Gettysburg Address memory and enduring democratic ideals
The excerpt presents Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered during the Civil War, urging dedication to the fallen soldiers and the unfinished work of preserving a nation conceived in liberty. It emphasizes sacrifice, national resolve, and a government of the people.
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Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Powers Hill
Gettysburg National Military Park
Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Kennedy cites Declaration as revolutionary call to freedom
In a hall of independence speech President Kennedy honors the Declaration of Independence as a bold decision that launched a global movement. He argues the document set a precedent for liberty and self government, while urging enduring cooperation between national and state governments and praising the Constitution’s idea of interdependence.
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United States
Statehouse
White House
Free States
National Archives
Washington
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Zack Kucharski
The
Gazette
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence moved to Fort Knox during WWII
wartime security details recount how the Declaration traveled from Washington to Louisville and Fort Knox. Secret Service guards escorted the container weighing about 150 pounds in a bronze box. Repairs were made in 1942 by George Stout and Evelyn Erlich to reattach a detached corner.
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Union Station
Eastlake
Washington
Louisville
Secret Service
13Th Armored Division
Fort Knox
Werner Clapp
Library of Congress
George Stout
Evelyn Erlich
Fogg Museum
Harvard University
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Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Pearl Harbor
Congress
National Archives, Archives.gov
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