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A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...
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Washington’s Hostess with the Mostes’
Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.
Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump. He might leave one in the desk himself
Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden could be the first to write a ...
The King who was 'euthanised' by his doctor: Inside the death of George V, the monarch who rebranded the Royal Family and died 89 years ago today
Queen Elizabeth's grandfather, King George V, reigned for 26 years and reshaped the monarchy before he passed away on January ...
The parade of inaugurations marches on
Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.