President John F. Kennedy gave many inspirational speeches, and one of the most memorable was his 1961 inaugural address in ...

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In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961, the newly elected president famously told the country, “My fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for ...

George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...

Fifty years ago Thursday, President John F. Kennedy told the world that "the torch had been passed to a new generation of Americans" whom he challenged to "ask not what your country can do for you — ...