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President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953*

My friends, before I begin the expression of those thoughts that I deem appropriate to this moment, would you permit me the privilege of uttering a little private prayer of my own. And I ask that you bow your heads: Almighty God, as we stand here at this moment my future associates in the ExecutiveContinue reading “President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953*”

President Harry S. Truman’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1949*

[Delivered in person at the Capitol] Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, fellow citizens: I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me. I accept it with a resolve to do all that I can for the welfare of this Nation and for the peace of the world. In performingContinue reading “President Harry S. Truman’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1949*”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fourth Inaugural Address, January 20, 1945*

Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, my friends: You will understand and, I believe, agree with my wish that the form of this inauguration be simple and its words brief. We Americans of today, together with our allies, are passing through a period of supreme test. It is a test of our courage —of ourContinue reading “President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fourth Inaugural Address, January 20, 1945*”