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 and responsible duties of President of the United States, relying upon the support of my countrymen and invoking the guidance of Almighty God. Our faith teaches that there isContinue reading “President William McKinley’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1897*”
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President Grover Cleveland’s Inaugural Address, March4, 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. Deeply moved by the expression of confidence and personal attachment which has called me to this service, I am sure my gratitude can make no better return than theContinue reading “President Grover Cleveland’s Inaugural Address, March4, 1893*”
President Benjamin Harrison’s Inaugural Address, 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 so manifest an appropriateness in the public induction to office of the chief executive officer of the nation that from the beginning of the Government the people, to whoseContinue reading “President Benjamin Harrison’s Inaugural Address, March 4, 1889*”
D.J. Gorena 