The longest inaugural address was 1 hour and 41 minutes and given by William Henry Harrison in 1841. He also had the distinction of having the shortest presidential term at 1 month after contracting pneumonia at the inauguration.
From a few minutes to a few hours. William Henry Harrison delivered the longest address lasting an hour-and-forty-five-minutes. George Washington's second address was 135 words, about 4 minutes.
George Washington's second address was the shortest (135 words), and William Henry Harrison delivered the longest (8,495 words).
That was George Washington's second inaugural speech in 1793. Click on the "Second George Washington Inaugural Speech" link below to read it. George Washington's 2nd inaugural address was the shortest in history.
President William Henry Harrison delivered history's longest inaugural address, a nearly two-hour, 8,445-word speech in the face of an icy wind, without hat or overcoat. Harrison died of pneumonia less than two months later.
Bill Clinton's second inaugural address on January 20, 1997 contained 2,137 words.
135 words by President George Washington, made during his second inaugural address.
It actually was not that short. President Lincoln's second Inaugural Address was approximately 700 words in length. You are probably thinking of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address, which was the shortest Presidential Inaugural Address in history, to date.
The longest inaugural address was 1 hour and 41 minutes and given by William Henry Harrison in 1841. He also had the distinction of having the shortest presidential term at 1 month after contracting pneumonia at the inauguration.
It actually was not that short. President Lincoln's second Inaugural Address was approximately 700 words in length. You are probably thinking of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address, which was the shortest Presidential Inaugural Address in history, to date.
From a few minutes to a few hours. William Henry Harrison delivered the longest address lasting an hour-and-forty-five-minutes. George Washington's second address was 135 words, about 4 minutes.
William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural address with 8,445 words. George Washington's second inauguration speech (in 1793) was the shortest one in US history- just 135 words.
George Washington's second address was the shortest (135 words), and William Henry Harrison delivered the longest (8,495 words).
135 words, was the total number of words of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address.
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That was George Washington's second inaugural speech in 1793. Click on the "Second George Washington Inaugural Speech" link below to read it. George Washington's 2nd inaugural address was the shortest in history.
The longest by a U.S. president was given by William Henry Harrison, March 4, 1841. It was 8,445 words long and took Harrison an hour and forty-five minutes to deliver.