When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech ... “We don’t have proof” that Lincoln did the cutting and pasting, said Michelle Krowl, a Civil War historian at the Library of Congress.

Abraham Lincoln's ... Brady's portraits of Mary Todd Lincoln – which were not destroyed, despite her instructions (Credit: Library of Congress) Such reports did not go down well in the besieged ...

While the Constitution does not specify who must administer oaths, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in Donald Trump on Monday, continuing a two-century-old tradition.

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The late William Safire, a White House speechwriter, longtime New York Times columnist and wordsmith who died in 2009, judged only four U.S. inaugurals as great: both of Abraham Lincoln's ...

As the 60th inauguration is slated to take place in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, here are some of the flubs and times things did not go ... King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln.

I came with my then 10-year-old son Ben, who did musket training with a group ... it must not break our bonds of affection,” as Abraham Lincoln said in his first inaugural address.

But, the brim of her navy blue hat ... Abraham Lincoln's bible from his inauguration in 1861. While it is not a requirement for the President to do so, in 2017 at his first inauguration, Trump did ...

The late William Safire, a White House speechwriter, longtime New York Times columnist and wordsmith who died in 2009, judged only four U.S. inaugurals as great: both of Abraham Lincoln's ...

Leaning in to kiss Melania, Trump found himself thwarted by her oversized hat, causing the kiss to ... Using the Bible of former President Abraham Lincoln, Trump took the oath inside the US Capitol ...