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Song Songwriter / Lyricist Ref. 1920: Warren G. Harding: Republican "Harding, You're the Man for Us" Al Jolson [2] 1924: Calvin Coolidge: Republican "Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge" Bruce Harper and Ida Cheever Goodwin 1928: Al Smith: Democratic "Sidewalks of New York" Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake: 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democratic
The lyrics are from Robert Treat Paine, Jr., to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" (the same tune as the patriotic song and future national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".) The country is poetically referred to as Columbia , and enduring national greatness depends on avoiding the evils of mercantilism , French alliances (see XYZ Affair ...
On July 4, 1828, the U.S. Marine Band performed the song at a ceremony for the formal opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which was attended by President John Quincy Adams. [7] Andrew Jackson was the first living President to have the song used to honor his position in 1829, and it was played at Martin Van Buren's inauguration in 1837. [4]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The song "America the Beautiful" was sung before, but it was switched to "God Bless America" in the post-9/11 era. The song for many years was performed by Florence Henderson, a native Hoosier, and a friend of the Hulman-George family, the track's owners at the time. The performance, often not televised, immediately precedes the national anthem.
"Hail, Columbia" is an American patriotic song and ceremonial entrance march of the vice president of the United States. It was originally considered to be one of the unofficial national anthems of the United States until 1931, when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was named as the official national anthem.
Songs about George Washington (2 P) Pages in category "Songs about presidents of the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Jacobs-Bond's song was one of more than 4,500 patriotic songs written in 1918 and the second song of that name composed in Chicago that year. [3] " We Are All Americans (Allegiance)" is composed of three verses, was originally written for a voice and piano format, and is addressed to "Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson ".