Amid a huge crowd gathered in the cold in Washington, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America, calling the country to usher in a new era of responsibility facing the stiff challenges of a faltering economy, wars in the middle east, and a faltering national confidence.
President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Below are the prepared remarks of his inaugural address.
As the clock hit noon, history was made as the presidential seat was occupied by the nation's first African American president, Barak Hussien Obama. In his inaugural speech, he reminded the nation to choose hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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