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61Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 4, 1861 In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take in your presence the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States… …
62James Madison: A Plurality of Interests and a Balance of Powers — ▪ Primary Source In the federal Convention of 1787, James Madison was the acknowledged leader of the group favoring a strong central government. The final draft of the Constitution did not fully satisfy Madison, for he thought the… …
63James Madison: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, March 4, 1809 Unwilling to depart from examples of the most revered authority, I avail myself of the occasion now presented to express the profound impression made on me by the call of my country to the… …
64William McKinley: War Message — ▪ Primary Source The Spanish government sincerely wished to avoid war with the United States but faced tremendous internal problems coupled with a military situation in Cuba that had gotten out of control. In an effort to appease the …
65James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine — ▪ Primary Source The Monroe Doctrine, in Monroe s handwriting, 1823 The Granger Collection, New York City The Monroe Doctrine comprised some general remarks on foreign policy that President James Monroe included in his annual message …
66Franklin Pierce: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Friday, March 4, 1853 It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself.… …
67James K. Polk: Reaffirmation of the Monroe Doctrine — ▪ Primary Source In his message to Congress of December 2, 1845, President Polk reinterpreted the Monroe Doctrine in terms of the prevailing spirit of Manifest Destiny. Whereas Monroe had said only that the Western Hemisphere was no longer… …
68Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Program for Social Security — ▪ Primary Source Presidential advisers spent much of 1934 considering programs for unemployment compensation and old age benefits important planks in the Democratic platform of 1932. Unemployment compensation created numerous… …
69Franklin D. Roosevelt: Third Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, January 20, 1941 On each national day of inauguration since 1789, the people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States. In Washington s day the task of the people was to create and weld …
70Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fourth Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, January 20, 1945 Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, my friends, you will understand and, I believe, agree with my wish that the form of this inauguration be simple and its words brief. We Americans …
