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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*”

President George H.W. Bush’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*

Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Quayle, Senator Mitchell, Speaker Wright, Senator Dole, Congressman Michel, and fellow citizens, neighbors, and friends: There is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history. President Reagan, on behalf of our nation, I thank you for the wonderful things thatContinue reading “President George H.W. Bush’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1989*”