{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Creating America","title":"Episode 31: Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address | Can America Survive Secession?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1830,"description":"In March 1861, the United States stood on the brink of civil war. Seven Southern states had seceded, the Confederacy was establishing a rival government, and Abraham Lincoln was about to take office as president of a nation threatening to tear itself apart.\nIn this episode of the Creating America Podcast, we hear Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, delivered on March 4, 1861, in which Lincoln sought to preserve the Union and prevent a bloody conflict.\nLincoln addresses the South’s fears over slavery, defends the permanence of the Union, and challenges the legality of secession. He insists that no state can unilaterally leave the United States, while appealing to Americans to avoid war and remember their shared history.\nBut Lincoln’s speech also reveals the extraordinary dilemma facing the new president: how could he preserve the Union while reassuring the South that he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed?\nHear Lincoln’s own words as he confronts the greatest crisis in American history up to that point—and delivers one of his most memorable appeals for national unity.\nHost & Narrator: Will Sarris\nFollow us on social media!\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586175179173\nThreads: https://www.threads.com/@creatingamericapod\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatingamericapod\n📩 Contact: CreatingAmericaPod@gmail.com\n💬 Support the show: patreon.com/williamsarris\n🌐 More about Will: williamsarris.net","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pRI2_ctAqlURX_7yVg9g9PpW5jumJPPNdMjBP63RAeI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjI4/YTk4MjUxZmQ0MDQw/ZTAyMzVjZGE5NDMz/NzE4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}