My fellow countrymen: On this occasion the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together. We are one nation and one people. Our fate as a nation and our future as a people rest not upon one citizen but upon all citizens. That is the majesty andContinue reading “President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1965*”
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President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961*
Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice president Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom–symbolizing an end as well as a beginning–signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the sameContinue reading “President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961*”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957*
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Speaker, members of my family and friends, my countrymen, and the friends of my country wherever they may be: We meet again, as upon a like moment four years ago, and again you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you. I, too, am aContinue reading “President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957*”
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