On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a whopping 8,445 words — over 3,000 more than the next-longest inaugural address, from William Howard Taft — and lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump will then go to the White House and join President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for a tea before they travel to the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration ceremony. Vance will go first, and then at noon Trump will take his oath of office, The New York Times reported.