Our exclusive analysis of Obama's inaugural address
Today on MilestoneDocuments.com we are pleased to offer original analysis of Barack Obama’s inaugural address. This is a landmark for us in the sense that it’s the first time we’ve offered one of our e-docs for sale (and immediate download) that didn’t previously appear in one of our print encyclopedias. Although the Obama article follows the exact same format as the entries in Milestone Documents in American History, it was written well after that set was published. However, the advantage of having a site like MilestoneDocuments.com is that we can do special offerings like the Obama piece.
The full text of Obama’s address is available for free, as is a time line of related events. The expert analysis of the address, comprising 5,000 words, and available for $6.99 (but free to any library that has purchased MDAH via Salem History), was written by the presidential historian Chester Pach of Ohio University. The following excerpt will give you a taste of what Dr. Pach’s analysis is like:
Obama tries to forestall criticism from those “who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans.” He maintains that such critics do not appreciate what Americans have accomplished at times “when imagination is joined to common purpose.” He also insists that his election shows that voters have repudiated the cynics’ “stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long.” In short, Obama maintains that change—both in national objectives and in how Americans achieve them—is essential to economic recovery.
Dr. Pach analyzes the complete address in this manner, and he also discusses the historical context of the speech, provides a brief biography of Obama, talks about the intended audience for the speech, and offers questions for further study and research. All in all, it’s a fascinating look at what Dr. Pach rightly calls “the most anticipated political speech of the first decade of the twenty-first century.”