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From George Washington to Barack Obama, Presidents have used inaugural addresses to articulate their hopes and dreams for a nation. Collectively, these addresses chronicle the course of this country from its earliest days to the present.
Inaugural addresses have taken various tones, themes and forms. Some have been reflective and instructive, while others have sought to challenge and inspire. Washington's second inaugural address on March 4, 1793 required only 135 words and is the shortest ever given. The longest on record-8495 words-was delivered in a snowstorm March 4, 1841 by William Henry Harrison.
Invoking a spirit of both history and patriotism, inaugural addresses have served to reaffirm the liberties and freedoms that mark our remarkable system of government. Many memorable and inspiring passages have originated from these addresses.
This collection includes the great inaugural addresses of 38 presidents of the United States. It is our hope that this volume will serve as an important and valuable reference for historians, scholars and English learners.
目录
01 George Washington (1789-1797)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
02 John Adams (1797-1801)
Inaugural Address
03 Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
04 James Madison (1809-1817)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
05 James Monroe (1817-1825)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
06 John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
Inaugural Address
07 Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
08 Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
Inaugural Address
09 William Henry Harrison (1841)
Inaugural Address
10 James Knox Polk (1845-1849)
Inaugural Address
11 Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
Inaugural Address
12 Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
Inaugural Address
13 James Buchanan (1857-1861)
Inaugural Address
14 Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
15 Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
16 Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
Inaugural Address
17 James A. Garfield (1881)
Inaugural Address
18 Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
Inaugural Address
19 Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
20 William McKinley (1897-1901)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
21 Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
Inaugural Address
22 William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
Inaugural Address
23 Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
24 Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
Inaugural Address
25 Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
Inaugural Address
26 Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
Inaugural Address
27 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
Third Inaugural Address
Fourth Inaugural Address
28 Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
Inaugural Address
29 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
30 John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
Inaugural Address
31 Lyndon Baines Johnson (1963-1969)
Inaugural Address
32 Richard Milhous Nixon (1969-1974)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
33 Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Inaugural Address
34 Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
35 George Bush (1989-1993)
Inaugural Address
36 Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
37 George W. Bush (2001-2009)
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
38 Barack Obama (2009- )
First Inaugural Address
Second Inaugural Address
精彩书摘
Barack Obama
First Inaugural Address
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
[Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States- becoming the first African American to serve in that office-on January 20, 2009.
The son of a white American mother and a black Kenyan father, Obama grew up in Hawaii. Leaving the state to attend college, he earned degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago, where he met and married Michelle LaVaughn Robinson in 1992. Their two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha (Sasha) were born in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Obama was elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996 and served there for eight years. In 2004, he was elected by a record majority to the U.S. Senate from Illinois and, in February 2007, announced his candidacy for President. After winning a closely-fought contest against New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, Obama handily defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee for President, in the general election.
When President Obama took office, he faced very significant challenges. The economy was officially in a recession, and the outgoing administration of George W. Bush had begun to implement a controversial "bail-out" package to try to help struggling financial institutions. In foreign affairs, the United States still had troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and warfare had broken out between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, illustrating the ongoing instability of the Middle East.]
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, 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. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America-they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted-for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things-some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possess
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This collection includes the great inaugural addresses of 38 presidents of the United States. It is our hope that this volume will serve as an important and valuable reference for historians, scholars and English learners.From George Washington to Barack Obama, Presidents have used inaugural addresses to articulate their hopes and dreams for a nation. Collectively, these addresses chronicle the course of this country from its earliest days to the present.
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☆☆☆☆☆
From George Washington to Barack Obama, Presidents have used inaugural addresses to articulate their hopes and dreams for a nation. Collectively, these addresses chronicle the course of this country from its earliest days to the present.
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☆☆☆☆☆
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☆☆☆☆☆
This collection includes the great inaugural addresses of 38 presidents of the United States. It is our hope that this volume will serve as an important and valuable reference for historians, scholars and English learners.From George Washington to Barack Obama, Presidents have used inaugural addresses to articulate their hopes and dreams for a nation. Collectively, these addresses chronicle the course of this country from its earliest days to the present.
评分
☆☆☆☆☆
Invoking a spirit of both history and patriotism, inaugural addresses have served to reaffirm the liberties and freedoms that mark our remarkable system of government. Many memorable and inspiring passages have originated from these addresses.
评分
☆☆☆☆☆
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☆☆☆☆☆
Invoking a spirit of both history and patriotism, inaugural addresses have served to reaffirm the liberties and freedoms that mark our remarkable system of government. Many memorable and inspiring passages have originated from these addresses.
评分
☆☆☆☆☆
Inaugural addresses have taken various tones, themes and forms. Some have been reflective and instructive, while others have sought to challenge and inspire. Washington's second inaugural address on March 4, 1793 required only 135 words and is the shortest ever given. The longest on record-8495 words-was delivered in a snowstorm March 4, 1841 by William Henry Harrison.