PHOTOS, WORDS OF LINCOLN ON DISPLAY AT WHITE HOUSE
Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer speaks during a rendition of "Lincoln: Seen and Heard," in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 11, 2005. This year marks the 196th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, 1809. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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