On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States. Obama took his place as the 44th president under a bright winter sky, painting this perilous national moment in unsparing terms and exhorting Americans to respond by taking greater responsibility for themselves, the country and the world. More than 1 million people flocked to the National Mall to take part in the event, spilling outward from the gleaming white Capitol steps toward the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial more than a mile away.
On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States. Obama took his place as the 44th president under a bright winter sky, painting this perilous national moment in unsparing terms and exhorting Americans to respond by taking greater responsibility for themselves, the country and the world. More than 1 million people flocked to the National Mall to take part in the event, spilling outward from the gleaming white Capitol steps toward the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial more than a mile away.
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Chicago Tribune Photography magazine inauguration issue on your iPad
Don't miss the special inauguration issue of the new Chicago Tribune Photography iPad magazine, now available in the Apple AppStore. Inside "The Second Inauguration of Barack Obama" you'll find more than 50 exclusive images by Tribune photographers in...
Tags: Photography, Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture, Apple iPad, Arts
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Community organizers who taught Obama the ropes get an invitation to the inauguration
At their wedding reception in 1992, Barack Obama and his bride, Michelle, made their way to a table to greet three women who had taken him under their wings as a young community organizer. Loretta Augustine-Herron, one of the women in his memoir, "Dreams...
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Inauguration was great, the singing, not so much
Watching the inauguration of President Barack Obama filled me with enthusiasm for the next four years. My only disappointment was the singers chosen to sing our patriotic songs ("History revisited," Jan. 22). Why do these young singers have to spoil our...Tags: Timonium, Entertainment, Music
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Obama's Inauguration Crashed Twitter
Obama’s inauguration yesterday saw a million people show up at the Washington mall, but it was even more popular on Twitter, where mass tweeting caused the site to break. Twitter buckled under intense traffic and was out of commission most of the...
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Inauguration 2013: Copy Michelle Obama's first lady style
First Lady Michelle Obama stole the spotlight at the inaugural festivities this week as a sartorial knockout. Sporting a sleek new hairstyle, she proved with every outfit she is as much a style icon as her notably fashionable predecessors Jacqueline...Tags: Google+, Arts and Culture, Michelle Obama, Ceremonies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Behind the scenes of Obama's swearing-in ceremony
WASHINGTON — In a swift and simple ceremony at the White House, President Obama was sworn in for a second term on Sunday and embarked on another four years leading a nation hobbled by a weak economy and gripped by political division. With his...
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President Obama's second inauguration: When is it?
WASHINGTON – The inauguration ceremony for President Obama’s second term will be held on Monday, but besides being sworn in on a platform on the West Front of the Capitol, he will participate in a whole range of events, from volunteering to...
Tags: Elections, Joe Biden, White House, Culture, Sonia Sotomayor
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Inauguration, Spanish politics and Super Bowl prep
Barack Obama may already have been officially inaugurated yesterday, but don't tell that to the people on Washington's National Mall this morning: A second, more outdoor ceremony today will give the public a view as Obama starts his second term. Some of...
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LIVE: The Presidential inauguration
President Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol building today will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. Watch it live here!Tags: Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Barack Obama, Culture
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Live: Presidential inauguration
President Obama’s swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol building today began at 11:30 a.m. ET.Tags: Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Barack Obama, Culture
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Marching Wolves will be near end of parade
The Northern State Marching Wolves are part of Division Five, which puts them near the end of today's Inaugural Parade. According to the parade lineup, the Wolves will be the 14th entry from the end. The parade consists of eight official inaugural...Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Marine Corps, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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More than 20 million watched inauguration on TV, big drop from 2009
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20.6 million people watched Monday’s presidential inaugural festivities on network television, a drop of 46% from the 2009 event, which drew nearly 37.8 million viewers, according to the Nielsen ratings. The fall-off...Tags: Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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