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Article: Treasury rooms prove historical treasures; Suites recall war years in the capital.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 15, 2002
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Byline: Tom O'Brien, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton wired military commanders from Washington at 3 p.m. on April 15, 1865, that "official notice of the death of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, was given by the heads of departments this morning to Andrew Johnson, Vice-President, upon whom the constitution devolved the office of President. Mr. Johnson ... took the oath of office, as President of the United States, [and] assumed its duties and functions. At 12 o'clock the President met the heads of departments in cabinet meeting, at the Treasury Building."
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