Andrew Delbanco 
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SOURCE: The New Republic
8-10-13
Andrew Delbanco: Lincoln's Long Game
At the time of his first inauguration, it was widely noted that President Obama was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. Those who thrilled at the election of our first black president thought his decision to swear his oath on the same Bible Lincoln had used was fitting and proper. Those who distrusted him found it excessive and vain.
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