WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join Senator Richard Durbin to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln at a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Thursday, Feb. 12. The commemoration is an annual event, required by an act of Congress, that dates back to the Memorial’s dedication in 1922.
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Senator Richard Durbin Harold Holzer, co-chair, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Honorable Scott Stuckey, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Services Honorable Frank Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court Michael Feinstein, singer and pianist Nikki Giovanni, poet |
| What: | Commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday |
| When: | 8 a.m. EST, Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
| Where: | Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. |
| Media: | Satellite and microwave truck parking must be prior arranged by calling the National Park Service at 202-619-7400 no later than 12 Noon on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Crew cars must park in designated, available public spaces. A press riser and mult box will be provided at the Lincoln Memorial. Media are requested to preset by 6:30 a.m. |