It never hurts for a president to associate himself with "The Star-Spangled Banner." President Obama went straight to the source Friday, visiting the Baltimore fort where in 1814 Francis Scott Key ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- If you thought Beyonce's performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" was flawless ... questioned about "hand-synching'' for Obama's first inauguration.

Barack Obama caused something of a stir in September 2007 when he was seemingly spotted not observing the hand-over-heart protocol during a playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at an Indianola ...

The “Star-Spangled Banner” is one of the most recognized ... Beyonce’s performance of the National Anthem at former President Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration in 2013 is known ...

Former US president Barack Obama raved about Kerr's speech ... hands over their chests, and The Star-Spangled Banner playing in the building was the proudest moment of his life.

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

“The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom,” said Brent D. Glass, the museum’s then-director, in 2007.