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A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today

Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation
Posted 1/14/25

Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, including unify the country and establish the speaker’s qualifications for the job.

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