Nightline (ABC) - 1993-01-20
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[0:00] News
[0:02] >> 35 words that the nation and much of the
[0:05] world stop to hear.
[0:07] >> I, William Jefferson Clinton, do
[0:10] solemnly swear that I will faithfully
[0:13] execute the office of President of the
[0:16] United States and will to the best of my
[0:19] ability preserve, protect and defend the
[0:22] Constitution of the United States. So
[0:24] help me God.
[0:26] >> Congratulations. And when it was over,
[0:28] Bill Clinton was president.
[0:32] Tonight, we follow the turning page of
[0:35] history from Daybreak
[0:39] to the last dance and hear the voices of
[0:42] expectation.
[0:43] America thinking about tomorrow.
[0:57] This is ABC News Night Line, a special
[1:00] inaugural edition. Reporting from
[1:02] Washington, Ted Cppel.
[1:06] Perhaps in their imaginations, the
[1:08] legions of Clinton faithful who
[1:10] journeyed to Washington for the great
[1:12] inaugural celebration. Perhaps in their
[1:15] daydreams they conjured up a picture
[1:17] such as the one behind me. A glittering
[1:19] event at which the champagne would flow,
[1:21] the music would play, and the first
[1:23] couple of the land would saunter over to
[1:25] engage in a little quiet, private
[1:28] chitchat. It will perhaps come as some
[1:30] small comfort to those of you who chose
[1:32] to stay home tonight that the president
[1:35] and first lady are limited in the time
[1:37] they can spend at any inaugural ball,
[1:39] let alone with any small group. These
[1:42] are very, very crowded affairs which
[1:45] sometimes appear more glittering from a
[1:47] distance than close up. That said, this
[1:51] has been a great day. That's not a
[1:54] partisan statement. It is an
[1:55] appreciation of the political miracle by
[1:58] which power is transferred in this
[2:00] countr