Word: lincolnisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rear, from Washington, and the fire, in front, from the Mexicans." President Polk finally managed to gag Scott, who went on to conquer Mexico City, return a hero, be nominated for President by the Whigs in 1852. He lost to Franklin Pierce. He continued in the service, was Abraham Lincoln's ranking general until he was retired in November 1861, aged...
...been given reinforcements, McClellan telegraphed Secretary of War Stanton: IF I SAVE THIS ARMY NOW, I TELL YOU PLAINLY THAT I OWE NO THANKS TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON IN WASHINGTON. YOU HAVE DONE YOUR BEST TO SACRIFICE THIS ARMY. McClellan Was Soon openly antagonistic toward President Lincoln and his Administration and his criticisms became a major scandal. Lincoln removed McClellan from command in November 1862, after McClellan failed to crush Lee at Antietam. In 1864, McClellan became Democratic candidate for President. He was overwhelmingly defeated by Lincoln and resigned from the Army...
Confederacy understands the meaning and taste of sea power. Just think! Now all Chesapeake Bay lies open to us ... Why, within a few days we'll be throwing nine-inch shells into Abe Lincoln...
Findings of the Kefauver investigation should be no surprise. Lincoln Steffens' Autobiography showed that, 50 years ago, the same unholy, countrywide alliance between the criminal and the politician was part of our culture...
...newspaper ethically go in opposing political candidates? Last week Editor Ruth McCormick ("Bazy") Miller of the Washington Times-Herald purred up to Capitol Hill in her yellow Lincoln sedan to talk over this question with a Senate investigating subcommittee. The Senators wondered if the Times-Herald staff hadn't gone a little far in the campaign which unhorsed Maryland's Senator Millard Tydings last fall...