Second Inaugural Address
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The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Inaugural Address canonical | 5 |
| Second inaugural address of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
| second inaugural address | 1 |
| second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Inaugural Address Context triple: [Lincoln Memorial, inscription, Second Inaugural Address]
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Farewell Address
The Farewell Address is George Washington’s famous 1796 message to the American people in which he announced his decision not to seek a third term and warned against political parties and foreign entanglements.
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1949 State of the Union Address
The 1949 State of the Union Address was President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress in which he outlined his ambitious postwar domestic reform agenda known as the Fair Deal.
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C.
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"
The Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" is John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 presidential inauguration speech, renowned for its call to civic duty and inspirational Cold War-era rhetoric.
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Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
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"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Inaugural Address Target entity description: The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
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A.
Farewell Address
The Farewell Address is George Washington’s famous 1796 message to the American people in which he announced his decision not to seek a third term and warned against political parties and foreign entanglements.
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B.
1949 State of the Union Address
The 1949 State of the Union Address was President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress in which he outlined his ambitious postwar domestic reform agenda known as the Fair Deal.
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C.
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"
The Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" is John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 presidential inauguration speech, renowned for its call to civic duty and inspirational Cold War-era rhetoric.
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D.
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
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E.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
presidential inaugural address
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speech ⓘ |
| audience | American public ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| date | March 4, 1865 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| deliveredTo | crowd at the U.S. Capitol ⓘ |
| engravedAt | Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| famousLine |
With malice toward none, with charity for all
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to bind up the nation’s wounds ⓘ |
| follows | First Inaugural Address ⓘ |
| genre | political speech ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the greatest American speeches
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frequently anthologized in rhetoric and literature collections ⓘ frequently studied in American history courses ⓘ |
| lengthInWords | about 700 words ⓘ |
| location | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| mentions |
Bible
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God ⓘ both parties deprecated war ⓘ offence of slavery ⓘ prayer ⓘ the scourge of war ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brevity
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call for national reconciliation ⓘ emphasis on charity and forgiveness ⓘ moral reflection on the American Civil War ⓘ theological interpretation of the Civil War ⓘ |
| occasion |
second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
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linked to:
Second Inaugural Address
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| officeHolder | President of the United States ⓘ |
| portionEngravedOn | north interior wall of the Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| precedes | Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ⓘ |
| presidentialTerm | second term of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| presidentNumber | 16th President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
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divine providence ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
healing after civil conflict
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humility before God ⓘ justice and mercy ⓘ shared national responsibility for slavery ⓘ |
| tone |
conciliatory
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reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Inaugural Address Description of subject: The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Second Inaugural Address
Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
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hasInscriptionNearby
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Second Inaugural Address
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linked to: Second Inaugural Address
linked to: Second Inaugural Address
subject linked to:
Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument
subject linked to:
Collected works of Abraham Lincoln