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The nation's first African-American president promised 'hope and change' during his campaign and his address focused on a 'new era of responsibility.' President Barack Obama's first inauguration ...
This was the first time a United States president acknowledged American non-believers in an inaugural address. [118] Obama's inaugural address received mixed reviews, with some describing the tone of the speech a praiseworthy one of restraint and plain speaking, [119] while others described the speech as low-brow and clichéd. [120]
On July 19, 2013, President Obama gave a speech in place of the usual White House daily briefing normally given by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. In the 17-minute speech, President Obama spoke about public reaction to the conclusion of the George Zimmerman trial, racial profiling, and the state of race relations in the United States. [46]
January 21, 2013 inaugural of Barack Obama. Reverend Luis Leon delivering the benediction at the 2013 presidential inauguration. Invocation by Myrlie Evers-Williams, the first woman and non-clergy to deliver an inaugural prayer. Benediction by Rev. Dr. Luis León – Episcopalian, fourteenth rector of St. John's Church.
A crowd gathers outside the south portico of the White House to attend Franklin D. Roosevelt's 4th Inaugural speech on January 20, 1945 in Washington D.C. Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1941
January 20 fell on a Sunday in 2013, forcing inauguration festivities to be scheduled for the following day, but the Constitution required the president to take the oath at noon on January 20.
Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2011 ... First inauguration of Barack Obama; ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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