On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at Cooper Union’s Great Hall that captivated his audience. Were such a speech - filled as it was with details of constitutional history – given today, would it have had such an effect? Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech that Made Abraham Lincoln President dared actor Sam Waterston (who has portrayed Lincoln before) to find out, by reading the speech once in its entirety before a live audience. We check in with Howzer and Waterston at Cooper Union, a few hours before the crowd shows up. Produced by Julie Subrin.
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