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Bible Used by Obama, Rare Lincoln Artifacts Go On Tour as Abe Turns 200

Bible Used by Obama, Rare Lincoln Artifacts Go On Tour as Abe Turns 200
The small, red Bible used to swear in Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama will go on rare public display to mark the 200th anniversary of the 16th president's birth. The collection will debut at the Library of Congress and includes a first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation and a hand-written Gettysburg Address.

The small, red Bible used to swear in Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama will go on rare public display with other artifacts to mark the 200th anniversary of Abe's birth. The collection will debut at the Library of Congress and includes a first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation and a hand-written Gettysburg Address, along with the contents of the 16th president's pockets on the night he was assasinated. The artifacts will go on tour through 6 cities.

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