Obama Innauguration

Obama will be sworn into the white house January, 20 2009. It will be a historic event becasue he will be the first African American president ever. It is interesting to think what Obama will say. Specifically, when reading the reaction of Michael Waldman, former director of speechwriting for President Bill Clinton, worked on two inaugural addresses and four State of the Union Addresses. He is author of “My Fellow Americans: The Most Important Presidential Speeches From George Washington to George W. Bush” and the executive director of the Brennen Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. In his opinion, he believes that Obama could possibly have a memorable speech becasue his "raw" potential. He believes that it could either be a speech similar to Jefferson's or Lincoln's.

In my opinion Barack Obama's speech will be memorable considering he is the first black president and he has the largest crowd ever with 2 million people. Obama should address his future endeavors in the speech and avoid saying things for the sake of being memorable. Obama will most likely be influenced by Lincoln becasue Lincoln's speech was very memmorable and he adressed freedom in his speech. Obama's speech will be similar becauswe he is the first black president, and he will be adressing how far our nation has come since Lincoln's speech. Despite the fact that both presidents were from opposite political sides, they are both similar because they won the nomination for their party against odds. Also, there are similarities between both presidents, becasue they both serve as examples for racial justice. Specifically, over 100 years ago, Lincoln freed the slaves with his emancipation proclomation, which gave hope for African Americans. Obama being elected is also a sign of hope for racial equality because an African American has become president, which shows our country has progressed past an era of slavery.