On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered the first inaugural address. As leader of a fragile new government, he wanted to convey his determination to make the American experiment a success. The speech wasn’t mandated, but it became a tradition for every incoming president to use the inaugural address to set the tone for their term. On Monday, the nation will hear the 60th inaugural address — President-elect Donald Trump’s second. Barbara Perry is the co-director of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia‘s Miller Center. She joins Soledad O’Brien to highlight important moments in inaugural history and explain how some previous speeches could be a guide for the newly elected president.
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