A famous Lincoln speech might bear his fingerprints
When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...
A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...
Who had the longest (and shortest) inauguration speeches
Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.
Opinion
Two great presidents’ masterful inaugural speeches
On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...
The Washington Post4d
The second inaugural we need was delivered 160 years ago
National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the ... inaugural address on the northern one. Lincoln gave that latter speech on the other side of the Capitol ...