March 2, 1994

Lincoln Speech: A House Divided

In the Illinois State House on June 17, 1858, former Representative Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination and opened his senatorial campaign… read more

In the Illinois State House on June 17, 1858, former Representative Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination and opened his senatorial campaign with his now-famous “House Divided” speech in which he said that the United States could not remain half slave and half free. Brian Lamb introduced R. Frederick Klein, an historical interpreter, who re-enacted Lincoln’s speech. Mr. Klein then responded to questions from members of the audience. This was part of the announcement by several Illinois cities of historical re-enactments of all of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates. close

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Program ID:: 55058-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Springfield, Illinois, United States
First Aired:: Mar 05, 1994 | 9:49pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jun 20, 2011 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Mar 05, 1994 | 9:49pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 06, 1994 | 1:27pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jun 25, 1999 | 11:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 02, 1999 | 11:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 27, 1999 | 1:34am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 27, 1999 | 3:17am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Nov 30, 1999 | 1:26pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jul 04, 2000 | 11:48am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jul 04, 2000 | 6:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 04, 2002 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 05, 2002 | 6:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 09, 2002 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 09, 2002 | 6:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 03, 2002 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 04, 2002 | 6:30am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 04, 2006 | 10:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 05, 2006 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 05, 2006 | 7:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 07, 2006 | 10:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2006 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2006 | 7:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 09, 2006 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 09, 2006 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 09, 2006 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 18, 2011 | 9:13am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 19, 2011 | 4:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jun 20, 2011 | 5:13am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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