[Answer] Who was the inspiration for Walt Whitman’s famous poem, “O Captain! My Captain!”?

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Who was the inspiration for Walt Whitman’s famous poem, “O Captain! My Captain!”?

• Abraham Lincoln:"O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written by Walt Whitman about the death of President Abraham Lincoln. First published in The Saturday Press on November 4, 1865, Witman revised the poem in 1866 and again in 1871. It is one of four poems written by Whitman about the death of Lincoln. Although Witman never met Lincoln, he felt a strong connection to him and was greatly moved by Lincoln's assassination. The poem is famously featured in the film Dead Poets Society (1989), and became associated with the star of that film, Robin Williams.

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