President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

His speech backhanded the Confederacy and ... his words had a far more lasting impression. Here's Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

(Lincoln’s First Inaugural; Lincoln’s Second Inaugural; the Cooper Union Speech and the Gettysburg Address) 2. Explain that all of these speeches were given at special occasions.

Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in an annual Senate tradition, read President George Washington’s … Actor John Cullum recited Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as ...

I hope Donald Trump exudes optimism and hope. I hope that our 47th president will be good-humored in another 'morning in ...

His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address (1865) are two of his most revered speeches. Lincoln's story is remarkable in many ways, not least his rise from humble beginnings to the ...

History buffs might enjoy reading Lincoln's two famous speeches – the Second Inaugural Address and the Gettysburg Address – which are both etched into the memorial's north and south walls ...

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

"The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled ...