James Buchanan: Inaugural Address

March 4, 1857 (about 167 years ago)

In his inaugural address, President James Buchanan stresses the incalculable damage that would come from the union breaking apart over the question of slavery, emphasizing how a free trade between north, south, east and west has allowed the US to prosper. He gives thanks and shows support for im...

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Barack Obama: President Obama Visits Buchenwald Concentration Camp

June 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Barack Obama's tour to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp further impressed upon him the evil that is in man which in turn led to the good in others to surface.

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Source: The White House

Martin Van Buren: First Inaugural Address

March 4, 1837 (about 187 years ago)

In his inaugural address, President Martin Van Buren celebrates the success of the country's first half-century. Van Buren also squarely states his stance - upon which he campaigned - to defend slavery in the face of increased agitations by abolitionists.

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