If you were surprised at the tone and substance of Donald Trump’s second inaugural address, you have not been paying attention to the last decade or so. For him, norms exist to shatter.

There was also more of JFK in the speech than will be acknowledged by those who regard the prince of Camelot as setting the standard for inaugural addresses. Kennedy’s actual policies — space ...

Kennedy’s inaugural address. Lincoln’s first inaugural address ... became known as the Greatest Generation. And of course, JFK’s famous inaugural, in which he urged Americans, “Ask not ...

Trump is a divider, not a uniter. What Trump’s Inaugural Will and Won’t Do Delivering a great presidential inaugural address is an art, one that’s been tried by many and achieved by few.

6. George Washington also had the shortest inaugural address, saying just 135 words at his second inauguration in 1793. 7. The longest inaugural address was in 1841 by William Henry Harrison ...

The inauguration of a president is a short ceremony, constructed around a simple oath prescribed by the U.S. Constitution, and followed by a speech. To the extent we remember these ceremonies ...

Abraham Lincoln sought to heal a nation divided by civil war by calling for “malice toward none” in a speech that would later be carved into the wall of the Lincoln Memorial.

Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles revisits the inaugural messages of Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on Trump's inauguration day. Melania Trump launches ...

which includes the inaugural address; a signing ceremony, where Trump will take his first official actions as president; and a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue among other festivities. Several ...

The rally was a break with the tradition for presidents, who have sought to reserve their comments for the official inauguration speech, to be delivered moments after taking the oath of office ...