President-Elect Obama’s Weekly Address: "The promise of a new beginning"
In his final weekly address before assuming office, President-elect Barack Obama speaks about the upcoming Inauguration activities, a tradition at the heart of our democracy.
This year’s inauguration will be the most open and accessible in history. Millions of people will come together—not just in the capital, but across the nation—to serve their communities and celebrate a new era of change in America:
On Tuesday, the world will be watching as America celebrates a rite that goes to the heart of our greatness as a nation. For the forty-third time, we will execute the peaceful transfer of power from one President to the next.
… Here at home, transitions also remind us that what we hold in common as Americans far outweighs our political differences. Throughout the current transition, President Bush and his Administration have extended the hand of cooperation, and provided invaluable assistance to my team as we prepare to hit the ground running on January 20th.
There is much work to be done. But now, all Americans hold within our hands the promise of a new beginning.
President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden and their families will travel via train to the Inauguration today, holding events in Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore before arriving in Washington, D.C.
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