Jan 28 2025 60 mins 19
The day after the 2025 presidential inauguration, leading presidential historians and contributors to the recently published compendium My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses, Michael Gerhardt, Kate Masur, and Ted Widmer, reflect on inaugural addresses throughout history and how they relate to a president’s legacy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Resources:
- Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer, My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses (2024)
- Martin Van Buren, Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837)
- Donald Trump, Second Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2025)
- Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1829)
- Andrew Jackson, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1833)
- Grover Cleveland, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1893)
- Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861)
- Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933)
- John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1961)
- Joe Biden, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2021)
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