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Did Robert Frost read at the Presidential Inauguration of John F. Kennedy?
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∙ 14y ago
The Gift Outright, he did read it, though with great difficulty. Richard Nixon came and held his top hat to block the sun for Mr.Frost who was extremely old and having problems. He may not have finished it, but he made a heroic effort I will never forget. That was when I found there was such a thing as a poet laurete and determined to become one. Stephen Boone
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Robert Frost did not read "The Gift Outright", he recited it from memory because the poem he had actually written for the occasion "Dedication" was new to him and the blinding sun and reflected snow of that day made it impossible for him to see the paper well enough to get through it; he tried, but he just couldn't do it. I understand that his recitation of "The Gift Outright" was nearly flawless. oldglstuf
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, Robert Frost did read at the Presidential Inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. However, due to the glare of the sun and difficulty reading his original poem, "Dedication," Frost instead recited his well-known poem, "The Gift Outright."
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Whose inauguration did Robert Frost read at?
Robert Frost read at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
Who was the first poet to take part in a presidential in inauguration?
Robert Frost read a poem at Kennedy's inauguration on January 20, 1961 and thus became the first poet to be a part of a president's inauguration.
Who recited a poem the inauguration of John F Kennedy in 1961?
Robert frost
Who recited a poemat John F Kennedy's inauguration?
Robert Frost
Which poet read a poem at John F Kennedy's inauguration?
Robert Frost
Who recited poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy?
Robert Frost.
Which US Poet Laureate read at a Presidential Inauguration in the early 1960s?
Robert Frost
What president inauguration did Maya Angelou speak at?
Maya Angelou spoke at Bill Clinton’s presidential inauguration in 1993. She became the first poet to recite at a presidential inauguration since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961.
Which poet spoke at Bill Clinton's inauguration?
It was Maya Angelou , nee Marguerite Ann Johnson before she was married
Who is the first poet in us history to have the honour of writing and reciting original work at the presidential inauguration?
Robert Frost had the honor of reading a poem at John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. So far as I know, he was the first poet to be so honored.
What was said about John F. Kennedy in Jacqueline Kennedy's will?
I do not think her will said anything about JFK. There was mention of a copy of JFK's inauguration speech that was autographed by Robert Frost.
Who won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person in US history to read a poem at a Presidential inauguration?
Maya Angelou won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person to read a poem at a U.S. Presidential inauguration.
