Kennedy’s inaugural address. Lincoln’s first inaugural address ... became known as the Greatest Generation. And of course, JFK’s famous inaugural, in which he urged Americans, “Ask not ...

To the extent we remember these ceremonies, it is usually because of the speeches. Everyone recalls John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, with its stirring call to service over selfishness ...

"Most inaugural speeches are eminently forgettable," Dallek ... FDR had the Great Depression, JFK faced a slew of overseas crises and Reagan sought to fundamentally redefine the way Americans ...

No tradition's story is complete without its origin. President George Washington delivered the first-ever inaugural address on April 30, 1789, just two weeks after Congress unanimously elected him ...

Trump is a divider, not a uniter. What Trump’s Inaugural Will and Won’t Do Delivering a great presidential inaugural address is an art, one that’s been tried by many and achieved by few.

There was also more of JFK in the speech than will be acknowledged by those who regard the prince of Camelot as setting the standard for inaugural addresses. Kennedy’s actual policies — space ...