This year, Inauguration Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20. In honor of the day, you’ll find a collection of stirring Inauguration Day quotes spoken by U.S. presidents or poets during inaugurations dating ...
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 ...
As a mental health advocate, Jewel is sharing why she decided to perform at an inaugural ball honoring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. At the event, Jewel sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for Kennedy ...
It’s an exclusive club that may add to its members every four years: inaugural poets. There have only been six in the history of the United States, starting in 1961 with Robert Frost reciting his poem ...
As the sun’s glare reflected off the fresh blanket of snow at Kennedy’s inauguration, it proved too bright for Robert Frost to read a ceremonial poem. “Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson tried ...
A sharp wind and the glare of light on the snow rescued Robert Frost, the first to start the tradition at Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. He planned to read “Dedication”, which begins ...
Kennedy. "We are really ... recite poem LaRoche also recalled the band stopping their performance so poet Robert Frost could recite his poem, "The Gift Outright," for the inauguration. "It was a great ...
Robert Frost, “The Gift Outright,” 1961 John F. Kennedy Inauguration “The American people stand firm in the faith which has inspired this Nation from the beginning. We believe that all men ...
Expect Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., to be abnormally cold and windy. Here’s what to know about the Inauguration Day ...