Poet Robert Frost read this poem at the inauguration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961:
- "Death of the Hired Man?
- "Fire and Ice?
- "Mending Wall?
- The Gift Outright
- "A Witness Tree?
Poet Robert Frost read this poem at the inauguration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961:
Poet Robert Frost read his poem ?The Gift Outright” at the inauguration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Frost, born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874, was the first poet to participate in a presidential inauguration. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize four times, most of Frost?s work drew on themes from rural New England life. He died on January 29, 1963.