Published: PolicyMic (January 14, 2013)
This article is an installment in an eleven-part series on the inaugurations of incumbent presidents who were elected to additional terms in office, culminating in an on-the-ground report of Obama’s second inauguration.
William McKinley (March 4, 1901) and Theodore Roosevelt (March 4, 1905)
McKinley:
The presidential election of 1900 had been a clear-cut referendum on the question of whether America should pursue an imperialist foreign policy.
Published: PolicyMic (January 14, 2013)
In light of Jodie Foster’s widely discussed Golden Globes Award acceptance speech last night, I think it’s only appropriate to take a look at the top 5 greatest award acceptance speeches in history:
5. Jodie Foster
Let’s start with the oratorical performance that is setting cyberspace afire right now … Jodie Foster’s acceptance of the Cecil B.
Published: PolicyMic (January 13, 2013)
This article is an installment in an eleven-part series on the inaugurations of incumbent presidents who were elected to additional terms in office, culminating in an on-the-ground report of Obama’s second inauguration.
Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1873) and Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893):
Grant:
Just as Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural was the greatest ever delivered by a president, so too was Ulysses Grant’s the worst one.
Published: PolicyMic (January 12, 2013)
Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1833) and Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1865):
This article is an installment in an eleven-part series on the inaugurations of incumbent presidents who were elected to additional terms in office, culminating in an on-the-ground report of Obama’s second inauguration.
Jackson:
In the summer of 1832, President Andrew Jackson declared war on the Second Bank of the United States … and in so doing declared the terms of that year’s presidential campaign.
Published: PolicyMic (January 11, 2013)
James Madison (March 4, 1813) and James Monroe (March 4, 1821):
This article is an installment in an eleven-part series on the inaugurations of incumbent presidents who were elected to additional terms in office, culminating in an on-the-ground report of Obama’s second inauguration.
Madison:
The presidential election of 1812 marked several firsts, foremost among them being that it was the first American election to occur in the midst of a major war (the aptly named War of 1812).... Read Original Article
Published: PolicyMic (January 9, 2013)
George Washington (March 4, 1793) and Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1805):
This article is an installment in an eleven-part series on the inaugurations of incumbent presidents who were elected to additional terms in office, culminating in an on-the-ground report of Obama’s second inauguration.
Washington:
George Washington’s second inauguration marked several firsts.