by Mike Purdy | Feb 10, 2013 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Inaugurations
On February 11, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke to a thousand citizens gathered in Springfield, Illinois to wish him well before he departed that day for Washington, D.C. to assume the presidency. Lincoln’s remarks in Springfield: At...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 9, 2013 | Andrew Jackson, Elections, Electoral College, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson
On February 9, 1825, the U.S. House of Representatives ended the electoral drama of the 1824 presidential election by choosing John Quincy Adams as president.Second election decided by House: The vote by the House was the second and last time the House was...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 7, 2013 | Inaugurations
America’s presidents have taken the oath of office in 24 different locations since the first presidential inauguration of George Washington on April 30, 1789.Some took the oath of office privately, either because of the death or resignation of the president...
by Mike Purdy | Feb 4, 2013 | Speeches
A new book was published in early January 2013, entitled “Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America’s Presidents.” The author is lexicographer Paul Dickson.According to the publisher, Dickson has...
by Mike Purdy | Jan 30, 2013 | Barack Obama, Inaugurations
After taking the ceremonial oath of office for his second term on January 21, 2013, President Obama left the inaugural stage on the west front of the U.S. Capitol to re-enter the building. One more time: But as he got to the top of the stairs and...
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