progress takes patience. douglas should have been, rightfully so, angry at the lack of progress, pushing lincoln to move as quickly as possible. at the same time, you have to admire and respect lincoln s patience. brian: the white house look as lot like it did in 1860 when lincoln was president. brian: line up on the porch and hope the president would see you one-on-one. that s what grikd douglas decided to do. he didn t have to wait long. lincoln was smitten with douglas. he knew he was a figure and carried baggage with him politically. he wanted to meet douglas. after the initial meeting. a bond was formed, lincoln released the emancipation proclamation. douglas traveled the nation, recruiting blacks into the army for the first time. the most prolific unit the 454th massachusetts infantry. own success. served in the 54th. i m amazed how important the