The 15 finalists tonight include a truly extraordinary 15-year-old visionary in India, a forward-thinking city, teams working at the cutting edge of technology and an entire country.
You know, that was as a result of the direction and the - - the vision of our leadership and the instruction that we were given to really think very carefully about every single investment that we're making in the city.
Lincoln's decision to call for a national Thanksgiving came at the urging of a far-sighted and persistent magazine editor who believed such a celebration would have a " deep moral influence" on the American character.