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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  2.5 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 59 seconds

Transcription: America has built a dramatic and graceful tribute to her martyred president. In a city filled with monuments, the Lincoln Memorial stirs emotions as few others can. The memorial marks the western end of two reflecting pools and a long grassy mall that bisects the heart of the city. The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in 1922. Civil War veterans, once young and strong and fearless, now aged and infirm, took their honored places in the audience. President Warren G. Harding addressed the crowd from the memorial steps. Vice President Calvin Coolidge also participated in the ceremony. In its design, ...

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