Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > United States Presidency > presidential duties and responsibilities > inaugural address

Preferred term

inaugural address  

Definition

  • The first official speech of a newly inaugurated president after taking the oath of office. George Washington (1789–1789) established the tradition that presidents should deliver an inaugural address after taking the oath. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Inaugural Address]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/inaugural_address

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD