In another January in Washington, on New Year’s Day 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
When he put pen to paper, the President said, “If my name ever goes down into history it will be for this act and my whole soul is in it.”
My whole soul is in it.
Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this:
Bringing America together.
—Joe Biden, 2021 Inaugural Address
Question
Use the speech to answer the question.
President Joe Biden delivered this speech at his January 2021 inauguration. Which are reasons President Biden included these lines in his speech? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
to stress the importance of unity in the current United States
to stress the importance of unity in the current United States
to convince his listeners that they have made the right choice in electing him
to convince his listeners that they have made the right choice in electing him
to stress his commitment to social justice and change
to stress his commitment to social justice and change
to build on the resilience of the American spirit as a theme
to build on the resilience of the American spirit as a theme
to connect his own presidency with U.S. history on a larger scale
- to stress the importance of unity in the current United States
- to build on the resilience of the American spirit as a theme