In an inauguration unlike any other, President Biden’s words made history in two ways.
As he surveyed the challenges the nation faces, Biden repeated, more than any predecessor, hopeful words, referring to America and love as he shared his vision for the country and pleaded for unity. More than a quarter of all inaugural mentions of unity came on Wednesday from Biden.
Several of the new words in Biden’s speech reflected pandemic deaths, economic fallout and recent far-right violence. He was the first new president to say “white supremacy.”
His most repeated words, on the other hand, included those around more ideal themes. Biden referred to America three dozen times, more than any other president.
Along with the word unity, Biden also stood out on other collective words. He said the word you more than all other inaugural presidents, and his count for the word we was the highest since 1925.
What’s more, his speech included more from a collection of words relating to religion than any inaugural speech since Dwight Eisenhower. The words included faith, prayer, God and church.
