President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address

Jan 20, 2017

Following his swearing-in as the 45th President at noon on January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump delivered his inaugural address.

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Prepared text of President Donald Trump’s inaugural address.

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you.

We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.

Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come.

We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.

Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent. [Read more…]

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President Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address

Jan 21, 2013

Barack Obama has been ceremonially sworn in for his second term as the 44th President of the United States.

Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were officially sworn in yesterday, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution. In today’s public ceremony, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor again swore in Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts again swore in Obama.

Political attention today focussed on Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech.

With frequent invocations of ‘We, The People’, the speech was Obama’s most progressive as president. Amongst other things, he called for action on climate change and equality for gay people. [Read more…]

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Second Inaugural Address: President Bill Clinton

Jan 20, 1997

Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was inaugurated for a second term on January 20, 1997, after winning the 1996 election.

Clinton, a Democrat, won re-election in the face of fierce opposition from his Republican Party opponents, which included a government shutdown. The opposition was to continue and result in Clinton’s impeachment in 1998.

President Bill Clinton’s Second Inaugural Address.

My fellow citizens:

At this last presidential inauguration of the 20th century, let us lift our eyes toward the challenges that await us in the next century. It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only on the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs. A moment that will define our course, and our character for decades to come. We must keep our old democracy forever young. Guided by the ancient vision of a promised land, let us set our sights upon a land of New Promise. [Read more…]

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First Inaugural Speech: President Bill Clinton

Jan 20, 1993

William Jefferson (‘Bill’) Clinton was sworn into his first term as the 42nd President of the United States at 12 noon on January 20, 1993.

Clinton, a Democrat, was the former Governor of Arkansas. He defeated President George H.W. Bush to become the first Democrat to win a presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

President William J. Clinton’s First Inaugural Speech.

My fellow citizens:

Today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal.

This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring.

A spring reborn in the world’s oldest democracy, that brings forth the vision and courage to reinvent America. [Read more…]

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