Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
now the speaker
vice President but
members of congress
distinguished guests
and fellow Americans
our constitution declare is that from time to time
the president's job get the congress information
about the state of Oregon
for two hundred and twenty years
our leaders of
for publicity
they've done so during periods of prosperity
and tranquility
and they've done so
in the midst of war
and oppression
the moments of great strife
and what's wrong
it's tempting to look back
on these moments of its own that our progress
America
with always destined to succeed
when the union was turned back a bull run
and allies first landed at omaha beach
victory was very much in doubt
the market crash on black Tuesday
and civil rights marchers beating on bloody Sunday
the future was anything but certain
these were the times that tested
the courage of our convictions
and the strength of our you
despite all are divisions and disagreements are hesitations
there are fears
America for bail because we chose to move forward
as one nation
as one people
again we are test
and again we must answer his please call
when your goal
I took office amid two wars
the economy rocked by a severe recession
the financial system on the verge of collapse of the government deeply in debt
experts from across the political spectrum war that
if we did not act
we might face
second question
so we act
immediately
an aggressive
one year later
the worst of the storm has passed
but the devastation remains
one in ten Americans still cannot find work
many businesses of shuttered
home values have declined
small towns
rural communities have been
get this special report
and for those would arnold palmer
what's become a much more
this was session
it was also compound of the burdens that America's families
have been dealing with for decades
the burden of working harder
and longer for laughs
being unable to save enough to retire
help kids with college
so I know the anxieties that are out there right now
they're not new