The following is a transcription from the Library of Congress of the standard text of the Gettysburg Address. This version is inscribed on the wall of the Lincoln Memorial. It was delivered by ...

His best-known speech is, of course, the Gettysburg Address. It’s often studied for its rhetoric, and deservedly so – there are gems of psychological persuasion hidden throughout. Explore HBR ...

A Pennsylvania newspaper on Thursday retracted an 1863 editorial that dismissed President Abraham Lincoln's now revered Gettysburg Address delivered during the U.S. Civil War as "silly remarks ...

On its anniversary, the Gettysburg Address, which is often considered the most important speech of American history, is anything but forgotten: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns launched a mass ...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It is one of the most celebrated speeches in American history, one that laid out the country’s struggle in the ...

Tuesday, 150 years to the day of President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, thousands gathered in Gettysburg’s Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Pennsylvania to remember the ...

“Many [Black locals] enlisted right after the [November 1863] Gettysburg Address. Some were there that day to hear this message of hope and democracy and … then continued to face these ...

On this 156th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address — arguably the most well-known and well-regarded speech in our nation’s history — let’s take a moment to ...

November 19 marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg where Lincoln gave his famous address, and the site hosts numerous events in recognition of the ...

Lincoln spoke only 269 words during his address and gave history a speech for the ages. Lincoln feels he has failed the American people, his audience at Gettysburg, and the memory of the dead with ...

Wednesday marks the 140th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Actor Sam Waterston reads the speech, which was written to commemorate the Union soldiers killed in the Civil War.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address of 1863, one of the most influential statements of national purpose. Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Abraham Lincoln ...