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111Franklin Pierce: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Friday, March 4, 1853 It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself.… …
112James K. Polk: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Tuesday, March 4, 1845 Without solicitation on my part, I have been chosen by the free and voluntary suffrages of my countrymen to the most honorable and most responsible office on earth. I am deeply impressed with… …
113Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Tuesday, January 20, 1981 Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens: To a few of us here… …
114Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, January 21, 1985 Senator Mathias, Chief Justice Burger, Vice President Bush, Speaker O Neill, Senator Dole, Reverend Clergy, members of my family and friends, and my fellow citizens: This day has been… …
115Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, 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. This is… …
116Franklin D. Roosevelt: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Wednesday, January 20, 1937 When four years ago we met to inaugurate a President, the Republic, single minded in anxiety, stood in spirit here. We dedicated ourselves to the fulfillment of a vision to speed the time… …
117Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fourth Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, 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 …
118Theodore Roosevelt: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, March 4, 1905 My fellow citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver… …
119Zachary Taylor: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 5, 1849 Elected by the American people to the highest office known to our laws, I appear here to take the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and, in compliance with a time honored custom, to address… …
120Harry S. Truman: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Thursday, January 20, 1949 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, and fellow citizens, I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me. I accept it with a deep resolve to do all that… …
