His main goal was to keep the union together, so he proceeded by focusing not on whom to blame, but on how to rebuild the nation as one.
hɪz mˈeɪn ɡˈoʊl wʌz tə kˈiːp ðə jˈuːniən təɡˈɛðɚ, sˌoʊ hiː pɹəsˈiːdᵻd baɪ fˈoʊkəsɪŋ nˌɑːt ˌɔn hˈuːm tə blˈeɪm, bˌʌt ˌɔn hˌaʊ tə ɹᵻbˈɪld ðə nˈeɪʃən æz wˌʌn.