Well, it is said to be 703 words, however, in the body from what everyone is use to seeing, from "At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion..." to "...may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." is 699 words. Then another Fellow countrymen is 2. So there is discrepancy but it is safe to say from 699 to 703.
It was the second shortest inaugural speech to date.
President elect Abraham Lincoln took great care in preparing his speech for his March 1861 inaugural address. He studied the writings of three great American leaders, President Andrew Jackson, and Congressmen Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Their works helped Lincoln immensely.
March 4, 1861. He gave his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
President Lincoln proclaimed his motto "with malice toward none, with charity for all" in his second inaugural address. He was also known to evoke the mantra of "Union, Union, Union".
Edward Everett
It was John F. Kennedy in a now famous speech.John F Kennedy
"The Second Inaugural" and "The Gettysburg Address.
in the Gettysburg Address, saving the union is the purpose of the war
It actually was not that short. President Lincoln's second Inaugural Address was approximately 700 words in length. You are probably thinking of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address, which was the shortest Presidential Inaugural Address in history, to date.
Lincolns speech "The Gettysburg Address" and Lincoln "Second Inaugural Address". And on the wall behind Lincoln statue it says "IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER". Lincolns speech "The Gettysburg Address" and Lincoln "Second Inaugural Address". And on the wall behind Lincoln statue it says "IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER".
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It actually was not that short. President Lincoln's second Inaugural Address was approximately 700 words in length. You are probably thinking of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address, which was the shortest Presidential Inaugural Address in history, to date.
Lincoln's first inaugural address was created in 1861.
President elect Abraham Lincoln took great care in preparing his speech for his March 1861 inaugural address. He studied the writings of three great American leaders, President Andrew Jackson, and Congressmen Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Their works helped Lincoln immensely.
March 4, 1861 was the date of Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address.
The Gettysburg Address
The Declaration of Independence