President-Elect Barack Obama
Obama will be the first U.S. President born outside the
contiguous United States. He also will be fifth youngest President at a date of accession and the second since Lincoln whose primary political base is Illinois. President-elect Obama is scheduled to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20,
2009.
The journey will be
difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I
also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight
for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our
children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment
when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured
our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment - this was the time - when we came
together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals. Thank you,
God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
Obama's Nomination Victory Speech In St. Paul June 3, 2008.
 
The 44th President of the United States of America
The Whitehouse
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