Inaugural Speeches

The language used in Barack Obama's inaugural speech is surprisingly similiar to past presidents, but also differs in several regards. Every president we've ever had has talked about government and overall our nation in their inaugural speeches. Most of the presidents, including Obama, have also talked about the American people and the freedom that we have. However, it appeared that past presidents were much more concerned about war and often mentioned it in their speeches. Modern day presidents, it seems, have become more peace-oriented and stress the importance of unity in America, and all over the world.