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February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. This year, beginning in April, we explore the life and times of our 16th president. We'll take you to events sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and to the places that defined the man, his presidency and
our country through our own original productions. Join
us on the first Saturday of each month at 8pm ET on
C-SPAN, the network of the Lincoln Bicentennial.

COMING UP:

Saturday, January 3, 2009
C-SPAN presents Lincoln 200 years programming on the first Saturday of the month.
Watch on C-SPAN at 8pm ET

This schedule lists C-SPAN Lincoln programming for 2008-2009 as well as Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission events we will cover.

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War with Mexico

House Divided

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

·1st Debate: Transcript | Video

·2nd Debate: Transcript | Video

·3rd Debate: Transcript | Video

·4th Debate: Transcript | Video

·5th Debate: Transcript | Video

·6th Debate: Transcript | Video

·7th Debate: Transcript | Video

Cooper Union Speech

Farewell Address

First Inaugural

Second Inaugural

Gettysburg Address

Last Address

C-SPAN's Lincoln 200 Years Programming

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Events

Lincoln Sites

Pre-Presidency

Emancipation Proclamation

Assassination

    Miscellaneous

     · Lincoln family

     · Lincoln the writer

     · Lincoln and Whitman

Ex-Slave Narratives
(Audio Only)

SPOTLIGHT ON LINCOLN

The U.S. Mint and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission unveil four new penny designs highlighting Abraham Lincoln's life. The new pennies will be released into general circulation beginning in February 2009.

For more information: [ Lincoln Penny ]

This gallery of historic images comes from the world reknowned collection of the Lincoln Museum in Ft. Wayne, IN. Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer provides the backstory & description for each one of the images.
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Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President


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INTRODUCTION

Watch Harold Holzer, Co-Chair & Sam Waterston, Advisory Committee Member, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
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Watch Delia Rios, History Producer, C-SPAN's Lincoln 200 Years Series
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LINCOLN BIO VIGNETTE

Watch C-SPAN's look into the birth, history and presidency of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.
[ Play Video ]


LINCOLN RESOURCES >>

C-SPAN Resources
· American Presidents

· C-SPAN Classroom

Featured Web Sites
· Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

· Pres. Library & Museum

· Lincoln Home

· Lincoln Museum, IN

· Ford's Theater

· President Lincoln & Soldiers' Home National Monument

· Library & Museum, TN

· Abraham Lincoln's Classroom

· Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

· A House Divided: The Civil War Era & Dickinson College

· Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Lincoln Organizations
· Looking for Lincoln

· Abraham Lincoln Association

· The Lincoln Forum

· Abraham Lincoln Institute

· The Lincoln Studies Center

· Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

· Lincoln Boyhood Home Memorial

· Lincoln Home National Historic Site

· The White House

· Gettysburg National Military Park

· Ford's Theatre Nat'l Historic Site

· Lincoln Memorial

· Mount Rushmore National Memorial

· Mr. Lincoln's White House

Other Homes Related to the Lincoln Family
· Mary Todd Lincoln's Home

· Robert Lincoln's Hildene

Lincoln Museums, Libraries & Information Centers
· The Lincoln Museum, Ft. Wayne, IN

· Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

· The Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery

MORE LINCOLN RESOURCES >>

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission