Start the first sentence and i hope the people that know the words can go along. We get a chorus going here. We get the bass voices going on here and some higher tenor, Abraham Lincoln voices going and see what it sounds like. Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Wow this is terrific. Thats only the first sentence. Okay. Who knows how the next sentence begins, anybody . Now now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. Great. Next line, we are met we are met upon a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is all together fitting and proper that we should do this, but in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate. We cannot consecrate. We cannot h
Its a pleasure to be back here. I remember when i first made my brash entrance into the lincoln field, one of the first invitations i got was from this group. And i remember that what i had to say astonished many people, but they were polite. And steve carson made me squirm for my dinner by asking hard questions, but he, too, was a good he was very dubious about what i was saying. Im pleased to report that our friend, the late steve, told me not too long before he died, really, that he remembered that session, and he was gracious enough to say that his doubts had been that he agreed with me, what i was arguing about. And of course, it was, as craig says, only a few years ago that we were honored, my partner and i were honored for our editorial work by this group, and it was its something that we are very proud of. And i cant thank you enough for that honor. You may not think that ive done you any favor of talking about the gettysburg address. Everybody knows the gettysburg address. Mos
Part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such a short space. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the nations largest bank admitted today that it misrepresented Mortgage Backed securities that collapsed in the 2008 crash. With that, j. P. Morgan chase agreed to pay 13 billion, the largest settlement ever between a private company and the government. Well hear much more on the details of the settlement right after the
Part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such a short space. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the nations largest bank admitted today that it misrepresented Mortgage Backed securities that collapsed in the 2008 crash. With that, j. P. Morgan chase agreed to pay 13 billion, the largest settlement ever between a private company and the government. Well hear much more on the details of the settlement right after the
Had to say astonished many people, but they were polite. And steve carson made me squirm for my dinner by asking hard questions. But he too was a good he was very dubious about what i was saying. Im pleased to report that our friend, the late steve, told me not too long before he died, really, that he remembered that session. And he was gracious enough to say that his doubts had been relieved. And he agreed with me what i was arguing about. And, of course, it was as greg says, only a few years ago that we were honored my partner and i were honored for our editorial work by this group. And it was its something we are very proud of, and i cant thank you enough for that honor. You may not think that ive done you any favor of talking about the gettysburg address. Everybody knows the gettysburg address. Most of you can recite it, im sure. Its the most famous speech in the world. A lot of people think its the best speech in the world. Its storied. There are endless, endless mythology about i