Episode #160: Abraham Lincoln #10: Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution (1861-1865)

Abraham Lincoln #10: Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution (1861-1865); Topics covered include: Lincoln presidency, selection of Cabinet, standoff in Charleston Harbor, attack on Fort Sumter, suspension of habeas corpus, defy Supreme Court, Ex parte Merryman, special session of Congress, and discussion of Presidents and Constitutional authorities in a time of war

Key people: William Seward, Salmon Chase, Simon Cameron, Gideon Welles, Edward Bates, Caleb Smith, Montgomery Blair, Winfield Scott, Andrew Pickens, James Polk, Gustavus Fox, Orville Browning, Francis Scott Key, Frank Key Howard, John Merryman, Roger Taney, James Madison, and Franklin Pierce

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