What made Abraham Lincoln a great president with his speeches?

And in February of that year, he gave a speech in New York City that cleared an important obstacle to the presidency. His performance at Cooper Union on Feb. read more

Beyond his major speeches, Abraham Lincoln exhibited great facility with the language in other forums. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were held in Illinois throughout the summer of 1858 as Lincoln ran for a U.S. Senate seat held by Stephen A. Douglas. read more

Abraham Lincoln was a skilled lawyer, statesman, and one of the greatest orators in U.S. history, giving hundreds of speeches. His skill and eloquence were so great that Williams Jennings Bryan, a politician who ran for president three times and himself a renowned public speaker, gave a speech about Lincoln’s oratory powers on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. read more