Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Page #4

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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.

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