Rose today barack obama was sworn in for a second time as president of the united states. It was a cold and sunny day in washington. Close to a Million People came to the inauguration. They came to celebrate and see history. They included former president s clinton and carter but not president george w. Bush and george h. W. Bush his father because of the latters illness. Supreme Court Justices were there as well as the parting cabinet members. The president took the oath of office for the second time having done it on sunday there a private ceremony then the inaugural address in which the president laid out his vision and his tae general da. My fellow americans, we are made for this moment and we will seize it so long as we seize it together applause for we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. cheers and applause we believe that americas prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising mid
Twopart conversation about the presidency of barack obama and the next four years joined by doris kearns goodwin, jon meacham, bob woodward, bob caro, and Michael Beschloss. I know its the consensus that were barack obama has to do is get along with the republicans. Id like to Say Something about that. President obama is fond of quoting and if he isnt, i am Martin Luther kings statement the moral arc of the universe bends slowly but it bends towards justice. In the first term, president obama did bend that moral arc. He got health insurance, peace of mind for more than 30 Million People. The bill may be floored but its passed. In the second term i see a sort of differently. Everyones attacking the moral arc of Justice Social security medicare, everyones saying we have to cut it back. Thats the great safety net for the American People. I almost see him as a defender. He has to defend Social Security and medicare in a fiscally responsible way. Rose inaugural day 2013, assessment by journ
First inauguration. That of course saw a recordsetting crowd, nearly 2 Million People. No one is expecting anything quite like that this time around but still, folks have been finding spaces on the mall tonight since the sun came up. You can see them setting up spots now. We will be covering the entire inaugural ceremony live. And if youre not at your tv you can watch our live stream on our home page at news hour. Pbs. Org or follow us on twitter. This earmarks the 150th anniversary of the manspation proclamation. You can see bill and Hillary Clinton on the podium. There are also people there celebrating the election of the first africanamerican president. President obama is only the 16th sitting chief executive to be returned to office. He is the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to win two consecutive elections with more than 51 of the popular vote. He won for the 372 electoral votes to mitt romneys 206 and spent part of the morning at the white house having coffee with biparti
Evening with part one of a twopart conversation about the presidency of barack obama and the next four years joined by doris kearns goodwin, jon meacham, bob woodward, bob caro, and Michael Beschloss. I know its the consensus that were barack obama has to do is get along with the republicans. Id like to Say Something about that. President obama is fond of quoting and if he isnt, i am Martin Luther kings statement the moral arc of the universe bends slowly but it bends towards justice. In the first term, president obama did bend that moral arc. He got health insurance, peace of mind for more than 30 Million People. The bill may be floored but its passed. In the second term i see a sort of differently. Everyones attacking the moral arc of Justice Social security medicare, everyones saying we have to cut it back. Thats the great safety net for the American People. I almost see him as a defender. He has to defend Social Security and medicare in a fiscally responsible way. Rose inaugural da
First inauguration. That of course saw a recordsetting crowd, nearly 2 Million People. No one is expecting anything quite like that this time around but still, folks have been finding spaces on the mall tonight since the sun came up. You can see them setting up spots now. We will be covering the entire inaugural ceremony live. And if youre not at your tv you can watch our live stream on our home page at news hour. Pbs. Org or follow us on twitter. This earmarks the 150th anniversary of the manspation proclamation. You can see bill and Hillary Clinton on the podium. There are also people there celebrating the election of the first africanamerican president. President obama is only the 16th sitting chief executive to be returned to office. He is the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to win two consecutive elections with more than 51 of the popular vote. He won for the 372 electoral votes to mitt romneys 206 and spent part of the morning at the white house having coffee with biparti