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Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to serve as president in more than a decade when he took the oath of office on January 20, 1993. Maya Angelou read an original poem "On the Pulse of Morning ...
Clinton, the first Democratic president in 12 years (since Jimmy Carter), then delivered his inaugural address. In the 1,598-word speech, Clinton informed the nation of his intentions as a leader. [17] Clinton portrayed change as a positive factor, not something to be feared.
William McKinley requested the change in 1897, so that he could reiterate the words of the oath at the close of his first inaugural address. [citation needed] William Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural address, at 8,445 words, in 1841. John Adams' 1797 address, which totaled 2,308 words, contained the longest sentence, at 737 words ...
When George Washington first took the oath I have just sworn to uphold, news traveled slowly across the land by horseback and across the ocean by boat. Now, the sights and sounds of this ceremony are broadcast instantaneously to billions around the world.
Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush in 1992 and was sworn into office on January 20, 1993. A shot from behind the President's podium during his inaugural address shows the ...
A crowd gathers outside the south portico of the White House to attend Franklin D. Roosevelt's 4th Inaugural speech on January 20, 1945 in Washington D.C. Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1941
Inauguration of Bill Clinton may refer to: First inauguration of Bill Clinton, 1993; ... The full text of Bill Clinton's Second Inaugural Address at Wikisource
With the nation at its peak of the Great Depression, Roosevelt's inaugural speech was awaited with great anticipation. Broadcast nationwide on several radio networks, the speech was heard by tens of millions of Americans, and set the stage for Roosevelt's urgent efforts to respond to the crisis.