This Week in History
June 1, 1861
President Lincoln is sketched by painter George Henry Story.
June 3, 1861
Stephen A. Douglas, President Lincoln's longtime political opponent, dies in Chicago, Illinois at age 48.
June 4, 1861
President and Mrs. Lincoln give their first dinner for the diplomatic corps in the White House.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861