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In January 1865, President Abraham Lincoln expects the Civil War to end soon, with the defeat of the Confederate States. He is
concerned that his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation may be discarded by the courts after the war, and the proposed Thirteenth
Amendment will be defeated by the returning slave states. He feels it imperative to pass the amendment beforehand, to remove
any possibility that freed slaves might be re-enslaved. The Radical Republicans fear the amendment will be defeated by some
who wish to delay its passage; support from Republicans in the border states is not yet assured. The amendment also requires
the support of several Democratic congressmen to pass. With dozens of Democrats being lame ducks after losing their re-election
campaigns in the fall of 1864, some of Lincoln's advisors believe he should wait for a new Republican-heavy Congress. Lincoln
remains adamant about having the amendment in place before the war is concluded and the southern states readmitted.
Lincoln's hopes rely upon the support of Francis Preston Blair, a founder of the Republican Party whose influence could win
over members of the western and border state conservative faction. With Union victory in the Civil War highly likely, but
not yet secured, and with two sons serving in the Union Army, Blair is keen to end hostilities. Therefore, in return for
his support, Blair insists that Lincoln allow him immediately to engage the Confederate government in peace negotiations.
Yet Lincoln knows that significant support for the amendment comes from Radical Republicans, for whom negotiated peace is
unacceptable. Unable to proceed without Blair's support, Lincoln reluctantly authorizes Blair's mission.
In the meantime, Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward work to secure Democratic votes for the amendment. Lincoln
suggests they concentrate on the lame duck Democrats, as they will feel freer to vote as they choose, and will also soon
need employment; Lincoln will have many federal jobs to fill as he begins his second term. Though Lincoln and Seward are
unwilling to offer monetary bribes to the Democrats, they authorize agents to contact Democratic congressmen with offers
of federal jobs in exchange for their support.
At a key moment in the debate, racial-equality advocate Thaddeus Stevens agrees to moderate his position and argue that the
amendment represents only legal equality, not a declaration of actual equality. Meanwhile, Confederate envoys are ready to
meet with Lincoln to discuss terms for peace, but he instructs they be kept out of Washington, as the amendment approaches
a vote on the House floor. Rumor of their mission circulates, prompting both Democrats and conservative Republicans to
advocate postponing the vote. But in a carefully worded statement, Lincoln denies there are envoys in Washington, and the
vote proceeds, passing by a margin of just two votes. Black visitors to the gallery celebrate, and Stevens returns home
to his "housekeeper" and lover, a black woman. When Lincoln meets with the Confederates, he tells them slavery cannot be
restored, as the North is united for ratification of the amendment, and several of the southern states' reconstructed
legislatures would also vote to ratify. On April 3, Lincoln visits the battlefield at Petersburg, Virginia, where he
exchanges a few words with Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Six days later, Grant receives General Robert E. Lee's
surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
On April 14, Lincoln is meeting members of his cabinet to discuss future measures to enfranchise blacks, when he is reminded
that First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln is waiting to take them to their evening at Ford's Theatre. That night, while Lincoln's son
Tad is watching Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp at Grover's Theatre, the manager suddenly stops the play to announce that the
President has been shot. The next morning Lincoln dies; Secretary of War Edwin Stanton declares, "Now he belongs to the ages".
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader,
Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Steven Spielberg & Kathleen Kennedy
Released - November 9, 2012
Length - 150 minutes
Music Composer: John Williams
Movie Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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