U.S. Presidents have varying backgrounds and political persuasions. Only one was unanimously elected. They can have little or lasting influence. These stories are about individuals with the power to make a difference at home and abroad.
As huge crowds gathered at the U.S. Capitol, and throughout the Mall, John F. Kennedy delivered his famous inaugural address. It was the beginning of ...
John F. Kennedy became America's 35th President on the 20th of January, 1961.
On the 11th of June, 1963, President Kennedy gave a speech on civil rights.
This clip is the second part of President Kennedy's speech on civil rights which he gave on June 11, 1963.
If the President and the Constitution seem to differ, the Supreme Court decides who will prevail. On two separate days in 1841 - the 24th of February ...
Presidential politics in America changed with the Nixon-Kennedy debates. TV debates are now a mainstay during national election cycles.
This is a continuation of the Kennedy-Nixon debate of September 26, 1960.
This debate is still studied as a turning point in American presidential politics.
This is the concluding scene of the September 26, 1960 debate between Richard M.
Two weeks before LBJ announced he would not seek his partys nomination for another term as President, Bobby Kennedy announced that he would run.
On the evening of March 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson requested broadcast time. No one expected what he had to say.
On the 19th of November, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd of people at Gettysburg.
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