Liberty and union, now and forever Abraham Lincoln, welcome!...Liberty and union, now and forever...
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Liberty and union, now and forever Abraham Lincoln,
welcome!
The President visits the Government Printing Office
GPO History Talk February 26, 2013
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IN october 1863
GPO had been in business just over three years, at the corner of North Capitol and H Streets in Northwest
Washington.
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At the helm was John D Defrees, the Indiana newspaperman whom President
Lincoln appointed a few weeks after taking office in March, 1861
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Defrees and lincoln were political allies, Defrees having worked hard for Lincoln’s win in Indiana in 1860. They formed a solid working relationship as well, with Defrees acting as a trusted editor.
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By any measure
GPO’s first few years were a success. The volume of work steadily
increased, and savings over the previous contracting system were
immediate and substantial.
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In 1863 Defrees was able to report that work in the plant was increasing steadily and
that thes avings to the taxpayer for that year alone were $280,961 over charges
for the same work under pre-GPO formulas. The total saved since the
start of GPO was computed at $583,935
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In the autumn of 1863, Defrees invited the President to visit GPO and on Saturday, October
24, Lincoln arrived.
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Two of washington’s
daily newspapers, the Evening Star and the Daily National Republican
reported on the visit in their editions for Monday, October 26, 1863
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The star gave it fuller coverage
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It’s interesting
to note that there were features of this visit
that are still part of GPO celebrations today, including the singing!