President Lincoln "deputized" newspaper editor Horace Greeley, authorizing him to meet with Confederate agents at Niagara Falls to discuss a possible peace with the Confederacy.

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This statement is true. In 1864, President Lincoln did deputize Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, to meet with Confederate agents in Niagara Falls as a part of a peace initiative. However, the effort did not result in a peace treaty.

President Lincoln "Deputized" Newspaper Editor Horace Greeley, Authorizing Him to Meet