Senate Journal: Page 103: Friday, January 13, 1995

         I have other special projects that would fit under these umbrellas,
    though their titles might suggest yet other goals:

         my workplace literacy project

         chairing the Council on Human Investment

         and chairing the Governors Cultural Coalition to name a few.

         I intend to enthusiastically continue these also, with renewed
    vigor and commitment. And, again, I invite your support.

         Together we make Iowa the beautiful, bountiful haven that is our
    home, the place of our grounding, and the land that reverberates our
    heartbeats and nutures our highest hopes.

         The Song of Iowa and America the Beautiful were sung by the Choral
    of Des Moines Childrens Choruses.

         The oath of office was administered to Governor Terry E. Branstad
    by Chief Justice McGiverin with Mrs. Chris Branstad assisting.

         President Boswell presented Governor Terry E. Branstad, who
    delivered the following inaugural address:

         President Boswell, Speaker Corbett, Lieutenant Governor Corning,
    Chief Justice McGivern, Justices and Judges, State Officials, Senators
    and Representatives, Distinguished Guests and Friends.

         Each and every time I have recited that oath to uphold our
    constitution and serve as your Governor, I am awestruck. Goosebumps
    still run up and down my spine as I think of my place in the long line
    of distinguished citizens who have served as Chief Executive of this
    great State we call Iowa.

         They and I have been entrusted by the people to lead this state.
    From Ansel Briggs to Bob Ray, they have helped mold this land between
    two great rivers into a special place on Gods earth. Through the fickle
    winds of blizzards and heat, floods and drought, have emerged a unique
    people. A people who steward the land and feed the world; a people who
    love God and help their neighbors; a people who understand their place
    in the world and have the most uncommon, common sense.

         I am humbled and honored to be called by those people to serve as
    their Governor. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you
    and I gratefully accept the challenge you have bestowed upon me. I pray,
    and I ask for your prayers, that God will grant me the wisdom to lead
    this state to its brightest days.

         Can we make these years before us the best in our states history?
    Just as our ancestors tamed the prairie, can we take the future and make
    it our own? Can we chop away the underbrush of yesterdays yearnings and

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