Ted Widmer talked about the book he edited [American Speeches: Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton], published by Library of America. The book is a two-volume compilation of ...

It is a testimony of Lincoln’s rhetorical skill that his greatest speeches remain the gold standard of American political oratory. In His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, Diana ...

Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., annually holds the Lincoln Oratory Festival. ... Now, two years after that speech, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, ...

Abraham Lincoln's speeches, both famous and now-forgotten, are among those collected in a new anthology, American Speeches. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption ...

When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before or since. The Civil War had killed over 600,000 Americans, North and South.

Fact is, inaugural speeches are usually not the finest hours in speechmaking, with some towering exceptions brought to us by Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and one or two others.

When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before or since. The Civil War had killed over 600,000 Americans, North and South.

Abraham Lincoln was a master of exhibiting moral and political leadership through speech. Join AEI to discuss how Lincoln’s greatest speeches spur all Americans to embrace truth, charity, and ...

The Fairfax County fourth graders have been busy preparing for the 2024 Abraham Lincoln Oratory Residency and Festival at Ford’s Theatre next month. The annual program is offered to D.C.-area ...

Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate the year before to Stephen A. Douglas, arrived in ...