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Ned

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1m 53s

Ned explains what reciting The Address and winning the school coin would mean to him.

Funding provided by Bank of America; the Anne Ray Charitable Trust; Public Broadcasting Service; and members of The Better Angels Society, including The Pfeil Foundation and Robert & Beverly Grappone. Funding was also provided by Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as part of "American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen," a public media initiative to help communities solve the national high school dropout crisis and keep more students on a successful path to college and career.
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Ken Burns remembers the best Christmas present he ever received.
Joan Ganz Cooney discusses The Gettysburg Address with Elmo and Murray from Sesame Street.
A short history of the Civil War and the Gettysburg Address.
The boys from Greenwood School recite The Gettysburg Address.
A quick look at the students of Greenwood School.
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