Inauguration Day for President Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama is now president of the United States. Today, we’ll hear excerpts from his inaugural address and talk about what he called “a moment that will define a generation.”
Credits
Guests:
- David Kusnet - Chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton from 1992 to 1994; Author
- Robert Schlesinger - Deputy Editor at US News and World Report
- Harold Holzer - Author of 31 books on Pres. Lincoln
- Peniel Joseph - historian and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, founder of the school’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy - @PenielJoseph
- Robert Ford - South Carolina State Senate
- John Ridley - Screenwriter, Director and Novelist; "Let It Fall"
- Debra Dickerson - essayist and author
- Mary Kate Cary - University of Virginia / US News and World Report - @mkcary