the first integratedarmy units of the korean war , that embody the best of our country. in june 1952 hisunit was attacked, they took casualties. they were ordered to fall back but fred refused to leave . until he helpsevery wounded soldier evacuated . pfc. charlie johnson growing up in the words of charlie's high school classmate he was a heck of a football player. back in 1952 charlie signed up to serve in korea . traded his jersey for a uniform but he gave his life to defend a wonderful of his wounded soldiers . his valor saved 10 men including an old high schoolclassmate . general cavazos, a young first lieutenant in korea who led his men through a deadly mission in enemy territory . eventually he was ordered to retreat but he stayed , he stayed wrestling wounded soldiers one by one till every one of them was evacuated . he went on to serve for three decades in the army becoming the first hispanic four-star general . and captain nelson helicopter pilot and a proud young father he was 28 years old when heand his crew were shot

ceremonial unit, a performance of the national anthem of the united states by ms. laura hyde. the performance of the national anthem of france by the choir of the embassy of france in the united states. and the retiring of the colors. for. copper. city. de la. what's so cool here? the last living room was crushed right. oh, great. oh, the swing watched. least history. it got on. was still there. oh, sit. that's scandal. oh. oh, oh. wow. order. know i don't hold up on. this. order. oh. oh, no. oh, you. oh. oh! oh. um. oh. oh. oh. so. oh, sure. oh. go up. oh. oh. ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation delivered by dr. margaret gunn, kevin, chaplain of the united states house of representatives. pray with me. holy and eternal god. rare is the opportune pity, though we are all men and women of your divine creation to enjoy and celebrate an individual of such character and virtue. that time itself cannot contain his influence on peoples and nations. most especially on our own. it is then with exceeding gratitude to you for the grace you have show

in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class kenneth j. david uniteds army for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. private first class kenneth j. david distinguished himself by acts of gallant on me seven, 1970 while serving as a radio telephone operator with company first to 506 infantry 101st airborne division a fire support base marine republic of vietnam. on this day private first class davis company came under intense enemy attack from the large force through the enemy's ferocious initial assault mortally wounded the companies platoon leader resulted in numerous other friendly casualties. upon the initial assault and without hesitation private first class david handed his radio to his platoon sergeant and move forward to the defensive perimeter unleashing a barrage of automatic weapons fire. from this location private first class david resisted all enemy efforts to overrun his position. realizing the impact of the enemy assault on the wounded were being locked to the center of the perman

of the united states. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. so help me god. congratulations, president. what a great honor to be able to introduce for the first time ever anywhere the 45th president of the united states of america. donald j. trump. but i get that right. chief justice, president carter. president clinton. president bush. president obama, fellow americans and people of the world. thank you. we the citizens of america are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. together, we will determine in the course of america and the world for many many years to come we will face challenges. we will confront hardships, but we will the job done every four years. we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly, peaceful transfer of power. and we are grateful to president obama and first lady michelle obama for their gracious a throughout this transition. they been magnificent. thank you. thank. today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring po

the name of congress the medal of honor to corporal fred b. mcghee uniteds army. for conspicuous gal ran try at the risk of his life above and beyond call of duty corporal distinguished himself by korea on june 16th, 19 52 in an assault on enemy fortified positions.on as gunner on a light machine gun and a weapons squad corporal mcghee delivered high supporting fire from an exposed position despite intense enemy machine gun and mortifier directly on his location, m though, forced o move his gun several times he continued to support the assault, and give covering fire to the h assault elements of his platoon. when his squad leader was wounded together with several other member of his squad he assumed command and moved squad even farther forward to a more exposed position. in order to deliver neutralizing fire on an enemy machine gun sweeping other assault platoon with deadly flanking fire. when his machine gunner was mortally wounded he again took over the gun. on order he directed his squad to withdrawal and voluntarily remained behind to help evacuate the

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 119th congress, and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the following members to the house democracy partnership. the clerk: mr. buchanan of florida, chair. mr. smith of nebraska. mr. lahood of illinois. mr. dunn of florida. mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. mr. hern of oklahoma. ms. tenney of new york. mrs. luna of florida. mr. scott franklin of florida. mr. steil of wisconsin. and mr. kelly of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 4 of the united states semiquincentennial commission act of 2016, public law 114-196, and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the united states semiquincentennial commission. the clerk: mr. aderholt of alabama. ms. salazar of florida. the speaker pro tempore:

preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. preserve, protect, defend the constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. thank you. the looked out upon the gathering. he thought back to the year 1953 when he offered the now famous eisenhower a prayer. the first time any president had ever prefaced his inaugural address with such a prayer. give we pray the power to discern clearly right from wrong and allow all our words and act to be governed thereby and by the laws of land. a we pray that our concern shall be for all the people who regard the substation raised our calling calling. mr. mr. president. mr. justice. mr. speaker. members, my family and friends, my countrymen and the friends of my country, wherever they may be we meet again as upon a light moment four years ago and. again, you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you. i too am a witness today testifying in your name to the principles then purpose to which we as a people. our pledge before all else we upon our common common labor as a natio

preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. preserve, protect, defend the constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. thank you. the looked out upon the gathering. he thought back to the year 1953 when he offered the now famous eisenhower a prayer. the first time any president had ever prefaced his inaugural address with such a prayer. give we pray the power to discern clearly right from wrong and allow all our words and act to be governed thereby and by the laws of land. a we pray that our concern shall be for all the people who regard the substation raised our calling calling. mr. mr. president. mr. justice. mr. speaker. members, my family and friends, my countrymen and the friends of my country, wherever they may be we meet again as upon a light moment four years ago and. again, you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you. i too am a witness today testifying in your name to the principles then purpose to which we as a people. our pledge before all else we upon our common common labor as a natio

the most important elements of a military unit. formation is an armed forces color guard bearing the national colors and the service flags of the army, marine corps, navy, air force, space force, and coast guard. following is an element from the united states navy guard from washington, d.c. the next is comprised of a flight of the united states air force honor guard from the joint base. and last is a element of the united states coast guard honor guard from coast guard station alexandria. ♪ >> troops in review. ♪ ♪ >> distinguished guests, please stand for the advancing of the colors and remain standing for the playing of the national anthem. >> colors, forward, march! ♪ >> present arms! [the national anthem plays] >> please be seated. >> ceremonial. >> at ease. >> the distinguished public service medal is being awarded to joseph r. biden jr. president joseph r. biden jr. is recognized for distinguished public service as the 46th president of the united states from january 2021 to january 2025. in the face of unparalleled national

harry truman, elected president of the united states. mrs. from her moderate, elvin buckley, his daughter, the vice president elect and the chief executive depart for the inaugural ceremony. mr. truman, escorted by congressional representative leads the protection of the. the man from missouri goes to take his oath of office not formally recording the greatest political upset in united states history. more than 100,000 people are on hand to witness the millions more. see the event on television and hear it over world wide radio. among the distinguished guests are admiral marine corps, general vandergrift and admiral halsey, the united secretary general lee, the emperors from other countries, the the black robed supreme court justices to the depth of the inaugural platform, mostly followed by the official presidential party headed by the chief executive wife and daughter. of an array of motion and television cameras records the. melvin berkeley, kentucky, a member of congress for 36 years, has taken his presidential oath of office. so help me g

harry truman, elected president of the united states. mrs. from her moderate, elvin buckley, his daughter, the vice president elect and the chief executive depart for the inaugural ceremony. mr. truman, escorted by congressional representative leads the protection of the. the man from missouri goes to take his oath of office not formally recording the greatest political upset in united states history. more than 100,000 people are on hand to witness the millions more. see the event on television and hear it over world wide radio. among the distinguished guests are admiral marine corps, general vandergrift and admiral halsey, the united secretary general lee, the emperors from other countries, the the black robed supreme court justices to the depth of the inaugural platform, mostly followed by the official presidential party headed by the chief executive wife and daughter. of an array of motion and television cameras records the. melvin berkeley, kentucky, a member of congress for 36 years, has taken his presidential oath of office. so help me g

office of president of the united states. the office of president. the united states. and will to the best of my ability and will to the best my ability. preserve, protect and defend and preserve and defend constitution of the united states. the constitution of the united. so help me god. so help me. ladies, gentlemen, the president of the united states. mr. chief justice, my dear friends, my fellow americans, the oath that i have taken is the same oath that was taken by george washington and by every president under the constitution. but i assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances, never before express by americans. this is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. therefore, i feel it is my first duty to make an end precedented, compact with my countrymen, not at inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech, just a little straight talk among friends. and i intended to be the first of many. i am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots. so i ask you to confirm me as your president

the model of the united states of the out of many, one. that's diversity. 14th amendment to the united states constitution, one of the most important amendments in our country provides equal protection under the law. that's equity. and in this country, we pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, a flag that we just presented to the new president and vice president. and in that pledge, we promised one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. a-l-l. that's inclusion. not complicated. diversity, equity and inclusion. it's about economic opportunity. it's about merit are for everyone based on what you know, not who you know. thank you,

office of president of the united states. the office of president. the united states. and will to the best of my ability and will to the best my ability. preserve, protect and defend and preserve and defend constitution of the united states. the constitution of the united. so help me god. so help me. ladies, gentlemen, the president of the united states. mr. chief justice, my dear friends, my fellow americans, the oath that i have taken is the same oath that was taken by george washington and by every president under the constitution. but i assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances, never before express by americans. this is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts. therefore, i feel it is my first duty to make an end precedented, compact with my countrymen, not at inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech, just a little straight talk among friends. and i intended to be the first of many. i am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots. so i ask you to confirm me as your president

do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic , and bear true faith and allegiance to the same without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? congratulations. >> one, two, three. >>. [inaudible] do you solemnly swear to support and protect theconstitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, bear true faith and allegiance to the same , without any mental mental reservations or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully confer the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help me god . thank you, congratulations. reddy, one, two, three. thank you very much. >> congratulations. alright everybody were going to turn to my colleagues here. >> take care everyone happy new year's. what is your name? raise your right hand. ready? do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemi

the 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 and defend the constitution of united states. the constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. congratulations, mr. president. ladies, gentlemen, it is my great privilege and distinct honor to introduce 44th president of the united of america, barack h. obama. oh, thank you. obama thank you so much. vice president biden. mr. chief justice members of the united states congress. distinguished guests and fellow citizens citizens. each we gather to inaugurate a president. we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy. we recall that what this nation together is not the color of our skin or the tenants of our or the origins of our names. what makes us exceptional? what makes us american is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a made more than centuries ago. we hold these truths to be self-evident that

unit. the performance of the national anthem of the united states by ms. laura hyde, the performance of the national anthem of france and the retiring of the colors. ♪ ♪ oh say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hail ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming. whose bright lights and stars through the perilous night ♪ ore the ram parts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh say does that stars spangled banner yet wave ♪ ore of the land free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ . ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the innovation, delivered by the chaplain of the united states house of representatives. >> pray with me. holy and eternal god, rare is the opportunity though we are all men and women of your device creation to enjoy and celebrate an individual of such character and virtue that time itself cannot contain his influence on peoples and nations, most especially on our own. it is then with exceeding grati

the office of president of the united states. office of. president, united states. and will to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability preserve and defend. preserve, protect, defend the constitution of the united states, the constitution of the states. so help me god. so help me god. congratulations. oh. it's just. ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct to introduce the 43rd president of the united the honorable george w bush. vice president cheney. mr. chief justice, president carter. president bush. president clinton members of the united states congress. reverend clergy, guests, fellow citizens. on day. prescribed law and marked ceremony. we celebrate the durable wisdom our constitution and recall the commitments that unite our country. i am grateful for the honor of this hour. mindful of the cosmic times in which we live and determined to fulfill the oath that i have sworn. and you have witnessed. at this second gathering our duties are defined not by the words i use, but by the history we have seen together together for a half a century. ameri

followed by the nine black robed justices of the united states supreme court. resident herbert hoover. and an outspoken champion of the eisenhowers administration, governor and misses dewey. the chairman of the republican national committee. and now accompanied by members of the joint inaugural committee , the vice president of the united states richard nixon takes his place on the platform. the moment everyone has been waiting for has now arrived. the president of the united states steps interview, and a tremendous ovation resounds across the capitol from the thousands who have gathered from near and far to witness his solemn oath of service to the american people and to assume the leadership of this great country of ours for another four year term. an expectant hush envelops the throng. >> the oath of office will be administered to the vice president by senator william f. noland of california. ♪ >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, richard m. nixon, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against al

you solemnly swear that it will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter so help you god. congratulations senators. congratulations. [applause] [applause] [background noises] the clerkex will call the namesf the next group. >> mr. cruz, mr. curtis, mrs. fischer, mr. gallego. ready? please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear they will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic? that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same period that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter so help you god? >> we do. >> congratulations senator. congratulations. congratulations. [applause] the clerk

the president of the united states of america.zed by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has posthumously awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to corporal fred b mcgee, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. corporal fred b mcgee distinguished himself by gallantry in action near tongguan ni, korea, on june 16th, 1952, in an assault on enemy fortified positions. as gunner on a light machine gun and a weapons squad, corporal mcgee delivered a heavy volume of supporting fire from an exposed position. despite intense enemy machine gun and mortar fire directly on his location. though forced to move his gun several times, he continued to support the assault and give covering fire to the assault elements of his platoon. when his squad leader was wounded together with several other members of his squad, he assumed command and moved the squad even farther forward to a more exposed position in order to deliver neutralizing fire on an enemy machine

of the united states. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. so help me god. congratulations, president. what a great honor to be able to introduce for the first time ever anywhere the 45th president of the united states of america. donald j. trump. but i get that right. chief justice, president carter. president clinton. president bush. president obama, fellow americans and people of the world. thank you. we the citizens of america are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. together, we will determine in the course of america and the world for many many years to come we will face challenges. we will confront hardships, but we will the job done every four years. we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly, peaceful transfer of power. and we are grateful to president obama and first lady michelle obama for their gracious a throughout this transition. they been magnificent. thank you. thank. today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring po