Did you know that the Gettysburg Address was only about 2 minutes long? It was. Imagine you wanting to see the president for your whole life, and when you do, he only talks for two minutes? That would be crazy! (: The speech was basically saying, "We are here today to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and to announce that we will make a graveyard for them." That's basically it. Abraham Lincoln just makes it seem like so much more with all those big, long words. (: