Inaugural Speech Fact

DID YOU KNOW:

The longest inaugural speech was given by William H. Harrison, and was 8,445 words long; the shortest by George Washington, was just 135 words long.

Click on these links to read: George Washington's Second Inaugural Address

William H. Harrison's Inaugural Address

Sources: http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/factsandfirsts/index.cfm

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/inaug.asp