A speech by the president on his or her first day of office
"sup. Washington here. Im gonna be the first president. I will take care of y'all. peace"
George Washington was the first
President Thomas Jefferson delivered his First Inaugural Address in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1801. This marked the first inauguration held in the newly established capital of the United States. The speech emphasized themes of unity and the need for a peaceful transition of power.
He was in the military before he was president
George W. Bush (the second one)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address does not have a specific name, yet a specific famous reference to the speech contained, "the only thing we have to fear... is fear itself."
He was the first president to die while in office. He caught pneumonia after giving his inaugural speech and died a month later.
West front of US Capitol in Washington, DC
It actually was not that short. President Lincoln's second Inaugural Address was approximately 700 words in length. You are probably thinking of President George Washington's second Inaugural Address, which was the shortest Presidential Inaugural Address in history, to date.
George Washington. His first inaugural address was in New York City, and his second was in Philadelphia.
Although his friends made George Washington the guest of honor at a ball about a week after he took office as the first president, the first inaugural event that was like the modern inaugural balls was for James Madison in 1809. His wife, Dolley, organized a ball at Long's Hotel in Washington and charged a substantial admission to collect campaign funds just as in done now.