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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07686 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Speech written by Chase for Andrew Johnson after Lincoln's assassination |
| Date | 15 April 1865 |
| Author | Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | "Oppressed by their sorrow and profoundly conscious how much I shall need the support and faith of my countrymen, I have take the Oath prescribed by the Constitution, and have entered upon the duties of the great office so suddenly, and so sadly made vacant." |
| Subjects | US Constitution Government and Civics Lincoln Assassination Assassination President Oath Presidential Speeches and Proclamations |
| Place written | [Washington, D.C.] |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |