“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by less spectacularpreparation.” - Arnold Kunst

 From“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

November 20

The main speaker at the dedication ceremony of the cemetery atGettysburg, Edward Everett, sent this note about what came to be called theGettysburg Address to President Lincoln: “I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours asyou did in two minutes.”