and has since upheld our liberties in various vicissitudes,
encourages me to offer up my ardent supplications that He will
continue to make our beloved country the object of His divine care
and gracious benediction.



INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

Andrew Jackson

SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1833

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Cold weather and the President's poor health caused the second
inauguration to be much quieter than the first. The President's
speech was delivered to a large assembly inside the Hall of the
House of Representatives. Chief Justice John Marshall administered
the oath of office for the ninth, and last, time.

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Fellow-Citizens:

The will of the American people, expressed through their
unsolicited suffrages, calls me before you to pass through the
solemnities preparatory to taking upon myself the duties of