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Jan 18, 2025 | 
timesfreepress.com | Claire Jerry
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the national celebration. These addresses are more than just a series of individual speeches.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
smithsonianmag.com | Claire Jerry
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to . But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the national celebration. These addresses are more than just a series of individual speeches.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
tolerance.ca | Claire Jerry
By Claire Jerry, Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, including unify the country and establish the speaker’s qualifications for the job. Read complete article© The Conversation
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
idahopress.com | Claire Jerry
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
goskagit.com | Claire Jerry
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Claire Jerry
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to . But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the national celebration. These addresses are more than just a series of individual speeches.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
caledonianrecord.com | Claire Jerry
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
smithsonianmag.com | Claire Jerry
Even though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns, audiences and candidates have long wondered whether they matter. The political history collections at the National Museum of American History, where I am a curator specializing in the history of presidential campaigns and campaign rhetoric, include several objects that can help explore that question, as the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approaches.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
southfloridareporter.com | Claire Jerry
By Claire Jerry, Smithsonian InstitutionEven though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns, audiences and candidates have long wondered whether they matter.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
govexec.com | Claire Jerry
The political history collections at the National Museum of American History, where I am a curator specializing in the history of presidential campaigns and campaign rhetoric, include several objects that can help explore that question, as the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approaches. Where do the candidates meet? Although voters have come to expect debates in the weeks leading up to an election, they are a relatively new part of the campaign cycle, beginning only in 1960.
