Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Page #2

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was built by African-American slaves.

African-Americans

have had so many roads

in American History,

but never the road of President.

I, Joseph Robinette Biden Junior,

do solemnly swear...

I, Joseph Robinette Biden Junior,

do solemnly swear...

that I will support and defend

the Constitution of the United States...

that I will support and defend

the Constitution of the United States...

against all enemies,

foreign and domestic...

against all enemies,

foreign and domestic...

that I will be a true faith

and allegiance to the same...

that I will be a true faith

and allegiance to the same...

that I take

this obligation freely...

that I take

this obligation freely...

without any mental reservation,

or purpose of evasion...

without any mental reservation,

or purpose of evasion...

and that I will

and faithfully discharge...

and that I will

and faithfully discharge...

the duties of the office in which

I am about to enter.

the duties of the office in which

I am about to enter.

- So help me God.

- So help me God.

Thank you, Mr. Justice!

The oath of Minister

by associate-justice

John Paul Stevens who's 88.

A long and serving member

of the supreme court.

Joe Biden is now Vice-President

of the United States.

And of course that have been

too many times in American History when

the Vice-President...

and his oath, then became

the presidential oath at some stage

in a time ???? because

of assassinations or resignation.

We hope that never has to come

and pass, but it has passed

too many times

in the history of this nation.

And that is because of that

that Barack Obama's had

an unprecedent event of security,

even in the very beginning of

this presidential campaign, he received

secret-service agents

of secret-service security detail

whether the other candidates had not.

It gives you some idea of the

worries that surround the office,

and also especially this man.

Anthony McGill, clarinet.

Yo-Yo Ma, cellist.

And Gabriela Montero, pianist.

Performing "Air and Simple Gifts",

composition arranged for this occasion

by John Williams.

So the special compostion

by John Williams

with four of the most-gifted musicians

in the world, and all of this of course

part of a program that has been approved

by Mr. Obama himself,

and we'll enjoy the music in a second,

just a little frontier about

Barack Obama himself,

now that Joe Biden's been sworned,

and he's minutes away of this

winning-applause of the presidency.

He's indeed...

this will happen just after

transfer, he will be running ????

of course of these proceedings.

Then, he will have lunch

on Capitol Hill with members of Congress

and then we'll have the beginning of

the parade.

In-between all that,

that all-important presidential speech,

A little bit of history;

the longest speech

ever given by a new president;

President Harrison's

in the 1841 was so long

and he was wearing no hat.

He decided to oate

all the inaugural ????

and he could have ????

he could ????

and then he died a month later.

And it's not going

to happen this time.

But what will happen is that

the world and America will listen

to every single word

this man has to say.

And to see whether he can

turn his words into the kind of music

that we're hearing right now.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma,

Itzhak Perlman,

Gabriela Montero, Anthony McGill,

performing this piece

by John Williams.

A piece specially commissionned

and composed by John Williams.

As we approach the moment when

The President Inauguration

will take place very unusually

It just turned noon here

in Washington DC.

The Inauguration... The chief Justice

will be called up in a second

???? just a minut before noon.

But now everyone is standing

for what I think will be that keymoment.

Swearing of the 44th President

of the United States.

Barack Hussein Obama.

There he is.

This is a moment that even he and his

greatest auditions cannot...

Are you prepared

to take the oath, Senator?

- I am.

- I, Barack Hussein Obama,

- I, Barack...

- do solemnly swear

I, Barack Hussein Obama,

do solemnly swear

that I will execute the office

of the President of the US faithfully.

That I will execute...

The off... Faithfully the pres...

The office of President of the US,

and I will to the best of my ability

And will, to best of my ability

preserve, protect, and defend

the Constitution of the United States.

Preserve, protect, and defend

the Constitution of the United States.

- So help you God?

- So help me God.

Congratuations, Mr. President.

All best wishes.

It is my greatest honor

to present the 44th president

of these United States.

Barack Obama.

Thank you.

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

for his service to our nation

as well as the generosity

and cooperation he has shown

throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now

taken the presidential oath.

The words have been spoken

during rising tides of prosperity

and the still waters of peace.

Yet, every so often,

the oath is taken amidst

gathering clouds

and raging storms.

At these moments America has

carried on not simply

because of the skill

or vision of those in high office,

but because, We, The People,

have remained faithful

to the ideals of our forbearers,

and true to our founding documents.

So it has been.

So it must be with this

generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst

of crisis is now well understood.

Our nation is at war

against a far-reaching

network of violence and hatred.

Our economy is badly weakened,

a consequence of greed and

irresponsibility on the part of some,

but also our collective

failure to make hard choices

and prepare the nation for a new age.

Homes have been lost;

jobs shed; businesses shuttered.

Our health care is too costly;

our schools fail too many;

and each day brings

further evidence that

the ways we use energy strengthen

our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis,

subject to data and statistics.

Less measurable, but no less profound,

is a sapping of

confidence across our land.

A nagging fear that

America's decline is inevitable,

and that the next generation

must lower its sights.

Today I say to you

that the challenges we face are real.

They are serious and they are many.

They will not be met easily

or in a short span of time.

But know this,

America - they will be met.

On this day,

we gather because

we have chosen hope over fear,

unity of purpose over

conflict and discord.

On this day,

we come to proclaim

an end to the petty grievances

and false promises,

the recriminations

and worn out dogmas

that for far too long

have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation,

but in the words of Scripture,

the time has come to

set aside childish things.

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