Length of inaugural addresses of U.S. Presidents 1789-2021

Length of inaugural addresses of all American Presidents from 1789 to 2021

CharacteristicNumber of words
Joseph R. Biden (2021) 2,371
Donald J. Trump (2017) 1,433
Barack H. Obama (2013) 2,137
Barack H. Obama (2009) 2,404
George W. Bush (2005) 2,065
George W. Bush (2001) 1,571
William J. Clinton (1997) 2,155
William J. Clinton (1993) 1,580
George H. W. Bush (1989) 2,283
Ronald W. Reagan (1985) 2,564
Ronald W. Reagan (1981) 2,463
James E. Carter (1977) 1,228
Gerald R. Ford (1974) 850
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