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David Rubenstein on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

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Abraham Lincoln
A photograph of President Abraham Lincoln taken by Matthew Brady in 1861.
Image courtesy of the Meserve-Kunhardt Collection

On this day in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave what's become known as "The Gettysburg Address." This hour, a talk about what are considered TWO of the greatest presidential speeches in American history. Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Adress and John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address were given under very different circumstances by two very different political leaders.

David Rubenstein is the co-founder of the Carlyle Group. He spoke at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival.