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November Events Celebrating the 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

10/09/2008

145th Anniversary of Gettysburg Address
Dedication Day 2008

The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, The National Park Service and Gettysburg College are delighted to announce that the Dedication Day Speaker for November 19, 2008 will be Ken Burns.  Read more about Ken Burns and his accomplishments.   This event has been endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the PA Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

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U.S. ALBC Commission Town Hall  Meeting

On November 20, 2008 the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission invites you to attend their Town Hall Meeting on "Equality, Opportunity, and Race".  Jesse Jackson Jr. and Jack Kemp have been confirmed as the co-conveners at this town hall meeting.  It will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the College Union Ballroom, Gettysburg College.  This event is free and open to the public.

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2008 Robert Fortenbaugh Lecture

Catherine Clinton will deliver the Annual Fortenbaugh Lecture for 2008.  The title of her lecture will be The Tears of a President: Lincoln, Empathy and Leadership.  Learn more about her life and accomplishements.
Learn more about the Fortenbaugh Lecture.