He spoke about posterity, and for it. But in looking forward at his finest hour, Barack Obama never forgot to look back.
In a victory speech stirring not only for its content but for its journey into American yesterdays, the president-elect _ lionized and derided through the campaign for his speaking abilities _ managed to bask in party triumph even as he summoned his constituents-in-waiting to service and hope.
The line between political speeches and presidential ones is usually axiomatic: They're political, or they're presidential. What Obama delivered Tuesday night was something in between _ an eloquent agenda built for the 21st century but crackling with …
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