Barack Obama is delivering a sobering assessment of where America stands and a hopeful vision of what it can become as he gives his inaugural address as the nation's 44th president.
President Barack Obama told a crowd at the National Mall that America's challenges are real.
"The challenges we face are real. ... But know this, America -- they will be met," Obama told hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in front of the Capitol.
He also vowed to end the divisiveness and partisanship he said was rampant through Washington.
President Barack Obama told a crowd at the National Mall that America's challenges are real.
"The challenges we face are real. ... But know this, America -- they will be met," Obama told hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in front of the Capitol.
He also vowed to end the divisiveness and partisanship he said was rampant through Washington.
"We come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics," he said.
A deafening roar erupted among the crowd of hundreds of thousands as Obama completed his oath of office.
