"We are not enemies, but friends...though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection." – Abraham Lincoln Dear Friends,
President Lincoln's immortal words were echoed by President Obama the night he was elected the nation's 44th president.
Their shared vision for America – united in common purpose and bound together by a belief in "hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism" – is as relevant today as it was when Lincoln faced the challenges of bringing a nation together in time of great crisis.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth, we are proud to offer
In the Footsteps of Lincoln:
a limited edition print of President Obama addressing the nation at the Lincoln Memorial leading into the inauguration. Reserve your limited edition photo, In the Footsteps of Lincoln, with a gift of $25 or more today. This remarkable 8x10 photo captures this extraordinary moment in history, and the amazing parallels between Presidents Lincoln and Obama.
Both men come from humble roots and through hard work and perseverance rose to the highest office in the land. Like Lincoln, President Obama has placed members from the opposition party into his cabinet and, as did Lincoln, President Obama has called upon Americans of every stripe to put aside their differences and join together to help fulfill America's promise for the future.
Reserve your limited edition photo, In the Footsteps of Lincoln, with a gift of $25 or more today. As President Obama has said, our work has only just begun. And, his call to leave behind the tired partisan divisions of the past and move into the future together doesn't mean we should stand idly by as his agenda is blocked by those who would return to the failed policies of the last eight years.
We need to reach across the aisle when possible, but we must also be ready to move forward as Democrats when necessary. You have stood with fellow Democrats in the past and we're counting on you to stand with us now.
Reserve your limited edition photo, In the Footsteps of Lincoln, with a gift of $25 or more today. Thank you for your continuing support and your commitment.
Brian Wolff
Executive Director, DCCC
