Intention

Barack Obama's 2013 inaugural address was a political speech given in the context of Obama’s renewed presidency and focuses on the overall themes of equality and unity.

The speaker’s message with the speech is a call for reconnection with founding American values of freedom and equal opportunity, as a way to advance American society. Barack Obama’s overall intention with the speech is to put forward a progressive liberal agenda and convince the audience to accept it in light of the principle of equality.

In the first part of the speech, the speaker’s intention is to remind the audience of the importance of founding American principles as a lin...