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American History Hit

The Gettysburg Address

American History Hit

History Hit

History, America

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What makes the Gettysburg Address one of the most famous speeches in history? Did Lincoln really write it on the train? How did the audience in the Soldiers' National Cemetery respond?


In this episode, Don is joined once again by Glenn LaFantasie to examine the words, circumstances and reception of this much quoted oration.


Professor Glenn LaFantasie is the Richard Frockt Family Professor of History at Western Kentucky University


Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.


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0:23.2

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0:26.4

To register, visit Nationwide.co. UK slash Savings Watch, TNC's apply. The view of the National Mall from the Lincoln Memorial is magnificent.

0:38.0

The waters of the Great Reflecting Pool ripple below in the breeze, stretching 2,000 feet towards the stolid, granite, and bronze

0:46.4

memorial to those who fought in World War II.

0:49.7

Onward past the Washington Monument, towering 555 feet into the sky and then at the furthest

0:56.6

distance the United States capital in all its architectural grandeur. Upon these expansive steps, stood Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he delivered his

1:07.6

I Have a Dream speech.

1:09.8

Marion Anderson once famously sang here. And for just over a century since the Memorial's dedication in 1922, countless

1:18.2

millions have climbed these steps, passing through the enormous stone columns to come face to face with the man himself,

1:26.6

or rather his 19 foot tall likeness.

1:30.2

Abraham Lincoln seated in stony contemplative silence.

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