Since George Washington’s first inaugural address, US presidents have used the occasion to inspire and share their vision for ...
(NEXSTAR) – Since the very first inaugural address delivered by George Washington ... the cold for over an hour and a half ...
From George Washington to Today ... ever-expanding American dream.” A silk copy of William Henry Harrison’s 1841 inaugural address, the longest in history at more than 8,400 words.
The first former president to pass away, George Washington, specifically requested a private funeral without orations or parades. Citizens largely ignored these wishes, besieging Washington’s ...
But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... the “ideals and aspirations of America.” Even William Howard Taft, whose 1909 inaugural was among the ...