>Roberts: Are you prepared
>Obama: I am.
>Roberts: I, Barack Hussein
>Obama: I, Barack Hussein
>Roberts: that I will
to the United States faithfully
>Obama: that I will execute ...
>Roberts: faithfully the office
of President of the
>Obama: the office
of the United States faithfully
>Roberts: and will, to
>Obama: and will, to
>Roberts: preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution
>Obama: preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution
>Roberts: so help you, God.
>Obama: so help me, God.
>Roberts: Congratulations,
[cheers]
All the best wishes to you.
[cheers]
["Hail to the Chief"
>Feinstein: It is my
to present the 44th President
of these United States,
[cheers and applause]
>Obama: Thank you. Thank you.
My fellow citizens.
I stand here today humbled
grateful for the trust
mindful of the sacrifices
I thank President Bush for
as well as the generosity
and cooperation he has shown
Forty-four Americans have now
The words have been
of prosperity and the
Yet, every so often, the oath
and raging storms.
At these moments, America
because of the skill or vision
but because We the People have
of our forbearers, and true
So it has been.
So it must be with this
That we are in the midst of
Our nation is at war,
of violence and hatred.
Our economy is badly weakened,
and irresponsibility
but also our collective
and prepare the nation
Homes have been lost; jobs
Our health care is too costly;
and each day brings
that the ways we use energy
and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators
subject to data and statistics.
Less measurable but no
of confidence across our
that America's decline
and that the next generation
Today I say to you that the
They are serious
They will not be met easily
But know this, America
On this day, we gather because
unity of purpose over
On this day, we come to proclaim
and false promises, the
out dogmas, that for far
our politics.
We remain a young nation, but
the time has come to set
The time has come to
to choose our better
that precious gift, that noble
to generation: the God-given
all are free, and
to pursue their full
In reaffirming the greatness
that greatness is never a given.
It must be earned.
Our journey has never been one
of short cuts or
It has not been the path
for those who prefer
to take the Oath, Senator?
Obama, do solemnly swear
Obama, do solemnly swear
execute the office of President
United States
of the President
the best of my ability
the best of my ability
of the United States
of the United States
Mr. President.
music and 21 gun salute]
great personal honor
Barack Obama.
by the task before us,
you have bestowed,
borne by our ancestors.
his service to our nation,
throughout this transition.
taken the presidential oath.
spoken during rising tides
still waters of peace.
is taken amidst gathering clouds
has carried on not simply
of those in high office,
remained faithful to the ideals
to our founding documents.
generation of Americans.
crisis is now well understood.
against a far-reaching network
a consequence of greed
on the part of some,
failure to make hard choices
for a new age.
shed; businesses shuttered.
our schools fail too many;
further evidence
strengthen our adversaries
of crisis,
less profound is a sapping
land - a nagging fear
is inevitable,
must lower its sights.
challenges we face are real.
and they are many.
or in a short span of time.
- they will be met.
we have chosen hope over fear,
conflict and discord.
an end to the petty grievances
recriminations and worn
too long have strangled
in the words of Scripture,
aside childish things.
reaffirm our enduring spirit;
history; to carry forward
idea, passed on from generation
promise that all are equal,
all deserve a chance
measure of happiness.
of our nation, we understand
settling for less.
for the faint-hearted -