Obama and we will explore president ial inaugural speeches. I think about joe bidens task. He has got the speech of his lifetime ahead of him on january 20. How did the events of january 6 at the capitol change the urgency and the kind of messaging that he needs to do in this speech . Lets start with john mcardle. Mr. Mcconnell the most important thing is that the events of last wednesday i have expanded the audience for President Bidens inaugural address. Everybody is going to be paying attention to very closely to not just to what he says but how he says it. Biden has been a public figure for almost 50 years. He is very familiar to americans, especially because his service as Vice President to barack obama for eight years. People have a sense of his character and personality. What he needs to do on Inauguration Day is just to project his best thoughts and show what kind of person he is. If you look inaugural addresses throughout history, the best ones, the most effective ones are the
Mr. Mcconnell the most caller mr. Mcconnell the most important thing is that the events of last wednesday i have expanded the audience for President Bidens inaugural address. Everybody is going to be paying attention to very closely to not just to what he says but how he says it. Biden has been a public figure for almost 50 years. He is very familiar to americans, especially because his service as Vice President to barack obama for eight years. People have a sense of his character and personality. What he needs to do on Inauguration Day is just to projects he is best thoughts and show what kind of person he is. If you look inaugural addresses throughout history, the best ones, the most effective ones are the ones in which the new president points forward and really talks about his agenda, not necessarily integrate specificity because you do not have the time to do that and it is more of a thematic speech. Point clearly and confidently forward, and as i say, i do not know how much recen
And then we traveled back in time to watch a joint session of congress on january 22, 1970. In his state of the union address, president Richard Nixon who enjoyed an Approval Rating of 60 at the time discusses law and order and the need for clean air, clean water, and more parklands. The words are handwritten by flickering candlelight. We the people, they begin. And from these words flows the constitution of the United States. A form of government, and expression of democratic ideals that is to become an example to the world. This is the story of our federal government, what it is, and how it has worked for almost years 200 years to serve your we the people serve we the people. To ensure domestic tranquility. To promote the general welfare. To establish justice. To provide for the common defense. And to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. These were the simple hopes and dreams of the men who framed the constitution of the United States, a form of government
Months before the inauguration of a new president a group of men in the nations capital. This is the joint congressional inaugural committee. Under the chairmanship of the senator from illinois, the members establish policy, work out details. Senator dirksen is assisted by senator Mike Mansfield of montana and Edward Jordan of north carolina. Representative gerald ford of michigan, speaker of the house John Mccormack of massachusetts. Representative carl albert of oklahoma. Mark trice, the executive director of the joint inaugural committee. The nation lays out an elaborate welcome mat for the new president. As the final day approaches tens of thousands of citizens from every state and territory arrive to witness the momentous event. For many without tickets, it was a long and cold weight. January 20 began with below freezing weather and thousands of visitors out early to locate a Vantage Point close to the inaugural stand. Wherever they hailed from, american citizens can claim two and
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