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How do you do. From the living room of Gracie Mansion on the east. Bank. One hundred. One to. Turn. All this. Control. On the. President of the. Us. Family. Here in New York. All this to. Judge. Him. On the. After the one. Thing I was the. President of the council and then Mr Abraham. Position. In front of the bank a microphone. Between the mayor in just. I'm in a moment we'll take you to. Microphone. Place judge minister the oath. To. Those the one hundred second my old New York City. Has the judge right now. You please repeat after me. Robert F. Wagner who silently swear silently swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of New York the Constitution of the state of Leon and I will faithfully discharge and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of mayor of the city of New York duties of the office of mayor of the city of the According to the best of my ability guarding to the best of my ability. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Thank you while. I am overjoyed on the oath has been administered ladies and gentlemen and first of all I want to express my appreciation to. All of you for being here the saving plan once again my good friend Adrian very. Is now a very distinguished justice on the thought of the court of appeals of the state of they did me the honor as well Yana to my running mate's a Beeman POSCO vein of. Administering the oath to us I want to thank you Adrian from the plot of my heart for doing this once again and and I think good fun memories of the eight years ago when we learned in this very beautiful house but in our apartment at five twenty he stayed the sex trade when Judge Collins and the distinguished surrogate of me. Administered the oath to me. The purpose to of course of a beam in POSCO vein and myself being sworn in together this evening is to once again show the unity that has existed between us in the primary and then the election and I know exist over the next four years when we work closely together I why do we express to my deep appreciation to my fellow members of the bought a vast amount those who are on the present board and who will be on the board tomorrow land. The new administration assumes the responsibilities of running the city I want to express to my wife and my son my deep appreciation for their understanding over these years they don't see me as much as they should but try to do a little better in the next for you and to my mother in law being Yeah. Deeply appreciate that to our family and I know a woman being a beam is very grateful that all of his family here in POSCO vein and all of his family are here this evening and that we have so many friends there's no need for any speech tonight I have to make one tomorrow where I hope to express. And my thoughts on the next administration. I just say to you tonight that where deeply grateful let you've come here we're deeply grateful of your friendship and support over the long period of struggle in the past months and it's gratifying to know that it. Is a culmination of all those hopes and and dreams tonight when we receive the old from Judge Berg and in return for that what we can do is to promise all of you is our friend and all of the people of the city that will do our very best to live up to the expectations and see to what that we have the kind of city that we dream of and we will have by determination and odd work. With God's help they are going to do thank you thank you. The man of the saloon you are accountable. To. Love around them prompt them formal talk before as friends for the Lodge gathering up in the living room aggression mansion immediately after the taking the oath of office as the one hundred second MY of the city of New York and now here one of the television reporters there for the next four hours and appearing on my route first of all I step this responsibility with great you melody I ask God to help and I may be able to do the very best for the people of Vice City I envision these next four years is great years for New York one way I'll be able to make so many of the dreams and hopes and aspirations of AA people come through. Mr Mayor as some people have. Thought that in recent weeks particularly since the election there's been a new Wagner emerging Would you agree with that well I'm the same person I I took the oath of office some eight years ago same one who took it four years ago and. I believe with the experience that one has over eight years of serving the people of this city that will be able to do a much better job if I didn't like their. Life maybe under a different and auspices this time because I'd say where first time in any city in. United States tries I know that we go into this for years without any obligations to anyone but just the people of the city in other words you're no longer tied to any county leaders or voices and I've never been particularly tied to one but we got rid of. I take it your intention is to serve out the full four years to me than you and all the others have asked me that many many times I'd be glad to say again I'll even take the Sherman up. Maybe you ought to ask some of the other elected officials in the state and other places as to whether they take the same as the american made a New Year's resolution for nine hundred sixty two I always did and and that is said to my wife is always right. Mr Mayor the first problem of your new administration shall be the bus strike you have any comment to make now that we've been working on it some time I was with the people from the past and they only remaining bus company that. Hasn't come to an agreement and no doubt will have some conversations even on the cost of the same thing I hope that they can see their way clear to Sept a very fair terms of the city of New York has given to them and to which the union have accepted Mrs Wagner how does the First Lady feel about a third term. And. Some people have said that they wouldn't wish this job on their worst enemy do you feel you're getting a third term of their pretty over. Well that's a. Great honor I gave I been. Born here in the city of very proud and I can't think that anyone could have been the mayor of this city. Many years ago and. If you don't want to do what. I mean. Well it was. A. Dream. Come True. Mr payment. I'm a long way. I. Think all last day. Solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the cause of the United States. Constitution of the state of play your. History and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the. President of the. Office of the president of the city of New York according to the best of my ability boring to the best of my ability. And I was here at the wall for some minutes to. Vein as president of the city council. Awaiting the arrival of. Abraham payment. Will be. Told the sun on the issue here will be that. Was the budget director plays me. To me I Abraham. Brandy. Do solemnly swear that I was. Of the United States and I will support the Constitution of the United States on the Constitution of the state of New York and the Constitution of the state that I will faithfully discharge and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Comptroller of the city of New York City offices all over the city lay off the best of my ability to the best of my ability. The well understood I just kissed his lovely wife. Played. By. Judge Adrian Burke. All three. Here you from this point.