Thank you, all. Chief Justice Rehnquist, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, distinguished guests, and my fellow citizens. The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service toContinue reading “President George W. Bush’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001*”
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President William J. Clinton’s Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1997*
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 at the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but onContinue reading “President William J. Clinton’s Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1997*”
President William J. Clinton’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1993*
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.Continue reading “President William J. Clinton’s First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1993*”
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