On May 25, 1861, Abraham Lincoln sat down to write a New York oyster salesman and his wife what was probably his first condolence letter of the Civil War.“My dear Sir and Madam,” he began, “in the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here, is scarcely less than your own.”The president had known the late Col.
Trump May Want To Study Lincoln, Master Of The Wrenching Art Of Presidential Condolences
By Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sun, 10/22/2017 - 4:00pm
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