The Most Frequently Used Words From Presidential Inaugural Addresses Over The Last Century

Some things never change.

We have had 19 Presidents over the last century, 18* of them have given Inaugural Addresses.

We have had 19 Presidents over the last century, 18* of them have given Inaugural Addresses.

*Gerald Ford did not.

Each address* was placed into a Wordle generator. This creates a "word cloud" of frequently appearing words, most occurring becoming larger, giving an interesting visual of all 28 speeches. Enjoy!

*Addresses from http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/swearing-in/addresses

Teddy Roosevelt (1905)

Teddy Roosevelt (1905)

Most frequently used:
1. Life
2. People
3. Ourselves
4. Problems
5. Nation

William H. Taft (1909)

William H. Taft (1909)

Most frequently used:
1. Government
2. Business
3. Proper
4. Congress
5. Race


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