“Lincoln: 200 Years ” C-SPAN Series Honors Most Important President
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.
I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
Abraham Lincoln was our most important President. Others can claim such a high distinction might go to other deserving men who held the White House. Solid cases can be made for their importance in keeping our nation strong, but the fact remains that Lincoln fought to preserve what many others at the time would have dissolved. He in fact saved the nation. It is because of his solid understanding about the necessity of keeping the Union in tact, and marshalling the military resources to insure that it would not perish, that he stands alone as the nations most important President. When we reflect on his bold political calculations, and deep held principles, it becomes clear why we honor the 200th anniversary of his birth in a big way. By focusing on Abraham Lincoln, as C-SPAN will do this whole year, it is a nation’s way of saying thanks to a President for what he did so that we still have this country to call home.
A partial list of dates for C-SPAN Lincoln programming can be found below.
| February 12 | ALBC Inaugural Event at Lincoln Birthplace | Hodgenville, KY | C-SPAN 10:30am ET |
| April 5 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| April 12 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| April 19 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| April 26 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| May 3 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| May 10 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| May 11 | ALBC Mother’s Day Celebration at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial | Lincoln City, IN | C-SPAN Time TBA |
| May 17 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| May 24 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| May 31 | C-SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years Programming | Washington, DC | C-SPAN 8pm ET |
| November 19 | ALBC Dedication Day Ceremony — 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address | Gettysburg, PA | C-SPAN Time TBA |
