Kennedy’s inaugural address. Lincoln’s first inaugural address was an all-out attempt to prevent civil war; it’s the one in which he coined the famous phrase about appealing “to the better ...

Kennedy said in 1961 ... Most new presidents offer grace notes to the wider world. In his 1949 inaugural address, President Harry Truman offered a promise of significant material aid to a war ...

President Trump giving his inaugural address in the Capitol rotunda after ... drawing new battle-lines and scrambling old playbooks. John F. Kennedy pledged to take America to the moon; Trump ...

Everyone recalls John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, with its stirring call to service over selfishness: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." ...

LET the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a ...

The opening speech, carefully chosen words, and symbolic actions all contribute to creating a sense of optimism and clarity. President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address famously inspired the ...

Here are some phrases from inaugural addresses ... his famous “Ask not what your country can do for you” line, Kennedy’s speech came during the height of the Cold War and contained a ...

Kennedy pledged to take America to the moon — Mr. Trump ... t yet regrouped from the rout he inflicted on them last November. The very words of this inaugural address could change Washington, drawing ...

The most quoted – and arguably the best – inaugural address is John F. Kennedy's 1961 speech, which conveyed youth and vigour. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century and his ...

Kennedy’s, in 1961 ... let’s consider the criteria for a good inaugural address: The Brookings Institution’s Steve Hess, who was a young aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, gave the ...

Kennedy pledged to take America to the moon ... The very words of this inaugural address could change Washington, drawing new battle lines and scrambling old playbooks. Republicans have long ...

Johnson was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Sarah T. Hughes on Air Force One, just hours after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The plane ...