Which First World War survivor was commemorated in a speech given by the 46th vice president in 2005?
Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
Bixby letter The Bixby letter is a brief, consoling message sent by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1864 to Lydia Parker Bixby, a widow living in Boston, Massachusetts, who was thought to have lost five sons in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Along with the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address, the letter has been praised as one of Lincoln's finest written works and is often reproduced in memorials, media, and print.