And now on american tv, we continue our special series on speech that defined a presidency this week a look at the 863 gettysburg address. Now it was only 3 minutes in length, but it proclaimed a new birth of freedom and defined Abraham Lincolns legacy in so many ways youll. Hear an actor read the entire address and thats by a discussion on its historical significance. This begins now for a score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield that war. We have to dedicate a portion of that as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate. We cannot consecrate. We cannot
And now on american tv, we continue our special series on speech that defined a presidency this week a look at the 863 gettysburg address. Now it was only 3 minutes in length, but it proclaimed a new birth of freedom and defined Abraham Lincolns legacy in so many ways youll. Hear an actor read the entire address and thats by a discussion on its historical significance. This begins now for a score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield that war. We have to dedicate a portion of that as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate. We cannot consecrate. We cannot
When we mounted the great exhibition, lincoln and the jews. She is chief executive officer of the Abraham Lincoln President Foundation which serves the Abraham Lincoln present shall library and museum, the most visited present thel library and museum in United States. Shes also the founder and executive director of the 1350 foundation, dedicated to honoring the american fly and engaging citizens in purposeful and active citizenship. She is editor and publisher of gettysburg replies. [applause] evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honor and privilege to be with you for tonight as part of the distinguished speaker series. I would like to thank luis, paul romero, the bryant park reading room, the new york public library, then youre just oracle the New York Historical society, and all of you. Although she passed away a few years ago, i would like to thank Irene Schwartz and her husband, bernard for generously underwriting this series. As you know, im here to speak about gettysburg reply
Analyst edward lucas, author of the new cold war, politics professor allen lynch, author of Vladimir Putin and rssian statecraft. Columnist ilan berman, author of implosion the end of russia and what it means for america and government in Foreign Service professor, angela stent, author of the limits of partnership u. S. Russian relations in the twentyfirst century. We begin with edward lucas, author of the new cold war putins russia and the threat to the u. S. Before Moscow Bureau chief economist presents his thoughts on russias influence in former soviet republics and the importance of ukraine entrance into the European Union. Russia is not in numbers day. We talked seriously with the russians about north korea. We sometimes talk with the russians about iran. It true. Russia is engaged. But the two reasons to be worried about what happens. I dont need to remind you here about the cases of fascism in the russian media. If youve not done and you speak russian, odom for it to get on thos
In the next hour you will see a journalist edward lucas, author of the new cold war, politics professor, columnist and government and Foreign Service professor. And it is certainly true that russia is not at every stage. We talk seriously with the russians about north korea and we sometimes talk about a run and the middle east. It is true. Russia is engaged. But there are two reasons. I dont need to remind him how disgusting some of this stuff is. You can find it on the russian media. If you have not done it, i implore you, look at some of those propaganda videos. The images, the idea of the siege fortress. It is poisonous. It is poisoning russian public opinion. Every opinion poll shows the same veteran towards anti westernism to be where i am feeling optimistic, the whole thing, all this stuff is just played up in order to fool the russian people. In fact, all that want to do is to steal billions and billions and billions of dollars. I am not that optimistic. That is what is really s