Inaugural Speeches Past

Executive Oath of Office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” —United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Speeches made by newly elected presidents reflect the country’s times and visions for America’s future. Watch and listen to collected inaugural addresses made since Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived at the White House amid the depths of the Great Depression more than three-quarters of a century ago HERE
transcripts from 1 to 43 HERE

Lame Duck Legacy

George W. Bush was supposed to be a president schooled in consensus building and tough, effective management.
However, the first chief executive with a master’s in business administration — from Harvard, no less, — and the son of a president known for his foreign-policy expertise is leaving President-elect Barack Obama a nation that’s arguably in the worst shape since Herbert Hoover left Franklin Roosevelt the Great Depression and a world in which fascism was on the march 76 years ago.
While scholars estimate that it takes at least a generation before a president’s legacy can be analyzed objectively, many already are unflinching in their assessment of Bush — and it’s not favorable.
more HERE

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Bushisms over the years