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The '''Inaugural Address''' is the speech by an elected [[American]] [[President]] just after he is sworn into office on [[January]] 20th by the Chief Justice.  The [[Twentieth Amendment]] advanced the date for the new president to take office from [[March]] 4th to January 20th, in order to reduce the [[lame duck]] period.

The '''Inaugural Address''' is the speech by an elected [[American]] [[President]] just after he is sworn into office on [[January]] 20th by the Chief Justice.  The [[Twentieth Amendment]] advanced the date for the new president to take office from [[March]] 4th to January 20, in order to reduce the [[lame duck]] period.

Here are some notable quotes from past Inaugural Addresses:

Here are some notable quotes from past Inaugural Addresses:

President [[Barack Obama]] (2009): "Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."

President [[Barack Obama]] (2009): "Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations."

[[category:United States History]]

[[Category:United States History]]