Robert Dallek

To be sure, Kennedy did not discount the importance of words in rallying the nation to meet its foreign and domestic challenges. Winston Churchill's powerful exhortations during World War II set a standard he had long admired. Kennedy was hardly unmindful of how important a great inaugural address could be.

American Historian

Evan Osnos

In China, inaugurations are frequent affairs, though they have nothing to do with presidents. A news cycle rarely passes without some fanfare over the inaugural ride on a new subway line or the inaugural trip across an unusually large bridge.

American Journalist

Tom Tancredo

Rubio's supporters must believe rank-and-file Republican voters are really stupid - or so desperate they can be persuaded that up is down, a leopard can change its spots, and a dozen bilingual unicorns will lead off Rubio's inaugural parade.

American Politician

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said as much in his inaugural address.

Danish Statesman

Sharon Horgan

Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I've done it all my life: big boxing matches, royal weddings, even TV-A.M.'s inaugural episode was enjoyed in pyjamas in my house.

Irish Actress

Michael Moore

I was kind of a strange child. My parents knew early on that something must have been wrong with me. I crawled backwards until I was two, but had Kennedy's inaugural address memorized by the time I was six.

American Activist

Gerald R. Ford

I feel it is my first duty to make an unprecedented compact with my countrymen. Not an inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech - just a little straight talk among friends.

American President

Amanda Gorman

That's kind of the challenging thing about writing an inaugural poem. You're speaking to everyone, but you don't also want to speak for everyone.

American Poet

George Steiner

I have students who are now in chairs in five continents. They invite me to their inaugurals. A tremendous reward.

American Critic

Jonathan Raban

Inaugurals conventionally start with a history lesson and finish with a prayer.

British Author

Often used for ceremonies marking the start of a leader's term in office or other important positions.

Historical Use

Commonly describes first-time events or launches, like a product or organization's debut.

New Initiatives

Used in universities when a professor is formally installed and gives their first lecture.

Academic Use

The noun form often refers to a presidential address given at the start of a term.

Start of Terms

It's a moment where public figures set expectations and outline plans, watched by many.

Public Expectation

Inaugurals can become historical records of leaders' visions at the start of their term.

Historic Speeches

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 To prevent any outside meddling, the games are to be conducted in absolute secret except for a group of wizards who will make sure nobody uses enchantments, hexes, or spells to cheat. You’ve been given the extremely important job of recording the scores for the first inaugural tournament.

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 so it had to create an identity which it did by telling a story which you learned at school, you read on memorials and you heard repeated in presidential inaugural addresses. Britain until recently wasn't a nation of immigrants, so it could take identity for granted.

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 it's the very first inaugural address and in it he's thankful he's humble he calls for national unity and since then delivering a speech like that has become a tradition that all elected presidents have followed from george washington to joe biden so

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 How many of you can see all four? Please raise your hand right now if you're willing to admit that all four of these are national problems. Please raise your hands. Okay, almost all of you. Well, congratulations, you guys are the inaugural members

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 with the inaugural address. My speechwriters must have been tearing their hair out because as we worked between one and four in the morning on Inauguration Day, I was still changing it." Sure you were, because you've prepared your entire life

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 without fear. Our children were smiling again, as I promised them during my first inaugural address. The reputation and credibility

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 In his inaugural address, Barack Obama appealed to each of us to give our best