President Theodore Roosevelt wrote: "I feel that not merely the Republican Party, but all believers in the country, should do everything in their power to keep alive the memory of Abraham Lincoln." ...

1860: Republicans: Abraham Lincoln The Republican Party absorbed anti-slavery Whigs and most Know-Nothings. It became more moderate in its stance on the exclusion of slavery and denounced John ...

He would enter such bouts that would last for weeks on end. Campaign Abraham Lincoln became president at the age of 52. Though Lincoln was involved with the Whig Party (which was formed to oppose ...

This proved prophetic with the collapse of the national party systems (the Whigs disappeared altogether ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple ...