C-SPAN Video

Lincoln Bicentennial

Lincoln Memorial Rededication

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Lincoln Memorial was rededicated to mark the 2009 bicentennial of Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The memorial was originally dedicated on May 30, 1922. Speakers include Interior Sec. Ken Salazar, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission co-chairman Harold Holzer, and Tuskegee Univ. Pres. Benjamin Payton. For more information on C‑SPAN’s Lincoln 200 Years programming initiative, as well as unique Lincoln resources and content, go to our website
Washington, DC