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My fellow Americans : presidents and their inaugural addresses / edited by Yuvraj Singh ; introduction by Ted Widmer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]Description: xx, 629 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780197644997
Other title:
  • Presidents and their inaugural addresses
Uniform titles:
  • My fellow Americans (Oxford University Press)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: My fellow AmericansDDC classification:
  • 352.23/860973 23/eng/20240824
LOC classification:
  • J81.4 .M999m 2024
Contents:
Contenidos: Front Matter Introduction by Ted Widmer George Washington’s First Inaugural Address – Thursday, April 30, 1789 Inaugurator: George Washington’s First Inaugural Address George Washington’s Second Inaugural Address – Monday, March 4, 1793 The American Cincinnatus: The Second Inaugural Address of George Washington John Adams’s Inaugural Address – Saturday, March 4, 1797 The Colossus of Independence: The Inaugural Address of John Adams Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address – Wednesday, March 4, 1801 The Sage of Monticello: The First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Second Inaugural Address – Monday, March 4, 1805 The Man of the People: The Second Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson James Madison’s First Inaugural Address – Saturday, March 4, 1809 The Father of the Constitution: The First Inaugural Address of James Madison James Madison’s Second Inaugural Address – Thursday, March 4, 1813 The First Wartime President: The Second Inaugural Address of James Madison James Monroe’s First Inaugural Address – Tuesday, March 4, 1817 (And it continues throughout, in the same format, through Joe Biden’s 2021 inaugural.
Summary: "Every four years, the incoming president of the United States delivers an inaugural address in a tradition that dates back to 1789, with George Washington's first inauguration. The address informs Americans-and peoples around the world-about the nation's past achievements and its potential future. In a speech laden with importance, the President shares their fears, their hopes, and their deepest aspirations for the nation and for democracy. This book brings together all of the inaugural addresses-from George Washington's first in 1789 through Joseph Biden's in 2021. It includes original essays by leading scholars, speechwriters, historians, biographers, and editors of presidential papers that contextualize each speech within the presidential administration that followed. Each of the contributors explores what a president expected to be dealing with when entering the highest office in the land, what they hoped to do for the country, and how things really turned out. The chapters examine decisions the president made and how this impacted the nation's trajectory. They also reflect on how the address relates to the president's legacy in and out of office. The chapters also offer distinctive approaches: some consider the political, economic, and military status of the country; others the composition of the address itself; and still others the personal circumstances of the president at the time of his inauguration"-- Provided by publisher.
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Contenidos: Front Matter

Introduction by Ted Widmer

George Washington’s First Inaugural Address – Thursday, April 30, 1789

Inaugurator: George Washington’s First Inaugural Address

George Washington’s Second Inaugural Address – Monday, March 4, 1793

The American Cincinnatus: The Second Inaugural Address of George Washington

John Adams’s Inaugural Address – Saturday, March 4, 1797

The Colossus of Independence: The Inaugural Address of John Adams

Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address – Wednesday, March 4, 1801

The Sage of Monticello: The First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson’s Second Inaugural Address – Monday, March 4, 1805

The Man of the People: The Second Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson

James Madison’s First Inaugural Address – Saturday, March 4, 1809

The Father of the Constitution: The First Inaugural Address of James Madison

James Madison’s Second Inaugural Address – Thursday, March 4, 1813

The First Wartime President: The Second Inaugural Address of James Madison

James Monroe’s First Inaugural Address – Tuesday, March 4, 1817
(And it continues throughout, in the same format, through Joe Biden’s 2021 inaugural.

"Every four years, the incoming president of the United States delivers an inaugural address in a tradition that dates back to 1789, with George Washington's first inauguration. The address informs Americans-and peoples around the world-about the nation's past achievements and its potential future. In a speech laden with importance, the President shares their fears, their hopes, and their deepest aspirations for the nation and for democracy. This book brings together all of the inaugural addresses-from George Washington's first in 1789 through Joseph Biden's in 2021. It includes original essays by leading scholars, speechwriters, historians, biographers, and editors of presidential papers that contextualize each speech within the presidential administration that followed. Each of the contributors explores what a president expected to be dealing with when entering the highest office in the land, what they hoped to do for the country, and how things really turned out. The chapters examine decisions the president made and how this impacted the nation's trajectory. They also reflect on how the address relates to the president's legacy in and out of office. The chapters also offer distinctive approaches: some consider the political, economic, and military status of the country; others the composition of the address itself; and still others the personal circumstances of the president at the time of his inauguration"-- Provided by publisher.

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