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My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses

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The day after the 2025 presidential inauguration, leading presidential historians and contributors to the recently published compendium My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses, Michael Gerhardt, Kate Masur, and Ted Widmer, reflect on inaugural addresses throughout history and how they relate to a president’s legacy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Resources: 
  • Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer, My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses (2024) 
  • Martin Van Buren, Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837) 
  • Donald Trump, Second Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2025) 
  • Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1829) 
  • Andrew Jackson, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1833) 
  • Grover Cleveland, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1893) 
  • Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861) 
  • Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865) 
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933) 
  • John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1961) 
  • Joe Biden, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2021) 


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