President elect reagan the constitution of the United States. So help me god. A i congratulate you sir. [applause] the president of the United States. Pres. Elect reagan thank you. Senator hatfield, mr. Chief justice, mr. President , Vice President bush, Vice President mondale, senator baker, speaker oneill, reverend numeral, and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today, this is a solomon momentousand most occasion. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the constitution, routinely takes lace as it has for almost two few of usd u. S. Stop to think how unique we really are here it in the eyes of many in the world, this every for your ceremony is nothing less than a miracle. Our fellownt, i want citizens to know how much it did to carry on this tradition. By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we to a united people, fled maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any ot
To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the constitution routinely takes place, as it has for almost two centuries, and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every4year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle. Mr. President , i want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition. By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a United People pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and i thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our republic. The business of our nation goes forward. These United States are confronted with an economic affliction of great proportion
Vice president of the u. S. Conference of mayors. Gentlemen, thank you for being here. Guest thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] next, we will show you president ial inauguration speeches. In 1981, Ronald Reagan was nominated as the 40th president. The former california governor won the election against the incumbent, and at issue was the iran contra crisis, where americans were held for over 400 days after a group of islamic militants and students took over the embassy. As he was giving his inauguration address, the militants were being released. This is about 25 minutes. [applause] governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath . I am. Raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Ronald Reagan, do solemnly swear, that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will come to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the Unit
Free, free at last free at last were free at last we are free, free at last our website will have added features, including video from our cspan crew and a visual blog page all at cspan. Org. Jimmy carter was inaugurated in 1977. He defeated gerald ford. Following president carters swearing in he walked the entire length of the parade route in about 40 minutes. Heres his remark from the podium which are about 15 minutes. Are you prepared to take the constitutional oath . I am. Place your left hand on the bible and raise your right hand. I will to the best of myability will to the best of my ability. Preserve, property and defend. The constitution of the United States. So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. [applause] for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. [applause] in this outward and physical ceremony, we attest once again to the inner and spirit