Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Journey Two, Rumors in the Kitchen

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Journey Two
The White House Years

Rumors in the Kitchen takes you through a reproduction of the White House Kitchen where you will hear servants whispering rumors. These servants are discussing Mary's sanity, the mounting war casualties, Lincoln's inability to find a winning general, and rumors that Lincoln is working on an Emancipation Proclamation.

Rumors in the Kitchen

Lincoln's Office in the White House brings you into an exacting reproduction of Lincoln's White House office. As you enter, Lincoln has just unveiled to his cabinet his plans to issue an Emancipation Proclamation. Each in his own way disapproves. Some say it goes too far, others not far enough; a few believe it is political suicide.

Lincoln's Office in the White House