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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893.He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father.
Harrison's speech was brief – half as long as that of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, whose speech holds the record for the longest inaugural address of a U.S. president. [17] In his speech, Benjamin Harrison credited the nation's growth to the influences of education and religion, urged the cotton states and mining territories to ...
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Harrison, Benjamin. Speeches of Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third President of the United States (1890), contains his 1888 campaign speeches full text online; Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977) online; Porter, Kirk H. and Donald Bruce Johnson, eds. National party platforms, 1840–1964 (1965) online 1840–1956
The inauguration of Benjamin Harrison as the 23rd president of the United States took place on Monday, March 4, 1889, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 26th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of Benjamin Harrison as president and Levi P. Morton as vice president.
In May, the Harrison Presidential Site in Indiana revealed $6.8 million in upgrades including renovations on the home of President Benjamin Harrison.
United States presidential inaugural addresses (1 C, 1 P) Oval Office addresses (6 P) ... Speeches by Benjamin Harrison (1 C) Speeches by Rutherford B. Hayes ...
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker takes shots at gender roles, abortion, President Biden and Pride month during his Benedictine College commencement address.