and we will hear a lot more from them over the course of the next couple of hours. so don t go away. they have a lot more to do. so i ll start by introducing who i am and why i m here. my name is david j kent. i m the president of the lincoln group of the district of columbia or the lincoln group of dc. i assume that s for the lincoln group and not for me in particular. lincoln group is one of the most active lincoln organizations in the country and even though we are based here in dc. our membership is worldwide and really worldwide but especially countrywide so we ve been around since the 1930s. so we are very happy today to have helped organize this program. along with the national park service, and i especially want to call out jamie boyle who without whom this none of this would have happened. and and co-sponsored by the lincoln forum of which harold holder is the chair and harold you ll be hearing from harold in a shortly. so i also want to thank roberta and leiden schw
let s let s all get started. we have a great program for you today to the 100th birthday. 100th anniversary of the dedication of the lincoln memorial which you might recognize as the building right behind us. i want to start by let s have a rounder applause for the united states marine band. band. the president s own brass quintet. and we will hear a lot more from them over the course of the next couple of hours. so don t go away. they have a lot more to do. so i ll start by introducing who i am and why i m here. my name is david j kent. i m the president of the lincoln group of the district of columbia or the lincoln group of dc. i assume that s for the lincoln group and not for me in particular. lincoln group is one of the most active lincoln organizations in the country and even though we are based here in dc. our membership is worldwide and really worldwide but especially countrywide so we ve been around since the 1930s. so we are very happy today to have helped organize
let s let s all get started. we have a great program for you today to the 100th birthday. 100th anniversary of the dedication of the lincoln memorial which you might recognize as the building right behind us. i want to start by let s have a rounder applause for the united states marine band. band. the president s own brass quintet. and we will hear a lot more from them over the course of the next couple of hours. so don t go away. they have a lot more to do. so i ll start by introducing who i am and why i m here. my name is david j kent. i m the president of the lincoln group of the district of columbia or the lincoln group of dc. i assume that s for the lincoln group and not for me in particular. lincoln group is one of the most active lincoln organizations in the country and even though we are based here in dc. our membership is worldwide and really worldwide but especially countrywide so we ve been around since the 1930s. so we are very happy today to have helped organize
let s let s all get started. we have a great program for you today to the 100th birthday. 100th anniversary of the dedication of the lincoln memorial which you might recognize as the building right behind us. i want to start by let s have a rounder applause for the united states marine band. band. the president s own brass quintet. and we will hear a lot more from them over the course of the next couple of hours. so don t go away. they have a lot more to do. so i ll start by introducing who i am and why i m here. my name is david j kent. i m the president of the lincoln group of the district of columbia or the lincoln group of dc. i assume that s for the lincoln group and not for me in particular. lincoln group is one of the most active lincoln organizations in the country and even though we are based here in dc. our membership is worldwide and really worldwide but especially countrywide so we ve been around since the 1930s. so we are very happy today to have helped organize
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