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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, 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 the present situation of our Nation impels. [ See APP note, below.] This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor needContinue reading “President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933*”

President Herbert Hoover’s Inaugural Address, March 4, 1929*

[Delivered in person at the Capitol] 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 and consecration under God to the highest office in service of our people. I assume this trust in the humility of knowledge thatContinue reading “President Herbert Hoover’s Inaugural Address, March 4, 1929*”

President Calvin Coolidge’s Inaugural Address, 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 world in the general readjustment to the results of the great conflict. Many of its burdens will bear heavily upon us for years, and the secondary and indirect effectsContinue reading “President Calvin Coolidge’s Inaugural Address, march 4, 1925*”