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Obama visit to ground zero: Can he balance celebration with somberness?They can revive a campaign or, in the case of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, cement a president's place in history. In this particular instance, Obama's appearance at ground zero comes after his job approval rating had been below 50 percent ... read more
Madison360: Novelist's first Madison visit is especially timely
An estimated four million visitors are expected at Gettysburg alone in 2013 to commemorate the July 1863 Union victory that was the war's pivotal battle and the Gettysburg Address delivered that November by President Abraham Lincoln. ... read more
Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History
Many college students will hear in that assertion echoes of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Few will know much about the bloody three-day battle of Gettysburg that Lincoln's revered speech commemorated. There is little chance today's ... read more
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