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Written in a spirit of reconciliation toward the seceded states, Lincoln's inaugural address touched on several topics: first, a pledge to "hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government"; second, a statement that the Union would not interfere with slavery where it existed; and third, a promise that while he would ...
The first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 7, 1861, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 19th inauguration and marked the commencement of the first, and eventually only full term of Abraham Lincoln as president and the only term of ...
Pages in category "Inauguration addresses by Abraham Lincoln" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2002 White authored Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural. A Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, The New York Times selected it a Notable Book for 2002. [5] James M. McPherson declared, "Lincoln thought the Second Inaugural to be his greatest speech—even more profound than the Gettysburg Address.
As he was leaving the dais in the aftermath of President Trump’s first inaugural address in 2017, President George W. Bush was purportedly overheard by three different people to have said ...
The Second Inaugural Address of President Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th President of the United States, was superb. It should be remembered as the "Golden Age of America" speech, but it will ...
Aroused by the articles in the Morning Post, Carnegie went over to the British Museum Library and read a number of Lincoln books; the more he read, the more fascinated he became. Finally he determined to write a book on Lincoln, himself. Carnegie began the work in Europe, and labored over it for a year there, and then for two years in New York ...
Combining the familiar and the novel, the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris sought to reassure the nation — and then to forge ahead.