Although the Hall of President’s script remained mostly unchanged from 1993 until 2009, the attraction was altered slightly in 2001. During this renovation, President George W. Bush was added to the attraction, and J.D. Hall replaced Maya Angelou as the Hall’s narrator. Like his predecessor, George W Bush recorded a speech for the attractions finale.
===Third Incarnation (2009-Present)===
With the Inauguration of Barrack Obamain 2009, the Hall of Presidents once again went under a major renovation. The This time, the tone was shifted away from American inequality, and it now instead focused on the Presidents relationship with "we the people".
Like the previous incarnations of the Hall of Presidents, the current version starts with the shadows of Americans repeating phrases from the Deceleration of Independence. The films narrator (now voiced by Morgan Freeman, who is the new narrator of the film), then shifts the scene back to American Revolution. Scenes On the screen, guests then see images of Valley Forge, and America of Americans eventually winning Independence are showntheir independence. The narrator then says, tells guests that from the beginning , the dream of a government run by "We the people" was already facing a threat. Images then depict At this point, the film moves to a time after the Revolution. Due to the war, the colonies as are bankrupt, and soldiers as are unpaid. Some In the background, some American veterans can be heard calling for an end to Democracy , and for George Washington to be crowned king. Washington then speaks, saying that he believes in the Democracy that he fought for, and after . After hearing his words, the unrest amongest amongst the solders is quelled.
The Following Washington’s speech, the scene then changes to the Constitutional Convention, where the Founding Fathers agree fathers have agreed that George Washington should be America's the country’s first President. Washington once again speaks saying, showing the audience some of his trepidations:
{{Quotation |"I fear my country will expect too much from me. I walk on untrotted ground, there is scarcely any part of my conduct which may hereafter be drawn into precedent."}}
The narrator informs guestshowever, that Washington set an amazing precedent. , "The man who could have been king, stepped down after two terms".
Like the previous incarnation of the Hall of Presidents, the Whiskey Rebellion scene has been omitted from the film. Instead The Nullification Crisis scene has been altered, the film moves on to Presidency of Andrew Jackson. Instead of focusing on nullificationNullification Crisis (as previous incarnations of the attraction had), the scene now talks about focuses President Andrew Jacksonand his relationship with American people. The narrator says informs guests, that Jackson was not an aristocrat (as previous presidents Presidents had been, ) and instead he was "one One of us". A new image shows then appears on the screen, showing 20,000 Americans descending on Jackson's inauguration. As a A women staff member of the White House comments that if they had not put free punch on the lawn, "commoners" would still be in the White House. The new scene focuses on the President Jackson's relationship with the people , and his role as the first "everyman" President as opposed to the Nullification Crisis.
Moving forward through history, the narrator then begins to discuss how, in the mid -19th century, slavery had begun to tear the country apart. He states that a new President was needed to rise to the challenge. The At this point, the Lincoln-Douglas debates are once again shown, and Lincoln gives his "House Divided" speech. An image of Lincoln being elected in 1860 follows, as the narrator talks about how we needed a leader who could hold the country together even as it was seemingly falling apart.
The next image to appear on screen shows Abraham Lincoln alone, and talking to himself. He says:
{{Quotation|"I know that there is a God, and that he hates injustice and slavery. And I see the storm coming, I know his hand is in it. If he has a place of work for me, and I think he has, I believe I am ready. I am nothing, but truth is everything. And with God's help I shall not fail. "}}
The beginning of the Civil War at Fort Sumter is then shown. The Civil , before the War is depicted through images of Union and Confederate soldiers, while cannons boom in the background. The narrator then tells guests that after 500,000 Americans had died, America needed meaning to come from all the tragedy.At this point, the film screen rises to show an Audio Animatronic Abraham Lincoln giving the Gettysburg AddressesAddress.
After his speech, the narrator says that with the Civil War over, America was united at last. Images of the Continental Railroad, and the Western Frontier are were then shown as America grows, representing the idea that America grew and moves Westmoved west. Teddy Roosevelt then appears on the screen, and the narrator comments informs guests that although he was born an aristocrat, Roosevelt fought for the working class. He In fact, Roosevelt was the one who refused to call the Executive Mansion by its name, instead just calling it a "White House". The next president mentioned is Franklin Delenor Roosevelt, who is guests are told was called upon to the lead the nation through its darkest hours since the Civil War. The Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 are then depicted, followed by WWII. The narrator says that when America's confidence was shaken, FDR was their there to reassure us. A fireside chat is then heard , with FDR saying:
{{Quotation| "Let us unite in banishing fear, together we cannot fail"}}
Various Following his chat, various Americans are then heard writing letters to FDR thanking , to both thank him and explains explain their situations.
The next President who is shown is Moving forward to the 1960s, a video clip of John F. Kennedy 16 years later. A video clip of Kennedy giving a speech is shown, where the President says:{Quotation|"Let the word go forth, from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans."}}
{{Quotation|"Let the word go forth, from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans."}} The film says that Kennedy inspired Americans inspired into new civic activism, as an images of Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists appear on the screen. The images then change to a large picture of the Lincoln Monument as the narrator gives a short speech.
{{Quotation|It has always been the role of Presidents to remind us of our roots, to call us to our future. At their best moments they speak words that are already there in our hearts, especially in times of tragedy.}}
A montage of Presidential speeches is then shown which includesincluding:
* Lyndon Johnson after John F. Kennedy was assassinated- "All I have, I would have given gladleygladly, not to be standing here today."
* Ronald Reagan after the Challenger explosion- "We mourn seven heroes, ; we mourn their loss as a nation together."
* Bill Clinton after the Oklahoma City Bombings- "You have lost too much, but you have certainly not lost America. For we will stand with you."
* George W. Bush at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks- "I can hear you! I can hear you, ; the rest of the world hears you!"
Finally, the narrator gives one final speech as the Space Shuttle Columbia is shown launching for the fist first time.:
{{Quotation|"And as our journeys continue, what once seemed revolutionary, now seems profoundly simple. That we should choose our own leaders. That our hopes should be their hopes, our fears their fears, and our dreams their dreams. Ladies and gentlemen the Presidents of the United States."}}
As the narrator is finishing, the video screen on the main stage rises, revealing Audio Animatronics of every United States President. A Presidential roll call is then taken, where each President is introduced and spotlighted. After the roll call George Washington begins to speak:
{{Quotation|"My fellow citizens, no event could have filled me with greater anxiety then that notification on the 14th day of April 1789, that you had selected me to head our nation. But it is with the confidence of my fellow citizens that I took an oath, 35 simple words that have been repeated by every American President throughout history. As long as that oath is taken, and solemnly fulfilled, the American Dream will endure."}}
After Washington is finished, Barrack Obama begins to recite the Oath of the President.
{{Quotation| "I Barrack Hussein Obama do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States. And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."}}
Barrack Obama is then introduced by the narrator and he then gives the final speech of the attraction:
{{Quotation|" The American dream is as old as our founding, but as timeless as our hopes. It is born everyday every day in the heart of every child, who wakes p up in a land of limitless possibilities , in a country where "We the people" means all the people. We may come from different places and believe in different things, but what makes us Americans is a shared spirit. A spirit of courage and determination, of honor and generosity. It is a spirit grounded in the generations that have gone before us, but open to the the unimaginable discoveries and possibilities on the horizon that lies ahead. Let us enjoy it, cherish it, defend it, and pass it on to our children as the bright and beautiful blessing it is. This enduring American Dream"|}}
As the curtains close, and guests exit the attraction, the Battle Hymn of the Republic plays.
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