Middle School Resource: President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (1865) by NARA
Middle School Resource President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (1865) In this Teacher Resource, Marvin Kranz, historical specialist in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, reviews nine inaugurations from George Washington’s in 1789 to Theodore Roosevelt’s in 1905. The ceremonial traditions associated with presidential inaugurations-using a Bible when taking the oath of office, […]
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