Below is a transcript of Barack Obama’s Victory Speech in Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008.
Here is video of this speech:
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA’S SPEECH
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett and Pete Rouse have been named co-chairs of Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s transition team, according to Nick Shapiro of the Obama-Biden campaign. A new 501(c)(4), to be known as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, is being formally planned.
Podesta served as Bill Clinton’s chief of staff and is currently president of the Center for American Progress. Jarrett is a long-time associate of Obama’s from Chicago and has served as senior advisor to his campaign. Rouse has served as Obama’s chief of staff during his U.S. Senate tenure, a position Rouse also filled for former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
President George W. Bush said Wednesday (11/5/08) that he had congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election as the first black president of the United States, saying that voters had “showed a watching world the vitality of America’s democracy and the strides we have made toward a more perfect union.”
The president, in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden, also said he had spoken last night to Senator John McCain to congratulate him on what Bush called “a determined campaign.”
“The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation,” Bush said, adding that he felt certain that the Arizona senator would “continue to make tremendous contributions.”
Here is video of George W. Bush making a public statement from the Rose Garden of the White House to congratulate President-Elect Obama.
The president, who will hand over power to Obama on Jan. 20 in what surely will be one of the most widely watched inaugurations ever, promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition.
In Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (11/5/08), President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had congratulated Barack Obama on his historic election as the first black president of the United States, saying that voters had “showed a watching world the vitality of America’s democracy and the strides we have made toward a more perfect union.”
The president, in brief and gracious remarks from the White House Rose Garden, also said he had spoken last night to Senator John McCain to congratulate him on what Bush called “a determined campaign.”
“The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this nation,” Bush said, adding that he felt certain that the Arizona senator would “continue to make tremendous contributions.”
The president, who will hand over power to Obama on Jan. 20 in what surely will be one of the most widely watched inaugurations ever, promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition.
On Friday (11/7/08), following his stunning Electoral College victory in the 2008 Presidential Election on Nov. 4, 2008, President-Elect Barack Obama is expected to hold a press conference near the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
The Obama campaign is expected to provide more details on the morning of Fri., Nov. 7, 2008.
To reach the Obama campaign headquarters by telephone, please call: (866) 675-2008.
You can contact the campaign by mail at:
Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
