Barack Obama was sworn-in for his second term as President of the United States Monday, saying that "our journey is not complete" and urging the nation to set a course toward prosperity and freedom for all citizens. Obama was sworn-in shortly before 12 p.m. Washington time by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In his 18-minute inauguration address, Obama echoed the message of his re-election campaign, saying that the United States' economic success depends on the health of the middle class. The president declared that a decade of war is ending, as well as the economic recession. "This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive, diversity and openness, an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together," Obama said. Vice President Joe Biden was also sworn-in for his second term. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor administered the oath of office to Biden, making her the first Hispanic to do so.
