In honor of IL Statehood Day (Dec. 3 annually), a Press Conference at D.C. with Pres. Lincoln (re-enactor)

sponsored by Abraham Lincoln Association dot-org, Springfield, IL =
Abraham Lincoln: A Press Conference
Thursday, December 3, 2015
12:00 noon

Ketchum Hall
200 Maryland Ave., NE
Washington, D.C.   20002

Illinois Statehood Day, Thursday, December 3, 2015, will be commemorated with a presentation of “Abraham Lincoln – A Press Conference” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The event will take place at noon in Ketchum Hall of the VFW Building at 200 Maryland Avenue, NE, across 2nd St. NE from the Hart Senate Office Building.

It is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA), the Illinois State Society of Washington, DC, The Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, the National Press Club, and the US Capitol Historical Society.

Mr. Lincoln will be portrayed by George Buss of Freeport, Illinois, a sixth generation Illinoisan who, for the past quarter century, has portrayed Abraham Lincoln for thousands of audiences across the United States to critical acclaim. He will be accompanied by former ALA president, Robert Lenz, a prominent Illinois attorney, who will appear as an aide to President Lincoln.

 Questions will be posed by reporters and other members of the audience.