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Will Obama's Inaugural Address Be One for the Ages?
Will Obama's Inaugural Address Be One for the Ages?
Millions of people, hundreds of parties, tens of millions of dollars in security, and in 10 years' time, if President-elect Barack Obama is lucky, all that most people will likely recall from his inauguration is one sentence. "I was there when Obama said..." they'll tell their friends. The ...
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whitehouse.gov — Yesterday, President Obama delivered his Inaugural Address, calling for a "new era of responsibility." Watch the video... here: ( download as high-quality .mp4 ) Inaugural Address My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, ... (more) Blog Post - President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Transcript - Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address - Text
Transcript - Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address - Text
nytimes.com — Following is the transcript of President Barack Obama ’s Inaugural Address, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: PRESIDENT... BARACK Thank you. Thank you. CROWD: Obama! Obama! Obama! Obama! My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task ... (more) Transcript - Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address - Text
Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — Barack Obama 's inaugural address on Tuesday, as delivered. OBAMA: My fellow citizens: I stand here today... humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush ... (more) Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address - ...
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INAUGURATION DAY
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Obama will use Lincoln's Inaugural bible. Obama's Inaugural address slated to start around 12 pm ET. ...

Previewing Obama's Speech
Taegan Goddard's Political WireTime reports Obama's Inaugural address "is said to be relatively short, just over 20 minutes-long -- a mere bulletin compared to the longest, by William Henry Harrison, whose speech in 1841 clocked in at over two hours... The shortest: George Washington's at a loquacious 135 words. The President-elect is said to be taking inspiration from John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech and Abraham Lincoln's second, notable for their focus on shared sacrifice at transformational moments in U.S. history." ...

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