U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the bicameral celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday in the U.S. Capitol

President Barack Obama speaks at the bicameral celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday in the U.S. Capitol. President Obama illustrates the construction of the U.S. Capital building during the war and Lincoln's response, believing progress must be made even during crisis. Obama discusses Lincoln's refusal to punish Confederate soldiers at the end of the Civil War so the nation could heal.