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Linclon and Obama (and you can't forget Jefferson) are the most eloquent of America's Presidents. This is a lovely little collection of their inaugural speeches, along with the Gettyburg Address, and Emerson thrown in for good measure. I stood on our national mall on that frigid Janauary day when Barack Obama become our 44th President. I heard this speech surrounded by almost 2 million others. It was a beautiful moment in history. I feel privileged to have witnessed it. This book is the perfect
I don't usually read transcripts of speeches, but I made an exception. Obama's speech was quite straightforward, a no-nonsense and not too "flowery" kind of speech, so I didn't mind reading it. Abe Lincoln's speeches and Emerson's Self-Reliance added a nice background to it, and I could see how they made an impression on Obama, from his writing.
Intelligence. Integrity. Civility. Hope. Those were the days, my friend.
A pleasure to read! I can hear his voice in my mind's ear(?). It should be required reading every so many months when people start wondering what the government's doing... I think we need to help ourselves too.
Emerson is sturdy. Lincoln is brilliant and moving. Obama is heartening, inspired by Lincoln.
nice little commemorative edition of inaugural along with some lincoln and emerson - hypotaxis vs parataxis holla
This is one of my favourite reads!
Barack Obama is an excellent speech writer.
I don't always agree with what he does, but wanted to reread what he said during the address. Enjoyed the Lincoln addresses.
Great to have read this book. Really gives back 2009 memories.
