Chapter
Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
1:14:09 - 1:17:05 (02:56)
The speaker expresses frustration with the South's motivations during the Civil War and explains that Abraham Lincoln was eager to issue the Emancipation Proclamation but had to wait until a Union victory due to his generals losing battles.
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The speaker discusses how Abraham Lincoln had to wait until he achieved a victory to announce the Emancipation Proclamation due to the incompetence of his generals.
1:14:09 - 1:15:59 (01:50)
Summary
The speaker discusses how Abraham Lincoln had to wait until he achieved a victory to announce the Emancipation Proclamation due to the incompetence of his generals. He had to build support one guy at a time and fought a brutal, incessant war.
ChapterAbraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
EpisodeEp 393 - The Presidents (feat. Louis C.K.)
PodcastMatt and Shane's Secret Podcast
President Lincoln was watching the play 'Hamilton' at the Ford's theatre, when he was assassinated, but he was so fixated and into the play that he did not notice the assassin.
1:15:59 - 1:16:23 (00:23)
Summary
President Lincoln was watching the play 'Hamilton' at the Ford's theatre, when he was assassinated, but he was so fixated and into the play that he did not notice the assassin.
ChapterAbraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
EpisodeEp 393 - The Presidents (feat. Louis C.K.)
PodcastMatt and Shane's Secret Podcast
The first president ever to be impeached was Johnson, who prolonged the war due to his deal-making personality, often trying to keep things inside the family, and having started his life as an indentured servant.
1:16:23 - 1:17:05 (00:42)
Summary
The first president ever to be impeached was Johnson, who prolonged the war due to his deal-making personality, often trying to keep things inside the family, and having started his life as an indentured servant.