- William Henry Harrison had the longest inaugural address at 8,460 words and took one hour and 45 minutes to deliver. This was 3,000 words more than Taft's which was the second longest.
- George Washington's second inaugural address was the shortest at 135 words. It lasted less than two minutes.
- The average length of a presidential inaugural address is 2,337 words.
- Five presidents did not give inaugural addresses.
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