House Journal: Page 98: Friday, January 15, 1999

	Lieutenant Governor-elect Sally Pederson and her family were 

escorted to the rostrum.
Governor-elect Tom Vilsack, his wife Christie and their sons Jess 
and Doug were escorted to the rostrum.
The colors were advanced by the Iowa National Guard.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Eagle Scout Reed Woodford of 
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
The National Anthem was sung by Simon Estes.
The invocation was delivered by Sister Marlene McDonnell of 
Cascade, Iowa.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, an excerpt from his famous, "I 
Have a Dream" speech was read by Brittany Rideout and Jordan 
Landau of Waterloo.
The oath of office was administered to Lieutenant Governor-elect 
Sally Pederson by Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin, assisted by Jim 
Autry.
President Kramer presented Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson 
who gave the following remarks:
Thank you. It's wonderful to be here.
Beyond the pride I have taken in my family, this is the proudest and at the same 
time most humbling moment of my life.
I'm proud to have been selected by Tom Vilsack and the citizens of this state to help 
lead Iowa into the 21st century. And I am humbled by the trust and faith all of you have 
placed in me.
And I want to tell you something. As unbelievable as it may seem, I never doubted 
for a minute - from the moment I was nominated - that Tom and I would be standing 
here today.
I never doubted it because I'm an optimist. You see, my parents are optimists and 
they raised all five of their children to be optimists.
The reason my parents are optimists is that they - like you and many of your 
parents - learned from watching their ancestors that nothing was impossible.

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