Lincoln used conversation and his patronage powers—greatly expanded from peacetime—to build support and fend off the Radicals' efforts to replace him.
lˈɪŋkən jˈuːzd kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ænd hɪz pˈætɹənɪdʒ pˈaʊɚz—ɡɹˈeɪtli ɛkspˈændᵻd fɹʌm pˈiːstaɪm—tə bˈɪld səpˈoːɹt ænd fˈɛnd ˈɔf ðə ɹˈædɪkəlz ˈɛfɚts tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs hˌɪm.