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Barack Obama Second Inaugural Address

January 21, 2013 Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear…

George W. Bush Second Inaugural Address

January 20, 2005 Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, members of the United States Congress, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: On this day,…

George W. Bush First Inaugural Address

January 20, 2001 President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens: The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we…

William J. Clinton Second Inaugural Address

January 20, 1997 My fellow citizens : At this last presidential inauguration of the 20th century, let us lift our eyes toward the challenges that await us in the next…

William J. Clinton First Inaugural Address

January 20, 1993 My fellow citizens : Today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal. This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak…

George H. W. Bush Inaugural Address

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989 Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Quayle, Senator Mitchell, Speaker Wright, Senator Dole, Congressman Michel, and fellow citizens, neighbors, and friends: There is a man…

Ronald Reagan Second Inaugural Address

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1985 Senator Mathias, Chief Justice Burger, Vice President Bush, Speaker O’Neill, Senator Dole, Reverend Clergy, members of my family and friends, and my fellow citizens: This day…

Ronald Reagan First Inaugural Address

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1981 Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O’Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens: To a few…

Jimmy Carter Inaugural Address

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1977 For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. In this outward and physical…

Richard Milhous Nixon Second Inaugural Address

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1973 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Senator Cook, Mrs. Eisenhower, and my fellow citizens of this great and good country we share together: When…

Richard Milhous Nixon First Inaugural Address

MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1969 Senator Dirksen, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, my fellow Americans–and my fellow citizens of the world community: I ask you…

Lyndon Baines Johnson Inaugural Address

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1965 My fellow countrymen, on this occasion, the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together. We are one…

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961 Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of…

Dwight D. Eisenhower Second Inaugural Address

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1957 THE PRICE OF PEACE Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Speaker, members of my family and friends, my countrymen, and the friends of…

Harry S. Truman Inaugural Address

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, and fellow citizens, I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me. I accept it…

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Inaugural Address

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1945 Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, my friends, you will understand and, I believe, agree with my wish that the form of this inauguration be simple…

Franklin D. Roosevelt Third Inaugural Address

MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1941 On each national day of inauguration since 1789, the people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States. In Washington’s day the task of…

Franklin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933 I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which…

Herbert Hoover Inaugural Address

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1929 My Countrymen: This occasion is not alone the administration of the most sacred oath which can be assumed by an American citizen. It is a dedication…

Calvin Coolidge Inaugural Address

Wednesday, March 4, 1925 My Countrymen: NO one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is satisfying and still more that is encouraging. Our own country is leading the…

Warren G. Harding Inaugural Address

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1921 My Countrymen: When one surveys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of destruction and yet rejoicing in the ruggedness of the…

Woodrow Wilson Second Inaugural Address

The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled, and we shall walk with the light all about us if we be but true to ourselves.

Woodrow Wilson First Inaugural Address

This is not a day of triumph; it is a day of dedication. Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity.

William Howard Taft Inaugural Address

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909 My Fellow-Citizens: Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of…

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Address

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1905 My fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our…

William McKinley First Inaugural Address

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897 Fellow-Citizens: In obedience to the will of the people, and in their presence, by the authority vested in me by this oath, I assume the arduous…

Grover Cleveland Second Inaugural Address

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1893 My Fellow-Citizens: In obedience of the mandate of my countrymen I am about to dedicate myself to their service under the sanction of a solemn oath.…

Grover Cleveland First Inaugural Address

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1885 Fellow-Citizens: In the presence of this vast assemblage of my countrymen I am about to supplement and seal by the oath which I shall take the…

Benjamin Harrison Inaugural Address

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1889 Fellow-Citizens: There is no constitutional or legal requirement that the President shall take the oath of office in the presence of the people, but there is…

James A. Garfield Inaugural Address

Friday, March 4, 1881 Fellow-Citizens: WE stand to-day upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life—a century crowded with perils, but crowned with the triumphs of liberty and…