World News Tonight (ABC) - 1993-01-20
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[0:03] I, William Jefferson Clinton, do
[0:05] solemnly swear
[0:07] >> that I will faithful.
[0:08] >> This is our time, he said. Let us
[0:10] embrace it. The man from Arkansas
[0:13] fulfills his dream to become president
[0:16] of the United States.
[0:20] >> From ABC, this is World News Tonight
[0:23] with Peter Jennings, reporting tonight
[0:26] from Washington.
[0:27] >> Good evening. You've probably heard it
[0:28] said before today, the world's most
[0:30] powerful nation conducts its democracy
[0:32] in such a civilized way that it is
[0:35] almost magical. It is by definition very
[0:37] simple. The Constitution requires only
[0:39] that an incoming president swear in 35
[0:42] words to faithfully execute his office
[0:44] and defend the Constitution. But it's
[0:47] hardly ever been that simple. Today's
[0:49] inauguration of Bill Clinton was
[0:51] brimming with ceremony and celebration.
[0:56] It was a beautiful cool winter day when
[0:59] President Bush and President-elect
[1:00] Clinton arrived on the western side of
[1:03] the Capitol building.
[1:04] >> Ladies and gentlemen, THE
[1:06] PRESIDENT-ELECT WILLIAM JEFFERSON
[1:08] CLINTON.
[1:21] >> The choir was from Little Rock,
[1:22] Arkansas. The Marine Band has been here
[1:25] since Thomas Jefferson.
[1:30] Marilyn Horn, the great mezzo soprano,
[1:33] friend of Bills, sang about cultural
[1:35] diversity.
[1:37] >> And
[1:43] all so
[1:46] yet the same.
[1:50] Rainbows will sparkle when children
[1:54] everywhere
[1:56] answer to one name.
[2:02] Preserve, protect, and defend the
[2:04] Constitution of the United States.
[2:06] >> So help me God.
[2:07] >> So help me God.
[2:09] >> Congratulations.
[2:16] Hail to the new chief, the 42nd
[2:18] president of the United States.
[2:24] Ladies and gentlemen, the president of
[2:27] the United States of