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    January Lincoln Movie

    January Lincoln Movie

    As the multi-Oscar nominated Abraham Lincoln film comes to a screen near you, we talked about its portrayal of the man and how Hollywood has added to our knowledge of history. 150 years ago this month, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which made the abolition of slavery in the confederate states an official goal of the American Civil War. Stephen Speilberg's new film, Lincoln deals with the President's efforts two years later to formally abolish slavery in the United States. Steven Benedict, lecturer in film and Tom Plank, Chairman of Republicans Abroad Ireland previewed this film for us. Lincoln ...

    http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/0120/363645-the-history-show-sunday-20-january-2013/?clipid=980963
    Historical Us Presidential Inaugurations

    Historical Us Presidential Inaugurations

    Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States at a ceremony in Washington tomorrow.   The official theme will be Faith in America's Future to mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Deputy Editor of The Irish Times, Denis Staunton who will be at tomorrow's ceremony came in talk about some notable past inaugurations - among them, that of William Henry Harrison, the man who has the dual distinction of giving the longest inaugural speech and spending the shortest term in office.   He also talked about Franklin Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, among ...

    http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/0120/363645-the-history-show-sunday-20-january-2013/?clipid=980965
    Lincoln - The Man and The Film.

    Lincoln - The Man and The Film.

    Daniel Day Lewis plays Abraham Lincoln in Stephen Spielberg’s Lincoln, recalling the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln and his fight to emancipate slaves. Where the film shows Lincoln as the hero, pushing through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee freedom for slaves, he himself was not a radical abolitionist, but events were set to change all that. Pat was joined from the Galway studio by Enrico Dal Lago, of the Department of History at the National University Of Ireland, Galway, who has specialized in this period of American history.

    http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2013/0118/363404-today-with-pat-kenny-friday-18-january-2013/?clipid=977704

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