Washington's second inaugural address was the shortest, at 135 words. Franklin D. Roosevelt's fourth in 1945 was the next shortest, at 559 words, according to the committee. Flashback: Trump's ...

It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who said in his 1932 inaugural speech, "The greatest thing we have to fear is fear itself." In 1961, John F. Kennedy famously said "Ask not what your country can ...

From George Washington to Today, a Look at the Precedent for the Inaugural Address Claire Jerry ... In his first inaugural in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt moved out of campaign mode and acknowledged ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president ... first inaugural in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt moved out of campaign mode ...

(Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Although few presidential inaugural addresses are remembered ... “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Roosevelt, 1933); “the torch has been ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt first took the oath of office in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression. It was during his first inaugural address that he delivered a line now known to ...

The shade of Eleanor Roosevelt's inaugural gown became known as "Eleanor Blue" at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inauguration. Eleanor Roosevelt's dress and matching wrap were made of ...

The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, moved the start of the president's term and inauguration to Jan. 20. Franklin D. Roosevelt became ... the shortest inaugural address, saying just 135 words ...

This afternoon, President Donald Trump gave his second inaugural address to the nation. Although presidential addresses have been customary since George Washington's first inauguration in 1789 ...

President Donald Trump completed his incredible comeback by delivering his second inaugural address in the rotunda ... But wartime presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln or ...