Washington (CNN) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin notes each inauguration is moving in its own way, but only a few produce moments that are truly memorable. "It depends upon the person and the occasion to really produce a historic inaugural speech," Goodwin said. "But the ceremony itself ... is a real tribute to the country, that a person who was the president can go out and become a private citizen (while) a new private citizen is becoming the president." "It's peaceful," she says, and "that's an extraordinary thing in the history of our world." Here are 10 inaugural moments that Goodwin says have stood the test of time:
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2009: "(It was) as if the whole history of our country was coming full circle"
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FDR and Reagan disagreed on the role of government, but believed America could do great things
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JFK's address promised action and a new energy in Washington
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Lincoln: "With malice toward none and charity toward all"
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