National Union Party
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Oct 27, 2026
Jamelle BouieHOST
Lincoln's first vice president was Maine radical Hannibal Hamlin.
Jamelle BouieHOST
But in 1864, Lincoln, aiming for a national unity ticket, the Republican Party had redubbed itself the Union Party at that point, brought on the Tennessee Unionist, that is to say, a southerner in support of Union, Andrew Johnson.
Jamelle BouieHOST
There's a whole video to do about Johnson, who it suffices to say is both a fascinating and ignominable figure, But for now, I'll just note that Johnson, among other things, was a notorious drunk, was semi-literate, and was a vicious white supremacist, even for the period.
Jamelle BouieHOST
Even for the period, he was unusually hostile to black people.
Anthony JamesHOST
So he is regarded as the best example of a candidate from a new party beating the established ones.
Anthony JamesHOST
Incidentally, Lincoln chose a Democrat as his running mate in the Civil War time election on the National Union ticket.
Anthony JamesHOST
Complexities there too, but indicative of Lincoln's famed speech with the biblical reference, a house divided against itself cannot stand.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But this year is very different.
RogerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I kid.
Brandon JulienHOST
You know what I don't kid about, though? What happened on this day in history, for this June the 8th, Highlight of his day, folks, came in 1864, when Abraham Lincoln was nominated for another term as president during the National Union, then known as the Republican, parties his convention in Baltimore.
Brandon JulienHOST
In 632 A.D., the Prophet Muhammad died in Medina.
Brandon JulienHOST
In 1867, modern American architect Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
Jim OakesGUEST
In some ways, the decision to replace Hannibal Hamlin with Andrew Johnson was a brilliant stroke.
Jim OakesGUEST
That is, Lincoln runs on what's known as the, the National Union ticket, not the Republican Party ticket.
Jim OakesGUEST
And having a, an anti-slavery Unionist from a southern state was an ideal- ... candidate in 1864 for, for Lincoln to show we have a Southerner, we have a former Democrat, we have somebody who stayed with the Union.
Jim OakesGUEST
It was a smart thing to do.
speaker_2NARRATOR
In 1864, Lincoln sought re-election in the midst of war.
speaker_2NARRATOR
To project national unity, he formed a National Union Ticket, Republicans and pro-war Democrats together.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Johnson was chosen as Vice President.
speaker_2NARRATOR
A Southern Unionist, a Democrat, a symbol of reconciliation.
Richard CarwardineGUEST
You rightly say that the election is uncertain, remains uncertain until actually the state elections demonstrate very clearly where the tide is flowing.
Richard CarwardineGUEST
And also, I think, a very clear sense of a spring in the step of Republican Union or National Union Party, as it's now called the National Union Party, canvassers and campaigners, a real spring in the step following those victories on the battlefield.
Richard CarwardineGUEST
So Democrats have a vision.
Richard CarwardineGUEST
It's not an emancipationist vision.