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"Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama.The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams ...
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 ...
Gorman in 2017. Amanda Gorman is an American poet from Los Angeles, California.In 2017, aged 19, she was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate. [2] On January 14, 2021, the Inaugural Committee, which was organizing the inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., announced that Gorman would be giving a poetry reading at the event on January 20. [3]
Maya Angelou read an original poem "On the Pulse of Morning," becoming the first poet to address an inauguration since Robert Frost spoke at John F. Kennedy's in 1961.
With Inauguration Day right around the corner, here is what to know. When is Inauguration Day? Trump's inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The piece concludes with an unusual series of cadences, ending with chord progression D-major followed by B-major, G-minor and finally D-major. Yo-Yo Ma played his Stradivarius cello called the Davidov Stradivarius , and Itzhak Perlman played his Stradivarius violin called the Soil Stradivarius , made in 1712 and 1714 respectively, both during ...
Trump’s first inaugural address was remembered mostly for the term “American carnage.” After he finished, a mystified former President George W. Bush remarked, “That was some weird s---.”
Inauguration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961. In government and politics, inauguration is the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. Such an inauguration commonly occurs through a formal ceremony or special event, which may also include an inaugural address by the new official.