Vice President Hannibal Hamlin

Agency and/or Creator

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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