For him, the contents of Lincoln's pockets were almost as important as the Gettysburg address.

ECONOMIST: Daniel Boorstin

At 18 minutes, it was not too short, but definitely one of the shorter ones (the Gettysburg address was 2 minutes).

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It was followed over years by the Gettysburg Address, the Constitution and the King James Bible, all arduously hand-typed, full of errors, by Mr Hart.

ECONOMIST: Michael Hart

If only Day-Lewis had been allowed to read the Gettysburg Address.

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It has often been described by biographers as high-pitched with a Kentucky accent, and this was difficult to reconcile with the grave baritone we associate with the man reading the Gettysburg Address.

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Widmer includes obvious classics like the Gettysburg Address.

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