Did You Know? #17

Which U.S. President delivered the shortest Inaugural Address?

George Washington's second inaugural address in 1793 contained just 135 words. Rounding out the 5 shortest addresses are Franklin Roosevelt's fourth address (1945, 559 words), Abraham Lincoln's second address (1865, 700 words), Theodore Roosevelt's address (1905, 984 words), and Zachary Taylor's address (1849, 1090 words).  William Henry Harrison holds the record for longest inaugural address in 1841 at 8460 words.  William Howard Taft is a distance second in 1909 at 5434 words. Barack Obama first address in 2009 contained 2395 words, slightly longer than his 2013 address of 2096 words.