I captured Obama's favorite photo of the 2008 election. It's a reminder of what we've lost. The Lincoln Memorial was the obvious place to go on the night America elected its first Black president ...

Barack Obama's arrival in Washington by train today harkens back to the inaugural White House trip of the former President who is Obama's political idol: Abraham Lincoln.

NPR News Special: Barack Obama's Inauguration January 20, 2009 • After taking the oath of office with his hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible, President Barack Obama called the nation to remake America.

A photograph of Barack Obama taking the oath of office as President is frequently shared with the false claim that he was sworn in using a Quran.

Obama 2008 Campaign Speech on Race Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered an address on race and politics. In an attempt to calm the turm… ...

You have to wonder if President Barack Obama at some point Monday wished he had just marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, after all. Because the planned event at the Abraham Lincoln ...

Retropolis The Lincoln Memorial rose from the mud of the Potomac 100 years ago The national shrine has become a place of pilgrimage perched on pilings 50 feet high ...

President Barack Obama spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s famous ...

President Obama urges the crowd to go to their cars as the rain hits during a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, in Elwood, Ill.

In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a surprisingly aggressive and even partisan posture. He argued that American ideals can only be fulfilled through the enactment of a ...

See About archive blog posts. Official text of President-elect Barack Obama’s ‘We Are One’ Speech during the pre-inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, as televised exclusively by HBO.

Barack Obama was mocked in the American press today for making the most important speech of his life on a set decked out like a Greek temple.