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Lincoln At Cooper Union, The Speech That Changed Everything (1860)

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 9:30 a.m.

It\u2019s February 27th. This day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Cooper Union in New York City. Before the speech, he was relatively unknown and not considered a viable candidate for president in that fall\u2019s election. This speech changed everything.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the speech both boosted Lincoln as a candidate, but also laid out his intellectual vision \u2014 one that was as much about continually evolving ideas on slavery as anything.

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