Episode 1 - Abraham Lincoln
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Today’s episode examines the life of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday was yesterday. Included are campaign songs, a 1913 love song/homage to Lincoln, and several speeches, including a recording of the Gettysburg Address made in 1913 at the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Our sources today include the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California Santa Barbara, the Authentic History Center, American Rhetoric, Lincoln/Net.
The Second Inaugural address used is available for sale (only 25 cents!) at Telltale Weekly, along with two other Lincoln speeches and a whole host of other very reasonably priced recordings and audiobooks.
Also available for sale is the entire Cooper Union Address from C-SPAN, and multiple Lincoln-related music CD’s from Douglas Jimerson:
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