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A Brief History of Presidential Inaugural Speeches
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...
No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
Following his reelection as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson recited a prayer he implied was written by Thomas Jefferson.
Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson, but there’s no proof he said it
According to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, there’s no evidence that the third president of the United States ever recited ...
A prayer in the U.S. Capitol sparked a unique religion controversy
House Speaker Mike Johnson sparked an unusual religion controversy last week when he recited a prayer in front of Congress ...
Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
So it's entirely plausible that the fake "Jefferson prayer" was searched for on Google before copy-pasted into the ...
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Trump’s second inaugural address: The path of Jefferson and Lincoln?
When Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, he will mark the solemn occasion with ...
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No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
After his reelection, Johnson recited a prayer that he suggested was written by Thomas Jefferson and recited every day in the House during Jefferson’s presidency. Johnson’s prayer, which he ...
Wyoming News2dOpinion
Adler: Trump’s second inaugural address: The path of Jefferson and Lincoln?
When Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, he will mark the solemn occasion with ...