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- Recording of the 2009 inauguration of 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, in Washington D.C.. Master of Ceremonies, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), leads the inauguration. Events include Reverend Rick Warren's opening prayer, Aretha Franklin's performance of "My Country Tis of Thee," Elizabeth Alexander's recitation of poetry, and Reverend Joseph Lowery's closing benediction. Justice John Paul Stevens administers the oath of office to Vice President-elect Joe Biden, while John G. Roberts Jr. gives the oath to President-elect Barack Obama. Once sworn in, President Obama speaks to the estimated 1.8 million spectators. Obama highlights on the challenges the nation faces in the economy and war, saying that we all have a duty to ourselves, the nation, and the world. Following this, Obama closes in saying, "Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger, to Richard Nixon, followed by the Presidents Inaugural Address.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Barack Obama and Joseph Biden recite their Oaths of Office for the positions of President and Vice President of the United States at the 57th Inaugural Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. Sen. Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY) officiates. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talks about the peaceful transfer of power then introduces Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor who administers the oath to Biden. Schumer introduces Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who administers the oath to Obama. James Taylor sings "America The Beautiful".
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Senator Wendell Ford is Master of Ceremonies; Billy Graham delivers the invocation and the blessing; the Harlan Boys' Choir and Alvy Powell sing; Sandra Day O'Connor swears in Dan Quayle; Chief Justice Rehnquist swears in George Bush; the inaugural address, 20 minutes long, thanks Ronald Reagan, begins with a prayer, addresses the problems of drugs, homelessness, crime, education, unwed mothers, the deficit, Vietnam-born guilt and devisiveness and talks of new harmony with Congress and the Soviets and a greater tolerance of all Americans for one another.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Inaugural luncheon given by Congress to the incoming President, Bill Clinton. Speakers are Wendell Ford, Rep. Tom Foley, Vice President Al Gore and President Clinton, all of whom offer toasts.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Gerald Ford is sworn in as President of the United States. He promises an open administration and asks nation's sympathy for the Nixons.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers his second inaugural speech during the 57th Inaugural Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. Obama describes a political philosophy rather than laying out specific plans for his second term. Repeating the phrase "we the people," he tries to appeal to Americans' better natures and argues for a progressive view of government, founded on history and his own deep conviction that American prosperity and the preservation of freedom depend on collective action. Sen. Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY) introduces the President following a 21 gun salute.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John F. Kennedy takes the oath of office as President of the United States.
- Date Issued:
- 1961-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection