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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Inauguration of President Barack Obama -Monday Jan 21,2013





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barack Obama(DOB Aug 4,1961)repeats the swearing-in ritual and give his inaugural speech on the steps of the US Capitol in front of a crowd of up to 800,000 people, before a parade and the official inauguration balls.

 

Inauguration was held on the US Capitol in front of a crowd of approximately 800,000 and Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44 th US President.

The President then signed official documents and attended the inauguration luncheon at the Capitol, before reviewing troops and taking part in the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, along with dozens of senators, congressional leaders and other dignitaries, attended the event at the US Capitol.

Inaugural Address by Barack Obama






"Our journey is not complete."
"This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience," he said. "A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless."
In a roughly 18-minute, 2,100-word speech, Mr Obama called for "collective action" to preserve American freedom, which he linked to social and economic equality.

Bibles

As he was sworn in, Barack Obama placed his left hand on bibles owned by legendary American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr and President Abraham Lincoln
 
Barack Obama used a Bible from his wife's family when he is officially sworn in at the White House on Sunday

Four Oaths
Barack Obama will become the first president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to be sworn in four times. Roosevelt was elected president four times – in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 – before the US president was limited to two terms. Roosevelt died in office in 1945
Note
His first, official, swearing-in took place in a short ceremony at the White House on Sunday, the constitutionally mandated date of Jan. 20. Because that date fell this year on a weekend, when courts and public offices were closed, the grander, public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol will be held on Monday.
He was sworn in twice in 2009 because Chief Justice John Roberts fumbled one of the words in the public ceremony. The two men recited the oath again in the White House the following day, to dismiss any questions whether Obama had been properly sworn in.


 Balls
 



Barack Obama's 2nd inauguration on Monday Jan 21,2013 will feature just two official balls, rather than the 10 that were held in 2009. Both will take place at the Washington Convention Center on Monday night.  More than 35,000 guests are expected to attend the bigger ball, where Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry and Mexican rock band Mana will perform. The other ball is for 4,000 military members, their families and veterans.

57th Presidential Inauguration Parade













 

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