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President George Washington’s Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1793*

I AM again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence which has been reposed in me by the people ofContinue reading “President George Washington’s Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1793*”

President George Washington’s First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789*

Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Among the vicissitudes incident to life no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and received on the 14th day of the present month. On the one hand, I was summoned by my country,Continue reading “President George Washington’s First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789*”

Inaugural Addresses of our Presidents

I am going to begin a series of articles today consisting of our Presidential Inaugural Addresses beginning with President George Washington. Each of these inaugural addresses can be found on the internet and they read just as they were read the days that they were offered to the American people. We are indebted to theContinue reading “Inaugural Addresses of our Presidents”