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After the inauguration, the president and first lady attended ten inaugural balls where they reportedly danced a total of about nine minutes, which means that they spent more time entering and leaving each room than they did dancing.

Of course, the pageantry will soon be forgotten as is that of most presidential inaugurations, with the possible exception of that of Andrew Jackson, who was forced to leave the overcrowded White House via a window while the party was moved outside and the furniture destroyed.

It is always the speech that is long-remembered, or in most cases, long-forgotten. President Bush's speech will probably be best remembered for using the words "freedom" and "liberty" as, nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, dangling participles and the occasional filler.

A handful of phrases from inaugural speeches have lived with us such as Abraham Lincoln's "with malice toward none, with charity for all."

What few people know is the surrounding phrases and the context in which the famous words were used. For instance, Lincoln actually said "with malice toward none, with charity for all. Speaking of charity, please don't telegraph me at dinner time looking for charity donations. I hate that. I usually eat between six and seven."

One of the most famous phrases came from Franklin D. Roosevelt during his first inauguration, which he apparently enjoyed so much he kept doing it until he dropped.

"We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. And the number thirteen. Really unlucky."

An even more recent inaugural speech of note was that of John F. Kennedy, who can be seen in color footage giving the inspirational "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country" which ends before he is seen adding "More specifically, ask what you can do for your president. Especially you ladies. That's right, I'm talking to you."

The longest inaugural speech in U.S. history was followed by the shortest presidency. William Henry Harrison spoke for nearly two hours in a blizzard without a coat and developed pneumonia, causing the 68 year-old president to subsequently die a month later.

Harrison was known as "Old Tippecanoe" for his annoying habit of needlessly standing up in canoes causing them to tip over. This nickname was generally used derisively as in "Oh, brother. Who invited 'Old Tippecanoe' to go camping with us?"

No doubt, that if Harrison knew he would spend but some 720 hours in office he would've wasted two of them on giving a speech in a blizzard.

As for his most famous quote from his inaugural address"

"Anybody got a cough drop?"

Okay, he didn't really say that but admit it; he gave the longest inauguration speech in history and neither you or I can quote one line from it.