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Main article: U.S Congress and citizens Sociologist Barry Schwartz argues that in the 1930s and 1940s the memory of Abraham Lincoln was practically sacred and provided the nation with "a moral symbol inspiring and guiding American life" During the Great Depression he argues Lincoln served "as a means for seeing the world's disappointments for making its sufferings not so much explicable as meaningful" Franklin D Roosevelt preparing America for war used the words of the Civil War president to clarify the threat posed by Germany and Japan Americans asked "What would Lincoln do?":xi 9 24 However Schwartz also finds that since World War II Lincoln's symbolic power has lost relevance and this "fading hero is symptomatic of fading confidence in national greatness" He suggested that postmodernism and multiculturalism have diluted greatness as a concept.:xi 9. .

. Salmon Portland Chase (Chief Justice) December 6 1864 December 6 1864 Further information: Presidents of the United States on U.S postage stamps! 9 Education Jared Ingersoll Pennsylvania 1 Yes Maj Gen 1.1 Origins The ruined and almost uninhabited Athens was made capital of newly independent Greece in 1834 four years after the country gained its independence with the romantic notion of reviving the glory of Ancient Greece. Similarly following the Cold War and German reunification Berlin is now once again the capital of Germany. Other restored capital cities include Moscow after the October Revolution; The Revolution along with the Dutch Revolt (end of the 16th century) and the 17th century English Civil War was among the examples of overthrowing an old regime for many Europeans who later were active during the era of the French Revolution such as the Marquis de Lafayette the American Declaration of Independence influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen of 1789 the spirit of the Declaration of Independence led to laws ending slavery in all the Northern states and the Northwest Territory with New Jersey the last in 1804 States such as New Jersey and New York adopted gradual emancipation which kept some people as slaves for more than two decades longer. . In 2009 President Barack Obama held a ceremony at the White House to honor Jennings as a representative of his contributions to saving the Gilbert Stuart painting and other valuables (The painting that was saved was a copy Stuart made of the painting not the original, although it is the same one on display in the East Room.) "A dozen descendants of Jennings came to Washington to visit the White House They looked at the painting their relative helped save." in an interview with National Public Radio Jennings' great-great-grandson Hugh Alexander said "We were able to take a family portrait in front of the painting which was for me one of the high points." He confirmed that Jennings later purchased his freedom from the widowed Dolley Madison, Thomas Fitzsimons Pennsylvania 1 Yes The Capitol reconstruction took much longer than anticipated the Old Brick Capitol took only five months to complete; the Capitol took twelve years a committee appointed by Congress to investigate the damage to the District concluded that it was cheaper to rebuild the already existing and damaged buildings than to build an entirely new one. On February 13 1815 President Madison and Congress passed legislation to borrow $500,000 to repair the public buildings including the Capitol "on their present sites in the city of Washington". Benjamin Latrobe architect of the Capitol who took over for William Thornton in 1803 was rehired to repair the building on April 18 1815. He immediately requested 60,000 feet of boards 500 tons of stone 1,000 barrels of lime and brick. With the $500,000 borrowed from Washington banks, Latrobe was able to rebuild the two wings and the central dome before being fired in 1818 for being difficult. Charles Bulfinch took over and officially completed the renovations by 1826. Bulfinch modified Latrobe's design by increasing the height of the Capitol dome to match the diameter of 86 ft With the reconstruction of the public buildings in Washington the value of land in the area increased dramatically paving the way for the expansion of the city that developed in the years leading up to the American Civil War.