William Harrison's Inaugural Address

"William Harrison's Inaugural Address" is the inaugural address by William Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, at the inauguration which took place at the East Portico of the United States Capital in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 1841. The presidential oath of office was administered to Harrison by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. Harrison died 31 days into his term, the first U.S. president to die in office and has the shortest presidential term in American history.