The bible that Abraham Lincoln used in his first inauguration in 1861, and also used by President Barack Obama for his inauguration, is on display, as part of the new exhibit, "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition," at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The Library of Congress exhibit celebrating Lincoln's 200th birthday opens Wednesday and features 200 artifacts related to the 16th president. The California Museum is the first of five stops on the national tour and the only stop for the exhibit on the West Coast. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

The bible that Abraham Lincoln used in his first inauguration in 1861, and also used by President Barack Obama for his inauguration, is on display, as part of the new exhibit, "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition," at the California Museum in Sacramento, Calif. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The Library of Congress exhibit celebrating Lincoln's 200th birthday opens Wednesday and features 200 artifacts related to the 16th president. The California Museum is the first of five stops on the national tour and the only stop for the exhibit on the West Coast.

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  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: Former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA) speaks underneath a statue of Abraham Lincoln during a ceremony to honor Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brooke, a two-term Republican senator from 1967-1979, was the first African-American elected to the senate by popular vote.
  4. With a statue of Abraham Lincoln looming at left, former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke speaks in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal.
  5. President Barack Obama speaks under a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where former Massachusetts Sen. Edward Brooke, right, received the Congressional Gold Medal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is at center.
  6. Former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke watches the colors under the statue of President Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda on Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, during a ceremony where he received the Congressional Gold Medal.
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  8. Robert Spicer, left, and Ivan Edling, Civil War re-enactors from Loudoun Co, Va., pose with a Photo & Lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009 at the site where Senator/Colonel Edward Baker was killed 148 years ago at the Battle of Balls Bluff, Va. Colonel Baker was one of Lincoln's best friends; so much so that Lincoln named his 2nd son after him.
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