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Introduction

The renown of the Gettysburg Address has obscured the fact that it was one of a small handful of public speeches its author gave as President. Here, as with his public letters, the occasion had not called forth the speech, but rather the occasion was chosen for a speech he wanted to give, and may already have had well in mind.

Order of procession for the inauguration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.: Gideon & Pearson, [1863]
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