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Lincoln on the Gettysburg Address (Adults)

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Hear a first hand account from Abraham Lincoln himself of the genesis and development of his famous speech. Mr. Lincoln is portrayed by Kevin Wood.

The Gettysburg Address is Abraham Lincoln's most well-known speech, however while many people are familiar with the words and have a general idea of the context, they are unfamiliar with many other interesting aspects of the speech and Mr. Lincoln's trip to Gettysburg. Mr. Lincoln, portrayed by Kevin Wood, will provide background and context to the familiar phrases and explain how he wrote his speeches, thus debunking a common myth about when and how he wrote this famous speech. The audience will essentially witness him create his speech over the period of the program before their very eyes. He also discusses other events happening around the same time and he shares some of the extremely varied and interesting responses to his speech at the time, as his words were alternatively characterized as thrilling, inspiring, and eloquent or silly, dishwatery, and ludicrous.

Mr. Lincoln is portrayed by Kevin Wood, a professional Lincoln presenter who bears a remarkable resemblance to "the great Emancipator" and who is extremely knowledgeable about his life and times. Mr. Wood has been portraying Mr. Lincoln since the year 2000 and on a professional basis since 2015. 

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