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2009Inauguration
Inaugural PoetsBy Ravi Shankar
Athisinauguration,PresidentTrumpdidnotincludeapoetintheprogram.In
fact,therehaveonlybeenfiveinauguralpoetsthroughoutAmericanhistory.
Takealookatthefivepoets,andthepresidentsthatchosethem,below!
ROBERT FROSTspoke at the
inauguration of JOHN F. KENNEDY
in 1961.
He was the firstinaugural poet!
MAYA ANGELOUspoke at the
inauguration of BILL CLINTON
in 1993.
MILLER WILLIAMSspoke at the
inauguration of BILL CLINTON
in 1997.
ELIZABETHALEXANDERspoke at the
inauguration of BARACK OBAMA
in 2009.
RICHARD BLANCOspoke at the
inauguration of BARACK OBAMA
in 2013.
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http://ravishankarpoet.com/
