Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 2445 United States. Presidents United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush Produced by Several Project Gutenberg Volunteers, and David Widger "United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush" is a historical collection that presents the inaugural addresses delivered by every U.S. president from George Washington to George W. Bush, spanning from the late 18th century to the early 21st century. This compilation likely aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape and key themes addressed by presidents throughout American history. The opening of this compilation introduces the first inaugural address by George Washington, delivered in New York City in 1789. Washington reflects on the weight of the responsibility he has assumed and acknowledges the anxiety that accompanies the presidency. He expresses deep gratitude to his fellow citizens and emphasizes the need for divine guidance in ensuring the new government serves the liberties and happiness of the people. This section sets a tone of solemnity and reflection, providing readers with an understanding of the foundational sentiments that have permeated the office of the presidency from its very inception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Presidents -- United States -- Inaugural addresses JK Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 954513 2025-10-01T07:39:55.398459 text/html 930638 2025-09-27T08:25:24 text/html 544922 2025-10-01T07:40:03.265469 application/epub+zip 562153 2025-10-01T07:39:56.762450 application/epub+zip 493893 2025-10-01T07:39:56.009437 application/epub+zip 954325 2025-10-01T07:40:09.232449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895121 2025-10-01T07:40:02.648438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569916 2022-09-01T08:46:21.706975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 830252 2025-10-01T07:39:54.321515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 810236 2025-09-22T00:07:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 830014 2008-08-07T18:03:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18612 2025-10-01T07:40:09.359431 application/rdf+xml 25040 2025-10-01T07:39:56.254484 image/jpeg 4207 2025-10-01T07:39:56.129448 image/jpeg 304965 2013-03-21T10:29:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 294141 2008-08-07T18:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 569768 2025-10-01T07:39:55.465522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia