Washington –Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's Meet the Press and former chief White House correspondent for NBC News, will deliver the keynote address for a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration. The ceremony, sponsored by the National Park Service and the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, will take place on Saturday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Memorial and is free and open to the public
Todd will discuss the political climate in the United States at the time of the March 4, 1865, inauguration, one of the most notable in American history. Other speakers will include Dr. Lucas Morel, Associate Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University, speaking on Lincoln's second inaugural address;and Dr. Edna Greene Medford, professor and chair of Howard University's Department of History's graduate and undergraduate programs, who will reflect on the transition from Civil War to the struggle for Civil Rights for all Americans as the conflict came to an end.
"With the Civil War drawing to a close, Abraham Lincoln used the platform of his second inauguration to deliver a message of reconciliation and hope for the future of the United States," said Karen Cucurullo, acting superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks."On the 150th anniversary of the event, we pause to not only recall its significance in American history, but also to examine its continuing relevancy a century and a half later."
"Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, which many say is his greatest speech, is timeless and relevant to not only our nation, but around the world," said Karen Needles, president of the Lincoln Group of D.C., and director of the Lincoln Archives Digital Project. "Abraham Lincoln truly is a man for all time."
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