The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He ...

Words have toppled empires, launched wars, ended them, and lifted entire populations out of despair. A single speech — delivered at the right moment, by the right person — can redirect the course of ...

Most speeches are forgotten almost as soon as they're over. But every so often, the right words land at exactly the right ...

Presidents Day is time to reflect and show appreciation for our nation's greatest leaders, those who have led the country and lifted the people up with their inspiring words and courageous actions.

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Writing a Nomination Acceptance Speech This lesson features several notable examples of historic national party convention speeches, based on ...

Booker’s speech took place during deliberations regarding the nomination of Matthew Whitaker as Trump’s ambassador to NATO. But the speech was directed at the voluminous illegal, immoral, and ...

Pope's Historic Speech to Spain's Parliament Demands Respect for Migrants and Gets 7-Minute Ovation MADRID (AP) — Spanish lawmakers gave Pope Leo XIV a standing ovation on Monday after he called for ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! President John F. Kennedy made the commencement speech at American University on June 10, 1963. This speech marked the start of detente with the ...