Hello Friends,

As you may recall, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 many of us waited anxiously to hear the inaugural address of President Barack Obama.

As I listened to his speech, I remember consciously burning the moment into my mind so that I would never forget where I was or what I was doing as he so eloquently stood before the world and bravely conveyed the contents of his character and the direction of his path. 

Almost before President Obama could finish his speech with, “… And God Bless America,” pundits near and far began analyzing and comparing his historic moment in time with that of his predecessors, namely, President Abraham Lincoln.

As I quickly lost interest in their “armchair” speech writing, I began to wonder about the inaugural addresses of the first 43 presidents of the United States of America.  In short, I wanted to read them, for myself and make my own comparisons if such comparisons can, indeed, be made. 

Therefore, I invite you to visit the following two online resources where you can read the inaugural addresses of “All The President’s Men”.  (Smile)

Enjoy,

Mark

1.
The Avalon Project:  Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents

2.
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States