william howard taft dedicated the one in cincinnati but neither he nor his brother charles. bernard didn't show up. the u.s. ambassador did show up after hemming and hawing for a while. the highest ranking british official, and no national representation. they got the statue and the local newspaper nicely observed, london in possessing the statue will have lincoln the president. manchester has lincoln the man. and it was especially appropriate that this kind of scruffy lincoln would end up in manchester because of its identity as a working class city. i spent some time in pittsburgh as an undergraduate, and kind of similar in their vibe. and it was also appropriate given that same correspondent in the winter of 1862 and 1863 and lincoln and the self-described working man of manchester. this wasn't present at the original location, but the statue was moved to a city center location, which you can see here and on the base of the statue, you might be able to make out some words and those words are excerpt from that correspondence between lincoln and the working men of mancheste

and a second doctor by the name of charles taft is lifted up from the stage up to the presidential boxddenly have two doctors in the president's box. they open up the president's shirt, they rip open his collar and they start feeling around. they first thought he was stabbed in the back, but then they find the wound to the back of the head. neil sticks his finger in to see if they can find the bullet. what that does is relieve the clock and helps lincoln to breathe easier. the lead actress of the play comes up and they put lincoln's head on her lap. and that is how lincoln's blood once up there. neil then issues the statement his wound is mortal, is impossible for him to recover. at this point, another doctor by the name of albert king is raised up to the box. the three doctors and merely decide the president cannot stay here on the floor of this box. we need to get him out of here. they also realize they can't take into the white house, even though it's six blocks, the carriage what would kill him -- the carriage ride would kill him. they carry him downstairs, by now it is pouring rai