The top 5 inaugural addresses
This week over at the Milestone Documents Blog, we are counting down the top 5 inaugural addresses in history. At number 5 is Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address, delivered in 1801. In his analysis for Milestone Documents in American History, the historian John P. Kaminski called Jefferson’s address “one of the great documents of democratic government and oratorical rhetoric.” Kaminski’s paragraph-by-paragraph investigation of the document is illuminating and well worth the $6.99 cost for immediate download at either MilestoneDocuments.com or Amazon.com.
The rest of the week will see discussion of the top 4 addresses: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address, George Washington’s first inaugural address, John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, and Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address. Check back every day at the Milestone Documents Blog to see what our team of experts had to say about these iconic addresses.