I WANT to thank the Chief Justice for his help today and for his good work.

Please accept this expression of my appreciation for your kind message of congratulations on the occasion of my inauguration as President of the United States of America.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient…

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.