Gettysburg Address

David J. Kent Washington, DC Thursday, January 15, 2026 The Gettysburg Address is Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. In 272 words delivered in slightly over two minutes, Lincoln set the tone for the remaining years of the war and steered us to a new birth of freedom . But in another sense, Lincoln made a major error. Most know the opening line: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to t