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| 0:00.0 | It's a historic day in America. |
| 0:19.6 | Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. |
| 0:23.3 | I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear. |
| 0:27.3 | The 46th President of the United States was sworn into office today. |
| 0:34.3 | That's the most presidents we've ever had. |
| 0:37.3 | The President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, will to the best of my ability. |
| 0:43.3 | Preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect and defend. |
| 0:48.3 | And at 78 years of age, he's the most senior president we've ever had. |
| 0:52.3 | So, help me God. |
| 0:54.3 | Congratulations, Mr. President. |
| 0:56.3 | And as my colleague, Cleo Abrin, put it, yesterday was the last day a woman had never been |
| 1:03.3 | vice president before. |
| 1:05.3 | I come with a David Harris, the solemnly swear. |
| 1:07.3 | That I will support you to defend. |
| 1:08.3 | Not to mention, a half black woman, a half Tamil woman, one half of an interracial couple, |
| 1:15.3 | shout-outs to the first second gentleman. |
| 1:17.3 | So help me God. |
| 1:20.3 | And shout-outs to the most diverse cabinet |
| 1:25.3 | in the history of the Republic, the first black person to lead the Department of Defense, |
| 1:30.3 | the first woman to head the Fed. |
| 1:32.3 | I could go on, but I won't because this group has their work cut out for them. |
| 1:36.3 | You might have noticed this inauguration didn't look like any of those that preceded it. |
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