Inaugural Address
Kennedy took the oath of office at at 12:51 (ET) Friday, 20 January 1961, and gave the speech afterwards.
The address is 1364 words and took 13 minutes and 42 seconds to deliver, from the first word to the last word, not including applause at the end, making it the fourth-shortest inaugural address ever delivered. It is widely considered to be among the best presidential inauguration speeches in American history.
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