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Lincoln and Hamlin?

03-20-2016, 01:36 PM,

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RE: Lincoln and Hamlin?

(03-20-2016, 12:33 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Looks good to me, Bill.

I believe, over the years, I have read (in various sources) three different scenarios on how Johnson was selected for VP at the convention:

A. Johnson was picked without any contact with Lincoln.
B. Johnson was selected, and then Lincoln gave his personal approval.
C. Hamlin was dropped, and Johnson was selected per Lincoln's instruction.

Any thoughts?

Burlingame (p. 642 in Volume II paperback) quotes Hay that Lincoln expressly declined to support any individual publicly for VP because he was friendly with all those being considered and friendly with their various supporters, but privately expressed his personal preference to keep Hamlin.

I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it. (Letter to James H. Hackett, November 2, 1863)

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Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-18-2016, 06:52 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by LincolnMan - 03-18-2016, 06:59 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by RJNorton - 03-19-2016, 05:05 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Eva Elisabeth - 03-19-2016, 06:27 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-19-2016, 08:34 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by LincolnMan - 03-20-2016, 06:00 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-20-2016, 07:30 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Gene C - 03-20-2016, 08:30 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by RJNorton - 03-20-2016, 09:14 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Wild Bill - 03-20-2016, 11:05 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by RJNorton - 03-20-2016, 12:33 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by ELCore - 03-20-2016, 01:36 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Wild Bill - 03-20-2016, 01:56 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by L Verge - 03-20-2016, 02:06 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by ELCore - 03-20-2016, 10:41 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by RJNorton - 03-21-2016, 05:19 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Wild Bill - 03-20-2016, 03:00 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by L Verge - 03-20-2016, 09:35 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-20-2016, 03:54 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Gene C - 03-20-2016, 03:59 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-20-2016, 06:24 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Eva Elisabeth - 03-21-2016, 09:21 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by L Verge - 03-21-2016, 10:47 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Wild Bill - 03-21-2016, 11:10 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Gene C - 03-21-2016, 04:47 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by L Verge - 03-21-2016, 07:19 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Eva Elisabeth - 03-26-2016, 04:41 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-24-2016, 06:49 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by Wild Bill - 03-26-2016, 06:48 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by ELCore - 03-27-2016, 10:48 PM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by HerbS - 03-28-2016, 07:51 AM

RE: Lincoln and Hamlin? - by ELCore - 03-28-2016, 10:45 AM

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