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The Hall of Presidents

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/* Third Incarnation (2009-Present) */
At this point, the film screen rises to show and Audio Anamatronic Abraham Lincoln giving the Gettysburg Addresses.
The narrator says that with the Civil War over, America was united at last. Images of the Continental Railroad, and the Western Frontier are shown as America grows and moves West. Teddy Roosevelt then appears on the screen, as the narrator comments that although he was born an aristocrat, Roosevelt fought for the working class. He was the one who refused to call the Executive Mansion by its name, instead calling it a "White House". The next president mentioned is Franklin Delenor Roosevelt, who is called upon to the lead the nation through its darkest hours since the Civil War. The Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 are depicted, followed by WWII. The narrator says that when America's confidence was shaken, FDR was their to reassure us. A fireside chat is then heard with FDR saying:{{Quotation| "Let us unite in vanishing fear, together we cannot fail"}} Various Americans are then heard writing letters to FDR thanking him and explains their situations.  The next President who is shown is John F. Kennedy 16 years later. A video clip of Kennedy is shown: {{Quotation|"Let the world go forth...}} The narrator then says that Americans were pushed into new activism, as an images of Martin Luther King Jr. appear on the screen. Then the Lincoln Monument appears as the narrator gives a short speech. {{Quotation|The role of the President is to remind us of our roots and call us to our future. At their best they speak words that are already there in our hearts, especially in times of tragedy. A montage of Presidential speeches is then shown which includes: * Lyndon Johnson after John F. Kennedy was assassinated-  * Ronald Reagan after the Challenger explosion- * Bill Clinton after the Oklahoma City Bombings- * George W. Bush at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks- Finally the narrator says, "Nothing ends here our hops and" as the Space Shuttle Columbia is shown launching for the fist time. After the film has ended, the Presidential roll call takes place, as the all the Presidents appear on stage together. George Washington then gives a speech saying: {{Quotation|"Washington ending speech}} directly following him, the current President Barrack Obama gives his speech: {{Quotation|"barrack Obama speech"}} The Battle Hymn of the Republic then plays as the attraction ends.