Pt. 2 of
Continued... President Nixon speaking, inaugural address w/ pans of crowd: “...each moment in history is a fleeting time...some stand out...in which courses are set that shape decades or centuries. This can be such a a moment.
11:43:52 “Forces now are converging...
11:44:35 “...Eight yers from now America will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a nation....
11:45:54 “...The second third of this century has been a time of proud achievement...
11:47:48 “...We are caught in war, wanting peace. We are torn by division, wanting unity....
11:48:43 “...To lower our voices would be a simple thing.
11:49:04 “...We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another...
11:50:53 “...The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep. But we are approaching the limits of what government alone can do.”
11:52:28 “The essence of freedom is that each of us shares in the shaping of his own destiny.
11:54:15 “...We seek an open world -- open to ideas, open to the exchange of goods & people - a world in which no people, great or small, will live in angry isolation.
11:55:41 “...Over the past 20 years, since I first came to this Capital as a freshman Congressman...
11:56:32 “...I know America. I know the heart of America is good.
11:58:13 “...As the Apollo astronauts flew over the moon’s gray surface on Christmas Eve...
11:59:55 “...Our destiny offers not the cup of despair....but sustained by our confidence in the will of God & the promise of man.” (end of complete address)
12:00:22 LS Nixon turning & shaking hands, applauding crowd. Continued...
1969; 20Jan69; American Politics; Speeches; Inaugural Address;
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Pt. 2 of Continued... President Nixon speaking, inaugural address w/ pans of crowd: “...each moment in history is a fleeting time...some stand out...in which courses are set that shape decades or centuries. This can be such a a moment. 11:43:52 “Forces now are converging... 11:44:35 “...Eight yers from now America will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a nation.... 11:45:54 “...The second third of this century has been a time of proud achievement... 11:47:48 “...We are caught in war, wanting peace. We are torn by division, wanting unity.... 11:48:43 “...To lower our voices would be a simple thing. 11:49:04 “...We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another... 11:50:53 “...The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep. But we are approaching the limits of what government alone can do.” 11:52:28 “The essence of freedom is that each of us shares in the shaping of his own destiny. 11:54:15 “...We seek an open world -- open to ideas, open to the exchange of goods & people - a world in which no people, great or small, will live in angry isolation. 11:55:41 “...Over the past 20 years, since I first came to this Capital as a freshman Congressman... 11:56:32 “...I know America. I know the heart of America is good. 11:58:13 “...As the Apollo astronauts flew over the moon’s gray surface on Christmas Eve... 11:59:55 “...Our destiny offers not the cup of despair....but sustained by our confidence in the will of God & the promise of man.” (end of complete address) 12:00:22 LS Nixon turning & shaking hands, applauding crowd. Continued... 1969; 20Jan69; American Politics; Speeches; Inaugural Address;