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Informationen zum Autor Robert V. Remini , whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson , won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster . He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois. Robert V. Remini , whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson , won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster . He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois. Robert V. Remini , whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson , won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster . He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois. Klappentext The complete American presidential inaugural addresses featuring historical background by a National Book Award winner A testament to the power of oratory, this stirring and often surprising collection includes all fifty-five United States presidential inaugural addresses, as well as a general introduction and commentary that provides historical context for each speech. Marking pivotal moments in American history, readers will learn: ? How George Washington came to ad-lib ?So help me, God? at the end of his first inaugural address ? Why Thomas Jefferson?s first inaugural address is considered one of the finest ever delivered ? The historical background behind Franklin D. Roosevelt?s ?The only thing we have to fear is fear itself? and John F. Kennedy?s ?Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.? Zusammenfassung The complete American presidential inaugural addresses featuring historical background by a National Book Award winner A testament to the power of oratory, this stirring and often surprising collection includes all fifty-five United States presidential inaugural addresses, as well as a general introduction and commentary that provides historical context for each speech. Marking pivotal moments in American history, readers will learn: - How George Washington came to ad-lib 'So help me, God' at the end of his first inaugural address - Why Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address is considered one of the finest ever delivered - The historical background behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' and John F. Kennedy's 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.' Inhaltsverzeichnis Fellow CitizensIntroduction by Robert V. Remini and Terry Golway 1. George Washington First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789) 2. George Washington Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1793) 3. John Adams Inaugural Address (March 4, 1797) 4. Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1801) 5. Thomas Jefferson Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1805) 6. James Madison First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1809) 7. James Madison Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1813) 8. James Monroe First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1817) 9. James Monroe Second Inaugural Address (March 5, 1821) 10. John Quincy Adams Inaugural Address (March 4, 1825) 11. Andrew Jackson First Inaugural ...
