Vice President Hannibal Hamlin

    Bureau/Division/Agency

    Archives; Secretary of State

    Document Type

    MovingImage

    Exact Creation Date

    10-16-2019

    Broad Creation Date

    May 1860

    Streaming Media

    Description

    In May of 1860 at the Republican Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Maine Senator Hannibal Hamlin is chosen to run as Abraham Lincoln's candidate for vice president. The two men had never met. If they win, Hamlin predicts to his wife, "There is going to be a war, and a terrible one, "just as surely as the sun will rise tomorrow."

    Language

    English

    Other Location

    Chicago, Illinois

    Keywords

    Maine; Vice President

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