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 delivers inaugural address from Washington, D.C. Jan. 20, 2009 -- Full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20 ...

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 ...

(CNN)-- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president ... our adversaries and threaten our planet. Watch the full inauguration speech » These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data ...

Obama's inaugural address was widely seen as a bit of a letdown. "A hodgepodge," wrote John Judis in The New Republic. There were no particularly memorable phrases or flights of rhetoric.

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 ...

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama was sworn in today as the ... After the swearing in and his inaugural address, Obama was slated to see off outgoing President Bush as he and wife Laura as they departed ...

The Constitution requires on Inauguration Day only that the ... supported California’s ban on the latter. In his speech, President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to believers of many religions ...

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 ...

President Trump is embraced by former president Barack Obama after delivering his inaugural address Jan. 20. (Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency) Donald Trump's inaugural address was all the ...

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 ...

And that makes the inaugural address of Barack Obama, to be delivered Tuesday, more than merely a ceremonial occasion of state. It represents the biggest challenge yet for a political leader whose ...