@cmconseils "After [a] lengthy day of reviewing the troops, Lincoln admitted to Brooks, 'It is a great relief to get away from Washington and the politicians. But nothing touches the tired spot.'"

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Noah Brooks and the Lincoln White House

Although President Abraham Lincoln had friends and supporters in the press such as Pennsylvania newspaper editor John Forney; Henry J. Raymond, editor and owner of the New York Times; and...

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