“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.

The phrases “mystic chords of memory” and “better angels of our nature,” among the most memorable words in presidential ...

The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on ...

Early on, I landed on my top five: Lincoln’s first and second inaugural addresses, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first inaugural address and “Four Freedoms” State of the Union speech and John F.

Our first history program of the year will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Vernon County History Center in ...