# 20090117 democratic tradition

In his final weekly address before assuming office, President-elect Barack Obama speaks about the upcoming Inauguration activities, a tradition at the heart of our democracy. This year’s inauguration will be the most open and accessible in history. Thousands of people will come together—not just in the capital, but across the nation—to serve their communities and ring in a new era of change in America.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2009
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: The Obama-Biden Transition Project
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20090117_democratic_tradition.ogv)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: The Obama-Biden Transition Project
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/5808393?play=1)