Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Performed By President Obama

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  • President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address performed by President Barack Obama.
    The Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1863:
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who died here that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety, do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, while it can never forget what they did here. It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us. That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. That the nation shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
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  • @RicoCobos
    @RicoCobos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Only as an adult, did I realize the magnitude of Lincoln's words. His was a beautiful mind who could captivate the sacred imagination of America with his underspoken and honest expression of leadership. An amazing man who understood that the Union would always be a work -in-progress.

    • @Inthe757
      @Inthe757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just seeing this video and the beginnings of your comment. After reading in its entirety, my reaction was "WoW, what a beautiful summation, using multiple adjectives, of how this person views then-President Lincoln. R. Cobbs should be a writer for a politician if not himself as an author." Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this video.

    • @bl1t7theprotogenhybrid72
      @bl1t7theprotogenhybrid72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As someone who is 15, I can say that we the people after those who served to protect our country and future shall continue the work laid out by activities of the past. No one shall be judged for who they are, what they believe in, what they like or even what they look like. In the south, no couple weather they are gay men or women, male, female or transgender shall have to cower in fear of beginning killed by those who wish to stop what they believe is a sin. A black man shall never have to fear being shot or arrested for walking through a white neighborhood just to get home quickly. We the people shall forever be united to stand up with our allies to oppose those whom wish to define us, Citizens of this great nation.

  • @REDWHITEBLUEFULLTHRU
    @REDWHITEBLUEFULLTHRU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The world will little note, or long remember what we say here.....
    100+ years still inspiring

  • @kkevin369
    @kkevin369 11 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I remember when I first read the Gettysburg address. I swear I had a tear in my eye

    • @ibrokemyownheart4953
      @ibrokemyownheart4953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just read it and I don’t even know what it’s trying to say

    • @Dev-rc7sd
      @Dev-rc7sd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ibrokemyownheart4953
      Iq of an average man has decreased .
      Not kidding just google it

    • @billydavis2606
      @billydavis2606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

  • @CJ-tx3tm
    @CJ-tx3tm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    even if you dont like Obama you have to admit he has a very profound speaking voice

    • @AnceOG
      @AnceOG 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      true

    • @theyoungcentrist9110
      @theyoungcentrist9110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True! But Obama is half white. So he is not the first mainstream African American presidents .

    • @moiecol
      @moiecol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The devil speaks just as well but nobody wants him either !

    • @LBF522
      @LBF522 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Trust me, the racists will never have a positive thing to say about this wonderful man. I do agree he does have a great speaking voice.

    • @algriffin7630
      @algriffin7630 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whosyourdaddy4579 you sure you aren't talking about bush;)

  • @saumilpradhan8858
    @saumilpradhan8858 8 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    Just a thought, When Abraham Lincoln gave this speech, this is exactly what he would have hoped for an African American president of the United states of America. This is why I love America so much, it has always had great leaders. People fought for their rights and made America the country it is now. A true global superpower.

    • @Dbrenizer
      @Dbrenizer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/abraham-lincoln-racist/?_r=0

    • @abrahamhamdan6578
      @abrahamhamdan6578 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      he freed the slave dude, this is the most reliable fact of his life.

    • @Gitfidlpickr
      @Gitfidlpickr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      he emancipated the slaves ... AND he saved the UNION from becoming five or even six or possibly TEN Nations .. AND he earned his own education by hard work AND he said let us be governed by our kinder and gentler angels (not by mobs) AND he had a troubled marriage AND he grieved a dead son (just like many others do) AND he was patient with big shots and generous with little people AND hw anted us to be like that too! (and we are not)

    • @henryjarman8599
      @henryjarman8599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Saumil Pradhan Lincoln actually didn't believe in racial equality, as seen by the Lincoln- Douglas debates in 1858 where he said something along the lines of not seeing blacks as "fit for public office". Look it up if you don't believe me. Of course he should still be respected as a visionary for his time. Racism was the accepted belief back then, and the majority of Northerns weren't fighting for black rights

    • @cairene
      @cairene 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Saumil Pradhan and then you now have Trump.

  • @adibbehroozitv6447
    @adibbehroozitv6447 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Abe is my favorite president by far. Long live the legacy of unity even in face of terror and hate

  • @brianbaumgarn5795
    @brianbaumgarn5795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    With all our struggles as a country. We need to listen to this and heed the wisdom of Lincoln's words. Thanks to President Obama for this rendition.

    • @johnvanzyl2960
      @johnvanzyl2960 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Part of a cult???? Still waiting for the waters to recede just like Barack Hussein Obama told you.

    • @anthonycaruso8443
      @anthonycaruso8443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      O'Bama was a fraud.Only pres.never to get 3% economic growth during his admin.

    • @Rokdar1
      @Rokdar1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NEGATIVE!

    • @TheCornhole55
      @TheCornhole55 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obama is trash 🗑️….

  • @chekengyong5032
    @chekengyong5032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Im not American, but hearing President Obama reciting the Gettysburg Address brought tears to my eyes. God bless America!

  • @AnupBhatt
    @AnupBhatt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Lincoln had the biggest challenge of all presidents ever. Yes, more so than Roosevelt or Truman. Lincoln did not face an external enemy. He faced his own people torn up by ideologies. And you can only appreciate that if you knew what it means to point a gun at your own brother. Obama may not have achieved a lot, but USA, to an outsider like myself, looked more united and coherent during Obama's presidency than it looks today after him.

  • @TheDailyConversation
    @TheDailyConversation  11 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    44 pays tribute to 16.

    • @ralphlee6386
      @ralphlee6386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In words only, unfortunately.

  • @AsoftDolphinn
    @AsoftDolphinn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the most important Speeches of American History, if not the most important

  • @AdlersRoses
    @AdlersRoses 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    the Gettysburg Address is so beautiful I pray for Lincoln

  • @reubenhampton8408
    @reubenhampton8408 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    im learning this in school this part (For score seven years ago are fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War testing whether that nation or any other nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.)

  • @joseph-ow1hf
    @joseph-ow1hf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    a beautiful recitation of some of the most powerful words ever written.

  • @perotekku
    @perotekku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country-bigger than all the Presidents together.
    “We are still too near to his greatness,” Tolstoy concluded, “but after a few centuries more our posterity will find him considerably bigger than we do. His genius is still too strong and too powerful for the common understanding, just as the sun is too hot when its light beams directly on us."
    Leo Tolstoy's thoughts on Lincoln. He will always be, without doubt, the greatest American, President, and Statesman the world has ever seen. At least in the humble opinion of this Canadian.

    • @c-linnd606
      @c-linnd606 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      wow. thanks for this info!

  • @frederickfairlieesq5316
    @frederickfairlieesq5316 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Imagine Lincoln’s delight if he were given the chance to see this video.

  • @abrahamhamdan6578
    @abrahamhamdan6578 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    f*cking goosebumps!

    • @crazierthan-u7571
      @crazierthan-u7571 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check it out. Gregory Peck Gettysburg yadayada

  • @StephenFletcher-e4u
    @StephenFletcher-e4u ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In this moment in time.

  • @1805movie
    @1805movie 11 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    WOW!

  • @MatthewCabisada-n2c
    @MatthewCabisada-n2c 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Four scour and 11 years ago since 2013 in the month of October when the world was shot down to the steppingstone,I never forget my sacrifice and pain , but I'm look to moving forward to my mission to find the mortal enemies on earth, and I thank God for guiding me and confront the struggle for what is right and law human being on earth,

  • @Dr_GraysGhost_420
    @Dr_GraysGhost_420 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just as good a president as Lincoln.. President Obama.. respect

  • @EbenWatson
    @EbenWatson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yet another great president!

  • @luke8957
    @luke8957 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have started to think of the Gettysburg Address as a living document. A set of standards and instructions spoken by one of Americas greatest leaders that Americans should strive to live up to to this day, and into the future.

  • @gloob2465
    @gloob2465 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I know this video is old but I must point out that Lincoln gave the address on November 19th, 1863, not 1865.

    • @gloob2465
      @gloob2465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jazsm5385 I made this comment in 2017, but thanks for sharing

  • @d.a.v.9381
    @d.a.v.9381 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So many people admire America from a distance not knowing what makes it what it is, I believe this speech encapsulates (though not totally) the main idea of what the founding fathers were trying to achieve, understanding these ideals and putting them into practice is not for the cynical nor for the faint of heart!

  • @jameszombies7093
    @jameszombies7093 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    AMAZING SPEECH

    • @NicolasHazen
      @NicolasHazen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. And I like your prussian eagle

    • @jeremydurante7761
      @jeremydurante7761 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's an insult for obama to even speak this Obama is a divider and chief

    • @crazierthan-u7571
      @crazierthan-u7571 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What James said!! This speech is a work of political and personal genius.

  • @813lem
    @813lem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    brilliant. what a great mind. obama and lincoln.

  • @jserruya
    @jserruya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well said! On a side note... probably the only time Obama quoted a Republican! ;)

  • @Doogie769
    @Doogie769 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandparents were both buhdist and they say one nation under god when they pledge allegiance to America upon arrival.They both understood that if it's important than just say it out of respect for the Americans.I know alot of us dont intentionally go and offend other religions but how do we respect their trully if we can't respect the ones here?

  • @brendadaiuta2733
    @brendadaiuta2733 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was absolutely nauseating!

  • @codyshi4743
    @codyshi4743 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love this speech.

  • @maryellenelizabethhart7370
    @maryellenelizabethhart7370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you!!!

  • @ConceitedCamelyt
    @ConceitedCamelyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That man was God incarnate, just having his same day of birth is an honor too great to deserve.

    • @Rokdar1
      @Rokdar1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jesus is the "incarnate" of God NOT lincoln!

  • @Strollmanx
    @Strollmanx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Obama did not go to Gettysburg for the 150th anniversary remembrance. That is all you need to know about him. Lincoln arrived and made history. A man of the hour, a man of his times, a great American.

    • @DonaldTramp-gp1so
      @DonaldTramp-gp1so 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Vilkas Yeah, Obama didn't go to the anniversary. Neither did the president before him.... and the president before him.... and the president before him... do you want me to continue?

    • @Strollmanx
      @Strollmanx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Donald Tramp 2016 YES YES YES continue right to the 100th that LBJ gave the speech at and the 50th that Woodrow Wilson gave the speech at. You are embarrassing yourself these are MILESTONES. Another fine example of the public school system......nice try lib.

    • @DonaldTramp-gp1so
      @DonaldTramp-gp1so 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vilkas LBJ visited Gettysburg, but not when he was in office as president. Wilson visited on July 3; 134 days before the anniversary.
      In my previous comment, I was directly speaking about presidents (while in office at the time) visited Gettysburg on Nov 19 because the person was talking about the "Anniversary Remembrance.". Out of the recent 28 presidents since Lincoln, 27 didn't achieve this. Only William H. Taft did.

    • @Strollmanx
      @Strollmanx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donald Tramp 2016 Wilson did so on that date in concert with the reunion of the soldiers, he did not decide the date but this was when the huge gathering for the milestone was to be celebrated. Kennedy of course made his own private visit.
      Obama's swearing in with the Lincoln bible was as it turned out to be all show. Lincoln was one to unite a country in the worst of times whereas Obama has done nothing but divide. Right out of the gate he moved to socialize healthcare and set the precedence for his entire career. Zero Republican votes, alienating half of the population and he has never looked back.
      I look at all presidents warts and all. I make no excuses for any of them.
      Obama is a terrible leader. I get no joy saying that. I look at this Iran catastrophe and I can't from any angle see the good in this.
      Obama is a globalist figure not an American president. His actions indicate that he does not believe in the history of this country. He is not my president. He is a disgrace compared with the likes of Washington, Adams, Jackson, Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.
      He has none of their qualities or leadership abilities and has as Theodore Roosevelt once said " the backbone of a chocolate éclair".

    • @DonaldTramp-gp1so
      @DonaldTramp-gp1so 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vilkas "Obama is a terrible leader. I get no joy saying that. I look at this Iran catastrophe and I can't from any angle see the good in this."
      I'm not Obama's biggest fan - far far from it. I definitely wouldn't say he was a great leader, but I wouldn't say he was the worst president.
      In relation to the Iran deal, the deal isn’t perfect. No negotiation ever is. Iranian leaders have been on a superhighway, for the last 10 years, to create a nuclear weapon or a nuclear weapons program, with no speed limit. They've gone from 106 centrifuges to 19,0000 centrifuges in the last decade. This agreement will bring it down to 5,0000 - all of which will be under the support vision of the IAEA. The same is for the number of uranium going from 1200KG to 300KG.
      Iran's money was frozen all over the world, and America wouldn't let them get *their* money back until they agreed to under their nuclear program.
      It's not Israel vs Iran, or America vs Iran, or Muslim vs Jew, etc. It is those who want war vs. those who want peace. Khamenei has more in common with the Republicans and Netanyahu than he does with the Iranian people.

  • @isabell5190
    @isabell5190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I read it again today 01/06/2021 I cried.

  • @edwardalbrecht2215
    @edwardalbrecht2215 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    November 19, 1865? Wow I guess the ghost of Lincoln does exist.

  • @drewbell5260
    @drewbell5260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for your service Mr. President.

  • @montgomeryscott8662
    @montgomeryscott8662 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    this and we shall fight of Churchill gives me the thrills

    • @cyrusjohnson245
      @cyrusjohnson245 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Si muy bien mi amigo!

    • @jazsm5385
      @jazsm5385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg no Lincoln was a liberal (although he was Republican) towards non Whites while Churchill was an outright conservative bigoted racist who hated anyone who wasn't white. Plz don't compare the two 🙏

    • @jeffrutt5292
      @jeffrutt5292 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Churchill was a scumbag!

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic.

  • @TomMcHugh-l4v
    @TomMcHugh-l4v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An immortal speech. But IMHO, Obama did not deliver it with enough power and intonation. I could picture MLK or JFK doing it justice....
    May we know peace in our lifetime.
    ✌️ ☮️ 🌎 🇺🇸

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Speech, African-Americans Now and Forever Free. Amen.

  • @lucax2300
    @lucax2300 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As we never got to hear President Lincoln's voice on any recording, the next best voice we have to hear from in this address is from President Obama.

  • @cattuslavandula
    @cattuslavandula 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The world will little note
    nor long remember what we say here
    O yes, yes we will.

  • @taffbanjo
    @taffbanjo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Not the standard Bliss version - close but no cigar. "This we may, in all propriety do"- loses the rhythm and poetry of "It is all together fitting and proper that we should do this". Obama also misses out the '"Under God"" bit in wishing the the nation "a new birth of freedom". I'm no theist, but leaving it out again spoils the flow.
    Obama is an erudite, accomplished man. It's a shame he's not also a poet. The Address, to my mind is still one of the greatest political speeches of all time but in Obama's hands it is merely "very good"- and I'm a Brit!

    • @gsquyrb
      @gsquyrb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But Obama was asked to recite Lincoln's original draft (or, the 'Nicolay Version') of the Address, which did not contain the phrase "under God."

    • @taffbanjo
      @taffbanjo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fair comment, except that we don't know what Lincoln actually said - the five reporters present all reported slightly different things. I do agree, though, that "under God" does not appear in either the Hay or Nikolay drafts.

    • @andrepaige9669
      @andrepaige9669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All you need to know is that "under God" was added much later. We know that from history...even if you may not.

    • @andrepaige9669
      @andrepaige9669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Obama gave us the version closest to the original.

    • @taffbanjo
      @taffbanjo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrepaige9669 We don't know what the original version was - contemporary versions would have been the Nicholay or Hay drafts. The Everett, Benton and Bliss versions came after the fact. There were five reporters present when Lincoln spoke his "few suitable words" but they all differ in some aspects. Obviously, it was Edward Everett who gave the actual Gettysburg Address and he spoke for two hours! Still, the Bliss version is taken as standard as it was the only version that Lincoln signed. It is what he would have said if he had had a little time to think about it - and I still think it's wonderful!

  • @brookeheil5194
    @brookeheil5194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    cooooooooooooool

  • @wildwillie6132
    @wildwillie6132 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice job Barack.... Couldn't have said it better myself.

  • @MosmMAli
    @MosmMAli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    omg this is the greatest of speeches that captured the moment and pointed the way forward for the new nation of the united states of america

  • @chipmunkstew4395
    @chipmunkstew4395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He omitted the phrase Under God from the speech. Why?

  • @mitu_witu
    @mitu_witu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    who tf knew i would be here because of a AP Lang class

  • @nancyyamores
    @nancyyamores 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Four score and seven years ago are fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation

  • @imperiallegionnaire6943
    @imperiallegionnaire6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mandatory viewing for all Illinois residents

  • @loadi2865
    @loadi2865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He omitted UNDER GOD. This is Lincoln's speech, not Obama's.

  • @lukesaken4100
    @lukesaken4100 ปีที่แล้ว

    祝好,为自由民主。
    freedom and democracy, matters much.

  • @Duecemoney1
    @Duecemoney1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "A republic. If you can keep it." We continue to try today.

  • @arneldayao8527
    @arneldayao8527 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wish I could read as beautiful as obama.

    • @nschuehly
      @nschuehly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too.

  • @AbdulSattar-xd2ql
    @AbdulSattar-xd2ql 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great leader

    • @shaunpoland5656
      @shaunpoland5656 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      probably the worst president of all reading the speech of the greatest president how ironic

  • @tricorntom2254
    @tricorntom2254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OBAMA DIDN"T EVEN BOTHER TO SHOW UP AT GETTYSBURG ON THE SESQUECENTENNIAL (150th ANNEVERSARY, 2013).

  • @TheThisguy1983
    @TheThisguy1983 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This sort of incredible eloquence...to what we have now. Unbelievable.

  • @CulturalPhlIlstine
    @CulturalPhlIlstine 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr. Obama, seeing you deliver the Gettysburg Address fills me with pride and gratitude. Your interpretation honors the enduring message of unity and sacrifice that defined that pivotal moment in our nation's history. Your delivery is a testament to the power of our shared ideals to inspire across generations. Thank you for carrying forward the spirit of that solemn occasion.

  • @the10thfloor37
    @the10thfloor37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The greatest speech written by the greatest president who freed the slaves, being recited by the first African American president in US history. The poetic reality here...

  • @FirebrandAL
    @FirebrandAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    President Obama isn't my cup of tea. I'm appreciative he did this. For all of us.

  • @loadi2865
    @loadi2865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I miss Obama. 💙

  • @claraperegrine6252
    @claraperegrine6252 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    are there several versions of this because i learned it a different way

    • @ChezzaAU
      @ChezzaAU 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Clara Winters .... There's not several "versions" exactly, but when Lincoln was composing his speech he made several drafts, which explains the slight difference in wording. What a great man Abraham Lincoln was!

    • @diRecTorUNBEKNOWNST
      @diRecTorUNBEKNOWNST 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      His spoken and signed draft states that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom

  • @Adam-bx2br
    @Adam-bx2br 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah how nice it was to have an articulate and literate president.

  • @Stretch213
    @Stretch213 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty damned good

  • @conlagrime
    @conlagrime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I cannot bear to see this man much less listen to him recite the speech of a man who was President during one of the worst times in America's history.....

  • @boxy.
    @boxy. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    true

  • @17_73
    @17_73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pity Abraham Lincolns dream for America never realised.

  • @SevTSnape
    @SevTSnape 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Long live Lincoln.

  • @mjmclaugh4572
    @mjmclaugh4572 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This should not be the top results that comes up when I type in Lincoln performs the Gettysburg Address

  • @AsadAli-le2ms
    @AsadAli-le2ms 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Obama is fine with his unique how to translate how to do diplomatic approaches and its best decisions.

  • @RipaChowdhury-sv1wf
    @RipaChowdhury-sv1wf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

  • @adamboyt5028
    @adamboyt5028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A great orator at least

  • @thetop-mostlist6831
    @thetop-mostlist6831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks to your voice guidance. I wish I'll be good to read these line as you did.

  • @ben38154
    @ben38154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    He omitted UNDER GOD. This is Lincoln's speech, not Obama's. He does not have license to alter the text.

    • @TailsTheFoxYT
      @TailsTheFoxYT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is this guy Anti-christian >:( WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD HE OMITT THAT??

    • @MrAcuriteOf1337
      @MrAcuriteOf1337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Because he read from the Nicolay copy of the speech - written as the first draft by Lincoln himself, and owned by the library of congress - which does not contain "under God" in the first place. The copy owned by the government omits it; an employee of the government omitted it.

    • @joshlapidus933
      @joshlapidus933 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lincoln omitted "under God" in his early drafts which is what Obama was asked to read. It is not known if Lincoln included "under God" in the delivered address but it is likely his did.

    • @asdasd-be5ww
      @asdasd-be5ww 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The only reason Obama has to be in a church is to listen to Jeremiah Wright

    • @moiecol
      @moiecol 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      obama will be a forgotten person because there's nothing of value he did for this country.

  • @nebka44
    @nebka44 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where Lincoln says The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, Lincoln was so wrong there. It's one of the greatest speeches in American History.

    • @davidhatch3146
      @davidhatch3146 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've always wished that more politicians had his humility.

  • @inflatedginger8778
    @inflatedginger8778 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I won't say much but this, this does sound inspirational you have to admit

  • @ChrisAldridge
    @ChrisAldridge 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really pissed me off when he omitted Under God. Who is he to rewrite history?

  • @GweGwe-lu9ob
    @GweGwe-lu9ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why did Obama take out under god in this speech makes me wonder this is not the full speech

    • @Aorda
      @Aorda 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a little modified. No idea why...

    • @chefcurryj8469
      @chefcurryj8469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Aorda he left out under God because he was asked to read the John G. Nicolay copy, the first draft Lincoln wrote, which did not include the words "under God" among many other things, those were added later. We do not know which version he actually read, but they are all similar. He was asked to read the Nicolay copy

  • @talstory
    @talstory ปีที่แล้ว

    Music spoils this

  • @surrealmedical3603
    @surrealmedical3603 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Obama left out the under God part.

    • @warrenrhinerson6373
      @warrenrhinerson6373 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      President Obama was asked to read President Lincoln's original draft, in which "Under God" was not included

  • @Agos-p1f
    @Agos-p1f 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why doesn't he pronounce the words "...under God..."?

    • @pckoha57
      @pckoha57 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a good question, why did he avoid the most significant words?

    • @thatoneguythatlikesship
      @thatoneguythatlikesship 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe because not everyone can say some things correctly?

  • @JustynneDeathWho
    @JustynneDeathWho ปีที่แล้ว

    From my point of view America has lost these values. Greed and corruption and power have taken control. What the people need is a leader that is strong and willing to lead them into the future a symbol of peace and pride a standard bearer for the young and old to look at and follow. Someone who will stand up and say enough is enough. That someone as to have the ball's to lead the fight and listen to those around them and be able to tell the church that thier time is over. And lock up these things that pray on children for their own pleasure. Time for the truth to come out and peace to take control. Archangel Michael

  • @CBeard849
    @CBeard849 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't like that the actual speech was not precisely quoted in this video. Every single word put down by Lincoln should remain untouched by those who choose to repeat this monumental speech in our country's history. Once you begin to substitute or abridge a great work you reduce it's impact and historical significance. I know it seems a minor petty detail but words, and how they are used have historical importance.

  • @alfonso.rubio15
    @alfonso.rubio15 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    he didn't say rather after living!

    • @justincase8239
      @justincase8239 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are five known copies of the speech in Lincoln's handwriting, each with a slightly different text, and named for the people who first received them: Nicolay, Hay, Everett, Bancroft and Bliss. Two copies apparently were written before delivering the speech, one of which probably was the reading copy. The remaining ones were produced months later for soldier benefit events. Despite widely-circulated stories to the contrary, the president did not dash off a copy aboard a train to Gettysburg. Lincoln carefully prepared his major speeches in advance; his steady, even script in every manuscript is consistent with a firm writing surface, not the notoriously bumpy Civil War-era trains. Additional versions of the speech appeared in newspapers of the era, feeding modern-day confusion about the authoritative text.
      Lincoln speech text is in the public domain; the organization, remaining text, and photo on this page are copyright 2018 Abraham Lincoln Online. All rights reserved.

  • @Rickyrab
    @Rickyrab 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd like to hear Trump do this for giggles and shots

  • @aidenmoraga1515
    @aidenmoraga1515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thats just his super deep awsome voice

  • @matthewpalmer9820
    @matthewpalmer9820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    why is there background music. like seriously

  • @inlightenedbeing
    @inlightenedbeing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Remember Four score and seven years ago, our Forefathers brought forth ...
    Not FATHERS

  • @bacountess
    @bacountess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn’t always like Obama but this is beautiful.

  • @gbangerlove
    @gbangerlove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His side can’t take credit

  • @acts837kjv4
    @acts837kjv4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always wonder why ab didn't start the sentence by saying 87 year,s ago!

    • @Heligoland360
      @Heligoland360 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It sounds fancier.

    • @chefcurryj8469
      @chefcurryj8469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have studies this for speech and debate. the actual reason is that, in the bible, the age of human life is said as "three score and ten" or 70 years. 87 is more than 70. When Lincoln said "four score and seven", he meant that most people who were alive when the nation was founded were now dead, and that America could no longer rely on the founding father for guidance. That is why he phrased it as "four score and seven", to contrast the then widely-known "three score and ten"
      Hope that makes sense.

  • @Michael-dq7mz
    @Michael-dq7mz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It saddened me when I heard him recite this great speech. Picked it up the second he said it. Why did he leave out " under God ?"
    How would his family feel if 100 yrs from now someone re-wrote his speech to suit their agenda? I liked President Obama, I still do actually, I just thought it was sad he did what he did to those great words.

    • @perotekku
      @perotekku 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So interesting Factoid for you:
      No "official" record exists of what Lincoln said that day at Gettysburg.
      The version most often quoted, and used in the Lincoln Monument, is the "Bliss Copy". This was a copy Lincoln rewrote, since his original copy was all scribbled on, and messy.
      Obama is reciting the "Nicolay Copy", named for Lincoln's Secretary. You can tell, mainly, as Obama says "This we may, in all propriety do." instead of the more well known "It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
      So while I agree I prefer the Bliss Copy with its "That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom", Obama did not take it upon himself to edit the Gettysburg Address.

  • @frisco21
    @frisco21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dare we pray that there will _never_ be a Donald Trump reading of Lincoln's greatest speech.

    • @perotekku
      @perotekku 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would rather that, and have the man acknowledge the greatness of President Lincoln, than to see all the comments online espousing Trump as a greater President than Lincoln.
      That's just a bit too far, if you ask me.

  • @halo8323
    @halo8323 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    20 x 4 = 80 + 7 = 87

    • @paulrevere946
      @paulrevere946 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sk1ttlez does Stuff good math

    • @Ryan-wc8wm
      @Ryan-wc8wm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong bruh,

    • @halo8323
      @halo8323 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ryan-wc8wm you are 4 years late

    • @Ryan-wc8wm
      @Ryan-wc8wm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@halo8323 i am 4 years still right

  • @kellypatel5226
    @kellypatel5226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He skipped words!

    • @curtisallred7250
      @curtisallred7250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup! Left out under God because he's an atheist.

    • @chefcurryj8469
      @chefcurryj8469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@curtisallred7250 First of all, Obama is a christian. Second of all, he left out under God because he was asked to read the John G. Nicolay copy, the first draft Lincoln wrote, which did not include the words "under God" among many other things, those were added later. We do not know which version he actually read, but they are all similar. He was asked to read the Nicolay copy.

  • @vineetchaturvedi9793
    @vineetchaturvedi9793 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How would Lincoln look at the American democracy today? Is it really a government of the people, for the people, by its people?
    As an outsider who admires great American men like Lincoln, John Muir and Martin Luther King, I feel bad for the American state today, with all its inequality and injustice, within and without.

    • @nonameman7114
      @nonameman7114 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve pondered on this as well, from my understanding he would’ve been disappointed in both parties. Due to the fact that a majority of representatives in each political party only care for their own agenda passed on by others around them. None of them have the integrity and spine to disagree with their own party in fear of being rejected.

  • @Steve-gc5nt
    @Steve-gc5nt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now get Trump to try to read it with gravitas 😂😂

  • @theelectricpatriot973
    @theelectricpatriot973 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hearing Barack Obama recite, the Gettysburg address is like hearing the devil recite the lords prayer.

  • @kami0304
    @kami0304 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Abraham Lincoln:
    Booth: Feeling cute might assassinate Lincoln later.