PBS
Pbs: American Experience: William Mc Kinley's Second Inaugural Address
Read the second inaugural address of William McKinley, just months before he was assassinated.
Curated OER
History Matters: "One Third of a Nation": Fdr's Second Inaugural Address
Read and listen to Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address where he points out the problems and progress made in his previous four years. He goes on to lay out his plans for his next term.
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History Tools
History Tools: Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address 4 March 1865 [Pdf]
Complete text of Lincoln's second inaugural address delivered in March 1865 with introductory comments and discussion questions.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Franklin D Roosevelt: 2nd Address
This site provides the text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second inaugural address.
US National Archives
Our Documents: President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
Interactive image of the original handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. Accompanied by document transcript and very brief overview of the document's contents with selected quotes.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: Rhetorical Devices" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. Details that show ethos are blue while details that show logos are red, and details that show pathos are green. Click on any...
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Grover Cleveland 2nd
Includes the full text of President Cleveland's second inaugural address with a brief introduction included.
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Abraham Lincoln Online: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
The text of Lincoln's speech on March 4, 1865. Includes commentary on the speech by famous journalists of the period. From "Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" edited by Roy P. Basler.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln: 2nd
Read the text of Lincoln's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1865.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Monroe: Second
Review a transcript of James Monroe's second inaugural address given on March 5, 1821. A short introduction explains the unusual circumstances in which the speech was delivered.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Madison Second
Review a transcript of James Madison's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1813. Includes a short introduction that explains the state of affairs in the country at the time.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Andrew Jackson: 2nd
Review the text of Andrew Jackson's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1833.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Geo. Washington: 2nd
Read a transcript of George Washington's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1793.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Lincoln's Second Inaugural
See a historical photograph taken as Lincoln stepped forward to deliver his inaugural address after being sworn into office as president for the second time. Accompanying caption explains the event?s significance in American history, and...
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: D Eisenhower: Second
Review the text of the speech given by Dwight D. Eisenhower's on January 21, 1957, at his second inauguration.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: George W. Bush: 2nd
Read a transcript of the address given by George W. Bush on January 20, 2005, at his second inauguration.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Thos. Jefferson: 2nd
Review the text of the speech given by Thomas Jefferson on March 4, 1805, at his second inauguration.
Library of Congress
Loc: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Loc
This American Memory site provides a comprehensive collection of Abraham Lincoln papers. Read the introduction page so you can see how they are organized. You can search by keyword or just browse the collection. Very interesting!!
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln
This easy-to-navigate site has Abraham Lincoln's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and several video clips.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: "A Word Fitly Spoken"
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "Abraham Lincoln on the American Union:"A Word Fitly Spoken"" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
The History Place
The History Place: Abraham Lincoln
This site provides an extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline there are photos that can be enlarged and many, many links to speeches, papers, letters of Lincoln's. The site is very easy to...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Politics in Colonial Virginia
This site explores the politics involved in Colonial Williamsburg, leading up to the American Revolution. Content focuses on famous speeches, documents, and influential people.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: "With Malice Toward None"
A four-page discussion of Reconstruction from the plans Lincoln made while the Civil War was still raging to the end of Reconstruction with the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: Ulysses Simpson Grant
Site contains primary source material including Grant's first (1869) and second (1873) Inaugural addresses and eight State of the Union addresses from 1869 to 1876.