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Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States.At a time when victory over secessionists in the American Civil War was within days and slavery in all of the U.S. was near an end, Lincoln did not speak of happiness, but of sadness.
Historian Eric Foner has labeled the inauguration "a disaster for Johnson" and his speech "an unfortunate prelude to Lincoln's memorable second inaugural address." At the time Johnson was ridiculed in the press as a "drunken clown," [ 7 ] and Johnson's performance is remembered as a mortifying fiasco. [ 6 ]
President Reagan is sworn in "privately" on television, January 20, 1985. As the weather outside was harsh, with daytime temperatures of 7 °F (−14 °C) and wind chills of −25 °F (−32 °C), the event organizers were forced to move the public inaugural ceremony, which had been planned for the open air, inside to the Capitol Rotunda.
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 ...
President Donald Trump used his second inaugural address to hold up his indomitability and escape from a would-be assassin’s bullet as a metaphor for a “strong,” “proud” nation that ...
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Monday delivered his second inaugural address as he returned to the White House for his final term. Trump's address covered a broad range of the ...
Bush delivers his second Inaugural address George and Laura Bush during the 2005 Inaugural Parade Appearance of the Capitol at the time of the investiture.. The second inauguration of George W. Bush as president of the United States took place on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address.. At what Lincoln called ...