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12. Just wanted to add this painting of Lincoln at Gettysburg, she

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:40 PM

Nov 2013

Today is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, and at 272 words long and taking 2 minutes to deliver, it is one of the most famous speeches in world history.

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President Obama's Handwritten Tribute to the Gettysburg Address [View all] sheshe2 Nov 2013 OP

Oh shivers! NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

Hi Skp~ sheshe2 Nov 2013 #2

Thank you for the Letter from President Obama, she.. his tribute to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address~ Cha Nov 2013 #3

Thank you for finding a copy, it was hard to read, I was able to sheshe2 Nov 2013 #4

"That's how the light gets in".. that made Cha Nov 2013 #5

Leonard Cohen's the best songwriter ever, and singer too. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #8

I started listening in college, he was wonderful, Irish. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #9

He wrote Anthem after 9/11, and much later, Halleleuja. His voice is like deep dark chocolate. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #10

This gives me chills, Irish~ sheshe2 Nov 2013 #11

Thanks for that! treestar Nov 2013 #7

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Just wanted to add this painting of Lincoln at Gettysburg, she Cha Nov 2013 #12

Beautiful Cha! sheshe2 Nov 2013 #13

Oh my, sheshe2 Nov 2013 #14