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In the News: Barack Obama's speech at Lincoln dinner
[Editor's note: Below is a transcript of President Barack Obama's speech at a dinner in Springfield, Illinois, on February 12, 2009, honoring Abraham Lincoln.]
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Well, it is wonderful to be back in Springfield, and I see so many familiar faces — to Mr. Hart, to Marilyn, to my Secretary of [...]
In the News: Obama executive orders on Guantanamo and interrogation techniques
[Editor's note: Below are the executive orders that President Barack Obama issued on January 22, 2009, with regard to the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and ensuring lawful interrogations of prisoners.]
EXECUTIVE ORDER — REVIEW AND DISPOSITION OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT THE GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE AND CLOSURE OF DETENTION FACILITIES
By the authority [...]
In the News: Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now [...]
In the News: George W. Bush's Farewell Address
Editor’s note: On January 15, 2009, President George W. Bush delivered his farewell address to the nation. Below is the transcript of that address. A video of the speech can be found at the White House Web site.
Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade [...]
In the News: Hillary Clinton's Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of State
Editor’s note: Below are the prepared remarks of Senator Hillary Clinton to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing for the secretary of state position. The hearing took place on January 13, 2009.
Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. [...]
In the News: Indictment of Rod Blagojevich
The indictment of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges has dominated the news the past two weeks. Blagojevich is charged with attempting to sell the Senate seat of president-elect Barack Obama. At a news conference on December 9, Patrick Fitzgerald, United States attorney general for the Northern District of Illinois, announced the arrest of [...]
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In the News: Additional Nixon documents and tapes released
On December 2, the National Archives and the Nixon Presidential Library will be releasing an additional 200 hours of White House tape recordings and 90,000 pages of documents from Richard Nixon’s administration. The recordings, which represent the 12th such release since 1980, cover the period from November 1972 to January 1973. Among the subjects discussed [...]
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In the News: Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. At our parent site, MilestoneDocuments.com, several featured documents relate to Native American history:
Andrew Jackson: On Indian Removal
Dawes Severalty Act
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Treaty of Fort Pitt
Milestone Documents publisher Neil Schlager has created a list at Amazon.com featuring these and other articles of interest from the Milestone Documents collection.
The [...]
In the News: Barack Obama's victory speech
November 4, 2008
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around [...]
In the News: John McCain's concession speech
November 4, 2008
My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly. A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama—to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love.
In a contest as [...]
