it s a big deal when you see a peaceful transfer of power. we come to take it for granted, but if you don t have the peaceful transfer of power, you don t have democracy. who is that from? tommy s fifth grade teacher. oh, i read that one. it endures. it prevails. here we stand. after we lost tommy, we got thousands and thousands of letters. a lot of them were coming from people who knew tommy, people who were moved by tommy s poetry. it was just an overwhelming and affecting thing. my first act as president i ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those we lost this past year to
jamie raskin: after we lost tommy, we got thousands and thousands of letters. a lot of them were coming from people who knew tommy or people who were moved by tommy s poetry. it was just an overwhelming and affecting thing. (jamie sighs) president biden: in my first act as president, i d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those who we lost in this past year to the pandemic. we will honor them by becoming the people and the nation we know can and should be. jamie raskin: we were not the only family in that god awful year to lose a family member. if you add up covid-19, opioid deaths, gun violence,
jamie raskin: after we lost tommy, we got thousands and thousands of letters. a lot of them were coming from people who knew tommy or people who were moved by tommy s poetry. it was just an overwhelming and affecting thing. (jamie sighs) president biden: in my first act as president, i d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those who we lost in this past year to the pandemic. we will honor them by becoming the people and the nation we know can and should be. jamie raskin: we were not the only family in that god awful year to lose a family member. if you add up covid-19, opioid deaths, gun violence, and all of the other normal causes,
jamie raskin: after we lost tommy, we got thousands and thousands of letters. a lot of them were coming from people who knew tommy or people who were moved by tommy s poetry. it was just an overwhelming and affecting thing. (jamie sighs) president biden: in my first act as president, i d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silent prayer to remember all those who we lost in this past year to the pandemic. we will honor them by becoming the people and the nation we know can and should be. jamie raskin: we were not the only family in that god awful year to lose a family member. if you add up covid-19, opioid deaths, gun violence,