“The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it — and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.” John Kennedy’s inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961.
Writing any presidential speech must be a daunting task. Even since Barack Obama was elected, new economic and political crises seem to erupt each day. No president-elect has ever been more prepared before taking office or has needed to be. So what is Obama preparing to tell us on January 20th? How will he assure us with the appropriate balance of optimism and realism? And what will Obama tell us he can actually do to fix our mind-boggling problems? The world watches and waits…
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