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"
FDR
Even though he had the exact opposite message as @placeholder, where he was talking about government as the problem rather than the solution, both Reagan and FDR shared that American sense that we can do things.
JFK
What is so memorable about @placeholder saying that the torch is being passed to a new generation is that he himself represented a new generation.
FDR
He was hoping some action would be taking place while he was still president, but @placeholder wanted to wait (and) have a clean slate while he was president.
Reagan
When it was freezing weather during @placeholder's (second) inaugural they moved it inside and canceled the parade.