When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Sam Waterston read Lincoln's First Inaugural Speech. Historian Susan Schulten discussed how this speech was received in the country and how Lincoln ...

pt. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- pt. 2. Political oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton v. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- Argument ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural address is one of the most consequential presidential speeches in U.S. history, both for its eloquence and its impact. At only 703 words, it was the third shortest inaugural ...

Despite being president for only four years—from March 1861 to April 1865—Abraham Lincoln was incredibly influential. He led the nation through the dark days of the Civil War, wrote and delivered the ...

Lisa talks with author Ronald White about President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. The speech was not well received at the time, but now it's considered one of the greatest presidential ...

What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago, on Thursday May 29, 1856, ignited Abraham Lincoln’s march to the presidency, and eventually led to the Civil War-era 13th, 14th and 15 amendments, which ...

Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 visit to Gettysburg, where he delivered the Gettysburg Address, will forever be remembered as a milestone moment in the history of the United States.

BLOOMINGTON — The fiery treatise against slavery that Abraham Lincoln delivered in Bloomington years before his presidency has become known as the "Lost Speech" as scholars long searched in vain for a ...

1. “Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.” —Cooper Union Address, New York, February 27, 1860 2. “Now, as to the young men. You must not wait to be brought ...