On his 24th day in office, President Obama honoured Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
"I feel a special gratitude to this singular figure who in so many ways made my own story possible -- and who in so many ways made America's story possible," the president said.
Image: Obama greets an actor portraying former US President Abraham Lincoln during a celebration of Lincoln's birth bicentenary at Ford's Theatre Grand reopening in Washington.
Photograph: Jason Reed/REUTERS
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