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Temple historian James Hilty on Obama inauguration, next four years

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WHYY-FM's “Radio Times with Mary Moss-Coane”

President Obama's inauguration and what's ahead for his second term were the topics of “Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane.” How does Obama's inaugural address stack up against those of the past? "He was speaking right over the heads of Congress, right to the people," said presidential historian and Temple Professor Emeritus James Hilty. "The fact is it was soaring rhetoric, but I think the political pragmatist in me has to ask, 'will it fly?'"