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January 19, 2009

Monumental expectations for Obama's inauguration address

Posted: January 19th, 2009 12:20 PM ET

Many expect Barack Obama's inauguration speech to compare to those given by Roosevelt and Kennedy.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural address is one of the most anticipated speeches in decades, with many expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day.

Obama has said he has been studying previous inaugural addresses - including President Abraham Lincoln's and the speeches President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave as he took office amid the Great Depression.

Given the nation's current economic crisis, Errol Lewis, a columnist for the New York Daily News, was looking for Obama to echo Roosevelt's famous 1933 inauguration address when he said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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BC		January 19th, 2009 2:27 pm ET It will be so great! We Love Barry!!!!!!

Chris from NC		January 19th, 2009 2:25 pm ET So far, I haven't been disappointed by any of Obama's speeches. Whoever writes them, whether it's he or someone else who writes them, they sure have a way with words.

Fernanda Gonzalez		January 19th, 2009 2:23 pm ET I just want to express how happy i am to see this country make such a progress. I'm an alien resident that's has found a home in the United States. And even though i am not American a feel proud of Barack Obama. And the agents that protect the future President should be as proud of knowing they are guarding his life with theirs. That's a honor.
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