On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a ...

Johnson was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Sarah T. Hughes on Air Force One, just hours after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The plane ...

He was born in Virginia, but some say there is a case to be made that he should be considered an Ohio president.

If there's two things people know about William Henry Harrison, it's that he gave the longest inauguration speech, but was president for the shortest amount of time. His address lasted nearly two ...

George Washington's second inaugural address was the shortest — he delivered a mere 135 words in March 1793, in a speech lasting less than two minutes. William Henry Harrison's 1841 speech was ...

The National Weather Service said Harrison's Inauguration Day began with a morning low of 34 degrees and eventually reached 51 degrees in the afternoon. While it rained, there are no reliable ...