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In the leadup to this event, a former friend of its subject was uninvited via a phone call from Evelyn Lincoln due to fears that his marriage to Swedish actress May Britt would upset southerners. (15[1])A speech at this event (15[1])promised that “we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe” for the cause of liberty. A myth claims that this event caused American men (15[1])to stop wearing hats. (15[1])Leonard Bernstein composed a fanfare for (15[1])this event that premiered (15[1])during a (*) gala (-5[1])produced by its subject’s Rat Pack associate Frank Sinatra. (10[1])This event established a precedent by inviting a cultural figure who, because of bright sunshine, had to recite the line (-5[1])“The land was ours before we were the land’s” (10[1])instead of “Dedication.” (10[1])For 10 points, an exhortation to “ask what you can do for your country” (10[1])was given at what event where Robert Frost (10[1])read “The Gift Outright”? ■END■ (10[1])

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