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Thank goodness for well-preserved audio archives!
On the occasion of Lincoln's 200th birthday, WNYC is sharing a clip from their audio archives recorded in 1938:
On the occasion of Lincoln's 200th birthday, WNYC is sharing a clip from their audio archives recorded in 1938:
This is William R. Rathvon, the only known eyewitness of both Lincoln’s arrival at Gettysburg and the address itself to have left an audio recording of his recollections.
Click here to listen.
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