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Abraham Lincoln Inauguration: Discoveries Gallery [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's been 150 years since the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Take a look at the items and photos related to Lincoln that have been discovered during those years. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=988858&pid=988857&uts=1299188174 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Lincoln Discoveries A rare President Abraham ...
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address: Famous Quotes From the Speech [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Fifty years ago today, on a frigid morning in Washington, D.C., newly sworn-in President John F. Kennedy offered those iconic words to the nation in his inaugural address. "With those words, John F. Kennedy helped launch the modern American presidency," Politics Daily's Carl Cannon wrote. The address is widely recognized as one of the most iconic speeches in American history, and today the country celebrates Kennedy's inaugural words, which will likely continue to be dissected and ...
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan: Three Speeches, One Nation
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyInauguration Day comes only once every four years, but each January we are reminded of previous presidential arrivals -- and leave-takings. This week includes both the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address and Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation three days earlier. And because his 100th birthday is just around the corner, Ronald Reagan's 1989 farewell address lingers this year in the collective American mind as well. They are speeches worth remembering. The most ambitious of the three was the least artfully delivered. Dwight Eisenhower delivered his White ...
JFK Library Goes Digital on 50th Anniversary of Camelot
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe JFK Library and Museum has unveiled the nation's largest online presidential archives, making the writings, speeches and personal correspondence of John Fitzgerald Kennedy available to more people than ever before. Fifty years after Kennedy's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1961, the days of his presidency have come alive online. Visitors to the digital library can view the president's most famous speeches, click through telegrams from civil rights leader Medgar Evers imploring Kennedy to get tougher on racial discrimination and listen in on his conversation with Eleanor Roosevelt about the ...
US Government Monitoring Social Networking Sites
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News
(Oct. 15) -- Think the people looking at your Facebook page just happen to share your interest in Quentin Tarantino movies? Maybe, but if you're applying for citizenship, it could be a government agent trying to cybersnoop on your daily activities. The Department of Homeland Security has been mining online social networking sites to detect citizenship fraud, according to government documents released by a nonprofit civil liberties group. The documents also show that DHS monitored social networking data to look for potential violent incidents during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. ...
Michelle's Inaugural Gown Makes Smithsonian Debut
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyAt the end of a long night of inaugural balls, First Lady Michelle Obama took off her gown and did not see it again for more than a year -- until Tuesday morning -- when her dress, shoes and jewelry became part of the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection. "These gowns and this exhibit uniquely define a moment in our American history," said Mrs. Obama to an audience that included her mother, Marian Robinson, and a group of close friends from Chicago. It was a sentimental send-off for the outfit, designed by Taiwan-born Jason Wu, who shot to fame in an only-in-America story when Mrs. Obama ...
Before His Inauguration, Rumors of a Terrorist Plot Weighed on Obama
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAs Barack Obama prepared for his inauguration, Bush administration officials learned of an alleged plot by Somali extremists to detonate explosives during the ceremony, The New York Times Magazine reports. "All the data points suggested there was a real threat evolving quickly that had an overseas component," said Juan Carlos Zarate, President George W. Bush's deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism. As the inauguration approached, signs of a plot "seemed to be growing in credibility and relevance." The rumored plot weighed heavily on Obama in the final days before Jan. 20; ...
Tea Party Activists Planning 'Strike' on Inauguration Anniversary
By David Sessions - Politics DailySome Tea Party activists are planning a protest, which they have dubbed a "National Day of Strike," for Jan. 20, the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration. CNN reports that the strike grew out of a recent conference call conducted by conservative activist Allen Hardage, and that it will spotlight businesses that support Democratic politicians' "socialist agenda." Hardage said that the activists are "frustrated' that Congress is ignoring them, so they plan to respond by attacking lawmakers' contributors. "We are exposing the agenda of some of the most widely known companies in ...
Did You Cry During the Inauguration?
By Dave - Politics DailyThis Fox Poll says that if you did, you are likely to be a Democrat, a woman, or black. And if by chance you were all three, then hopefully there was a tissue box nearby!FOXNews.comMore than one of four voters -- 28 percent -- got teary-eyed or cried during the ceremony. Those most likely to say they cried include Democrats (38 percent), women (36 percent) and blacks (58 percent).And while most Americans (69 percent) think race relations will get better in the United States with the election of Obama as president, most also agree his election does not symbolize the end of racial barriers in ...
Updated with Video:Obama and Roberts Blow The Swearing In a Second Time
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdated: With video.To quote Jim Backus, "Oh Magoo you've done it again!"Even though the White House counsel said it wasn't necessary (full press release, Chief Justice John Roberts and President-elect Barack Obama took a second crack at the swearing in this evening. Knowing how things went the first time you would think there'd be no way they'd mess it up a second time. Here's how it went (from pool report): At 735 pm, Roberts administred the oath of office again to obama in the map room. Robert gibbs said the wh counsel, greg craig, believes the oath was fine Tuesday, but one word was out of ...
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