The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents: From George Washington to George W. Bush (Revised and Updated)

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." These words from John F. Kennedy's immortal inaugural address may be read in full context in this up-to-date collection of the inaugural speeches of every president of the United States from George Washington to George W. Bush. Reprinted in their entirety, the 54 speeches are accompanied by line drawings and profiles and background on each of the 43 presidents who gave them. Inspiring, moving, and even surprising, these rich pieces of oratory are a compelling way to track the history of our great nation. Contents......Page 3 George Washington..............................Page 4 George Washington..............................Page 8 John Adams........................................Page 9 Thomas Jefferson...............................Page 16 Thomas Jefferson...............................Page 21 James Madison..................................Page 27 James Madison..................................Page 31 James Monroe....................................Page 35 James Monroe....................................Page 44 John Quincy Adams............................Page 57 Andrew Jackson.................................Page 65 Andrew Jackson.................................Page 69 Martin Van Buren...............................Page 72 William Henry Harrison......................Page 83 James Knox Polk..............................Page 106 Zachary Taylor..................................Page 119 Franklin Pierce.................................Page 123 James Buchanan..............................Page 132 Abraham Lincoln..............................Page 140 Abraham Lincoln..............................Page 151 Ulysses S. Grant...............................Page 153 Ulysses S. Grant...............................Page 156 Rutherford B. Hayes..........................Page 160 James A. Garfield.............................Page 168 Grover Cleveland...............................Page 177 Benjamin Harrison...........................Page 182 Grover Cleveland...............................Page 194 William McKinley..............................Page 200 William McKinley..............................Page 211 Theodore Roosevelt...........................Page 218 William Howard Taft.........................Page 221 Woodrow Wilson...............................Page 236 Woodrow Wilson...............................Page 240 Warren G. Harding............................Page 245 Calvin Coolidge.................................Page 254 Herbert Hoover.................................Page 266 Franklin D. Roosevelt........................Page 277 Franklin D. Roosevelt........................Page 283 Franklin D. Roosevelt........................Page 288 Franklin D. Roosevelt........................Page 292 Harry S. Truman...............................Page 294 Dwight D. Eisenhower.......................Page 301 Dwight D. Eisenhower.......................Page 309 John F. Kennedy..............................Page 314 Lyndon Baines Johnson....................Page 318 Richard Milhous Nixon......................Page 322 Richard Milhous Nixon......................Page 329 Jimmy Carter...................................Page 334 Ronald Reagan.................................Page 338 Ronald Reagan.................................Page 345 George Bush....................................Page 353 Bill Clinton's First Inaugural Address...........................................Page 359 President William J. Clinton...............Page 363 NOTES................................................Page 369 EXECUTIVE OATH OF OFFICE...............Page 370 A collection of unabridged inaugural addresses of American presidents from 1789 to 1996, including brief biographical sketches