STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - A LINCOLN ALBUM - CARL SANDBURG

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Illinois born statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, on what would have been his 212th Birthday. He died in office in 1865, age 56, from an assassins' bullet. With him in mind we spotlight this 1957 double album from Caedmon Records, A Lincoln Album, featuring spoken word excerpts by Carl Sandburg.

A A. Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois

B The Man In The White House

C1 The House Divided
C2 The First Inaugural Address
C3 The President's Message To Congress

D1 The Backdrop For Gettysburg
D2 The Gettysburg Address
D3 The Letter To Mrs. Bixby
D4 Walt Whitman's Portrait

Design – Matthew Leibowitz
Read By – Carl Sandburg

Recorded in New York City, March 25, 1957.