Name: History in Public: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Duration: 162
Description: Watch as Abraham Lincoln recites his famed Gettysburg Address while touring New York City.

Watch as Abraham Lincoln recites his famed Gettysburg Address while touring New York City.

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History in Public: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

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