after Mr. CHITTENDEN had delivered his speech, Major B.B. FRENCH read a patriotic poem, which was loudly applauded. Loud calls being made then for the President, Mr. LINCOLN stepped forward and ...
At the close of the speech Mr. LINCOLN was presented with several splendid boquets and floral wreaths. An immense cheer for LINCOLN and the Union was then sent up by the crowd, and the reception ...
Dr King's 'I have a dream' speech was delivered on 28 August 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... father would drag her along to hear a man giving a speech that seemed to go on and ...
JAN. 9, 1961 John Kennedy’s first speech as president ... Kennedy’s manner of giving directives, however indirect or roundabout: “I was always fond of [Abraham] Lincoln’s goodbye to ...