Events, Dear Boy…
Events!
February…
1860
Abraham Lincoln’s
Cooper Union Address…
Part Six…
Reactionary Special…
“Electrifying…”
“…Lincoln’s watershed, the event transforming him from a mere regional leader into a national phenomenon…”
“…Learned, witty & exquisitely reasoned…”
“…Had he failed at his do-or-die New York debut, few may recognise the nation as it is today…”
“…Arriving as a politician with many more defeats than victories to his name, Lincoln departs politically reborn…”
“ Had he not triumphed before the sophisticated &demanding audience he faced at the Union that night, Lincoln would never have been nominated, much less elected, to the Presidency, later that year…”
“…That brand new suit of his was, on the night, of very little impact as it fit the massively lanky Lincoln poorly, but his speech, delivered in his customary shrill tone, was a masterful exploration of the political paths open to the Nation…”
It had been, however, quite…
( I’d like a suit like that! )
verifiably…
…a VERY fine suit…
Wowza!
…indeed!
What a Whopper !
—Well, that’s a matter of opinion!
—& on that strident sartorial note - Good-Night!
Well, all, we can only hope it all works out well for the plucky, ‘Lucky’ Lincoln & that we never get to see him here in ‘Events…’ ever again…
Events…
…Exit
