How times change: what Abe had to say about race

News Tue 20 Jan 2009, AT 00:00

Barack Obama’s hero would have been shocked by today’s inauguration of a black man as president

A brief history of American inaugural speeches

News Thu 15 Jan 2009, AT 00:00

When Barack Obama takes office on January 20, the world will be expecting a speech of trademark eloquence, but how did his predecessors fare?

Picture Past, November 6: Abe Lincoln