sentences:  He also asked his former rival (and Secretary of State-designate) William Seward to review it.Seward exercised his due diligence by presenting Lincoln with a six-page analysis of the speech in which he offered some 49 suggested changes, of which the president-elect incorporated 27 into the final draft.Lincoln's first presidential inauguration occurred on March 4, 1861 on the East Portico of the United States Capitol.