The Gift Outright, he did read it, though with great difficulty. Richard Nixon came and held his top hat to block the sun for Mr.Frost who was extremely old and having problems. He may not have finished it, but he made a heroic effort I will never forget. That was when I found there was such a thing as a poet laurete and determined to become one. Stephen Boone
This is not exactly correct....
Robert Frost did not read "The Gift Outright", he recited it from memory because the poem he had actually written for the occasion "Dedication" was new to him and the blinding sun and reflected snow of that day made it impossible for him to see the paper well enough to get through it; he tried, but he just couldn't do it. I understand that his recitation of "The Gift Outright" was nearly flawless. oldglstuf
Yes, Robert Frost did read at the Presidential Inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. However, due to the glare of the sun and difficulty reading his original poem, "Dedication," Frost instead recited his well-known poem, "The Gift Outright."
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Robert Frost read at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
Robert Frost read a poem at Kennedy's inauguration on January 20, 1961 and thus became the first poet to be a part of a president's inauguration.
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Maya Angelou spoke at Bill Clintonβs presidential inauguration in 1993. She became the first poet to recite at a presidential inauguration since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedyβs inauguration in 1961.
It was Maya Angelou , nee Marguerite Ann Johnson before she was married
Robert Frost had the honor of reading a poem at John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. So far as I know, he was the first poet to be so honored.
I do not think her will said anything about JFK. There was mention of a copy of JFK's inauguration speech that was autographed by Robert Frost.
Maya Angelou won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person to read a poem at a U.S. Presidential inauguration.