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Primary Sources: U.S. Presidents

Franklin Pierce - pictures

Primary Sources: Franklin Pierce

Inaugural Address of Franklin Pierce
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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1853
Inaugural Address, March 4, 1853, printed with Pierce's emendations
President Pierce's Inaugural
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A newspaper article about President Pierce's Inaugural Address from the Evening Mirror, New York, March 5, 1853.
State of the Union Address by Franklin Pierce
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December 5, 1853, December 4, 1854, December 31, 1855, and December 2, 1856

Book Sources: Franklin Pierce

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Federal Usurpation by Franklin Pierce
Call Number: Online - free - Google Books
Presidents from Taylor through Grant, 1849-1877 by Jeffrey W. Coker
Call Number: E176.1 .P9214 2002

ISBN: 9780313315510

Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Some Papers of Franklin Pierce, 1852-1862 by Franklin Pierce
Call Number: Online - free - Internet Archive
Index to the Franklin Pierce papers. by Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.
Call Number: View Online
Franklin Pierce, 1804-1869 : chronology, documents, bibliographical aids
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection E415.6 .P6 1968

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