Writing to a lawyer, the founding editor of The New York Times conveyed his vast respect for President Abraham Lincoln.

President Trump said Wednesday he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will “fix” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. The president posted a video of workers attending to the pool, ...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated ...

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the ...

A presidential ticket of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would stand no chance against Donald Trump, according to Donald Trump. On Wednesday, President Trump revived an old anecdote about ...

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. A short speech at the end of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery in Pennsylvania. Lincoln paid tribute to the soldiers who died, ...

Neither length nor duration have any relevance to the overall excellence of a speech. Identifying the greatest speech in American history will always be a subjective exercise. There’s FDR’s “Day of ...