very. governor carter, are you prepared to take the constitutional. i am. would you place your left hand on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me? i am jimmy carter. do solemnly swear.

i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute. that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. the office of president of the united states. and will to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect, and defend. preserve, protect. defend the constitution of the united states. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. so help me god. well.

ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. well, i myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor for all he has done

to heal our land. so. he's. in this outward and physical ceremony. we are test once again for the inner and spiritual strength of our nation. as my high school teacher, mr. drew coleman, used to say, we must adjust to changing times and still hold the unchanging

principles. here before me is the bible used in the inauguration of our first president in 1789. and i have just taken the oath of office on the bible. my mother gave me just a few years. open to a timeless admonition from the ancient prophet micah. yeah, sure thing. oh, man. what is good and what does the lord require of the what to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with that god? this inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new

dedication within our government and a new spirit among us. all. a president, mr. and proclaim that new spirit, but only of people can provide it to centuries ago. our nations birth was a milestone in the long quest for freedom. but the bold and brilliant dream, which excited the founders of this nation, still await its consummation. i have no new dream to set forth today, but rather words of fresh faced and the old dream. ours was the first society open to the front, so in terms of both spirituality and human

liberty, it is that unique self-definition which has given us an exceptional appeal. but it also imposed this on us a special obligation to take on those moral duties, which want us to name invariably to be in our own best interest. you have given me a great responsibility to this day. first to you to be worthy of you, and to exemplify what you are. let us create together a new national spirit of unity and trust. your strength can compensate for my weakness and your wisdom can

help to minimize my mistake. let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together. confident. but in the end, we will triumph together in the right. the american dream. the american dream endures. we must once again have full faith in our country and in one another. i believe america can be better. we can be even stronger than before. let our recent mistake bring a resurgent commitment to the

basic principles of our nation. well, we know that if we despise our own government, we have no future. we recall and pressure time, but we have stood briefly, but magnificently. united in those times. no prime was beyond our grasp. we cannot rule upon remember glory. we cannot afford to drift. we reject the prospect of failure or mediocrity or an inferior quality of life for any person. our government must, at the same time, be both competent and compassionate. we have already found a high degree of personal liberty, and

we are now struggling to advance equality of opportunity. our commitment to human rights must be absolute. our long prayer. our natural beauty reserve. the powerful must not persecute the weak on human dignity must be enhanced. we have learned that more is not necessarily better. but even our great nation has its recognized limit and we can neither answer all questions nor solve all problems. we cannot afford to do everything. nor can we afford the like. boehner. as we meet the future together in a spirit of individual

sacrifice for the common good, we must simply do our best. our nation can be strong abroad only if it is strong at home. and we know that the best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation to be true to ourselves. we must be true to others. we will not behave in foreign places so as to violate our rules and standards here at home. well, we know that the first which our nation earned is official through our strength. the world itself is now dominated by the spirit peoples.

more numerous and more politically aware are craving and now demanding their place in the sun. not just what the benefit of their own physical condition, but for basic human right suppression of freedom is on the rise. tapping this spirit there can be no nobler nor more ambitious path for america to undertake on this day of a new beginning. going to help shape or just and peaceful world that is truly humane. we are a strong nation and we will maintain strength both sufficient. but it need not be proven in

combat. acquired strength based. acquired strength based not merely on the size of an arsenal, but on a noble unity of ideals. we will be ever vigilant and never vulnerable, and we will fight our wars against poverty, ignorance and injustice. for the other animals against which our forces can be honorable. and. we are a proudly idealistic nation. but let no one confuse our

idealism with weakness. because we are free. we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom. elsewhere. our moral sense dictates a clear cut preference for those societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights. we do not think to intimidate. but it is clear that a world which others can dominate with impunity would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well-being of all people. the world is still engaged in a massive armament race designed

to ensure continuing and equivalent strength among potential adversaries. we pledge perseverance and wisdom in our efforts to limit the world's world government to those necessary for each nation on domestic safety. and we will move this year a step toward our ultimate goal, the elimination of all nuclear from this earth earth. we urge all of the people to join us for success can mean life instead of death within a the people of the united. but there is never a serious and

purposeful rekindling of confidence and i join in the hope that when my time as your president has ended, people might say this about our nation. but we have to remember the words of michael and renew our search for humility, mercy and justice. we are torn down the barriers that separated those of different race and region and religion, and where there had been mistrust built, unity with respect for diversity that we had found product of work for those able to perform in that we had strengthened the american family, which is the basis of society. we had ensured respect for the

law and equal treatment under the law. well, the weak and the powerful. well, the rich and the poor. and that we had to enable our people to be proud of their own government. once again, i would hope. i would hope that the nations of the world might whether we had built a lasting peace based not on weapon of war, but on international policies which reflect our own most precious value. these are not just my goals, and they will not be my accomplishments, but the affirmation of our nations

continuing moral strength and our belief in un diminish ever expanding american dream. thank you very much.

governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional. i am. if you place your left hand on the bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me, i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear. i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. and will, to the best of my ability and will to the best of my