President George Washington’s First Inaugural Speech

Posted by on Aug 31, 2010 in 1789-1808, 18th Century, All Posts, Famous Speeches, Founding Fathers, Major Historical Events, Milestone Documents, Presidents | One Comment

As a follow up to the previous post about the eyewitness account of  George Washington’s 1789 inauguration, below are excerpts from the May 6, 1789 Massachusetts Centinel, which contains descriptions of the inauguration as well as the full text of Washington’s first inaugural speech, one of America’s 100 milestone documents.

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  1. J. L. Bell
    September 1, 2010

    Note that the CENTINEL’s correspondent was Charles Bulfinch, already on his way to being Boston’s leading architect.

    As a Federalist newspaper, the CENTINEL had every reason to celebrate the new national government and President Washington. Did the BOSTON GAZETTE or INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE provide the same coverage?

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