2009 Inauguration

Inaugural PoetsBy Ravi Shankar

At his inauguration, President Trump did not include a poet in the program. In

fact, there have only been five inaugural poets throughout American history.

Take a look at the five poets, and the presidents that chose them, 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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