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First Inaugural Address
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Narrator: Adriel Brandt
Unabridged: 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Published: 05/13/2018
Category: History - United States - 19th Century
Synopsis
Thomas Jefferson beat out Aaron Burr in the 1800 presidential election after Alexander Hamilton cast the tie-breaking vote. Jefferson gave this address to a packed Senate chamber on March 4, 1801. He emphasized the United States as a single nation working together and avoided mentioning party politics. In this way, he departed from the speeches of his two predecessors and established a new formula for inaugural addresses that was used by many presidents who came after him.