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 ...

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

So I’d forgotten or not noticed that the well-known statue of Abraham Lincoln is bracketed by two of his better-known orations — the Gettysburg Address on the southern wall and his second ...

Abraham Lincoln is remembered today for many reasons ... Enjoy his birthday by reading his most famous — and concise — address. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln ... modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and ...