NEW : Aides says Obama 's speech will call for a new era of democracy . CNN 's Scott J. Anderson contributed to this report . His Obama speech is being compared to Eisenhower 's and Kennedy 's . Obama is expected to ` ` calm the nation '' like he did in 1933 , columnist says . The first African - American president is also likely to refer to Obama 's address .
NEW : Aides says Obama 's speech will call for a new era of democracy . His Obama speech is being compared to Eisenhower 's and Kennedy 's . Obama is expected to ` ` calm the nation '' like he did in 1933 , columnist says . The first African - American president is also likely to refer to Obama 's address .