In 2021, President Biden's inaugural address was 2,371 words long. The longest inaugural address was William H. Harrison's in 1841, which amounted to 8,445 words.
Length of inaugural addresses of all American Presidents from 1789 to 2021
Characteristic
Number 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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