President Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural speech today. Host Michel Martin explores how his words may have resonated with Americans —those who voted for him and those who didn't ...

My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you’ve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his ...

Adieu, adieu. Barack Obama delivered his final farewell speech following the presidential inauguration on Friday, January 20, telling the gathered crowd at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s ...

Perhaps on Inauguration ... In the first speech of his presidency, delivered to a hyperlinked world of six-word biographies and 140-character "tweets," Obama adopted the deceptive simplicity ...

Ready to go!” Edith Childs, participating by phone, gave her impressions of President Obama’s inauguration speech. Ms. Childs, a supporter of Barack Obama, is… read more Edith Childs ...

One contrasting inaugural speech was Ronald Reagan's in 1981 where ... clearly planned out government philosophy. I don't think Barack Obama is like that. If there is an Obamaism, it's not ...

President Obama's inaugural address is weighted with expectation and promise. Jan. 20, 2009— -- Barack Obama has now inherited the burdens of the presidency. Early in his inaugural address ...

President Barack Obama sought to link the past and future on Monday in his second inaugural address, tying the nation’s founding principles to the challenges confronting his second term in a ...

Today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time. For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they’ve never been ...

President Barack Obama is expected to make his second inaugural address at noon Monday, after a ceremonial swearing-in by Chief Justice John Roberts. The Washington Post will have live streaming ...

Having completed the inaugural day festivities and surprising guests on White House tours, President Barack ... of the speech are identified by times they occur in the video below. Obama has ...

More novel than short story, more ballad than poem -- writers agree that restraint and plain speaking were the qualities that distinguished President Obama’s inaugural address. Long on plot (and ...