I hope Donald Trump exudes optimism and hope. I hope that our 47th president will be good-humored in another 'morning in ...

Moses knew that if you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for a decade, plant a tree. If you plan for posterity, ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...

The swearing-in was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, where billionaire businessmen enjoyed proximity to the president, ...

Given its enormous place in American and world history, it is an oratorical masterpiece, and aside from its social impact and ...

Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address. At what Lincoln called "this ...

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Designed by local leaders after the war, this cemetery was dedicated on Nov. 19, 1863 and is where former President Abraham Lincoln gave his iconic "Gettysburg Address." The property permits ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.