United States presidential inaugurations

Second inaugural addressess typically shorter, rarely well-remembered

Global Politics

Every four years, a president is sworn in to office in the United States. Traditionally, that person, delivers an address to the nation, laying out priorities for his term. But typically, when that president is doing so for the second time, it’s a shorter address.

Inaugural Poetry and The Takeaway’s #PrezPoem Challenge

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Son of Cuban Exiles, Richard Blanco, Recites Inauguration Poem

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John F. Kennedy inaugural address remembered

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The morning after: Live from Washington, D.C.

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The Obama family goes to Washington

Global Politics

With the presidential inauguration just a few weeks away, the Obama family has moved to Washington, D.C., and the city is gearing up for the largest inauguration ever. Can the city handle the expected hundreds of thousands of inauguration goers?