This is a day of national consecration, and I am certain that my fellow-Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our nation impels.

• 今天是我国的一个神圣的日子，我确信同胞们在我就职总统之际都期盼我以当今国情迫切需要的坦诚和决心向你们讲话。