincoln
DD
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$1,000 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS |
2005-07-18 |
#4821 |
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Some scholars believe he initially called off his marriage, as he'd fallen in love with a friend of the Todds |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
FRISKY PRESIDENTS |
2005-05-19 |
#4779 |
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"The ballot is stronger than the bullet" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
THE PRESIDENT WHO SAID... |
2005-03-29 |
#4742 |
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His wife had many brothers in the Confederate Army, prompting some to question her loyalty to the Union |
Lincoln
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$600 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
2005-03-10 |
#4729 |
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In 1831 he settled in New Salem, Illinois, where he worked as a clerk in a general store for $15 a month |
(Abraham) Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2005-02-03 |
#4704 |
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"The Illinois Baboon" &"The Martyr President" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
J |
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
2004-07-06 |
#4582 |
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"The Last Best Hope of Earth" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,200 |
DJ |
BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS |
2004-01-08 |
#4454 |
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He was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois |
Abraham Lincoln
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$600 |
J |
BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT... |
2003-10-09 |
#4389 |
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"The Long 'Un" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
2003-05-23 |
#4325 |
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Stephen T. Logan, & later William H. Herndon, were his law partners in Springfield, Illinois |
Abraham Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
2003-04-29 |
#4307 |
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February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky |
Abraham Lincoln
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$600 |
J |
BIRTH OF A PRESIDENT |
2002-10-23 |
#4173 |
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The first & last names of this president born in 1809 mean "Father of Many Nations" & "Of the Lake Colony" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL ETYMOLOGY |
2002-10-16 |
#4168 |
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George McClellan |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,000 |
J |
I'M NOT PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF YOU |
2002-06-26 |
#4118 |
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6'4" but going on 7 feet with hat; a Whig earlier in life; a fan of the theater, unfortunately |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
NAME THAT PRESIDENT |
2002-06-17 |
#4111 |
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He used to walk 20 miles between New Salem & Springfield to borrow law books to study |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT |
2002-02-12 |
#4022 |
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1809-1865 |
Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL LIFE SPANS |
2001-07-04 |
#3893 |
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Mary Todd |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
I MARRIED A PRESIDENT |
2001-01-24 |
#3778 |
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In the 1830s he was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois & supplemented his income by railsplitting & surveying |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
2000-12-27 |
#3758 |
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"The Prairie Years" & "The War Years" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
BOOKS ABOUT PRESIDENTS |
2000-12-22 |
#3755 |
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February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES |
1999-10-19 |
#3477 |
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At the time of his assassination on April 14, 1865, he had a Confederate $5 bill in his pocket among other items |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1999-06-28 |
#3426 |
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"Uncle Abe" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1999-04-05 |
#3366 |
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In a letter to Horace Greeley he wrote, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1998-12-07 |
#3281 |
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A CARBON HILLMAN |
Abraham Lincoln
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$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL ANAGRAMS |
1998-11-18 |
#3268 |
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Hannibal Hamlin |
Abraham Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
HE'S MY VICE PRESIDENT! |
1998-10-27 |
#3252 |
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(I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president |
Abraham Lincoln
DD
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$1,000 |
J |
ACTING PRESIDENTS |
1998-06-02 |
#3182 |
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Issued in 1862, a 10-dollar note depicting him was the first U.S. currency to feature a living president |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1998-05-25 |
#3176 |
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His assassination in 1865 came only 5 days after the surrender at Appomattox |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1998-05-11 |
#3166 |
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"The Great Emancipator" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1998-04-21 |
#3152 |
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In 1943, in Morocco, FDR became the 1st sitting president since this one to visit an actual theater of war |
Abraham Lincoln
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$600 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS ON THE MOVE |
1997-12-03 |
#3053 |
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He's on the front of the penny & his memorial is on the back |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-11-05 |
#3033 |
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On June 16, 1858 he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-06-25 |
#2968 |
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In 1859, before he was president, he wrote, "He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,000 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1997-05-05 |
#2931 |
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In early 1865 he said, "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES |
1997-01-03 |
#2845 |
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President to whom Edwin Stanton was referring when he said, "Now he belongs to the ages" |
Abraham Lincoln
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1994-11-11 |
#2345 |
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He may have suffered from Marfan's syndrome, a rare disorder featuring long, lanky arms & legs |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1994-09-15 |
#2304 |
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Speaking in Illinois, Benjamin Harrison said this president "had faith in time & time has justified his faith" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1993-11-19 |
#2120 |
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Prior to becoming the 16th President, he declined an offer to be governor of the Oregon Territory in 1849 |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1993-10-29 |
#2105 |
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He won the 1860 G.O.P. nomination on the 3rd ballot after trailing William H. Seward on the 1st 2 ballots |
Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1993-05-17 |
#2016 |
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His mother, Nancy Hanks, may have been born out of wedlock |
Abraham Lincoln
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$600 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
1993-03-03 |
#1963 |
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In his 2nd inaugural address, he called for peace "with malice toward none; with charity for all" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1992-11-09 |
#1881 |
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He won with 180 electoral votes to Breckenridge's 72, Bell's 39 & Douglas' 12 |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS |
1992-10-16 |
#1865 |
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Nancy Hanks |
(Abraham) Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL MOMS |
1992-09-08 |
#1837 |
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While an Illinois lawyer, he patented a boat-lifting device |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1992-07-16 |
#1834 |
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A native Kentuckian, he was the first president born outside of the original 13 states |
Abraham Lincoln
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FJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1992-05-18 |
#1791 |
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In 1833 he was named postmaster of New Salem, Illinois |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT |
1991-10-10 |
#1634 |
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This president told Harriet Beech Stowe, "I shall never live to see peace, this war is killing me." |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1991-06-27 |
#1589 |
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When Stephen Douglas called him two-faced he said, "If I had another do you think I would wear this one?" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1991-05-30 |
#1569 |
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"The Sage of Springfield" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1990-12-28 |
#1460 |
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He was shot at in 1864, but the bullet passed through his stovepipe hat |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1990-09-17 |
#1386 |
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At 6' 4", he was our tallest president, & the first to wear a beard |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1990-09-05 |
#1378 |
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After his son Willie died, he participated in several seances to try to contact him |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,500 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1990-08-11 |
#9 |
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The most ex-presidents, 5, were alive when he was inaugurated; all had served 1 term or less |
Lincoln
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FJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1990-06-23 |
#2 |
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3 of his many nicknames were "Buffoon", "Tycoon" & "Illinois Baboon" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTS |
1990-02-19 |
#1266 |
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Yes, he knew Ann Rutledge, but there's no evidence of a great love affair |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1989-12-21 |
#1224 |
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Nancy Hanks was his mother's maiden name |
Lincoln
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$1,000 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
1989-09-29 |
#1165 |
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This wartime president had previously served in the Black Hawk War but saw no fighting |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1989-09-26 |
#1162 |
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As an Illinois Congressman, he attended the inaugural ball of Zachary Taylor |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1988-11-03 |
#959 |
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"The Sage of Springfield" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1988-10-07 |
#940 |
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He was called by some the "Illinois Baboon" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1988-06-09 |
#884 |
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The most presidents, 5--Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce & Buchanan--were alive when he was inaugurated |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1988-01-04 |
#771 |
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February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865 |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL LIFESPANS |
1987-11-19 |
#739 |
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This president's grandfather Abraham was shot to death by an Indian in 1786 |
Abraham Lincoln
|
$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES |
1987-10-22 |
#719 |
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He was the 1st president to be assassinated |
Abraham Lincoln
|
$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTS |
1986-12-26 |
#535 |
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"With malice toward none, with charity for all" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES |
1986-12-16 |
#527 |
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He complained that while 1 "d" was enough to spell God, it took 2 "d's" for Todd |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
HAIL TO THE CHIEF |
1986-12-12 |
#525 |
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Rev. Phineas Gurley called his assassination God's way of showing the theater was evil |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1986-12-02 |
#517 |
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When this Illinois lawyer told a funny story in court, the clerk was fined $5 for laughing |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1986-04-28 |
#426 |
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Assassinated president about whom it was said, "Now he belongs to the ages" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1986-01-20 |
#356 |
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In 1976, it was revealed he had a pocketknife & a Confederate $5 bill in his pockets the night of his death |
Abraham Lincoln
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$400 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1985-12-25 |
#338 |
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He supposedly said, we know God prefers common-looking people because he made so many |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
J |
PRESIDENTS |
1985-11-04 |
#301 |
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"The Great Emancipator" |
Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES |
1985-10-30 |
#298 |
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At the Republican 1884 & 1888 conventions, his son, Robert Todd, had name put in nomination |
Lincoln
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$400 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1985-10-14 |
#286 |
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19th c. president who described his marriage as "neither heaven nor hell, simply purgatory" |
Abraham Lincoln
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$1,000 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA |
1985-05-29 |
#188 |
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The first Republican to win the presidency |
Abraham Lincoln
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$300 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS |
1985-05-22 |
#183 |
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At 6'4" he was our tallest |
Abraham Lincoln
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$200 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1984-12-26 |
#78 |
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Though Detective Pinkerton saved him once, he later became 1st assassinated president |
Abraham Lincoln
|
$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS |
1984-12-10 |
#66 |
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1st president to wear a beard |
Abraham Lincoln
|
$800 |
DJ |
PRESIDENTS |
1984-11-22 |
#54 |
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In the 1860 election for his 1st term, more Americans voted against him than for him |
Abraham Lincoln
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FJ |
U.S. PRESIDENTS |
1984-10-03 |
#18 |
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He held office "4 score & 7 years" after founding of our country |
Abraham Lincoln
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$100 |
J |
PRESIDENTS |
1984-10-01 |
#16 |